Abstract: The invention relates to methods for producing a porous electrode, said electrode comprising a layer deposited on a substrate, being binder-free and having a porosity of more than 30 and less than 50 volume %, and pores having an average diameter of less than 50 nm, said method comprising: (a) providing a colloidal suspension containing aggregates or agglomerates of nanoparticles of at least one material P having an average primary diameter of 80 nm or less, said aggregates or agglomerates having an average diameter comprised between 80 nm and 300 nm, (b) providing a substrate, (c) depositing a mesoporous, electrode layer on the substrate by electrophoresis, ink-jet, doctor blade, roll coating, curtain coating or dip-coating, from the colloidal suspension provided in step (a); (d) drying said layer, preferably in an air flow, and (e) consolidating the porous, preferably mesoporous electrode layer obtained in step (d) by pressing and/or heating.

Abstract: A power battery pack includes: a pack body; a plurality of cells, disposed in the pack body; the cell having a length L0, a width H0, and a thickness D0, where at least one cell meets: L0>H0?D0, a length direction of the cell is arranged along a width direction of a vehicle body of the electric vehicle, and in the width direction of the electric vehicle, the length L0 of the cell and a size W of the vehicle body of the electric vehicle in the width direction meet: 46%?L0/W?76%; or at least one cell meets: L0>H0?D0, a length direction of the cell is arranged along a length direction of a vehicle body of the electric vehicle, and in the length direction of the electric vehicle, the length L0 of the cell and a size X of the vehicle body of the electric vehicle in the length direction meet: 40%?L0/W?76%.

Abstract: A pouch-type battery case includes a cup portion, which accommodates therein an electrode assembly formed by stacking an electrode and a separator, and a plurality of die edges connecting an outer wall of the cup portion to a side extending from the outer wall. The die edges include a first region, which is rounded at a first radius (r1) of curvature and at which an electrode tab extending from the electrode is positioned, and a second region which is other than the first region and rounded at one or more second radii (r2, r3, r4) of curvature less than or equal to the first radius (r1) of curvature. The second region is divided into an inner region and an outer region with respect to the first region, and the radius (r2) of curvature in the inner region differs from the radii (r3, r4) of curvature in the outer region.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a plurality of walls defining a volume adapted to house passengers and/or merchandise and at least one electric battery pack to supply energy for the operation of the vehicle, said at least one electric battery pack being housed in a respective seat made in at least one of the walls and defining with the latter a housing volume comprising at least one cover configured to assume a first operating position in which the volume communicates with the outside environment and a second operating position in which the volume is isolated from the outside environment. The vehicle also includes a security system configured to enable the covers to move from the first operating position to the second operating position when a temperature of the electric battery pack and/or a temperature inside the volume exceed/s a pre-set threshold temperature value.

Abstract: A rechargeable hearing aid battery includes a stack of active materials forming a core, a two-part casing including an inner casing and an outer casing, and a grommet. The grommet includes an opening through which a conductive tab extends. The conductive tab is configured to electrically connect an electrode of the core to one of the outer casing and the inner casing. The grommet is configured to insulate a portion of the tab from the core and to insulate the core from one of the outer casing and the inner casing. Furthermore, the grommet is configured to separate the inner casing from the outer casing and to seal a gap formed between the inner and outer casing.

Abstract: To provide a power storage device whose charge and discharge characteristics are unlikely to be degraded by heat treatment. To provide a power storage device that is highly safe against heat treatment. The power storage device includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, an electrolytic solution, and an exterior body. The separator is located between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator contains polyphenylene sulfide or solvent-spun regenerated cellulosic fiber. The electrolytic solution contains a solute and two or more kinds of solvents. The solute contains LiBETA. One of the solvents is propylene carbonate.

Abstract: A method for bonding two plates together for a fuel cell, wherein the method comprises applying an adhesive to the surface of at least one of the plates and pressing the two plates together with the adhesive in between. The adhesive contains a mixture in the range of 0.01% to 30% PVDF and a solvent, and optionally a surfactant.

