Patents Assigned to Microvast, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20240145884
    Abstract: A battery connection structure includes a plurality of battery units connected in series. At least one battery unit is connected in series to other battery units through a temperature switch; the temperature switch includes a first connection member connected to a first electrode terminal of the battery unit and a second connection member connected to a second electrode terminal of the battery unit; at normal operating temperature, the first connection member and the second connection member are disconnected, and the first connection member and the second connection member are respectively connected to the two electrode terminals of the battery unit; when the temperature is higher than the normal operating temperature, the first connection member and/or the second connection member are/is deformed and disconnected from the corresponding electrode terminal(s) of the battery unit, and the first connection member and the second connection member are connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: MICROVAST POWER SYSTEMS CO., LTD., MICROVAST, INC.
    Inventors: Yang WU, Ningqiang XIAO, Yun ZHAO, Wenjuan Liu MATTIS
  • Publication number: 20240120529
    Abstract: The disclosure provides preparation methods of a solid-state battery and a battery array, and a solid-state battery. The above preparation method adopts powder sintering 3D printing manufacturing technology, which can increase the interfacial contact among different materials, and improve the contact interface between the electrode and the solid-state electrolyte, thereby obtaining a better ion conduction path. Through printing, annealing and cooling layer by layer, the internal stress, the interlayer effect and the interface effect are eliminated, and defects are reduced, which makes the structure of the prepared positive electrode, negative electrode, solid-state electrolyte and the entire solid-state battery more stable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Microvast, Inc.
    Inventors: Yang WU, Jiangping Yi, Wenjuan Liu Mattis, Zhenliang He
  • Publication number: 20240072334
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an energy storage battery system, including a battery cluster, a first communicating unit and a second communicating unit. The battery cluster includes at least one battery module, and the battery module includes at least one battery cell. The first communicating unit and the second communicating unit are both communicated with the battery cell. The first communicating unit is used to connect with an air extraction device, and the gas in the battery cell and the first communicating unit can be extracted using the air extraction device. The second communicating unit is used to connect with a low-pressure pump, and external cooling fluid can be transmitted to an interior of the battery cell using the low-pressure pump. The disclosure further provides a control method of battery thermal runaway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicants: Microvast Power Systems Co., Ltd., Microvast, Inc.
    Inventors: Ningqiang XIAO, Heng ZHAO, Wenjuan Liu MATTIS, Shengxian WU, Guoyou DENG
  • Publication number: 20240072300
    Abstract: A solid state electrolyte is provided, which includes a ligand composed of a ceramic powder and a nitrogen containing aromatic copolymer, the ceramic powder is the core and the receptor, the nitrogen containing aromatic copolymer is comprised by a first polymer and a second polymer, the first polymer is aromatic polyamide, the second polymer is selected from the group consisting of P2VP, P4VP, PVA, PEO and PAN. The solid state electrolyte can form good contact interfaces at the anode and cathode electrodes. A lithium-ion battery including the solid state electrolyte is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicants: Microvast Power Systems Co., Ltd., Microvast, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenjuan Liu MATTIS, Jinbo HE, Bryan YONEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240072333
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an energy storage battery system, including a battery cluster and a first communicating unit. The battery cluster includes at least one battery module, and the battery module includes at least one battery cell. The first communicating unit is used to connect with a high-pressure pump, and external cooling fluid can be pressurized by the high-pressure pump and transmitted to the first communicating unit to cause the first communicating unit to burst, and after the first communicating unit bursts, the cooling fluid is sprayed to the battery cell. The disclosure further provides a control method of battery thermal runaway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicants: Microvast Power Systems Co., Ltd., Microvast, Inc.
    Inventors: Ningqiang XIAO, Heng ZHAO, Wenjuan Liu MATTIS, Shengxian WU, Guoyou DENG
  • Publication number: 20240039071
    Abstract: Provided is a battery housing. The battery housing has an opening at both ends in a length direction, respectively, and the battery housing is provided with at least one cooling unit extending along the length direction. The cooling unit is provided with a coolant channel for coolant circulation, and the at least one cooling unit divides the internal space of the battery housing into at least two accommodating cavities spaced apart from top to bottom in a height direction. Each accommodating cavity is used for accommodating a battery cell. By providing the cooling unit in the battery housing, the heat generated by the battery cell can be dispelled immediately, thereby quickly and effectively solving the heat dissipation problem of the battery cell during charging and discharging. Also provided are a lithium-ion secondary battery and an electric vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicants: Microvast Power Systems Co., Ltd., Microvast, Inc.
