Patents by Inventor Linggang Zhou

Linggang Zhou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11990694
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multifunctional high-voltage connector and a battery product, the multifunctional high-voltage connector comprises: an upper cover; a pedestal; a conductive connection structure; two mating terminals; and a harness assembly. The conductive connection structure is used to make the two mating terminals be connected in series, and the harness assembly is directly connected to one of the mating terminals. When the upper cover and the pedestal are assembled, the conductive connection structure is simultaneously in contact with the two mating terminals, thereby turning on the high-voltage circuit. When the battery product requires maintenance, the upper cover is directly detached from the base, thereby turning off the high-voltage circuit. The battery product can be electrically connected to an external device via the harness assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Jianwei Li, Cong Bao, Mingping Yang, Libing Chan, Linggang Zhou
  • Patent number: 11955655
    Abstract: This application relates to the field of energy storage components, and in particular, to a protective plate, a battery unit assembly, a battery module group, and a vehicle. The protective plate is provided with a guide groove. The protective plate is configured to shield an explosion-proof valve of a battery cell. The guide groove is configured to be disposed corresponding to the explosion-proof valve, and is configured to guide a flow direction of a flame ejected from the explosion-proof valve. In this application, the guide groove is disposed on the protective plate to guide the flame to a direction away from passengers, thereby protecting the passengers from injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xingdi Chen, Kaijie You, Haizu Jin, Linggang Zhou, Peng Wang, Dongyang Shi
  • Patent number: 11949079
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a casing for a battery pack and a battery pack. The casing has a receiving space and an opening in communication with the receiving space, the receiving space is formed by a wall portion of the casing, and the wall portion is formed from two or more stacked base plates, between which a plurality of cavities are formed. By forming a plurality of cavities in the wall portion, the casing for a battery pack provided by the present disclosure not only can improve the bearing capacity and the impact resistance of the casing, but also can achieve a thermal management of the battery assembly by filling the plurality of cavities with a phase change material or cooling liquid, which can further improve the mechanical property of the casing with a relatively light weight and relatively high reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Lei Wang, Linggang Zhou, Xingdi Chen, Peng Wang, Derong Wang
  • Publication number: 20240055695
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery pack, a method for manufacturing a battery pack and a vehicle. The battery pack includes a case assembly including a case, a thermally conductive beam and a temperature control component, the thermally conductive beam being disposed in the case and connected to the case, and the temperature control component being disposed in a bottom region of the case; a thermally conductive cover connected to the thermally conductive beam and located above the thermally conductive beam along a height direction of the battery pack, where the thermally conductive cover, the case and the thermally conductive beam enclose and form a first chamber; and a plurality of battery cells integrally forming a battery assembly, the battery assembly being disposed in the first chamber and located above the temperature control component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Kaijie YOU, Yongguang WANG, Peng WANG, Linggang ZHOU, Xingdi CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240047835
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery pack case and a battery pack. The battery pack case includes: a bottom plate and a side plate connected to the bottom plate, the bottom plate and the side plate surround to form an accommodating portion configured to accommodate a unit cell; a plurality of first insulating strips are provided on a surface of the bottom plate facing the accommodating portion, the plurality of first insulating strips are sequentially spaced along a length direction or a width direction of the bottom plate, and a glue receiving groove is formed between two adjacent first insulating strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Lei WANG, Zhichao WANG, Derong WANG, Peng WANG, Linggang ZHOU
  • Patent number: 11824177
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery pack, a method for manufacturing a battery pack and a vehicle. The battery pack includes a case assembly including a case, a thermally conductive beam and a temperature control component, the thermally conductive beam being disposed in the case and connected to the case, and the temperature control component being disposed in a bottom region of the case; a thermally conductive cover connected to the thermally conductive beam and located above the thermally conductive beam along a height direction of the battery pack, where the thermally conductive cover, the case and the thermally conductive beam enclose and form a first chamber; and a plurality of battery cells integrally forming a battery assembly, the battery assembly being disposed in the first chamber and located above the temperature control component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Kaijie You, Yongguang Wang, Peng Wang, Linggang Zhou, Xingdi Chen
  • Patent number: 11780645
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery box and a vehicle, the battery box comprises an upper box body, a lower box body, a connecting member, a fixing member. The upper box body comprises a first eave portion, the lower box body comprises a second eave portion. The first eave portion is provided with a first connecting hole, the second eave portion is provided with a second connecting hole and a mounting hole. The connecting member passes through the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole to connect the upper box body and the lower box body. The fixing member passes through the mounting hole to make the lower box body mounted to external equipment, compared with the conventional battery box, the lower box body is equivalent to the arrangement of eliminating the third eave portion, it simplifies the structure and reduces the weight, thereby improving the energy density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuqun Zeng, Fenggang Zhao, Xingdi Chen, Lei Wang, Linggang Zhou, Peng Wang
