Abstract: A modular power storage and supply system having a plurality of stacked frame members retaining a plurality of pouch cells, each of the frame members having a pair of pressure contact members abutting the cell tab terminals of the pouch cells, the pressure contact members and cell tab terminals being approximately equal in contact surface area, the frame members being separated by a gap, the system having a compression mechanism that applies pressure to the combination of pressure contact members and cell tab terminals.

Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a stacked battery in which an unevenness of short circuit resistance among a plurality of cells is suppressed.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a battery carrier for accommodating at least one electric battery module in a vehicle. The battery carrier may include at least one first wall, at least one second wall arranged at an angle with respect to the first wall, wherein the second wall is joined to the first wall by a joining region, wherein an adhesive region is formed in the joining region, and the adhesive region is configured to condition the joining region for a materially bonded connection to a seal, and at least one seal materially bonded to the adhesive region in order to fluidically seal the joining region.

Abstract: Provided herein are energy storage devices. In some cases, the energy storage devices are capable of being transported on a vehicle and storing a large amount of energy. An energy storage device is provided comprising at least one liquid metal electrode, an energy storage capacity of at least about 1 MWh and a response time less than or equal to about 100 milliseconds (ms).

Abstract: An in-vehicle battery pack includes: battery stacks in which a plurality of battery cells is stacked with a spacer member interposed between the battery cells; a casing in which the battery stacks are housed in two stages in a vertical direction; and an intervening member that is provided between the battery stacks and bottom portions so as to be interposed between a protruding portion protruding to the bottom surface of the battery stack and a wall of the casing.

Abstract: A system and method for self-isolating an abnormal battery. The system includes: a switch controlling module, a battery detecting module, a data analyzing module and at least two switch battery modules, the switch battery modules includes at least one isolating switch, at least one main circuit switch and a battery, the main circuit switch is connected with the battery in series, a series circuit composed of the main circuit switch and the battery is connected in parallel to the isolating switch so as to form a switch battery module, the switch battery modules are connected with each other in series; the battery detecting module is connected with the battery and the data analyzing module; the switch controlling module is connected with the main circuit switch, the isolating switch and the data analyzing module. The problem that failure of a single battery may cause the whole system cannot work, is solved.

Abstract: An electrode that includes at least one current collector having a flat configuration and to which at least one arrester is attached, and at least one active material foil. The at least one active material foil is situated on a first surface of the current collector, and protrudes beyond the current collector on all sides along its edges to form an overhang of the active material foil past the outer boundary of the current collector on all sides.

Abstract: An electrode is provided having a front region adjacent to a separator and a back region adjacent to a current collector. The electrode includes an anion-absorbing material and a cation-absorbing material. The electrode exhibits a compositional profile such that the anion-absorbing material is present at a higher volume percent at the back region than at the front region. Also provided are electrochemical cells that employ such an electrode as a positive electrode. Optionally, the cells include an electrolyte comprised of a solution of a solvent and a salt dissolved therein at a concentration of at least about 2M when the cell is in a fully discharged state.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for an edible capacitive power source such as a supercapacitor device. The capacitive power source includes an anode electrode, an anode current collector, a cathode electrode, and a cathode current collector, arranged in layers with a separator layer positioned between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode forming a symmetrical electrical double-layer capacitor. The anode electrode, the anode current collector, the cathode electrode, the cathode current collector, and the separator layer are all constructed of non-toxic, edible materials. The packaging material, the conductive anode tab, and the conductive cathode tab are all also constructed of non-toxic, edible materials forming a completely edible capacitive power source package.