    Inventors: Guoyou DENG, Yong JIN, Xiaojie SHEN, Qingfeng ZANG, Junli ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240030518
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium-ion secondary battery, comprising a housing and at least two cells packaged in the housing. The housing is provided with at least one cooling unit extending along a length direction of the housing. The cooling unit is provided with a coolant channel for coolant circulation, the cooling unit divides the internal space of the housing into at least two accommodating cavities spaced apart in a thickness direction of the housing. A battery cell is arranged in each accommodating cavity, and the cooling units are in thermal conduction contact with the cells in adjacent accommodating cavities. By providing the cooling unit in the housing, the heat generated by the battery cell can be conducted in time, thereby quickly and effectively solving the heat dissipation problem of the battery cell during charging and discharging. Also provided is an electric vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: Microvast Power Systems Co., Ltd., Microvast, Inc.
    Inventors: Guoyou DENG, Yong JIN, Xiaojie SHEN, Qingfeng ZANG, Junli ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230402688
    Abstract: A battery cover plate and a lithium-ion secondary battery. An electrode terminal is provided on the battery cover plate, an explosion-proof groove is also provided on the battery cover plate, and the explosion-proof groove surrounds or is set partially around the electrode terminal. The battery cover plate can burst or explode along the explosion-proof groove in the case of battery abnormality, and the battery cover plate can drive the electrode terminal to move together when the battery cover plate bursts or explodes, and the movement of the electrode terminal pulls a tab, so that the tab or the junction of the tab can be partially broken or completely broken, thereby weakening or cutting off the electric connection between the electrode terminal and a battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicants: Microvast Power Systems Co., Ltd., Microvast, Inc.
    Inventors: Guoyou DENG, Yong JIN, Xiaojie SHEN, Qingfeng ZANG, Junli ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230299396
    Abstract: Provided is a battery assembly, which includes a cover plate and a pole. The pole penetrates the cover plate and is fixed with the cover plate by riveting. For the battery assembly provided by the application, the pole and the cover plate are fixed by riveting. Compared with the fixing method of welding, it not only simplifies the fixing operation, improves the production efficiency, but also reduces the production cost. Also provided are a preparation method of a battery assembly, a battery and an electric vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicants: Microvast Power Systems Co., Ltd., Microvast, Inc.
    Inventors: Guoyou DENG, Yong JIN, Xiaojie SHEN, Yu YAO, Xiaofeng YIN, Yang Wu
  • Publication number: 20230178865
    Abstract: A battery cell is provided. The battery cell is provided with circulation elements for circulating between inside and outside of the battery cell, and the circulation elements are connected with the battery cell. Substances inside the battery cell are capable of being discharged out of the battery cell through the circulation elements, and substances outside the battery cell also capable of entering the interior of the battery cell through the circulation elements. The battery cell is carried with its own circulation elements, the battery cell is not injected with electrolyte during production, transportation and assembly, and the electrolyte is injected into the battery cell after the installation of the battery cluster. Therefore, the battery cluster is not charged during transportation and installation of the battery cluster, to eliminate the safety risk of the battery cluster during transportation and installation. A battery unit and a battery cluster are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicants: Microvast Power Systems Co., Ltd., Microvast, Inc.
    Inventors: Yang WU, Ningqiang XIAO, Heng ZHAO, Wenjuan Liu MATTIS
  • Publication number: 20230147558
    Abstract: A negative electrode material includes a dopant containing a first dopant and a second dopant, the first dopant contains a boron element, and the second dopant contains at least one selected from a group consisting of a nitrogen element, an oxygen element, a fluorine element, a phosphorus element, and a sulfur element. Two or more types of dopants are added in the particle producing process, so that the negative electrode material prepared has excellent high and low temperature cycle performance and rate performance. Furthermore, a carbonization coating process is omitted which is compatible with the preparation process of the conventional graphite negative electrode, thus the preparation process is simpler, the equipment required is less, and the cost is lower. A preparation method thereof is provided as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicants: Microvast Power Systems Co., Ltd., Microvast, Inc.
    Inventors: Ting GUO, Xianglian WANG, Xiao ZHANG, Jiangping YI, Wenjuan Liu MATTIS
  • Publication number: 20220376518
    Abstract: A management method for a battery system having parallel battery packs includes a charging control operation of sequentially closing battery packs having a low voltage value level and completing a charging of the battery packs. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a management method for a battery system having parallel battery packs which is applicable to multiple parallel battery packs being charged in parallel, to solve the technical problems that a safe and stable operation of the entire battery packs cannot be ensured caused by the failure of the battery packs, and excessive current impact may be generated due to an excessive voltage difference among the battery packs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicants: Microvast GmbH, Microvast, Inc., Microvast Power Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rui XIAO, Ying HUANG, Donglei WU
  • Patent number: 9385395
    Abstract: A continuous prismatic cell stacking system and method is disclosed. The system comprises: (a) devices on the system to supply a separator layer, a cathode layer, and an anode layer; and (b) one cutter on the frame for cathode layer and anode layer; and (c) conveyer system to convey the stacked cell. The conveyer system comprises a rotary disc and a transfer belt. The said rotary disc is round shape, or multi-equilateral shape, or track & field shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: MICROVAST, INC.