Abstract: The application relates to a battery pack case and a battery pack. The battery pack case includes: a bottom plate and a side plate connected with the bottom plate, the bottom plate and the side plate surround to form an accommodating portion configured to accommodate a unit cell; the bottom plate is provided with a plurality of first grooves and a plurality of second grooves opening toward the accommodating portion, the plurality of first grooves are spaced apart from each other, the plurality of second grooves are spaced apart from each other, and the first grooves and the second grooves are arranged to cross each other. The bottom plate of the battery pack itself has good rigidity, is not prone to warp deformation, and can prevent the overflow of structural glue from contaminating the wiring harness or electrical components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for evaluating the thickness-direction dispersion of a binder in a mixture layer of an electrode. The thickness-direction dispersion of the binder in the mixture layer of the electrode can be evaluated through a non-destructive method.

Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes one or more energy storage devices and an outer housing that houses the one or more energy storage devices. The outer housing includes an opening that allows communication between an interior and an exterior of the outer housing. The opening is sealed by a first pressure adjuster and a second pressure adjuster arranged complementary to each other. The first pressure adjuster allows passage of gas and prohibits passage of liquid. The second pressure adjuster prohibits passage of the gas and the liquid, and releases an internal pressure in the interior of the outer housing when the internal pressure exceeds a predetermined pressure.

Abstract: An all-solid-state battery including a cell laminate including two or more unit cells, and a resin layer covering a side surface of the cell laminate, wherein each unit cell includes a positive electrode current collector layer, a positive electrode active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, a negative electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode current collector layer laminated in this order, at least one of the positive electrode current collector layer, positive electrode active material layer, solid electrolyte layer, negative electrode active material layer, and negative electrode current collector layer includes extending parts which extend more outwardly from the side surface of the cell laminate than the other layers, and gaps are formed between the extending parts, and the ratio of the compressive modulus of the resin layer to the compressive modulus of the cell laminate is 0.4 or less.

Abstract: A technology capable of sealing a target with higher airtightness is provided. The plug attaching device disclosed herein is for attaching, to a through hole of a target, a cylindrical plug having therein a non-through hole that has an opening in one end surface. The device includes an insertion pin, and a guide portion. The guide portion is slidable in the axial direction of the insertion pin. This device is configured such that the plug is disposed inside the through hole, the insertion pin is pushed into the non-through hole with the guide portion disposed on the periphery of the opening to attach the plug into the through hole, and after the attachment, the insertion pin is moved in an opposite direction to the non-through hole to remove the insertion pin from the non-through hole, and the guide portion is then detached from the opening.

Abstract: An alkaline battery includes a bottomed tubular battery can made of metal, serving as a positive electrode current collector; a positive electrode mixture sealed in the battery can and formed in a cylindrical shape, the positive electrode mixture containing manganese dioxide as a positive electrode active material and containing a binder including fluorine resin such that a ratio of the binder to the positive electrode active material is 0.2 wt % or more and 0.8 wt % or less; a bottomed tubular separator sealed in the battery can and arranged on an inner peripheral side of the positive electrode mixture; a gel-form negative electrode mixture sealed in the battery can, arranged inside the separator, containing zinc powder as a negative electrode active material; and an electrolyte that includes an alkaline aqueous solution, sealed in the battery can.

Abstract: A module for interconnecting electrical components such as batteries, fuel cells, capacitors, and resistors. The module has a body for retaining the electrical components, and terminal bulkheads capable of coupling with the body. The terminal bulkheads have cavities that define fluid reservoirs when the terminal bulkheads are coupled with the body, and gaskets that seal the fluid reservoirs. Electrical contacts of the terminal bulkheads contact the electrical components within the sealed fluid reservoir. The fluid reservoirs are filled with a fluid such that forces applied to the electrical components are dampened, and oxidation of electrical connections is mitigated through displacement of oxygen. The fluid can also be selected to neutralize chemicals that may leak from the electrical components. The electrical contacts can be interconnected with conductor buses such that the electrical components are connected in series, parallel, or a mixture of both.

Abstract: A secondary battery according to the present invention, in which an electrode assembly is built in a cylindrical can, a top cap connected to a positive electrode of the electrode assembly is coupled to an upper end of the can, and the can is connected to a negative electrode. The secondary battery includes a cooling member which receives heat generated in the electrode assembly to release the heat and is coupled to a lower portion of the can, wherein the cooling member has a plurality of cooling pins disposed parallel to each other.

Abstract: A golf ball comprising an electrical component is disclosed herein. The electrical component comprises an integrated circuit having a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and a BLUETOOTH low energy (BTLE) radio, and at least one battery. A body is composed of an epoxy material, and the body encompasses the electrical component.

