Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrodes arranged in a stack along a stacking axis with a respective separator portion of an elongated separator sheet positioned between and winding around each of the electrodes in the stack along a serpentine path. The plurality of electrodes include a top electrode positioned at a top of the stack along the stacking axis, and the plurality of electrodes include a bottom electrode positioned at a bottom of the stack. The separator portions in the stack include a top separator portion abutting the top electrode and a bottom separator portion abutting the bottom electrode. The bottom electrode may have a thickness along the stacking axis that is from 80% to 120% of a thickness of the top electrode along the stacking axis. Moreover, a maximum thickness of each of the electrodes in the stack may be less than 8.3 mm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of coating one or more metal components of a fuel cell stack, such as a bipolar plate, an electrode, gaskets etc., the method comprising the steps of providing an uncoated metal component; etching said uncoated metal component; optionally depositing an adhesion layer on the etched uncoated metal component; and depositing a carbon coating on either the adhesion layer or on the etched uncoated metal component, with the adhesion layer and the carbon coating respectively being deposited by means of one of a physical vapor deposition process, an arc ion plating process, a sputtering process, and a Hipims process. The invention further relates to a component of a fuel cell stack and to an apparatus for coating one or more components of a fuel cell stack.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery is disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention provides a rechargeable battery including: an electrode assembly in which a separator is provided between a first electrode and a second electrode; a case configured to have an opening at a side thereof to accommodate the electrode assembly; a cap assembly coupled to the opening to close and seal the case; a first electrode tab configured to extend from the first electrode and to be coupled to the case; and a second electrode tab configured to extend from the second electrode and to be coupled to the cap assembly, wherein the cap assembly includes a metal layer to which the second electrode tab is coupled, and a plastic layer stacked on an outer surface of the metal layer.

Abstract: An anode including a current collector and an anode active material layer disposed on the current collector are provided. The anode active material layer includes first oriented particles having a first tilt angle ?1 inclined with respect to the direction parallel to the current collector, and second oriented particles having a second tilt angle ?2 inclined with respect to the direction parallel to the current collector. The first tilt angle ?1 and the second tilt angle ?2 are different and both not greater than 70°.

Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode for a secondary battery including: a current collector, and a negative electrode active material layer formed on the current collector and containing a first negative electrode active material having a large particle size and a second negative electrode active material having a small particle size, wherein the second negative electrode active material is contained in an amount of 10% by weight or less based on the total weight of the negative electrode active material, and the following Relational Equation 1 is satisfied: [Relational Equation 1] 0.4<D2/D1<0.7; wherein D1 and D2 are the particle sizes (D50, ?m) of the first and second negative electrode active materials, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery having excellent battery performance at high voltage, wherein the lithium secondary battery according to the present invention includes a positive electrode which includes a positive electrode active material layer including a lithium nickel cobalt manganese-based oxide having an average particle diameter of primary particles of 3 ?m or more and a lithium cobalt-based oxide, a negative electrode which includes a negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode active material, and an electrolyte, wherein a ratio of negative electrode capacity to positive electrode capacity is in a range of 1.06 to 1.15.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic solution for a battery that includes a negative electrode active material containing graphite, the nonaqueous electrolytic solution for a battery containing a compound represented by the following Formula (1): in Formula (1), R represents a fluorine atom or a fluorinated hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell module includes a plurality of electrochemical cells stacked on one another and each including an electricity generator and a casing, and a housing accommodating the plurality of electrochemical cells. The casing includes a peripheral portion without overlapping the electricity generator as viewed in the stacking direction. The peripheral portion is bent and has its main surface in contact with an inner side surface of the housing.

Abstract: An electrolyte solution containing a compound (1) represented by the formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a C1-C4 alkyl group optionally containing an ether bond; and a compound (11) represented by the formula (11): wherein R101 and R102 are each independently a substituent that is a C1-C7 alkyl group or the like. The substituent optionally contains one or more divalent to hexavalent hetero atoms in its structure, with one or more hydrogen atoms each optionally replaced by a fluorine atom or a C0-C7 functional group. Also disclosed is an electrochemical device containing the electrolyte solution, a lithium ion secondary battery containing the electrolyte solution, and a module including the electrochemical device or the lithium ion secondary battery.

Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrodes arranged in a stack along a stacking axis with a respective separator portion of an elongated separator sheet positioned between and winding around each of the electrodes in the stack along a serpentine path. The plurality of electrodes include a top electrode positioned at a top of the stack along the stacking axis, and the plurality of electrodes include a bottom electrode positioned at a bottom of the stack. The separator portions in the stack include a top separator portion abutting the top electrode and a bottom separator portion abutting the bottom electrode. The bottom electrode may have a thickness along the stacking axis that is from 80% to 120% of a thickness of the top electrode along the stacking axis. Moreover, a maximum thickness of each of the electrodes in the stack may be less than 8.3 mm.

Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode for a secondary battery including: a current collector; and a negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode active material, formed on the current collector, with the negative electrode satisfying Relation 1: 3.0<?*DP<7.2 ??[Relation 1] with ? a tortuosity of the negative electrode, and DP a pellet density (g/cm3) of the negative electrode active material, measured by pressing the negative electrode active material at 8 kN/cm2. Also provided is a secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: A hydro-electrochemical power generator includes an interlayer having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a first electrode in contact with the first end of the interlayer, wherein the first electrode includes a first material that is a corrodible metallic material, a second electrode in contact with the second end of the interlayer, wherein the second electrode includes a second material that is a corrodible metallic material, and at least one heat source coupled to one of the first electrode and the second electrode and configured to apply a temperature gradient across the first end and the second end of the interlayer, and wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to output a non-zero electrical voltage in response to the application of the temperature gradient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator for a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including same. The separator includes a porous substrate, and a coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes a heat-resistant binder including a (meth)acrylic copolymer including a first structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamide, and a second structural unit including at least one of a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid or (meth)acrylate, and a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamidosulfonic acid or a salt; an adhesive binder having a core-shell structure; and inorganic particles, wherein the adhesive binder has an average particle diameter of 0.2 ?m to 1.0 ?m, and the inorganic particles have an average particle diameter of 0.2 ?m to 1.0 ?m.

Abstract: A battery module includes: a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a busbar frame connected to the battery cell stack, a busbar, cell terraces each protruding from mutually adjacent battery cells among the plurality of battery cells included in the battery cell stack, and electrode leads each protruding from the cell terraces and having the same polarity, wherein at least one of the cell terraces defines a bending portion that contacts the busbar.

Abstract: A separator for a lead acid battery is a porous membrane having a positive electrode face and a negative electrode face. A plurality of longitudinally extending ribs, a plurality of protrusions or a nonwoven material may be disposed upon the positive electrode face. A plurality of transversely extending ribs are disposed upon the negative electrode face. The transverse ribs disposed upon the negative electrode face are preferably juxtaposed to a negative electrode of the lead acid battery, when the separator is placed within that battery.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a first particle group. The second layer includes a mixture of a second particle group and a third particle group. The first particle group consists of a plurality of first positive electrode active material particles. The second particle group consists of a plurality of second positive electrode active material particles. The third particle group consists of a plurality of third positive electrode active material particles. Each of the first positive electrode active material particles and the third positive electrode active material particles independently includes 1 to 10 single-particles. Each of the second positive electrode active material particles includes secondary particles obtained by aggregation of 50 or more primary particles.

Abstract: Disclosed is a voltage detection system of a fuel cell stack, which includes: a stack detection unit comparing input voltage and reference voltage when voltage of a fuel cell stack is input, and outputting a comparison result; and a determination unit determining whether negative voltage is generated in the fuel cell stack based on output voltage of the stack detection unit and a reference duty used for generation of the reference voltage.

Abstract: A gas venting device, and a battery module and a battery pack comprising same has a gradually reducing the cross-sectional area of a flow path in a gas discharge direction to create so that a greater flow rate of gas can be discharged even when a venting disc having the same area is used.

Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes: an energy storage device including a case in which a joining portion is formed; and a support member which is arranged so as to extend in an elongated shape along the joining portion at a position outside the case and along the joining portion in a side surface portion of the case, and supports the side surface portion.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is an energy storage device including: an electrode having a mixture layer containing active material particles; and a separator having an inorganic layer facing the mixture layer, the inorganic layer containing inorganic particles, in which the active material particles have two or more peaks in volume-based particle size distribution, and an average particle diameter of the inorganic particles is 1.2 ?m or less.