Abstract: Systems, computer readable media, and method concern determining operational parameters of an inventory of components to be included in a battery. The method further includes determining an initial working solution for a battery design layout for the battery. The method also includes determining, based on the initial working solution, one or more possible solutions for the battery design layout utilizing a local search algorithm. The local search algorithm iteratively generates the one or more possible solutions from the initial working solution by swapping components from one or more components assigned to locations in the battery design layout with at least one of other components assigned to locations in the battery design layout and other components remaining in the inventory. The swapping of components is limited by a tabu list.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also disclosed herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Also disclosed herein are methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Also disclosed herein are electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Also disclosed herein are methods for preparing dense thin (<50 um) free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device. Also disclosed herein are sintering techniques, e.g.

Abstract: An electricity storage module includes: an electricity storage element group formed by stacking multiple electricity storage elements each having lead terminals of a cathode and an anode; and a connection member that is joined to the lead terminals. A cathode lead terminal and an anode lead terminal are composed of different metal materials, and the connection member is formed by joining a first metal portion that is connected to the cathode lead terminal and is composed of the same metal material as the cathode lead terminal, and a second metal portion that is connected to the anode lead terminal and is composed of the same metal material as the anode lead terminal. The first metal portion and the second metal portion each have a terminal joining portion joined with a lead terminal and a member joining portion at which the first metal portion and the second metal portion are joined.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium ion-conductive sulfide-based solid electrolyte which includes nickel sulfide and, accordingly, the solid electrolyte can obtain a novel structure and performance. More particularly, the sulfide-based solid electrolyte includes lithium sulfide (Li2S), diphosphorus pentasulfide (P2S5), and nickel sulfide (Ni3S2) in a specific ratio by mol % and exhibits a novel crystal structure due to nickel (Ni). Accordingly, the sulfide-based solid electrolyte has greater lithium ion conductivity than an conventional sulfide-based solid electrolyte and a stable crystal structure.

Abstract: A spacer includes: a first projection being in contact with the battery cell; a second projection being in contact with the battery cell; a third projection adjacent to the first projection, and being in contact with the battery cell; a first inclined portion connecting the first projection and the third projection; a fourth projection adjacent to the second projection, and being in contact with the battery cell; a second inclined portion connecting the second projection and the fourth projection; and a fifth projection and a sixth projection being out of contact with the battery cells between the third projection and the fourth projection. When the battery cells expand, the fifth and the sixth projections come into contact with the battery cells.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to electrochemical cells having semi-solid electrodes that have damage tolerance, and in particular, are tolerant to physical damage due to short circuit, crushing, or overheating. In some embodiments, an electrochemical cell includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an ion-permeable membrane separating the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode can include a semi-solid ion-storing redox composition which has a thickness of at least about 250 ?m. The electrochemical cell can have a first operating voltage in a first planar configuration and a second operating voltage in a second non-planar configuration such that the first operating voltage and the second operating voltage are substantially similar. In some embodiments, the electrochemical cell has a bend axis such that the electrochemical cell is bent about the bend axis in the second non-planar configuration.

Abstract: An electrode comprises a current collector, a conductive buffer layer formed on the current collector that has at least one geometrically configured region and an active material layer formed on the conductive buffer layer. The geometrically configured conductive buffer region can expand and contract between the non-lithiated and lithiated states.

Abstract: A composite coated form of lithium cobalt oxide is described that can achieve improved cycling at higher voltages. Liquid phase and combined liquid and solid phase coating processes are described to effectively form the composite coated powders. The improved cycling positive electrode materials can be effectively combined with either graphitic carbon negative electrode active materials or silicon based high capacity negative electrode active materials. Improved battery designs can achieve very high volumetric energy densities in practical battery formats and with reasonable cycling properties.