    Inventor: Yang Wu
  • Patent number: 9083007
    Abstract: A continuous prismatic cell stacking system and method are disclosed. The continuous prismatic cell stacking system, comprises: a frame; a conveyer belt; a plurality of air suction pans; at least three units for distributing separator including separator spool, positioning sensor of separator layer, upper roller of separator layer, lower roller of separator layer and cutter of separator layer; at least one unit for distributing cathode including cathode spool, positioning sensor of cathode layer, upper roller of cathode layer, lower roller of cathode layer, and cutter of cathode layer; and at least one unit for distributing anode including anode spool, positioning sensor of anode layer, upper roller of anode layer, lower roller of anode layer, and cutter of anode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Microvast, Inc.
    Inventors: Yang Wu, Xiang Li, Evan House
  • Patent number: 8748335
    Abstract: A photodegradation catalyst or a photodegradation catalyst precursor comprises a plurality of domains of an oxide of a first metal distributed in a substrate of a halide or oxyhalide of a second metal, wherein the mole percentage of the halide or oxyhalide of the second metal is above 50%. Additionally, a method of preparing a photodegradation catalyst or a photodegradation catalyst precursor, a photodegradation catalyst or a photodegradation catalyst precursor obtained from the method and a method of treating organic pollutants or substances in air or water by using the photodegradation catalyst or the photodegradation catalyst precursor are illustrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Microvast, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiao Ping Zhou, Fei Chen, Jeff Qiang Xu
  • Publication number: 20140024853
    Abstract: A method for synthesizing lactic acid and lactate is invented from carbohydrates, such as monosaccharides and/or polysaccharides in the presence of the catalyst that is the combinations of nitrogen-heterocycle aromatic ring cation salts and metal compounds. In the reaction, at least one alcohol and at least one solvent are used. Specifically, in the presence of [SnCl4-1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([EMIM]Cl)], SnCl4-1,3-dimethylimidazolium methyl sulfate ([DMIM]CH3SO4)], [SnCl2-1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([EMIM]Cl)], or SnCl2-1,3-dimethylimidazolium methyl sulfate ([DMIM]CH3SO4)] in methanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: MICROVAST, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaoping Zhou, Jiaruo Huang
  • Publication number: 20130231497
    Abstract: A method for synthesizing lactic acid and lactate is invented from carbohydrates, such as monosaccharides and/or polysaccharides in the presence of the catalyst that is the combinations of nitrogen-heterocycle aromatic ring cation salts and metal compounds. In the reaction, at least one alcohol and at least one solvent are used. Specifically, in the presence of [SnCl4-1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([EMIM]Cl)], SnCl4-1, 3-dimethylimidazolium methyl sulfate ([DMIM] CH3SO4)], [SnCl2-1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([EMIM]Cl)], or SnCl2-1, 3-dimethylimidazolium methyl sulfate ([DMIM] CH3SO4)] in methanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: MICROVAST, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaoping Zhou, Jiaruo Huang, Whensheng Li
  • Patent number: 8518599
    Abstract: A fuel storage device for fuel cell comprises a tank-in-tank or tank-by-tank type tank. In addition, a pipe-in-pipe or pipe-by-pipe delivery system is also provided. A fuel cell system using the fuel storage device comprises liquid fuel at the anode side, liquid oxidant at the cathode side, electrolyte, fuel and oxidant tank-in-tank storage system, fuel and oxidant pipe-in-pipe deliverable system, and by-products handling at both the anode and cathode sides. The liquid fuels include amine-based compounds such as hydrazine, hydroxyl amine, ammonia, and their derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Microvast, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoping Zhou, Yang Wu, Jeff Qiang Xu, Xiang Li
  • Publication number: 20130160283
    Abstract: A continuous prismatic cell stacking system and method is disclosed. The system comprises: (a) devices on the system to supply a separator layer, a cathode layer, and an anode layer; and (b) one cutter on the frame for cathode layer and anode layer; and (c) conveyer system to convey the stacked cell. The conveyer system comprises a rotary disc and a transfer belt. The said rotary disc is round shape, or multi-equilateral shape, or track & field shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: MICROVAST, INC.
    Inventor: Yang Wu
  • Publication number: 20130111739
    Abstract: A continuous prismatic cell stacking system and method are disclosed. The continuous prismatic cell stacking system, comprises: a frame; a conveyer belt; a plurality of air suction pans; at least three units for distributing separator including separator spool, positioning sensor of separator layer, upper roller of separator layer, lower roller of separator layer and cutter of separator layer; at least one unit for distributing cathode including cathode spool, positioning sensor of cathode layer, upper roller of cathode layer, lower roller of cathode layer, and cutter of cathode layer; and at least one unit for distributing anode including anode spool, positioning sensor of anode layer, upper roller of anode layer, lower roller of anode layer, and cutter of anode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Microvast, Inc.
    Inventors: Yang Wu, Xiang Li, Evan House