Abstract: An energy storage device and an electric device are provided in the disclosure. The energy storage device includes a jelly roll assembly and a connector. The jelly roll assembly includes at least one jelly roll. Each of the at least one jelly roll has multiple tabs arranged in a thickness direction of the tabs after winding an electrode sheet. The jelly roll has a first side surface and a first end surface. The multiple tabs are bent at roots of the multiple tabs and attached to the first end surface. The multiple tabs have a connection surface away from the first end surface. The connector is disposed on the connection surface and connected with the multiple tabs. The jelly roll assembly further includes a first insulation patch. The first insulation patch adheres to and covers a surface of the connector away from the first end surface, and extends to the first side surface.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to simplified and space efficient designs for multiplate batteries. In an embodiment, an electrochemical cell is included having an multiplate anode and multiplate cathode with a separator to provide physical separation between anode and cathode plates. Anode collectors can be in electrical communication with each anode plate and anode tabs in electrical communication with each anode collector. Cathode collectors can be in electrical communication with each cathode plate and cathode tabs in electrical communication with each cathode collector. An anode busbar can interconnect the plurality of anode tabs in parallel and a cathode busbar can interconnect the plurality of cathode tabs in parallel. The cathode busbar can be oriented such that the cathode tabs are not disposed between the cathode busbar and the plurality of cathode plates. Other embodiments are also included herein.

Abstract: A battery module and a method of assembling the battery module are provided. The battery module includes a cooling plate having a cooling surface, an adhesive standoff disposed on a first portion of the cooling surface, and a securing adhesive disposed on a second portion of the first cooling surface. The securing adhesive is disposed on the cooling surface after the adhesive standoff is substantially cured. The battery module further includes a plurality of battery cells. A first end of each of the plurality of battery cells is secured to the cooling surface by the securing adhesive. The adhesive standoff maintains the first end of each of the plurality of battery cells a distance away from the cooling surface while the securing adhesive cures.

Abstract: A cylindrical battery with an opening sealing body which includes a valve member, a metal plate disposed on an inner side of the battery with respect to the valve member, and an annular insulating member interposed between the valve member and the metal plate. The valve member and the metal plate are connected at respective central portions. The metal plate and the insulating member each have communicating holes. The valve member has a thin-walled portion which is deformable when an internal pressure of the battery increases. The insulating member has a section that covers a surface, on the valve member side, of the metal plate, a section that is provided subsequent to the section and covers a circumferential end face of the metal plate, and a section that is provided subsequent to the section and covers a surface, on an inner side of the battery, of the metal plate.

Abstract: A system includes a vent housing configured to be installed on a lower housing of a battery module at a first side of the vent housing. The vent housing has a main body having an opening on a second side of the vent housing and an internal chamber coupled to the opening. The internal chamber includes a first wall having an internal burst vent configured to open at a first pressure threshold and a second wall having a ventilation vent comprising a gas-selective permeability layer.

Abstract: An internal pressure measuring jig for a cylindrical battery cell, of the present invention, comprises: a lower jig which has a form corresponding to a cylindrical battery cell, and has a temperature measuring part and a receiving groove in which the cylindrical battery cell is separably inserted; and an upper jig which discharges gas inside the cylindrical battery cell, has a pressure measuring part for measuring the pressure of the discharged gas, and is separably coupled to the lower jig so as to close off an opening part of the receiving groove.

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: The present disclosure provides a sensor system including one or more sensors having a first container fluidly coupled to a second container, the second container being configured to receive a conductive media from the first container. A first movable element is slidingly engaged with the first container to cause the second container to receive the conductive media from the first container. A first electrode is positioned in the first cavity and electrically coupled to the conductive media. In some examples, a second electrode is electrically coupled to the first electrode and the conductive media. The sensor deposits the conductive media on a working electrode to form an electrochemical cell and obtain one or more material properties of the working electrode. In some examples, the sensor system includes an array of sensors which deposit the conducive media in multiple locations on a working electrode to generate a material property map.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with a positive electrode having a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer that is supported by a first main surface and a second main surface. The first main surface includes a first exposed section on which the positive electrode active material layer is not arranged. A positive electrode lead is connected to the first exposed section and includes an extension section and an overlapping section. At least a portion of the first exposed section, along with at least a portion of the overlapping section, is covered with a positive electrode insulating tape which has a base, a first layer that adheres to the first exposed section and to the overlapping section, and a second layer interposed between the base and the first layer; and the second layer expands when heated above a threshold.