Abstract: Provided is a lithium or sodium metal battery having an anode, a cathode, and a porous separator and/or an electrolyte, wherein the anode contains an integral 3D graphene-carbon hybrid foam composed of multiple pores, pore walls, and a lithium-attracting metal residing in the pores; wherein the metal is selected from Au, Ag, Mg, Zn, Ti, Na, K, Al, Fe, Mn, Co, Ni, Sn, V, Cr, or an alloy thereof and is in an amount of 0.1% to 50% of the total hybrid foam weight or volume, and the pore walls contain single-layer or few-layer graphene sheets chemically bonded by a carbon material having a carbon material-to-graphene weight ratio from 1/200 to 1/2, wherein graphene sheets contain a pristine graphene or non-pristine graphene selected from graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, graphene fluoride, graphene chloride, graphene bromide, graphene iodide, hydrogenated graphene, nitrogenated graphene, doped graphene, chemically functionalized graphene, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods and products for evaluating microbatteries. The microbattery includes a cathode layer, an anode layer physically separated from the cathode layer, and an electrolyte layer in contact with the anode and the cathode. The microbattery also includes at least one auxiliary electrode in physical contact with the electrolyte layer, the auxiliary electrode containing at least one metal coating and at least one non-conductive film, wherein the at least one metal coating is physically separated from the cathode and the anode.

Abstract: A battery pack according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a tray, a cover mounted to the tray and a beam system including a first beam attached to the tray and a second beam attached to the cover.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for an all-solid-state battery includes: producing a laminated battery having both end surfaces in a lamination direction and a side surface by laminating pluralities of collector layers, positive electrode mixture layers, solid electrolyte layers, and negative electrode mixture layers; supplying a liquid resin to only the side surface of the laminated battery; and curing the liquid resin. Producing the laminated battery by protruding at least one layer of the collector layer, the positive electrode mixture layer, the solid electrolyte layer, and the negative electrode mixture layer relative to remaining of the layers to form a protruding layer. Protruding a plurality of protruding layers from the side surface of the battery. Supplying the resin involves supplying the liquid resin to only the side surface of the laminated battery such that the liquid resin penetrates into a clearance between one protruding layer and another protruding layer.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a lithium secondary battery in which localized precipitation of a foreign metal in the negative electrode can be reliably suppressed in a shorter time, regardless of, for instance, electrode type or electrode variability. The production method is a method for producing a secondary battery that includes a positive electrode provided with a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode provided with a negative electrode active material layer, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The method comprises a step of constructing a cell including the positive electrode, the negative electrode and the nonaqueous electrolyte; a micro-charging step of performing charging over one hour or longer, up to 0.01% to 0.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery cell including an electrode tab, a cell holder through which the electrode tab is inserted, a connection tab welded to the electrode tab and providing a welded portion above the cell holder, and a fume discharge groove located in a region of the cell holder under the welded portion.

Abstract: A method for joining a metal component to a ceramic component is presented. The method includes disposing a metallic barrier layer on a metallized portion of the ceramic component, and joining the metal component to the metallized portion of the ceramic component through the metallic barrier layer. The metallic barrier layer comprises nickel and a melting point depressant. The metallic barrier layer is disposed by a screen printing process, followed by sintering the layer at a temperature less than about 1000 degrees Celsius. A sealing structure including a joint between a ceramic component and a metal component is also presented.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode material is provided. The electrode material includes active material particles. The active material particle includes a phase of a monoclinic titanium dioxide and a phase of the spinel type lithium titanate. The active material particle includes a shell part and a core part surrounded by the shell part. The shell part is formed by dispersing at least a part of the phase of the spinel type lithium titanate on the active material particle. The core part includes a part of the phase of the monoclinic titanium dioxide.

Abstract: An assembled battery is formed by combining battery modules. Each battery module includes at least one battery cell and a rectangular box-shaped case that accommodates the at least one battery cell. The battery modules include a first battery module and a second battery module located adjacent to each other. The case of each of the first battery module and the second battery module includes an opposing side surface that is opposed to one of the first battery module and the second battery module. Each opposing side surface includes projections, which are laid out in rows, and ribs, which extend parallel to the layout direction of the projections. The ribs are smaller in height than the first projections. The ribs include connection ribs that connect the projections located in a predetermined range in the layout direction of the projections.