  • Patent number: 11710872
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present application provides a battery cell, a battery, a power consumption device, and a manufacturing device and method for a battery cell. The battery cell includes a housing, an electrode assembly, an end cover assembly and a current collecting member. The electrode assembly is accommodated in the housing, and the electrode assembly includes a tab. The end cover assembly includes an end cover, an electrode terminal and an insulating member, the end cover is used to cover at an opening of the housing, the electrode terminal is mounted to the end cover, and the insulating member is located on one side of the end cover facing the electrode assembly. The current collecting member is used to connect the electrode terminal and the tab. This structure can make more space for the electrode assembly and can effectively increase the capacity of the battery cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Jianxiong Yang, Siying Huang, Jinmei Xu, Haizu Jin, Zhijun Guo, Linggang Zhou, Jiandong Yang
  • Patent number: 11705575
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of energy storage devices, and discloses a battery module, a battery package and a vehicle. The battery module can include a plurality of battery cells arranged in a horizontal direction, the battery cell can include an electrode assembly and a battery case, and the electrode assembly can be accommodated in the battery case. The electrode assembly can include a first electrode sheet, a second electrode sheet, and a separator disposed between the first and second electrode sheets, wherein the dimension of the battery module in the horizontal direction can be larger than that in the vertical direction of the battery module. The electrode assembly can be of a wound structure or of a laminated structure. The present disclosure can effectively reduce the expansion deformation of the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Contemporaty Amperex Technlogy Co., Limited
    Inventors: Haizu Jin, Linggang Zhou, Dongyang Shi, Peng Wang, Yongshou Lin, Yanhuo Xiang
  • Publication number: 20230170634
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multifunctional high-voltage connector and a battery product, the multifunctional high-voltage connector comprises: an upper cover; a pedestal; a conductive connection structure; two mating terminals; and a harness assembly. The conductive connection structure is used to make the two mating terminals be connected in series, and the harness assembly is directly connected to one of the mating terminals. When the upper cover and the pedestal are assembled, the conductive connection structure is simultaneously in contact with the two mating terminals, thereby turning on the high-voltage circuit. When the battery product requires maintenance, the upper cover is directly detached from the base, thereby turning off the high-voltage circuit. The battery product can be electrically connected to an external device via the harness assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Jianwei LI, Cong BAO, Mingping YANG, Libing CHAN, Linggang ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20230170535
    Abstract: A battery module, a device, and a failure handling method for a failed battery cell. The battery module includes: a battery cell arrangement structure, including a plurality of battery cells arranged along a length direction, where the battery cells include electrode terminals, and the battery cells include a failed battery cell; a box body, having an accommodation cavity in which the battery cell arrangement structure is located; a mounting beam, located in the accommodation cavity and at an end of the battery cell arrangement structure along the width direction; a pressing plate; and a conductive component, connected to a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal of the failed battery cell. The conductive component is easily connected to electrode terminals of a failed battery cell, so that a maintenance process can be simplified and maintenance costs can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Peng WANG, Xingdi CHEN, Mingdi XIE, Linggang ZHOU, Zhanyu SUN, Kai WU
  • Patent number: 11646463
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery pack and an electric vehicle. The battery pack includes a casing wherein the battery is placed, a cooling plate located below the casing in a height direction, and a bracket assembly located below the cooling plate in a height direction and fixedly connected to the casing, the bracket assembly is used for direct contact with a mounting plate of the electric vehicle. When the battery pack of the present disclosure is used in an electric vehicle, since the bracket assembly separates the cooling plate from the mounting plate of the electric vehicle, the cooling plate does not need to directly exchange heat with the mounting plate, thereby reducing the influence of the temperature of the mounting plate on the cooling plate, and increasing the cooling or heating efficiency of the cooling plate to the battery inside the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xingdi Chen, Peng Wang, Linggang Zhou
  • Patent number: 11646469
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery pack case and a battery pack, the battery pack case includes: a case body including an accommodating chamber and a side wall provided with a maintenance port communicating with the accommodating chamber; a cover plate assembly, detachably connected to an outer surface of the side wall, being capable of opening or closing the maintenance port and including a cover plate and an outer gasket stacked with each other. The cover plate includes a first concave portion recessed in a thickness direction of the cover plate and a first limiting portion surrounding an outer periphery of the first concave portion, and abuts against the outer surface by the first limiting portion to form a first receiving chamber, the outer gasket is disposed in the first receiving chamber and is closely contact with the first concave portion and the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Chao Long, Linggang Zhou, Derong Wang, Libing Chan
  • Patent number: 11600871