Abstract: A battery includes a metal battery can that has a tubular portion having an opening edge portion and a bottom portion; an electrode body that is in the battery can; an electrolytic solution that fills the battery can; and a sealing member that has an outer peripheral surface facing an inner peripheral surface of the opening edge portion of the tubular portion and is configured to seal the opening edge portion. A part of the inner peripheral surface of the opening edge portion and a part of the outer peripheral surface of the sealing member are joined by a melting portion, and a preventing portion is on the outer peripheral surface of the sealing member, the preventing portion being configured to prevent the electrolytic solution from rising toward a position, in which the melting portion is formed.

Abstract: An electrode plate for a lithium battery includes a composite current collector, a first active material layer, and a first electrode tab. The composite current collector includes a polymer layer and first metallic layer thereon. The first active material layer is disposed on a surface of the first metallic layer facing away from the polymer layer. The first active material layer defines a first receiving groove at an edge of the first active material layer. The first electrode tab is received in the first receiving groove, and is electrically connected to the first metallic layer. The thickness of the first electrode tab can be varied according to the electrical resistance desired. Thus, a high resistance of the first electrode tab is avoided.

Abstract: A power storage module includes an electrode laminate including a laminate of a plurality of bipolar electrodes and a negative terminal electrode disposed on one end side of the laminate in a laminating direction, a sealing body provided to surround a side surface of the electrode laminate and sealing an internal space formed between electrodes adjacent to each other, and an electrolytic solution containing an alkaline solution that is housed in the internal space, both surfaces of a metal plate of the negative terminal electrode are bonded to the sealing body, and a first surplus space surrounded by the sealing body and the metal plate of the negative terminal electrode is present.

Abstract: A method for making a battery system includes applying fast-cure and slow-cure adhesives to interfaces between components. The fast-cure adhesive allows manipulation of the assembly during manufacturing while the slow-cure adhesive cures. The slow-cure adhesive provides desired strength and toughness as needed during use of the final assembly. The fast-cure adhesive and slow-cure adhesive have respective curing schedules. The fast-cure adhesive includes a moisture-curing adhesive or any other suitable adhesive curing on the order of seconds such as UV-activated or cyanoacrylate adhesives. The slow cure adhesive includes any suitable structural adhesive such as a two-part mix-cure epoxy or acrylic. The components adhered using the fast-cure adhesive and slow-cure adhesive include side wall sections, battery cells, mounting bracket, bus bars, or any other suitable components.

Abstract: The disclosed hybrid shielding structure may include a printed circuit board (PCB) that is to be overmolded with at least a portion of molding compound. The PCB may include various electronic components disposed thereon. The hybrid shielding structure may also include conductive trenches and conductive fences that are disposed on the PCB. The conductive trenches and the conductive fences may provide an electromagnetic shield for at least a portion of the electronic components of the PCB. The hybrid shielding structure may further include a conformal shielding and a PCB ground flood and ground layers. Various other systems, electronic devices, apparatuses, and methods of manufacturing are also disclosed.

Abstract: A battery includes: a curved cell, having a first and second surfaces; a tab unit, connected to the cell and comprises a curved portion and a flat portion, the cell is curved along a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the tab unit; and a package, including: a receiving portion and a flat encapsulating edge, the cell and the curved portion are received in the receiving portion, the receiving portion comprises a first receiving unit and a second receiving unit, radians of the first receiving unit and the second receiving unit are respectively matched with radian of the first surface and the second surface, and the flat portion is sealingly attached to the edge and penetrates outward from the edge. The battery provided by the embodiments of the present application has good cell reliability, and can realize the sealing attachment of the tab unit to the edge.