Abstract: A binder for a rechargeable battery includes an IPN-type acrylic-based resin including a hard segment having a glass transition temperature ranging from greater than or equal to about 50° C. and less than equal to about 200° C. and a soft segment having a glass transition temperature in a range of greater than or equal to about ?100° C. and less than or equal to about 30° C.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte solution secondary battery of the embodiment includes an exterior material, a nonaqueous electrolyte solution, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator sandwiched between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution is charged in the exterior material. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains at least one of sulfone-based compounds represented by formula 1, a partially fluorinated ether represented by a molecular formula of formula 2, and at least one of lithium salts. The positive electrode is housed in the exterior material. The positive electrode contains a composite oxide represented by L1?xMn1.5?yNi0.5?zMy+zO4 as a positive electrode active material (wherein 0?x?1, 0?(y+z)?0.15, and M represents one, or two or more selected from Mg, Al, Ti, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Nb, Sn, Zr and Ta). The negative electrode is housed in the exterior material.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for preparing a lithium secondary battery by bringing a first cell using a first cathode active material of formula (I) Li(LixMy?y?M?y?)O2?zAz??(I) wherein, x, y, y?, and z satisfy 0<x<0.5, 0.6<y<1.1, 0?y?<0.2, and 0?z<0.2, M is any one selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ni, Co, Fe, Cr, V, Cu, Zn, and Ti, M? is any one selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg and B; and A is any one selected from the group consisting of F, S and N and a second cell using a second cathode active material being generally used into activation under different voltage conditions, and then electrically connecting the first cell and the second cell in the step of assembling unit cells; and a lithium secondary battery prepared from the method.

Abstract: A battery device for an at least partially electrically operated vehicle and a method for producing the battery device. The battery device includes a plurality of battery modules, each having at least one battery cell, and a receiving device for receiving the battery modules. In this arrangement, the receiving device includes a dividing wall, which is arranged underneath the battery modules, and a base plate, which is arranged underneath the dividing wall. The dividing wall and the base plate are attached to at least one connecting element and are connected to one another by the connecting element while being spaced apart.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery module that includes a stack of battery cells, where each battery cell has a terminal, and the terminal has a first alloy of a metal. The battery module has a bus bar that includes a body having a second alloy of the metal, nickel plating on at least a portion of the body, and an indentation disposed on the body, where a thickness of the nickel plating is between 0.2% and 20% of an overall thickness of the body, and a weld physically and electrically coupling the respective terminal to the bus bar. The indentation has a depth between 10% and 90% of the overall thickness, an area of the indentation is between 5% and 20% of an overall area of the body, and the nickel plating enables the weld to be stronger than a weld between the first and second alloys.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for removing gases generated in a lithium secondary battery using a cathode active material of the following formula (I) Li(LixMy?y?M?y?)O2?zAz??(I) wherein, x, y, y?, and z satisfy 0<x<0.5, 0.6<y?<1.1, 0?y?<0.2, and 0?z<0.2, M is any one selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ni, Co, Fe, Cr, V, Cu, Zn, and Ti, M? is any one selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg and B; and A is any one selected from the group consisting of F, S and N by carrying out two or more degassing steps under the conditions of above and below a voltage that the structural variation of the cathode active material occurs, thereby inducing a uniform initial reaction in a cathode and an anode to enhance the life time of the battery.

Abstract: A battery assembly can be formed on a base layer provided on a substrate, with a thin film battery stack including an anode layer, a cathode layer, and an electrolyte layer between the anode and cathode layers. The thin film battery stack can be encapsulated, and assembled into a battery system with electrical power connections for the anode and cathode layers.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery is provided which can exhibit excellent battery performances for a long period of time and has an excellent crystal structure stability. The positive electrode of the lithium secondary battery provided according to the present invention includes positive electrode active material particles mainly containing a lithium-containing phosphate compound represented by the general formula: LixM[P(1-y)Ay]O4, where M is one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ni, Mn, Fe and Co; A is a pentavalent metal element; and x and y are real numbers satisfying 0<x?2 and 0<y?0.15.

