Abstract: The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that can suppress reductions in rapid charge cycle characteristics. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure has a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode has a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode active material layer that is provided on the negative electrode collector. The negative electrode active material layer includes graphite particles A and graphite particles B as negative electrode active materials. The internal porosity of graphite particles A is no more than 5%, and the internal porosity of graphite particles B is 8%-20%. When the negative electrode active material layer is bisected in the thickness direction, there is a greater amount of graphite particles A in the outer surface-side half than in the negative electrode collector-side half.

Abstract: A secondary-battery electrode manufacturing method that allows a secondary-battery electrode including a neat linear cut portion to be stably manufactured at a high speed is provided. A method of manufacturing a secondary-battery electrode (10), which is an example of an embodiment, comprises a first step of forming an active material layer (22) on at least one surface of a long core body (21). The method of manufacturing the secondary-battery electrode (10), which is an example of the embodiment also comprises a second step of cutting an electrode precursor (20) into a predetermined shape by using a continuous wave laser, the electrode precursor (20) being the long core body (21) having the active material layer (22) formed thereon.

Abstract: An electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor contains: an electrolytic solution additive for an electrolytic capacitor (B) containing a polymer (A) that has a (meth)acrylic monomer (a) as an essential component; an organic solvent (C) having a hydroxyl group concentration higher than 10 mmol/g; and an electrolyte (D), the electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor being characterized in that the content of a (meth)acrylic monomer having a hydroxyl group (a1) is 60-100 wt % of the total monomers constituting the polymer (A).

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative electrode mixture layer formed on a negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode mixture layer includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is formed on the negative electrode current collector and includes a negative electrode active material and a first binding agent. The negative electrode active material in the first layer includes a carbon material A and a Si-containing compound. The second layer is formed on the first layer and includes a negative electrode active material and a second binding agent. The negative electrode active material in the second layer includes a carbon material B. The carbon material B has a tap density higher than a tap density of the carbon material A. A packing density of the second layer is lower than a packing density of the first layer.

Abstract: This positive electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries is provided with a positive electrode core body and a positive electrode mixture layer that is formed on the surface of the positive electrode core body. The positive electrode mixture layer has a void fraction of from 23% by volume to 50% by volume; the positive electrode mixture layer contains at least a positive electrode active material, carbon nanotubes serving as a conductive assistant, and a polyvinylidene fluoride serving as a binder; the carbon nanotubes have a particle diameter of from 5 nm to 40 nm and an aspect ratio of from 100 to 1,000; the content of the carbon nanotubes in the positive electrode mixture layer is from 0.2% by mass to 5% by mass; and the number of polyvinylidene fluoride molecules contained per unit mass of the positive electrode mixture layer is from 0.005 to 0.030.

Abstract: An electrode plate which is to be contained in a wound or multilayer electrode body, and which is provided with: a band-like electrode plate core body; mixture layers that are formed on both surfaces of the electrode plate core body; and a tab that extends from one end of the electrode plate core body in the short-side direction. With respect to this electrode plate, the front edge of the electrode plate core body at the end from which the tab extends is covered by the mixture layers.

Abstract: In this molded structure of the brushless fan motor, at least a part of a circuit board is supported by a notch portion in a distal end portion of a projecting end formed on a board storage portion side and a rotary shaft side of an insulator, the board storage portion and the insulator are placed in such a manner as to surround a periphery of a bearing support tube portion, a part of a molded portion is disposed between the bearing support tube portion and the insulator and between the board storage portion and the insulator, and the entire circuit board located inside a storage chamber, excluding the portion supported by the projecting end formed on the board storage portion side of the insulator, is covered with the part of the molded portion.

Abstract: A secondary battery configured so as to comprise: a plurality of positive electrodes each including a positive electrode core and a positive electrode active substance disposed on the positive electrode core; a plurality of negative electrodes each including a negative electrode core and a negative electrode active substance disposed upon the negative electrode core; at least one separator; and an adhesive coated so as to have a substantially constant area density on at least one side surface in the thickness direction of the separator. The secondary battery includes a laminated section in which the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes are alternately stacked, having the separator therebetween. The area of adhered sections adhered by the adhesive is greater on the outside in the lamination direction of the laminated section than on the inside in the lamination direction.

Abstract: Each of the Ni-containing lithium-based complex oxide A and the Ni-containing lithium-based complex oxide B contains Ni in an amount of 55 mol % or more relative to the total number of moles of metal elements excluding Li, the Ni-containing lithium-based complex oxide A has an average primary particle diameter of 2 ?m or more, an average secondary particle diameter of 2 to 6 ?m, a particle fracture load of 5 to 35 mN and a BET specific surface area of 0.5 m2/g to 1.0 m2/g, and the Ni-containing lithium-based complex oxide B has an average primary particle diameter of 1 ?m or less, an average secondary particle diameter of 10 to 20 ?m, a particle fracture load of 10 to 35 mN and a BET specific surface area of 0.1 m2/g to 1.0 m2/g.