Abstract: A film includes a base layer, where each of front and back sides of the base layer is provided with a bonding layer, a composite structure layer, an aluminum material layer, and an anti-oxidation layer in sequence. The composite structure layer includes at least two structure layers. Each structure layer is composed of an aluminum material layer and a reinforcement layer, and the structure layers are stacked. With the composite structure layer, the new film has a resistivity as low as 4.5×10?8 ?·m, a peel force as high as 4.8 N to 5.2 N, and improved bonding force and compactness.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a secondary battery including an electrode body element fabricating step in which a first electrode body element including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, and a second electrode body element including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate are fabricated, a tab-connecting step in which a first positive electrode tab group of the first electrode body element and a second positive electrode tab group of the second electrode body element are connected to a second positive electrode collector, and a first negative electrode tab group of the first electrode body element and a second negative electrode tab group of the second electrode body element are connected to a second negative electrode collector, and an electrode body fabricating step in which, after the tab-connecting step, the first electrode body element and the second electrode body element are unified.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a battery, in particular a button battery, including a case, provided with a container and a cap, and a polymer gasket, in particular made of polypropylene, compressed and bonded between the container and the cap. The method successively includes a step of implanting a silicatised layer by tribochemical sand blasting on all or part of the surface of the gasket, a step of adding a layer of adhesive to the surface of the gasket including the silicatised layer and/or on all or part of the surface of the container and of the surface of the cap intended to be joined to the gasket, a step of assembling the case with the gasket positioned by compression and bonding with the layer of adhesive between the container and the cap.

Abstract: An electricity-storage module includes an electrode stacked body and a sealing body. A negative terminal electrode is disposed at one end of the electrode stacked body in a stacking direction such that a second surface is an inner side of the electrode stacked body. The sealing body includes first resin portions 21 which are joined to edge portions, and a second resin portion that is joined to the first resin portions 21 so as to surround the first resin portions from an outer side.

Abstract: A power storage module including: a stacked body that includes electrodes stacked along a first direction; a sealing body that includes a first sealing portion joined to an edge portion of each of the electrodes, forms an inner space between the electrodes adjacent to each other, and seals the inner space; and an electrolytic solution that is stored in the inner space and includes an alkali solution. The electrodes include bipolar electrodes, and a negative terminal electrode. The power storage module includes surplus spaces different from the inner space on a route of an alkali creep phenomenon in which the electrolytic solution reaches the outside from the inner space through the negative terminal electrode.

Abstract: Provided is a pouch type battery case. The pouch type battery case include a cup part configured to accommodate an electrode assembly, which is formed by stacking electrodes and separators, therein and a plurality of die edges configured to connect an outer wall of the cup part to a side extending from the outer wall. At least one die edge includes a first area formed to be rounded with a first curvature radius and a second area formed to be rounded with a second curvature radius less than the first curvature radius.

Abstract: An electrode group includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a positive electrode lead electrically connected to the positive electrode. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer carried on each main surface of the positive electrode current collector. The positive electrode current collector has an exposed section that does not carry the positive electrode active material layer. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer carried on each main surface of the negative electrode current collector and has a first region and a second region. The mass of the negative electrode active material layer in the first region per unit area is smaller than the mass of the negative electrode active material layer in the second region per unit area.

Abstract: An serviceable battery pack and assembly method may include a battery pack having a stanchion extending through a wall of the battery pack, a first battery pack seal between the stanchion and the wall of the battery pack, attachment of the battery pack at the exterior of a floor pan of a vehicle at the stanchion, and a second battery pack seal between the exterior of the floor pan and the wall of the battery pack surrounding the stanchion.

Abstract: A terminal-equipped case member having an external terminal for electrically connecting an external device, which is fixed to a case body for housing an electronic component or a case member constituting a case lid attached to the case body, includes a base material made of metal that forms the case member; the external terminal inserted into a through hole formed through the base material; a sealing material formed of a first resin material that seals a gap between the external terminal and the base material; and a terminal adhesion layer. The external terminal and the sealing member are bonded to each other through the terminal adhesion layer formed of a second resin material with a higher adhesion to the external terminal than that of the first resin material.

Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide an exterior body wherein the thickness at corner of the convex structure is suppressed from being thinned. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an exterior body for a laminated battery, and the exterior body comprises a convex structure with a space for enclosing a power generation element, the convex structure includes a top surface, in plan view, the top surface includes a first side, a second side extending in a direction crossing the first side, and a corner C12 connecting the first side and the second side, and in plan view, the corner C12 includes a curved portion 1A, a straight portion L12, and a curved portion 2B, from the first side toward the second side.