Abstract: The present invention aims to maximize the advantageous physical properties of sulfur and provide a cathode mixture that can be suitably used in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state lithium sulfur battery exhibiting excellent charge/discharge capacity. The present invention also aims to provide an all-solid-state lithium sulfur battery including a cathode mixture layer containing the cathode mixture. The present invention provides a cathode mixture for use in a cathode mixture layer of an all-solid-state lithium sulfur battery, the cathode mixture containing: (A) an ion-conductive material containing phosphorus at a weight ratio of 0.2 to 0.55; (B) sulfur and/or its discharge product (B); and (C) a conductive material, the amount of the component (B) being 40% by weight or more of the total amount of the components (A), (B), and (C).

Abstract: A modular battery pack and method of making a battery pack. Prismatic can battery cells are interspersed with cooling frames along a stacking axis within a housing such that numerous a cell-frame assemblies, each with a cooling path, are formed. Resiliently-biased sealing members on the frames are arranged such that they remain out of the way of a footprint defined by the joined cells and frames to promote ease of high-speed cell-to-frame assembly. Upon formation of the cell-frame assembly and subsequent placement into the housing with inner walls that press against the protruding ends of the sealing member, the sealing member is forced by the housing to come into contact engagement with a corresponding surface of the edge of the battery cell. The generally linear, planar contact surface formed by the contact engagement promotes the formation of a sealing surface that makes it harder for introduced cooling air to escape.

Abstract: Provided herein are energy storage devices. In some cases, the energy storage devices are capable of being transported on a vehicle and storing a large amount of energy. An energy storage device is provided comprising at least one liquid metal electrode, an energy storage capacity of at least about 1 MWh and a response time less than or equal to about 100 milliseconds (ms).

Abstract: A battery case comprises: a first casing member; a second casing member to form a closed space together with the first casing member; a foam material provided along an inner wall surface of the closed space; and a reinforcing member provided in the closed space so as to hold the foam material between the reinforcing member and the inner wall surface.

Abstract: Provided herein are energy storage devices. In some cases, the energy storage devices are capable of being transported on a vehicle and storing a large amount of energy. An energy storage device is provided comprising at least one liquid metal electrode, an energy storage capacity of at least about 1 MWh and a response time less than or equal to about 100 milliseconds (ms).

Abstract: A negative electrode active material according to one embodiment includes a titanium oxide compound having a crystal structure of monoclinic system titanium dioxide. The titanium oxide compound is modified by at least one kind of ion selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal cation, an alkali earth metal cation, a transition metal cation, a sulfide ion, a sulfuric acid ion and a chloride ion.

Abstract: A battery pack including a battery cell having an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure mounted in a battery case together with an electrolyte in a sealed state, and a protection circuit module (PCM) electrically connected to the battery cell. The PCM includes a protection circuit board (PCB) electrically connected to the battery cell, the PCB being provided on a region where a circuit is connected with a conductive pattern including a fusing part, having relatively high resistance, configured to fuse itself for interrupting the flow of current when a large amount of current is conducted.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a preparation method of a laminated cell comprising: providing a laminated pack: the laminated pack comprises n laminated groups, the each laminated group comprises m electrode plate assemblies, a spacer is provided between the adjacent laminated groups, the electrode plate assemblies of all the laminated groups of the laminated pack and the spacers between the adjacent laminated groups are orderly positioned in a Z-shaped separator in a laminating direction, an upper part and a lower part of the separator adjacent to the each spacer are separated by the each spacer; forming a laminated cell: the separator is broken at an end of the each spacer positioned in the separator to allow the each spacer and the each laminated group to separate from each other, so as to obtain the corresponding laminated cell formed by the electrode plate assembly of the each laminated group and the corresponding separator.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery management unit (controller) controls a plurality of battery packs. A communication path connects the rechargeable battery management unit and the plurality of battery packs in a daisy chain for packet communication and representing a ring topology. The rechargeable battery management unit sends a fixed-length packet divided into segments so as to flow in one direction on the management data communication path, the number of segments being equal to or more than the number of battery packs. Each of the plurality of battery packs stores data related to the battery pack in a segment assigned to the battery pack in the fixed-length packet received from a battery pack preceding in the management data communication path and sends the fixed-length packet to a succeeding battery pack.

