Abstract: An all solid battery includes: a solid electrolyte layer; a positive electrode layer provided on a first face of the solid electrolyte layer, a part of the positive electrode layer extending to a first edge portion of the solid electrolyte layer; a first margin layer that is provided on an area of the solid electrolyte layer where the positive electrode is not provided; a negative electrolyte layer provided on a second face of the solid electrolyte layer, a part of the negative electrolyte layer extending to a second edge portion of the solid electrolyte layer; a second margin layer that is provided on an area of the second face of the solid electrolyte layer where the negative electrolyte layer is not provided; wherein a main component of the first margin layer and the second margin layer is solid electrolyte of which ionic conductivity is lower than that of the solid electrolyte layer.

Abstract: A system includes a photovoltaic module including at least one solar cell with electrical bussing, an encapsulant encapsulating the at least one solar cell and having a first surface with a first opening, and a frontsheet juxtaposed with the first surface of the encapsulant. The frontsheet includes a second opening extending from a first surface to a second surface thereof. The second opening of the frontsheet is in fluid communication with the first opening of the encapsulant. The electrical bussing is positioned in the first opening. An electrical wire is connected to the electrical bussing through the first and second openings. A cover is attached to the frontsheet and covers one end of the electrical wire and the first and second openings.

Abstract: A gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) composition and a method of forming the same are provided. The GPE includes a polymer network and an electrolyte composition comprising a deep eutectic solvent (DES) having a eutectic point of less than or equal to 25° C. An electrochemical cell including a GPE and a method of forming the same are also provided.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a secondary battery is provided, the method including a first step of providing a top cap and a safety vent, a second step of bending an end portion of the safety vent upward, and a third step of inserting the top cap inside the safety vent. An outer diameter A of the top cap is greater than an inner diameter B of the safety vent between the second step and the third step. A secondary battery is also provided.

Abstract: A battery unit and a battery module, where the battery unit includes an electrode assembly, including a first electrode and a second electrode, which have opposite polarities, each of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a coated portion and an uncoated portion, and the uncoated portion is located at an end part of a coated portion along the length direction of the electrode assembly and forms a tab; two terminals, arranged at the top of the electrode assembly; and two current collectors for electrically connecting the tabs on both sides of the electrode assembly with the terminals on the same side respectively. At least one end of at least one current collector along the width direction of the electrode assembly is a flat plate structure, and the tab covers the flat plate structure from the outer side after being bent.

Abstract: A electrochemical direct heat to electricity converter having a low temperature membrane electrode assembly array and a high temperature membrane electrode assembly array is provided. Additional cells are provided in the low temperature membrane electrode assembly array, which causes an additional amount of the working fluid, namely hydrogen, to be pumped to the high pressure side of the converter. The additional pumped hydrogen compensates for the molecular hydrogen diffusion that occurs through the membranes of the membrane electrode assembly arrays. The MEA cells may be actuated independently by a controller to compensate for hydrogen diffusion.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, a method includes forming a battery electrode on a substrate. Forming the battery electrode on the substrate includes depositing a first electrode active material layer on a first portion of a surface of the substrate and depositing, to form a current collector, a conductive material using a thin film deposition process on a surface of the first electrode active material layer. The conductive material is deposited over an edge of the first electrode active material layer and onto a second portion of the surface of the substrate, the second portion of the substrate being adjacent to the first portion of the substrate. The method includes removing the battery electrode from the substrate, the battery electrode including the first electrode active material layer and the current collector.

Abstract: A battery cell includes an electrode assembly; a case comprising an accommodation portion accommodating the electrode assembly and a sealing portion formed on a periphery of the accommodation portion; and a fixing member disposed between the accommodation portion and the sealing portion to adhere each other; wherein the fixing member comprises a core layer, and an adhesive layer is stacked on both surfaces of the core layer.

Abstract: A battery connection module of the present disclosure includes a carrying tray, a plurality of busbars, a flexible circuit board, a connector and a connector box. The flexible circuit board is provided to the carrying tray. The connector is provided at an end of the flexible circuit board, the connector includes a connector housing and a plurality of conductive terminals which are provided in the connector housing and electrically and mechanically connected to the flexible circuit board, the connector housing has a mating portion at a front end thereof, a base at a rear end thereof and a rear supporter protruding rearwardly from the base. The connector box is constructed to one end of the carrying tray and receives the connector, the connector box includes a bottom wall, two side walls and an upper opening which allows the connector to be assembled therein.

Abstract: Disclosed are a battery apparatus and an electronic device. The battery apparatus includes: a first shell including a first tubular side wall and a top cap; and a second shell including a second tubular side wall and a bottom cap, wherein a recessed structure is formed in at least part of a connection region between the second tubular side wall and the bottom cap; the first tubular side wall sleeves the second tubular side wall; an insulation sealing piece is arranged between the first tubular side wall and the second tubular side wall; a portion of the first tubular side wall close to its open end is bent towards the recessed structure along part of a circumference of the open end to form a partial crimped edge; and the partial crimped edge is clamped to the recessed structure.

