Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery with increased durability and capacity includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. The positive electrode includes a current collector foil and an electrode mixture layer disposed on a surface of the current collector foil. The positive electrode mixture layer includes a superficial layer portion and a deep layer portion. The superficial layer portion opposes the negative electrode via the separator. The deep layer portion is disposed between the superficial layer portion and the current collector foil. The superficial layer portion contains positive electrode active material particles having an average particle diameter larger than an average particle diameter of positive electrode active material particles contained in the deep layer portion.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte battery includes a charge-discharge body including a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, an outer body housing the charge-discharge body, and collectors exposed to the outside of the outer body at respective one ends and electrically connected to the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer at the respective other ends. The outer body is formed of a heat welding layer covering the charge-discharge body from the outside and including an insulative, first resin, a heat-resistant layer stacked on the outside of the heat welding layer to cover the heat welding layer from the outside and including an insulative, second resin having a higher melting point than the first resin, and a metal layer stacked on the heat-resistant layer to cover the heat-resistant layer from the outside and including metal.

Abstract: In a battery pack with bus bars, a first conductive member includes a first joining portion joined to a first positive electrode terminal and a first extending portion extending from the first joining portion, a second conductive member includes a second joining portion joined to a second negative electrode terminal and a second extending portion extending from the second joining portion, the first conductive member and the second conductive member are made of different materials, the first conductive member and the second conductive member are connected by a third joining portion, and the third joining portion is formed on an overlapping portion of the first extending portion and the second extending portion with a distance closer to the third joining portion out of a distance between the first joining portion and the third joining portion and a distance between the second joining portion and the third joining portion.

Abstract: Provided are a battery module which can be efficiently inspected without applying an electrical load to the battery module and a method for inspecting the battery module. This battery module has a unit cell 13 equipped with a battery container 13a accommodating battery elements, a thermistor 23 disposed in contact with an outer surface of the battery container 13a and thermally connected thereto, and an electrically insulating, rigid insulation cover 17 partially covering the battery container 13a and pressing the thermistor 23 against the battery container 13a, wherein a through hole 26 through which a heat application means 28, 29 passes is formed in the insulation cover 17, and the thermistor 23 is disposed at a position outside a heat application area formed when the through hole 26 is orthographically projected on a planar section 21 of the battery container 13a.

Abstract: A battery control unit has an SOCv operation unit which calculates a state of charge SOCv based on voltage of a battery, a ?SOCi operation unit which calculates an amount of change ?SOCi of the state of charge based on current value of the battery, a weight operation unit which calculates a weight W, and an SOCc operation unit which calculates a final SOC (SOCc) based on the SOCv, the ?SOCi and the weight W. Terms forming an operational expression of the SOCc are retained, by using a determination threshold, as a sum SOCc_Big of terms of a large value group and a sum SOCc_Small of terms of a small value group, and used in calculating the SOCc of a subsequent operation period. By using the SOCc_Big and the SOCc_Small, it is possible to prevent the accumulation of errors caused by information loss that occurred when repeatedly operating the SOCc.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery with increased durability and capacity includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. The positive electrode includes a current collector foil and an electrode mixture layer disposed on a surface of the current collector foil. The positive electrode mixture layer includes a superficial layer portion and a deep layer portion. The superficial layer portion opposes the negative electrode via the separator. The deep layer portion is disposed between the superficial layer portion and the current collector foil. The superficial layer portion contains positive electrode active material particles having an average particle diameter larger than an average particle diameter of positive electrode active material particles contained in the deep layer portion.

Abstract: Provided is a battery module capable of keeping a joint strength high at a joint between dissimilar metals of a busbar. A battery module 100 of the present invention includes a plurality of battery cells each having cell terminals 1p and 1n, and a busbar 2A joining the terminals of the battery cells 1. The busbar 2A has a plurality of connection face portions 2c1 and 2c2 each connected to a corresponding one of the terminals 1p and 1n of the battery cells 1; a plurality of rising portions each rising from a corresponding one of the plurality of connection face portions 2c1 and 2c2; and a connection portion connecting the plurality of rising portions. The busbar includes a copper portion 2e including copper and an aluminum portion 2f including aluminum, and a joint between the copper portion 2e and the aluminum portion 2f are located on the connection face portion 2c1, 2c2.

Abstract: A battery management apparatus 102 calculates a state of charge SOC representing the state of charge of a chargeable and dischargeable battery, a charge deterioration degree SOHQ and a resistance deterioration degree SOHR, corrects the calculated SOHR, corrects an mid resistance MidDCR corresponding to a mid voltage MidVoltage according to a correction coefficient in accordance with SOHR for MidDCR (corrected SOHR), calculates MidVoltage (a mid voltage present between a discharge voltage in the current state of charge of the battery, and a voltage value representing a discharge voltage in the minimum state of charge of the battery), calculates the remaining capacity of the battery based on SOC and SOHQ, and calculates the available energy of the battery based on the mid voltage and the remaining capacity.

Abstract: A battery pack has a plurality of batteries, a bus bar connected to electrode terminals of the plurality of batteries, a terminal connected to the bus bar, and an electric wire connected to the terminal. The terminal has a first base portion, a second base portion, and a protrusion portion. The first base portion is located on one end side in a predetermined direction of the terminal and is bonded to the bus bar in a vertical direction with respect to the predetermined direction by ultrasonic welding. The second base portion is located on the other end side in the predetermined direction of the terminal and is connected to the electric wire. The protrusion portion is located between the first base portion and the second base portion and protrudes in the vertical direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrode for a secondary battery capable of measuring the width of a first mixture layer and the width of a second mixture layer when the first mixture layer and the second mixture layer are stacked and formed on the surface of a metal foil. A positive electrode body (electrode for a secondary battery) includes a strip-like positive electrode foil and a positive electrode mixture layer provided on the positive electrode foil. The positive electrode mixture layer includes a first positive electrode mixture layer provided on the positive electrode foil and a second positive electrode mixture layer provided on the first positive electrode mixture layer. The first positive electrode mixture layer has a width greater than a width of the second positive electrode mixture layer.

