Abstract: In a connecting part for connecting electrodes of an electrochemical cell to a current output terminal of the secondary cell, the connecting part has a surface at least a portion of which includes a plurality of indentations regularly spaced in two directions in the plane defined by the surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a battery, in particular a lithium-ion type battery. The battery comprises a container (1) containing an electrochemical bundle with alternating positive and negative electrodes (2) framing electrolyte-impregnated separators, and at least one current output terminal (3, 4) forming a cover (3, 4) for closing the container (1). The edges (5, 6) of the electrodes (2) having one of the polarities are directly connected to the cover (3, 4) by welding.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel composite materials enriched with silicon dispersed in matrices comprising Ni, Ti and Si and/or Sn, optionally passivated, the method for producing said materials and to the use of same as electrodes. The invention further relates to the aforementioned matrices and the synthesis thereof.

Abstract: A method may include activating two or more bypassable battery modules in succession through a current-limiting circuit to precharge an application bus from a power source.

Abstract: A battery module having a housing (15) including a plurality of cavities (16), each receiving a housing-element assembly (1) having: a) an electrochemical element (2) with a cylindrical container and two current output terminals (3, 4) disposed on a wall of one of the ends of the container, at least one of the two current output terminals being electrically connected to an electrical connection bar (5); b) a housing (6) in the form of a tube for receiving the electrochemical element, the housing electrically insulating the electrochemical element and having one or more indexing members (7, 8); c) a housing cover (9) provided with a means (10) for causing the electrochemical element to rotate about its longitudinal axis.

Abstract: Seal (3) comprising at least two deformable shells (1,1?), each one of the shells containing a component and comprising a membrane, characterized in that bringing the component contained in one shell (1) into contact with the component contained in another shell (1?) causes the mixture of the components to crosslink. Use of the seal for wedging electrochemical generators in position in a battery, particularly lithium generators.

Abstract: A battery architecture based on putting n branches of battery modules in parallel associated with a DC/DC converter, the whole being controlled by an intelligent controller. It is thus possible to isolate a branch, connect it to the DC/DC converter and then carry out operations of charging or discharging of this branch using the power available from the battery modules of the n?1 other brandies. At the same time the n?1 other branches remain available for a user. The branch that has been isolated is then reconnected to the other branches to reconstitute the initial system. This architecture makes it possible to carry out operations such as balancing of voltages between modules, determination of the state of charge, and measurement of capacity. This architecture comprises a single voltage step-down/step-up DC/DC converter, bidirectional with respect to current, able to provide, in each branch individually, the charging and discharging of the module or modules of said branch.

Abstract: An electronic connecting/disconnecting device for a high voltage unit for storing electrical energy designed to be charged and discharged asymmetrically, in particular a battery arranged as part of an electrical circuit is provided. The device includes a charging switch and a discharge switch arranged in parallel and dimensioned asymmetrically for charging and discharging the unit for storing electrical energy, the charging switch being adapted to block, in a first direction of passage, an electric current flowing therethrough, this first direction of passage being opposite to a second direction of passage in which the discharge switch is adapted to block an electric current passing therethrough, the device being able to be activated when a physical magnitude of an electrical current flowing through the circuit is greater than a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: The invention relates to as assembly of a plurality of electrochemical elements (1), 0n which the electrochemical elements comprise a container (5) having a side wall, said assembly being characterized in that at least one portion of the side wall of at least one of the containers is in contact with a partition obtained by means of an additive manufacturing, method, and is produced by superposing at least two strips (4) of a structural material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the value of one or more parameters relating to the state of health of at least one accumulator of a battery that is intended to provide electrical energy to an external application, an electronic battery management system implementing this method, and a battery provided with this system.

Abstract: A Lithium-Ion monoblock battery assembly including a housing having a cavity for receiving an electrode assembly. Also including a cover sealingly attached to the housing, and a bussing integrally molded with at least one of the housing and the cover.

Abstract: A Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite has 95 to 105 minutes orbit time with only 60-65 minutes available for recharging. Due to the low charge capability of a Li-ion graphite cell, depth of discharge is limited for this application. The cell of the invention using a lithiated titanate oxide or a titanate oxide able to be lithiated in the negative electrode allows increase of depth of discharge. Increasing charge rate without amplifying capacity loss per cycle allows improvement of useful specific energy per cycle. Depth of discharge values up to 70-80% can be envisioned. Even if the cell exhibits low specific energy, the LEO application is a specific case where useful energy per cycle can be optimized to 70 to 80 Wh/kg.