Abstract: Provided is a system for manufacturing a secondary battery including: a positive electrode cell manufacturing line having a positive electrode single cell, on which a positive electrode tab is processed on one end of a positive electrode and a first separator is combined on one surface of the positive electrode, is continuously manufactured; a negative electrode cell manufacturing line having a negative electrode single cell, on which a negative electrode tab is processed on one end of a negative electrode and a second separator is combined on one surface of the negative electrode, is continuously manufactured; and a stacking part alternately receiving positive electrode single cells and negative electrode single cells respectively from the positive electrode cell manufacturing line and the negative electrode cell manufacturing line to stack the positive electrode single cells and the negative electrode single cells up to a predetermined layer, thereby forming a stack cell.

Abstract: A positive electrode terminal is inserted into a current-collector through hole formed, in a positive electrode current collector and riveted in a spot-faced hole formed in the positive electrode current collector. A protrusion is formed on a bottom surface of the spot-faced hole so as to extend around the current-collector through hole, and a riveted portion of the positive electrode terminal covers the protrusion. The riveted portion of the positive electrode terminal is weld-connected to an edge of the spot-faced hole.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an explosion-proof enclosure for an energy storage device and an energy storage device. The explosion-proof enclosure includes: a housing body, having a through hole; and an explosion-proof element, including a central portion and a pressure relief portion provided around the central portion, wherein the pressure relief portion is loop-shaped, the pressure relief portion is provided in the through hole and is in sealed connection with the through hole, the pressure relief portion is configured to crack and split from the housing body in response to the deformation of the housing body when the pressure intensity in the housing body reaches a first set value, and to detach from the housing body when the pressure intensity reaches a second set value, wherein the second set value is greater than the first set value.

Abstract: A battery electrode, and a method for fabricating the battery electrode are described. The battery electrode includes a current collector having a woven mesh planar sheet that is composed of metallic strands. The metallic strands define a multiplicity of interstitial spaces, and the woven mesh planar sheet includes a first surface and a second surface. An active material including lithium is embedded in the interstitial spaces of a first portion of the woven mesh planar sheet, and an electrical connection tab arranged on a second portion of the woven mesh planar sheet.

Abstract: A photovoltaic apparatus includes: a concentrator photovoltaic panel; a driving device configured to change an attitude of the photovoltaic panel; a current detection unit configured to detect an output current of the photovoltaic panel; and a control unit configured to cause the driving device to perform a sun-tracking shift operation when it is determined based on a detection result of the current detection unit that the photovoltaic panel is generating no power during tracking of the sun.

Abstract: A miniature electrochemical cell of a primary or secondary chemistry with a total volume that is less than 0.5 cc is described. The cell has a casing comprising an annular sidewall supported on a lower plate opposite an upper lid. The lid has a sealed electrolyte fill port that is axially aligned with an annulus residing between the inner surface of the annular sidewall and the electrode assembly. The fill port axially aligned with the annulus between the electrode assembly and the casing sidewall allows the casing to be filled with electrolyte using a vacuum filling process so that activating electrolyte readily wets the anode and cathode active materials and the intermediate separator.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a flow battery system and a large-scale flow battery energy storage device. The flow battery system comprises multiple flow batteries; each of the flow batteries comprises a battery pack A, a battery pack B, a battery pack C, and a set of electrolyte circulation system used by the battery pack A, the battery pack B and the battery pack C; the battery pack A, the battery pack B and the battery pack C comprised in each flow battery are independent of each other in the circuit. According to the present disclosure, at least two sets of electrolyte circulation system are saved under the same power scale, such that the system stability is improved while the cost is reduced.

Abstract: A battery device includes a battery pack, a circuit substrate which acquires battery information on the battery pack or controls charge and discharge of the battery pack, a switch including a first power element or a second power element, and a heat radiator. The switch is a device controlling input and output of electric power to and from the battery pack, and an exterior part of the switch is arranged away from the circuit substrate. The heat radiator is a member made of a material having thermal conductivity, and is in direct contact with or indirect contact via a heat conductor with the exterior part of the switch so that heat of the switch can be transferred.

Abstract: A voltage source includes two electrically conductive terminals (101, 102) with an electrolyte (103) between them. Said electrolyte (103) is a mixture in which the main component is ash produced in a power plant or an incineration plant.

Abstract: A battery apparatus for a vehicle of the present disclosure includes a battery module including a plurality of battery cells having a battery cell, a surface of which includes powder coated thereon, a cooling path which is positioned under the battery module and into which a gas generated from the powder is introduced when the surface of the batter cell reaches a specific temperature, an outlet duct which is connected to the cooling path and discharges the gas introduced from the cooling path to an outside through an outlet port, a gas sensor which is installed in the outlet duct and detects the gas introduced into the outlet duct to generate a gas detection result, a vehicle controller which receives the gas detection result and processes the gas detection result into information indicating a possibility of thermal runaway of the battery cell, and a peripheral device which receives the processed information and outputs the possibility of the thermal runaway of the battery cell as visual information or audito