Abstract: Metal chelates, methods of making the metal chelate, electrolyte formulations comprising metal chelates, and electrochemical devices for energy storage using or including at least one metal chelate are disclosed. The disclosure also relates to a method to provide a metal to an electrolyte in a flow battery to plate an electrode while the electrode is in the battery.

Abstract: Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having excellent properties even at low temperatures. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate; a non-aqueous electrolyte; an exterior body having an opening, and accommodating the electrode assembly and the non-aqueous electrolyte; and a sealing plate for sealing the opening of the exterior body, wherein the negative electrode plate has a negative electrode core and a negative electrode active material layer formed on the negative electrode core, and the non-aqueous electrolyte contains a non-aqueous solvent, the non-aqueous solvent containing 50-80 vol % of a chain carbonate with respect to the non-aqueous solvent, and containing, as the chain carbonate, 30-40 vol % of dimethyl carbonate, 3-8 vol % of propylene carbonate, and 2-5 vol % of methyl propionate with respect to the non-aqueous solvent.

Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte composition including: an inorganic solid electrolyte having ion conductivity of a metal belonging to Group 1 or Group 2 in the periodic table; and binder particles including a resin represented by a specific formula. In addition, provided are a sheet for an all-solid state secondary battery, an electrode sheet for an all-solid state secondary battery, and an all-solid state secondary battery that include the above-described solid electrolyte composition, and a method of manufacturing the sheet for an all-solid state secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the all-solid state secondary battery.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a battery pack including a pack body and a plurality of terminals. The pack body has first and second main surfaces that are opposed to each other in a first axis direction, first and second end surfaces that are opposed to each other in a second axis direction orthogonal to the first axis direction, and first and second side surfaces that are opposed to each other in a third axis direction orthogonal to the first axis direction and the second axis direction. The plurality of terminals includes a positive terminal, a negative terminal, a temperature detection terminal, and a control terminal that are arranged on the first end surface along the third axis direction. The negative terminal is arranged between the temperature detection terminal and the control terminal and closer to the control terminal than the temperature detection terminal.

Abstract: A gasket with at least one integral electrical connector adapted for an assembly includes an elastomeric gasket main body adapted to seal a joint between one or more assembly components and a cover, and at least one electrical connector extending through and formed integrally with the elastomeric gasket main body so as to provide power or electric signals to at least one electrical component of the assembly.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material that includes an active material core that allows for the intercalation and deintercalation of lithium ions. The negative electrode active material also includes a plurality of conductive materials positioned on a surface of the active material core, a plurality of organic linkers each including a hydrophobic group and a polar functional group bonded to the hydrophobic group, and an elastic unit. The elastic unit includes an elastic moiety having two or more binding sites, and a functional group bonded to a binding site of the elastic moiety. The functional group reacts with the polar functional group of the organic linker, and one or more of the plurality of organic linkers are connected to the conductive materials through the hydrophobic groups of the organic linkers.

Abstract: A battery cell monitoring and conditioning circuit is disclosed to facilitate low cost manufacture of battery modules comprising a plurality of series connected cells. A battery management system utilizing a plurality of series connected cell monitoring and conditioning circuits is disclosed. Methods are provided for operating the disclosed circuits.

Abstract: A porous reduced silica fiber material has a diameter of about 0.1 to about 20 microns and a surface area of about 5 m2/g to about 400 m2/g. The porous reduced fiber material may be used to form an electrode having a high capacity and improved cycle life over comparable commercial silicon electrodes.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for smart cooling of a battery energy storage system. An example smart cooling controller may include a weather forecaster, an energy cost forecaster, a state of charge forecaster, and a battery usage forecaster. The example smart cooling controller may be configured to determine one or more times to cool the battery energy storage system based on a weather forecast, an energy cost forecast, a state of charge, and a battery usage forecast, and to control a cooling system to cool the battery energy storage system at the one or more times.

Abstract: A battery includes: a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer containing a solid electrolyte, a negative electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode current collector that are laminated in this order; and a sealing member. The battery has an opening hole penetrating the positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode active material layer, the solid electrolyte layer containing the solid electrolyte, the negative electrode active material layer, and the negative electrode current collector in a laminating direction and further includes a sealing member. In cross-sectional view perpendicular to the laminating direction, the sealing member is located between the opening hole and each of the positive electrode active material layer, the solid electrolyte layer, and the negative electrode active material layer.