Abstract: There is provided a battery system including parallel-connected bus bars each connecting the plurality of prismatic battery cells in parallel, and a safety mechanism configured to be capable of interrupting a current path of prismatic battery cells connected in parallel by the parallel-connected bus bars, where the sealing plate of one of the prismatic battery cells convexly deforms due to a rise in an internal pressure of this prismatic battery cell when an abnormality occurs, the sealing plate that has convexly deformed comes into contact with the parallel-connected bus bars to form external short circuitry between the electrode terminals that are positive and negative of one prismatic battery cell connected in parallel to the prismatic battery cell with the abnormality, and external short circuitry activates the safety mechanism that interrupts a current flowing into the prismatic battery cell with the abnormality.

Abstract: A power storage device and an applicator is obtained that achieve an increase in capacity and an improvement in productivity, and that enable the thickness of a mixture layer to be inhibited from varying. A positive electrode mixture slurry is discharged into discharge regions of a belt-like positive electrode current collector that extend in a length direction of the positive electrode current collector from discharge nozzles corresponding to the respective discharge regions to form a positive electrode mixture layer on the positive electrode current collector. The discharge regions are arranged such that a part of each of the discharge regions overlaps a part of another of the discharge regions adjacent thereto when viewed in the length direction to form overlapping portions. The positive electrode mixture slurry is intermittently discharged to form an exposed portion on at least one of the discharge regions.

Abstract: A coolant passage, which is included in a cooling plate thermally coupled to a plurality of battery cells and includes longitudinal coolant passages connected to an inlet side and an outlet side for a coolant and lateral coolant passages connecting the longitudinal coolant passages in parallel with each other, cools the battery cells by allowing the coolant to flow in both the longitudinal coolant passages and the lateral coolant passages via the cooling plate.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a mower cord and including pressing a resin wire rod and plastically deforming at least part of the wire rod in an axis perpendicular direction. Work-hardening of a surface of the plastically deformed portion allows dramatic enhancement of mowing efficiency.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a rectangular exterior body having an opening and containing a first electrode assembly and a second electrode assembly, a sealing plate sealing the opening, and a positive-electrode current collector. The sealing plate has an electrolytic solution introduction hole. The first electrode assembly includes a first insulating sheet on an outermost surface thereof adjacent to the second electrode assembly. The second electrode assembly includes a second insulating sheet on an outermost surface thereof adjacent to the first electrode assembly. A first tape is attached to both an outermost surface of a first positive-electrode tab group and the first insulating sheet. A second tape is attached to both an outermost surface of a second positive-electrode tab group and the second insulating sheet. At least one of the first tape and the second tape is located to face the electrolytic solution introduction hole.

Abstract: A cylindrical battery includes: an outer can in the shape of a bottomed cylinder; a sealing body which closes one end of the outer can; an electrode body disposed inside the outer can; and an insulating resin component disposed between the outer can and the sealing body. The sealing body includes a metal component which is connected to a positive electrode lead that leads out from the electrode body. The metal component has an easily broken portion radially inward of the connecting portion of the metal component and the positive electrode lead, and is crimp-secured by means of the outer can, with the resin component interposed therebetween. The resin component is crimp-secured by means of the metal component, on the radially inner side of the metal component relative to the easily broken portion.

Abstract: This non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided with: an electrode body that has a positive electrode and a negative electrode; and an outer package in which the electrode body is accommodated. The negative electrode comprises a negative electrode core body and a negative electrode mixture layer formed on the surface of the negative electrode core body. The negative electrode mixture layer comprises: a negative electrode active material that has a tap density of 1.00-1.20 g/cm3; CMC, the content of which accounts for 0.6-0.8 mass % in the negative electrode mixture layer; and SBR, the content of which accounts for 0.4-0.8 mass % in the negative electrode mixture layer. The mass ratio of the content of CMC to the content of SBR in the negative electrode mixture layer is less than 2, and the total content of CMC and SBR in the negative electrode mixture layer is less than 1.5 mass %.

Abstract: A negative-electrode terminal that is secured to a sealing plate is connected to a first negative-electrode current collector. A negative-electrode tab that is connected to the negative-electrode sheet is connected to a second negative-electrode current collector. The first negative-electrode current collector and the second negative-electrode current collector are disposed along the sealing plate. The second negative-electrode current collector has an opening. The second negative-electrode current collector is disposed on the first negative-electrode current collector such that the opening faces the first negative-electrode current collector. The second negative-electrode current collector is welded to the first negative-electrode current collector around the opening.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a viscosity index improver composition and a lubricating oil composition having a low HTHS viscosity at 100° C., an excellent shear stability, and an excellent low temperature viscosity.

Abstract: The secondary battery cells are disposed in parallel in such postures that side surfaces of cylindrical shapes face each other in an internal space of a housing case, and are separated from each other with a longitudinal partition plate interposed between the secondary battery cells. A pair of ribs are provided on an inner surface of the housing case to hold the longitudinal partition plate. The longitudinal partition plate disposed between the pair of ribs is held in the housing case. A gap between the pair of ribs and the longitudinal partition plate is filled with a flame-retardant adhesive material.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The separator includes a porous resin sheet having at least a three-layer structure consisting of an A-layer, a B-layer, and a C-layer stacked in that order. The average thermal expansion coefficient of each of the A-layer and the C-layer at a temperature of 0° C. to 50° C. is 100 ppm/K or more less than the average thermal expansion coefficient of the B-layer at a temperature of 0° C. to 50° C.