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of assembly of a battery pack, and particularly, to a battery pack. The battery pack includes a housing. A plurality of cells is arranged in interior of the housing. A structural adhesive is filled between a bottom of the housing and the plurality of cells, and the plurality of cells is adhered to the housing through the structural adhesive. In the battery pack provided in the present disclosure, the cells are arranged in the interior of the housing, and the housing is adhered to the cells through the structural adhesive. The structural adhesive can functions as fixing the cells, such that a frame structure of a module can be omitted, the number of components in the battery pack can be reduced, manufacture process can be reduced, assembling efficiency can be improved, and manufacturing cost can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Linggang Zhou, Derong Wang, Yanhuo Xiang
  • Patent number: 11588186
    Abstract: A battery module, a device, and a failure handling method for a failed battery cell. The battery module includes: a battery cell arrangement structure, including a plurality of battery cells arranged along a length direction, where the battery cells include electrode terminals, and the battery cells include a failed battery cell; a box body, having an accommodation cavity in which the battery cell arrangement structure is located; a mounting beam, located in the accommodation cavity and at an end of the battery cell arrangement structure along the width direction; a pressing plate; and a conductive component, connected to a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal of the failed battery cell. The conductive component is easily connected to electrode terminals of a failed battery cell, so that a maintenance process can be simplified and maintenance costs can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Peng Wang, Xingdi Chen, Mingdi Xie, Linggang Zhou, Zhanyu Sun, Kai Wu
  • Patent number: 11588263
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery product and an assembling method of the battery product, the battery product comprises a box and a heating connector. The box comprises a mounting panel. The mounting panel has a first receptacle portion and a second receptacle portion, and the second receptacle portion and the first receptacle portion are provided opposite to each other and communicating with each other. The heating connector comprises: a first plug assembly being mounted on the first receptacle portion; and a second plug assembly being mounted on the second receptacle portion. Compared with the technology related to the background, the battery product is equivalent to directly integrating the receptacle of the heating connector on the mounting panel, which not only eliminates the manner of fixing by the bolt, but also improves the integration of the battery product, thereby improving the space utilization and energy density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Jianwei Li, Libing Chan, Linggang Zhou, Zhiqin Weng, Shengshen Ruan, Peng Wang
  • Patent number: 11581669
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multifunctional high-voltage connector and a battery product, the multifunctional high-voltage connector comprises: an upper cover; a pedestal; a conductive connection structure; two mating terminals; and a harness assembly. The conductive connection structure is used to make the two mating terminals be connected in series, and the harness assembly is directly connected to one of the mating terminals. When the upper cover and the pedestal are assembled, the conductive connection structure is simultaneously in contact with the two mating terminals, thereby turning on the high-voltage circuit. When the battery product requires maintenance, the upper cover is directly detached from the base, thereby turning off the high-voltage circuit. The battery product can be electrically connected to an external device via the harness assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Jianwei Li, Cong Bao, Mingping Yang, Libing Chan, Linggang Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230020361
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a casing for a battery pack and a battery pack. The casing has a receiving space and an opening in communication with the receiving space, the receiving space is formed by a wall portion of the casing, and the wall portion is formed from two or more stacked base plates, between which a plurality of cavities are formed. By forming a plurality of cavities in the wall portion, the casing for a battery pack provided by the present disclosure not only can improve the bearing capacity and the impact resistance of the casing, but also can achieve a thermal management of the battery assembly by filling the plurality of cavities with a phase change material or cooling liquid, which can further improve the mechanical property of the casing with a relatively light weight and relatively high reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Lei WANG, Linggang Zhou, Xingdi Chen, Peng Wang, Derong Wang
  • Publication number: 20220416335
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present application provides a battery cell, a battery, a power consumption device, and a manufacturing device and method for a battery cell. The battery cell includes a housing, an electrode assembly, an end cover assembly and a current collecting member. The electrode assembly is accommodated in the housing, and the electrode assembly includes a tab. The end cover assembly includes an end cover, an electrode terminal and an insulating member, the end cover is used to cover at an opening of the housing, the electrode terminal is mounted to the end cover, and the insulating member is located on one side of the end cover facing the electrode assembly. The current collecting member is used to connect the electrode terminal and the tab. This structure can make more space for the electrode assembly and can effectively increase the capacity of the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Jianxiong YANG, Siying HUANG, Jinmei XU, Haizu JIN, Zhijun GUO, Linggang ZHOU, Jiandong YANG
  • Patent number: 11532857
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery module, including a first battery cell arrangement structure, a second battery cell arrangement structure and a bus bar array. With battery cells stacked in a horizontal direction, a first battery cell arrangement structure and a second battery cell arrangement structure are stacked in a vertical direction, and a first bus bar of a bus bar array is used to sequentially connect the battery cells of the first battery cell arrangement structure and the second battery cell arrangement structure. As a result, a total positive electrode and a total negative electrode of a battery module are located at two ends of the battery module, which greatly reduces the possibility of a short circuit of the battery module and improves the safety of the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Kaijie You, Linggang Zhou, Dongyang Shi, Yanhuo Xiang, Yongshou Lin, Fei Hu