Abstract: Disclosed herein is an energy storage module. The energy storage module may consist of a plurality of capacitor units each including: one or more capacitor cells each having a cathode terminal and an anode terminal extended and formed at an upper part thereof; and a case having a positive (+) connection terminal and a negative (?) connection terminal provided on a front surface and a rear surface of an upper part thereof, respectively, and a plurality of connectors connected to the positive (+) connection terminal and the negative (?) connection terminal embedded therein, the capacitor cells being inserted in the case, wherein the plurality of capacitor units are electrically connected to each other by coupling of the positive (+) connection terminal and the negative (?) connection terminal provided on the front surface and the rear surface of the case.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lead unit of an energy storage device including a lead frame for fixing withdrawal electrodes of the energy storage device, including: an output terminal unit formed on an upper portion of the lead frame; a lead unit formed to extend from the output terminal unit to a lower portion of the lead frame and allowing end portions of the withdrawal electrodes to be inserted therein; and an expanding unit formed at an end portion of the lead unit and being brought into contact with the withdrawal electrodes in a compressed manner. The fabrication process can be simplified compared with the existing welding method, and a contact area between the withdrawal electrodes and the lead unit can be increased to thus reduce contact resistance.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a wind power generation system including: a wind power generation unit converting wind energy into electrical energy and outputting the electrical energy; a wind power generation controlling unit controlling the electrical energy output from the wind power generation unit; and a capacitor unit and a battery unit storing the electrical energy controlled by the wind power generation controlling unit, wherein the wind power generation controlling unit includes a direct current (DC)-direct current (DC) converter monitoring the wind power generation unit and the capacitor unit to thereby selectively boost the electrical energy output from the wind power generation unit, and a method for controlling the same.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a lithium ion capacitor, and a lithium ion capacitor manufactured using the method are provided. The method for manufacturing a lithium ion capacitor includes: disposing a lithium metal on a capacitor cell including a cathode, a separation film, and an anode; impregnating the capacitor cell with electrolyte including a lithium salt; changing the cathode and the anode to allow lithium ions within the electrolyte to be occluded into the anode; performing a primary reaction in which the cathode and the lithium metal are short-circuited to emit anions from the cathode and lithium ions from the lithium metal and a secondary reaction that the lithium ions emitted from the lithium metal are occluded into the cathode; and recharging the cathode and the anode to allow the lithium ions, which have been occluded into the cathode and the lithium ions within the electrolyte, to be occluded into the anode.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an energy storage module, including: upper and lower cases each having elastic bodies provide at both side parts thereof; a capacitor cell inserted within the upper case and the lower case and having anode electrodes and cathode electrodes extended at both side parts thereof; and bus bars inserted between the anode terminals and between the cathode terminals of the capacitor cell. According to the present invention, the module can be manufactured in a comparative simple constitution, and an electric short circuit between anode and cathode terminals can be prevented when swelling occurs due to repetitive charging and discharging of capacitor cells.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an electric energy storage apparatus, a voltage equalization module thereof, and a voltage equalization method. There is provided an electric energy storage apparatus, including: a plurality of electric energy storage cells connected in series; voltage sensing units sensing voltage charged in each of the electric energy storage cells, respectively; first bypass discharge units connected to each of the electric energy storage cells in parallel, respectively, and bypassing and discharging electric energy charged; second bypass discharge units additionally connected to each of the electric energy storage cells in parallel, respectively, and bypassing and additionally discharging electric energy; and a control unit receiving voltage information from the voltage sensing units, determining whether controlling or not and controlling operations of each of the first and second bypass discharge units so as to equalize charged voltage values of the electric energy storage cells.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a lithium plate, a method for lithiation of an electrode, and an energy storage device. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a lithium plate used for lithium pre-doping of an electrode for an energy storage device, including: a contact area contacting the electrode at the time of the pre-doping; and a plurality of through holes or a plurality of grooves regularly distributed to be adjacent to the contact area so that an electrolytic solution gains easy access to the vicinity of a contact boundary of the contact area and the electrode at the time of the pre-doping. In addition, a method for lithiation of an electrode for an energy storage device using the above-mentioned lithium plate and an energy storage device including a negative electrode (anode) lithiated according to the method have been proposed.

Abstract: An energy storage device includes a plurality of unit cells stacked therein, each of the unit cells including a cell body, a positive terminal disposed at one side of the cell body, and a negative terminal disposed in the cell body to form a constant rotation angle with the positive terminal with reference to a center of the cell body, wherein the plurality of cell units are stacked in such a manner that another unit cell is rotated as much as the constant rotation angle with reference to one unit cell. Temperature distribution, that is, heat distribution in the energy storage device can be kept even, and heat transmission efficiency between the terminals and the external air can be improved and thus cooling efficiency can be improved. Also, a resistance value is reduced by improving a cooling function so that performance and reliability of a product can be improved.