Abstract: An electrolyte includes a fluorinated cyclic carbonate, a multi-nitrilemulti-nitrile compound having an ether bond and a cyclic carbonate having a carbon-carbon double bond. Based on a total weight of the electrolyte, a weight percentage (Cf) of the fluorinated cyclic carbonate is greater than a weight percentage (Cn) of the multi-nitrilemulti-nitrile compound having an ether bond. The electrolyte can control the expansion of the electrochemical device, so that the electrochemical device has excellent cycle, storage and/or floating-charge performance.

Abstract: An electrolyte includes a fluorinated cyclic carbonate, a multi-nitrilemulti-nitrile compound having an ether bond and a cyclic phosphonic anhydride. Based on a total weight of the electrolyte, a weight percentage (Cf) of the fluorinated cyclic carbonate is greater than a weight percentage (Cn) of the multi-nitrilemulti-nitrile compound having an ether bond. The electrolyte can control the expansion of the electrochemical device, so that the electrochemical device has excellent cycle, storage and/or floating-charge performance.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a secondary battery includes silicate composite particles each of which contain a silicate phase and silicon particles dispersed in the silicate phase, the silicate phase is an oxide phase containing Si, O, and alkali metals, the alkali metals include at least Na and Li, and an atomic ratio: Na/Li of Na to Li is 0.1 to 7.1.

Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material including a first lithium oxide represented by Li2+xNi1?yA1yO2?zA2z, where ?0.5?x?0.3, 0?y?0.1, and 0?z?0.3. Here, at least one of y and z is not 0. A1 includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Ga, Bi, Ba, Y, Sn, Ca, W, and Ta. A2 includes at least one selected from the group consisting of halogen elements and S.

Abstract: Provided is a slurry composition for a functional layer that can form a functional layer capable of closely adhering strongly to a separator substrate and that can enhance rate characteristics of a secondary battery including a separator that includes the functional layer. The slurry composition for a functional layer contains a binder and a melamine compound. The binder is a polymer including at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a carboxy group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an epoxy group, an oxazoline group, a sulfo group, a nitrile group, and an amide group. The melamine compound has a volume-average particle diameter of not less than 20 nm and not more than 300 nm and constitutes a proportion of not less than 0.5 mass % and not more than 85 mass % among the total of the binder and the melamine compound.

Abstract: A carbon-sulfur composite including a carbonized metal-organic framework (MOF); and a sulfur compound introduced to at least a part of an outside surface and an inside of the carbonized metal-organic framework, wherein the carbonized metal-organic framework has a specific surface area of 1000 m2/g to 1500 m2/g, and the carbonized metal-organic framework has a pore volume of 0.1 cc/g to 10 cc/g, and a method for preparing the same.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte comprising a compound of the formula Ay(MS4)z(PS4)4-zX3 having an ionic conductivity of from 10?7 to 10?4 S/cm at room temperature, and methods of making a solid electrolyte.

Abstract: Energy harvesting devices and methods for converting the mechanical energy of a flowing ionic solution, such as rainwater or seawater, into electric energy are provided. The energy harvesting devices include an electric current generating device that includes a metal layer and an amphoteric metal oxide film disposed over a surface of the metal layer. By moving an electric double layer across the surface of the amphoteric metal oxide film, an electric current is generated in the metal layer.

Abstract: A cylindrical battery cell includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode tab and a second electrode tab, a battery can in which the electrode assembly is received, the battery can being electrically connected to the second electrode tab, a top cap to cover a top opening of the battery can, the top cap being electrically connected to the first electrode tab and electrically insulated from the battery can, and a terminal extension member coupled to a top of the battery can and electrically insulated from the top cap.

Abstract: A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary battery using negative-electrode active material having Si, Sn and/or Pb, with high charge-capacity, superior characteristics including discharge-capacity retention rate over long is provided. Its non-aqueous liquid electrolyte contains carbonate having unsaturated bond and/or halogen and compounds like LiPF6 and/or LiBF4 (first lithium salt) and lithium salt different from said first one, represented by formula below (second lithium salt). Lil(?mXan) (In the formula, l, m and n represent integers of 1 to 10, 1 to 100 and 1 to 200, respectively. ? represents boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen or phosphorus. Xa represents functional group having atom selected from 14th to 17th groups of periodic table at its binding-position to ?. Two or more of Xa may be connected to each other to form a ring structure. However, such a case where ? is boron and Xa is compound represented by (CiH2(i-2)O4)(CjH2(j-2)O4) is omitted (i and j represent integers of 2 or larger).