Abstract: A temperature rising between unit cells in a cell group is suppressed. A battery pack disclosed in the invention includes a case, a cell group which connects a plurality of unit cells and is disposed to abut on a bottom surface of the case, and a fixing member which fixes the cell group. The fixing member includes a heat path that links from the upper surface of a battery to the side surface of the case.

Abstract: Provided is a coating die enabling coating of two layers of coating films stably. The coating die includes: a first block including a first manifold to receive a first coating liquid; a second block including a second manifold to receive a second coating liquid; and a shim sandwiched between the first block and the second block.

Abstract: An appropriate upper limit current value is set in consideration of steep change in battery voltage in a high-current region caused by the ion concentration gradient in a diffusion layer formed around an interface between an electrode and an electrolyte. An upper limit current calculator 152 includes: a concentration gradient estimator 1523 that estimates a lithium ion concentration gradient in a diffusion layer formed around an interface between an electrode and an electrolyte of a battery, based on a current flowing in the battery, or on the current and a temperature; and an upper limit current determiner 1524 that determines an upper limit current value of the battery, based on the lithium ion concentration gradient. The upper limit current determiner 1524 determines the upper limit current value such that an overvoltage of the battery according to the lithium ion concentration gradient falls within a predetermined range.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte sheet capable of increasing rigidity near an end surface of the solid electrolyte sheet, and a solid electrolyte secondary battery used with the solid electrolyte sheet are provided. A solid electrolyte sheet 10 includes a base 11 formed in a plate shape containing a solid electrolyte, and a plate-shaped reinforcing part 12 formed on an outside of the base, in which the reinforcing part 12 is made of a combination of two electrical insulating members different in material, and higher in rigidity than the base 11. Since rigidity near the periphery of the solid electrolyte sheet can be increased, a risk of damage near the periphery of the solid electrolyte sheet can be reduced.

Abstract: Provided is a coating die enabling coating of two layers of coating films stably. The coating die includes: a first block including a first manifold to receive a first coating liquid; a second block including a second manifold to receive a second coating liquid; and a shim sandwiched between the first block and the second block.

Abstract: A square secondary battery, including: a conductive container which is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape opened on one surface side; a lid which seals the one surface side of the container; a charge/discharge body which is housed in the container and which has electrodes respectively formed on both sides in a width direction; and an insulating member which coats the charge/discharge body and which insulates the charge/discharge body and the container from each other, wherein the insulating member is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape opened on one surface side and at least one side surface among a pair of side surfaces respectively opposing the electrodes of the charge/discharge body is folded in a direction of separation from the charge/discharge body along a height direction.

Abstract: An assembled battery including a plurality of batteries each including a container which houses a charge/discharge body, an electrode terminal on one surface of the container, a sealing member which is provided between the container and the electrode terminal sealing between the container and the electrode terminal, and a busbar joined to each of the electrode terminals of the batteries that differ from each other. Each of the electrode terminals includes an electrode terminal protruding section extending in a direction of separation from the one surface. The busbar includes a busbar hole for the electrode terminal protruding section to be fitted. The electrode terminal protruding section and the busbar hole fit to each other and abut on each other. A coupling section between an outer surface of the electrode terminal protruding section and an inner surface of the busbar hole is at least partially welded.

Abstract: Provided is a battery pack including: a first battery group in which a plurality of storage batteries having a battery can side surface and a battery can bottom surface linked to the battery can side surface are laminated so that the battery can side surfaces face each other; a second battery group in which a plurality of storage batteries having a battery can side surface and a battery can bottom surface linked to the battery can side surface are laminated so that the battery can side surfaces are face each other; and a case housing the first battery group and the second battery group, wherein the facing surfaces of the first battery group and the second battery group are directly or indirectly thermally connected to each other.

Abstract: An assembled battery includes: a plurality of batteries, each with a container that contains an electric charger/discharger and an electrolytic solution and a gas discharge unit on its one surface, wherein the plurality of batteries are stacked so that the one surface of each battery is aligned to be flush with the one surface of the other batteries; a metal first flow path member is placed opposite the surface with the gas discharge unit, and configures a first flow path unit for gas discharged from the gas discharge units of the batteries; a second flow path member that forms a second flow path unit with a smaller flow path cross-sectional area; a connector that couples the first and the second flow path unit via an opening in the first flow path member; and a guide member that partitions a space inside the connector. This configuration allows for efficient gas discharge.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery can suppress the deterioration of the insulating property of a positive electrode insulating layer by preventing the material of the positive electrode insulating layer from sinking into a positive electrode active material layer. A lithium ion secondary battery according is a lithium ion secondary battery including a positive electrode and a negative electrode that are laminated upon each other. The lithium ion secondary battery is characterized in that the positive electrode includes: a positive electrode foil; a positive electrode active material layer formed on a surface of the positive electrode foil; and a positive electrode insulating layer formed on a surface of the positive electrode active material layer, in which the positive electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material and a first nonaqueous binder, and the positive electrode insulating layer includes an inorganic filler, a second nonaqueous binder, and a dispersant.