Abstract: Provided are a conductive paste composition for inner electrodes and a method of manufacturing a multilayer ceramic capacitor using the same. The conductive paste composition for inner electrodes includes a metal powder having an average particle size ranging from 50 nm to 300 nm, and 4 to 10 parts by weight of a binder resin. The binder resin contains at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a high-molecular-weight polyvinylbutyral resin having a weight-average molecular weight of 250 thousand to 400 thousand, a low-molecular-weight polyvinylbutyral resin having a weight-average molecular weight of 50 thousand to 150 thousand, and a rosin ester.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a binder composition for manufacturing an electrode of an energy storage device and a method for manufacturing an electrode of an energy storage device. The binder composition includes galactomannan as a major component and may exhibit sufficient binding force with a considerably small amount, as compared to binders in the related art. When the binder composition disclosed herein is used to manufacture an energy storage device having the same weight as that manufactured using the binder in the related art, the energy storage device may contain a greater amount of active material, compared to the binder in the related art. Consequently, beneficial effects such as improvement in an energy density as well as eco-friendly characteristics may be rendered.

Abstract: There are provided an electrolyte for a lithium ion capacitor and a lithium ion capacitor including the same. The electrolyte for a lithium ion capacitor according to the present invention includes: a lithium salt; and a mixing solvent including i) two or more compounds selected from a group consisting of cyclic carbonate compounds, ii) one or more compounds selected from a group consisting of linear carbonate compounds represented by a specified Formula, and iii) one or more compound selected from a group consisting of propionate compound represented by a specified Formula.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a chip-type electric double layer capacitor, including: forming a lower case having an opened housing space and first and second external terminals buried therein, the first and second external terminals having first surfaces exposed to the housing space, respectively, and second surfaces exposed to an outer region of the lower case, respectively; mounting an electric double layer capacitor cell in the housing space such that the electric double layer capacitor cell is electrically connected to the first surfaces of the first and second external terminals exposed to the housing space; and mounting an upper cap on the lower case so as to cover the housing space.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for pre-doping an anode and a lithium ion capacitor storage device including the same. The method of the present invention includes: disposing lithium metal films and anodes alternately; and charging the lithium metal films and the anodes to directly pre-dope lithium metal contained in the lithium metal films onto the anodes. The lithium ion capacitor storage device is manufactured by the method. According to the present invention, the lithium ion capacitor storage device including the anode can provide a high-capacitance capacitor capable of operating even at a high voltage range of up to 3.8V to 2.0V, and ensure high reliability even in a high-temperature (60° C.) cycle.

Abstract: There is provided an exhausting device and an energy storage device, including: a housing; a lower valve; an upper valve; a cover; and an elastic member provided between a lower surface of the cover and an upper surface of the opening/closing member to provide a downward pressure to the opening/closing member, and it can appropriately release an increase in an inside pressure due to gas generated inside an energy storage device by the exhausting device, thereby improving reliability of the energy storage device, extending lifespan of the energy storage device, and allowing semi-permanent use of the energy storage device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a system for energy storage may include: a unit cell package in which the plurality of unit cells are connected in series and/or in parallel; an input/output terminal connected with the unit cell package to supply energy to the unit cell package or output energy stored in the unit cell package; an interruption switch connected between the unit cell package and the input/output terminal to connect or interrupt the unit cell package and the input/output terminal with and from each other; a slave connected with the plurality of unit cells and/or the unit cell package to monitor voltages of the plurality of unit cells and/or a voltage of the unit cell package; and a master connected with the slave to receive information monitored by the slave and generate a signal for controlling the slave and the interruption switch in accordance with the monitored information.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hybrid capacitor as a super capacitor including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte solution, wherein the positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material including a material obtained by mixing a non-porous carbon material and a porous carbon material, and a positive electrode collector.

Abstract: Disclosed is a metal air battery a metal anode and an air cathode, wherein the metal anode includes an organic electrolyte and the air cathode includes an aqueous electrolyte, and a method for preparing the same. The metal air battery having a structure according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may prevent the electrolytes of the cathode and the anode from being mixed and activate battery reaction, thereby preparing a high-capacity battery.

Abstract: It is to provide a method for manufacturing a metal electrode having transition metal oxide coating layer and a metal electrode manufactured thereby, which eliminates a contact resistance problem and simultaneously improves electric conductivity of the electrode by using a one body electrode, which is not requiring separate current collector and binder, and further maintains pseudo-capacitance from the redox reaction by coating the metal surface with a transition metal oxide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nanocomposite material including graphene and a lithium-containing metal oxide on a surface of the graphene, a method for preparing the same, and an energy storage device including the same as an electrode material. According to the present invention, the nanocomposite material, in which the nano-sized lithium-containing metal oxide with high crystallinity is combined with the graphene with high specific surface area and high electrical conductivity, has an effect of achieving excellent high efficiency charge and discharge characteristics of energy storage devices such as an ultra-high capacity capacitor with high power and high energy density and a lithium secondary battery with high energy density.

Abstract: There is provided an electronic apparatus transmitting and receiving a signal through a single wire that that has a main electronic apparatus and a sub-electronic apparatus connected through a single wire, transmits status information and performs control and communication through the single wire. The electronic apparatus transmitting and receiving a signal through a single wire may include: a sub-electronic apparatus transmitting a detection signal containing status information through a single wire, and performing a predetermined operation upon receiving a response signal to the detection signal; and a main electronic apparatus receiving the detection signal through the single wire and transmitting the response signal having a different signal format from the detection signal to the sub-electronic apparatus.