Abstract: A button-type battery including a package assembly and a cell assembly is provided. In actual application, as part of a sealing wall is recessed inwards in a direction to a battery reservoir so as to form a locking boss, as such, when a battery cover is being assembled, the locking boss is pressed against part of a sealing plastic ring so that the part of the sealing plastic ring is in tight contact with a sealing edge, and a battery cup can be locked to the battery cover by means of the locking boss, thereby preventing easy detachment of the battery cover from the battery cup to cause exposure of a rolled cell. The battery cover is applied with a strong locking force from the battery cup, greatly improving the safety of the button-type battery.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an all-solid-state battery includes a battery unit producing step, a flattening step, and a stacking step. In the battery unit producing step, a battery unit having a plate shape is produced through a pressing step in which a laminate including at least one each of a positive electrode active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode active material layer is pressed in a thickness direction of the laminate with a first pressure. In the flattening step, the battery unit is flattened by pressing the produced battery unit in the thickness direction with a second pressure equal to or lower than the first pressure while heating the battery unit to a temperature equal to or higher than a temperature at which the battery unit softens and is deformed. In the stacking step, a plurality of the flattened battery units are stacked.

Abstract: Provided is a laminate that is configured to suppress a deterioration in the all-solid-state battery even if the end part of the anode layer is cracked. The laminate may be a laminate comprising an anode layer, a solid electrolyte layer and a cathode layer in this order, wherein an area in a planar direction of the cathode layer is smaller than an area in a planar direction of the anode layer; wherein an end part of the cathode layer comprises, on the solid electrolyte layer, a thin film part having a smaller thickness than a thickness of a central part of the cathode layer; and wherein the end part of the cathode layer comprises, on the thin film part, a space part formed by a level difference between the thin film part and the central part.

Abstract: A gas measuring apparatus for a secondary battery comprises: a chamber accommodating a secondary battery therein; a heater unit applying heat to the chamber to ignite the secondary battery accommodated in the chamber; a collection tube connected to the inside of the chamber to collect a gas generated in the secondary battery; a vacuum unit connected to the collection tube to vacuumize the inside of the chamber so as to introduce the gas into the collection tube; and a gas measuring unit measuring an amount of gas introduced into the collection tube.

Abstract: An energy storage device is provided with a case including a lid body in which a gas release valve is formed. The gas release valve includes a thin wall with a thickness smaller than a thickness of a portion adjacent to the gas release valve. The thin wall includes an intermediate portion and two lateral portions that are arranged at positions sandwiching the intermediate portion in a first direction. As viewed from a normal direction to the lid body, the intermediate portion is disposed at the middle position in the first direction of the lid body and is formed with a width, in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, smaller than those of the two lateral portions.

Abstract: A flexible multi-layer packaging material is provided. The packaging material includes a first film layer, a second film in layer, and at least one electrochemical cell located within the first and second film layers. The electrochemical cell comprises an anode, a cathode, an anode current collector, a cathode current collector, and an electrolyte by which the anode and the cathode are ionically connected.

Abstract: A battery comprises at least one layer with anode material. For each layer with anode material, the battery comprises at least one layer with cathode material. Between each layer with anode material and each layer with cathode material there lies at least one separator as a separating layer. The battery also comprises a housing with an interior space. The housing is arranged such that it surrounds the layers, in each case such that each layer with anode material and each layer with cathode material is completely accommodated in it. The housing is substantially of a material that has no, or negligible, electrical conductivity. The housing is preferably of a nonconductor, with preference of plastic. The invention also relates to a method for producing the battery according to the invention, and to a use of the same.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a battery cell to enhance the electrolyte wettability to an electrode assembly in the battery cell is provided. The apparatus includes a battery cell tray in which one or more preliminary battery cells are housed and an excitation unit which makes a contact opposite to contacting one side of the battery cell tray to apply megasonic vibration to the preliminary battery cell in a state in which the preliminary battery cell is housed. A method for manufacturing a battery cell using the apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: In an aspect, a system for monitoring a battery system in-flight. The system includes at least a battery pack and a pack monitoring unit (PMU) communicatively connected with a battery pack. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery packs. The PMU may include at least a sensor and a controller. At least a sensor is configured to detect battery datum. A controller is communicatively connected with at least a sensor. A controller is configured to receive battery datum, detect a significant event as a function of battery datum, and transmit the significant event to a remote device.