Abstract: A lithium accumulator including: a current collector; a stack of at least two layers arranged on at least one surface of the current collector, wherein a first layer is in contact with the surface of the current collector and includes a mixture of at least two compounds selected from a lithiated manganese phosphate, a lithiated transition metal oxide, and a lithiated spinel-type manganese oxide; and an outer layer including an active material having at least 90% of a lithiated iron phosphate.

Abstract: A Lithium-Ion monoblock battery assembly including a housing having a cavity for receiving an electrode assembly. Also including a cover sealingly attached to the housing, and a bussing integrally molded with at least one of the housing and the cover.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a system for controlling battery current. In some embodiments, the system comprises a first lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery, the first battery having a first state-of-charge (SOC) and comprising a first battery controller and a first battery charger; and a second Li-ion battery in series with the first battery, the second battery having a second SOC and comprising a second battery controller and a second battery charger. In some embodiments, at least one of the first battery controller or the second battery controller controls a charge current flowing through at least one of the first battery and the second battery, wherein control of the charge current is transferred from the first battery to the second battery based at least partially on whether an overhead voltage is present across the first battery charger or the second battery charger.

Abstract: A method for connecting electrodes of the same polarity of an accumulator (1) to a current output terminal (6, 7), the accumulator including two current output terminals (6, 7), a container (2) containing an electrochemical bundle (9) having alternating positive and negative electrodes, the ends of the current collectors of the positive and negative electrodes defining a first (Si) and second (S2) surface respectively. There is a step of additive manufacturing of an internal connecting part (11, 13) electrically connecting the first and/or the second surface to the corresponding current output terminal.

Abstract: A composition of active material for a positive electrode of a lithium-ion electrochemical cell is provided comprising: (a) a lithiated oxide of formula Li1+xMO2 in which: 0?x?0.15, M designates NiaMnbCocM?d where a>0; b>0; c>0; d?0 and a+b+c+d=1; M? being chosen from B, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Cu, Zn, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo or a mixture of these; (b) a lithiated phosphate of formula LiMn1?yM?yPO4 where M? represents at least one element chosen from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Mg and Zn; and 0<y<0.5; the particle size distribution of the lithiated oxide being characterized by a first volume median diameter of the particles Dv501?500 nm; the particle size distribution of the lithiated phosphate being characterized by a second volume median diameter of the particles Dv502?500 nm; and Dv502/Dv501?1.5.

Abstract: There is provided a method for sealing a filling orifice formed on a wall of a container in a leak-proof manner using a stopper arrangement comprising a tubular member with a flange having an upper face, and a lower face for covering the orifice, and a mandrel with a stem which is housed inside the tubular member, the force necessary for rupturing the stem being greater than the force resulting from the entry and advancement of a head of the mandrel inside the tubular member, comprising introducing the stopper arrangement into the orifice, bringing the nosepiece of the riveting tool into abutment with the upper face of the flange, actuating the riveting tool so as to exert a tensile force on the stem and bring about expansion of the tubular member against the wall of the orifice and rupturing the stem of the stopper arrangement.

Abstract: An electrical connection part for a secondary cell and a secondary cell that includes this part and finding particular application in the field of lithium-ion type batteries are provided. The electrical connection part for connection to a current output terminal of a secondary cell includes a first portion for connection to an electrode plate group of the secondary cell providing electrical connection between the electrode plate group and the output terminal. The first portion has contact means which set up an electrical connection with the electrode plate group of the secondary cell using mechanical contact between the two.

Abstract: A device for aiding in the fracture of a vent of an electrochemical cell includes a main body having a first surface and a plurality of lobes extending out from the first surface of the main body such that an open space is provided between adjacent lobes. Each of the plurality of lobes are configured to make contact with the vent during deployment of the vent such that the vent completely separates from a bottom of the electrochemical cell. The open space provided between adjacent lobes is configured to allow gases from inside the electrochemical cell to pass through during deployment of the vent.