Abstract: An electrical combination. The combination comprises a hand held power tool, a battery pack and a controller. The battery pack includes a battery pack housing connectable to and supportable by the hand held power tool, a plurality of battery cells supported by the battery pack housing, each of the plurality of battery cells having a lithium-based chemistry, being individually tapped and having an individual state of charge. A communication path is provided by a battery pack sense terminal and a power tool sense terminal. The controller is operable to monitor a state of charge of a number of battery cells less than the plurality of battery cells and to generate a signal based on the monitored state of charge of the number of battery cells less than the plurality of battery cells, the signal being operable to control the operation of the hand held power tool.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of an embodiment includes an exterior member, a negative electrode containing a titanium-containing oxide housed in the exterior member, a positive electrode housed in the exterior member, a separator housed in the exterior member and arranged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution housed in the exterior member. At least one type or more chain carbonates are contained in a solvent of the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. A self-diffusion coefficient of the chain carbonate in ?20° C. is front 1.4×10?10 to 2.0×10?10 m2/sec.

Abstract: A battery system includes a plurality of electrochemical cells provided within a housing. The battery system also includes a thermal management system configured to provide at least one of heating or cooling to the electrochemical cells. The thermal management system includes a solid state coating having a first metal and a second metal different from the first metal. The solid state coating is configured to pass a current therethrough to create a temperature differential across a first surface of the solid state coating and a second surface of the solid state coating to provide the at least one of heating or cooling to the cells.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods and products for evaluating microbatteries. The microbattery includes a cathode layer, an anode layer physically separated from the cathode layer, and an electrolyte layer in contact with the anode and the cathode. The microbattery also includes at least one auxiliary electrode in physical contact with the electrolyte layer, the auxiliary electrode containing at least one metal coating and at least one non-conductive film, wherein the at least one metal coating is physically separated from the cathode and the anode.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a middle- or large-sized battery pack case in which a battery module having a plurality of stacked battery cells, which can be charged and discharged, is mounted, wherein the battery pack case is provided with a coolant inlet port and a coolant outlet port, which are disposed such that a coolant for cooling the battery cells can flow from one side to the other side of the battery module in the direction perpendicular to the stacking direction of the battery cells, and the battery pack case is further provided with a flow space (‘inlet duct’) extending from the coolant inlet port to the battery module and another flow space (Outlet duct’) extending from the battery module to the coolant outlet port, the inlet duct having a vertical sectional area less than that of the outlet duct.

Abstract: Provided is a battery module including a flexible member including: a housing; at least one separation wall partitioning an inside of the housing into a predetermined number of separated spaces; at least two unit battery cells including a case, a battery cell included in the case, and negative and positive electrodes tabs connected to the battery cell; and a flexible member inserted between the unit battery cells, wherein the unit battery cells and the flexible member are included in a space partitioned by the separation wall.

Abstract: A collector for bipolar lithium ion secondary batteries comprises a first conductive layer that is obtained by adding a conductive filler to a base that contains an imide group-containing resin, and a second conductive layer that has a function of blocking lithium ions. The second conductive layer comprises a blocking resin layer that is obtained by adding a conductive filler to a base that contains a resin which contains no imide group, and a metal layer. This collector for bipolar lithium ion secondary batteries is used in such a manner that the first conductive layer is on the positive electrode active material layer side with respect to the second conductive layer.