Abstract: A battery pack includes: a plurality of battery cells each including a terminal surface on which a terminal unit is arranged, a bottom surface opposite the terminal surface, and first and second side surfaces connecting the terminal surface to the bottom surface; and pack cases accommodating the plurality of battery cells in two rows such that the bottom surfaces face each other, and including a flow path plate which is between the bottom surfaces of the battery cells in the two rows, and including a plurality of flow paths accommodating a flow of a cooling medium, and first and second tank plates which define first and second connection tanks, respectively, that are fluidly connected to the plurality of flow paths, and which extend across the flow path plate from upper and lower portions of the flow path plate, respectively, to cover the first and second side surfaces.

Abstract: To form graphene to a practically even thickness on an object having an uneven surface or a complex surface, in particular, an object having a surface with a three-dimensional structure due to complex unevenness, or an object having a curved surface. The object and an electrode are immersed in a graphene oxide solution, and voltage is applied between the object and the electrode. At this time, the object serves as an anode. Graphene oxide is attracted to the anode because of being negatively charged, and deposited on the surface of the object to have a practically even thickness. A portion where graphene oxide is deposited is unlikely coated with another graphene oxide. Thus, deposited graphene oxide is reduced to graphene, whereby graphene can be formed to have a practically even thickness on an object having surface with complex unevenness.

Abstract: An energy storage system (ESS) including a plurality of independently dispatchable energy storage units (ESUs), a plurality of cooling units corresponding to the plurality of ESUs, and a dispatch controller configured to determine a noise constraint for the ESS, the noise constraint including a noise threshold associated with a geographic location, determine a target ESS dispatch, generate a set of control signals based on the noise constraint and the target ESS dispatch, and transmit the set of control signals to the plurality of ESUs and the plurality of cooling units.

Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize a separator coated by particles for Li dendrite detection in an ordinary two-electrode battery system. The particles can be red phosphorus (RP) particles and/or other particles that are poor electronic conductors, are able to react with Li, and will form an insoluble product with Li, such as silicon, germanium, arsenic, metal oxides, metal halides, metal chalcogenides, chalcogenides, and LiMxEyOz (M=metal, E=nonmetal, O=oxygen, x?0, y?0, z?0). These other particles can be used by themselves or in combination with one another. No additional electrode is needed, and the presence of Li dendrites can be detected simply based on the voltage profile during the charging step.

Abstract: Provided are a preparation method of a current collector assembly, a current collector assembly, a battery cell, and a battery pack. The preparation method of the current collector assembly includes: abutting the at least one of the connection plate or the protection plate having the protrusion against the plurality of tabs; generating a high-frequency vibration between the at least one of the connection plate or the protection plate having the protrusion and the plurality of tabs; and piercing the plurality of tabs sequentially by the protrusion through the high-frequency vibration. A vibration frequency of the high-frequency vibration ranges from 15 KHz to 40 KHz.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a battery, a bulk energy storage system including the battery, and/or a method of operating the bulk energy storage system including the battery. In various embodiment, the battery may include a first electrode, an electrolyte, and a second electrode, wherein one or both of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises direct reduced iron (“DRI”). In various embodiments, the DRI may be in the form of pellets. In various embodiments, the pellets may comprise at least about 60 wt % iron by elemental mass, based on the total mass of the pellets. In various embodiments, one or both of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises from about 60% to about 90% iron and from about 1% to about 40% of a component comprising one or more of the materials selected from the group of SiO2, Al2O3, MgO, CaO, and TiO2.

Abstract: A sustainable water fueled process and apparatus where a Unipolar electrolysis of water is described and the hydrogen and oxygen are stored before feeding a hydrogen fuel cell which is capable of providing sufficient electricity to provide power to a drive a vehicle, power a generator etc, after supplying electricity to the Unipolar electrolyser and the storage of the hydrogen and oxygen.

Abstract: A power storage device includes: an electrode assembly including a positive-electrode plate, a negative-electrode plate, and a separator which are stacked on one another, the separator being disposed between the positive-electrode plate and the negative-electrode plate; an exterior can accommodating the electrode assembly and an electrolyte solution therein, the exterior can having a side wall with a tubular shape and an opening provided at least at one end of the side wall; a sealing plate closing the opening of the exterior can; and a holding member including one or more facing parts accommodated in the exterior can, each facing part facing the side wall in a first direction and projecting toward the side wall.

Abstract: An energy storage device includes a box body, a battery module, and a heat insulation plate. The battery module includes multiple battery cells and a separator arranged on the multiple battery cells. The separator has multiple pressure relief holes arranged corresponding to explosion-proof valves of the multiple battery cells, respectively. The heat insulation plate is arranged between a top of the box body and the battery module. The heat insulation plate has multiple thinned regions. The separator includes multiple protrusions. The multiple protrusions are arranged between the multiple pressure relief holes and the multiple thinned regions, respectively. Each of the multiple protrusions is hollowed to form a communication end and a hollowed-out end. The communication end is in communication with a corresponding one of the multiple pressure relief holes. The hollowed-out end is configured to support a corresponding one of the multiple thinned regions and constructed to be hollowed.

Abstract: A battery module capable of restraining heat conductivity among battery cells in rising temperature includes: a plurality of a battery cells arranged along a thickness direction; an elastic member between neighboring battery cells of the plurality of battery cells; and a thermally expandable resin composition body arranged in the elastic member; wherein: in a plan view along with the thickness direction, the resin composition body is arranged to include a center of the battery cells; a temperature at which the resin composition body starts to expand is 80° C. or more; and heat conductivity after expansion of the resin composition body is 0.5 W/m·K or less.

Abstract: A quick-change platform, a battery production line and a control method are disclosed. The quick-change platform includes a tray set. In a first pick-and-place state, the tray set is located in a first pick-and-place position, so as to enable the tray set to receive the target objects removed from a battery module clamp, or enable a battery module transport apparatus to pick the target objects placed on the tray set. In a second pick-and-place state, the tray set is located in a second pick-and-place position, so as to remove the target objects on the tray set, or place the target objects on the tray set.

Abstract: An electrolyte solution additive for a secondary battery, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an electrolyte solution additive is represented by Formula 1: In Formula 1, R is an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Graphene is formed with a practically uniform thickness on an uneven object. The object is immersed in a graphene oxide solution, and then taken out of the solution and dried; alternatively, the object and an electrode are immersed therein and voltage is applied between the electrode and the object used as an anode. Graphene oxide is negatively charged, and thus is drawn to and deposited on a surface of the object, with a practically uniform thickness. After that, the object is heated in vacuum or a reducing atmosphere, so that the graphene oxide is reduced to be graphene. In this manner, a graphene layer with a practically uniform thickness can be formed even on a surface of the uneven object.

Abstract: A cylindrical battery cell, a battery, an electricity consuming device, a manufacturing method and a manufacturing system are provided. The cylindrical battery cell includes a shell, including an opening; and an electrode assembly, disposed in the shell, the electrode assembly including a separator and a tab, and along an axial direction of the electrode assembly, the tab being located at one end of the electrode assembly and extending toward the opening, the tab including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion surrounding a periphery of the first portion, and the separator wrapping the second portion to isolate the second portion from the shell, wherein along the axial direction, the first portion extends beyond the second portion and the separator, and the second portion does not extend beyond the separator. The battery cell of the present application solves a problem of short circuit in the battery cell.

Abstract: A fixing structure of an electrode includes a battery housing having a bottom with a perforation hole; an electrode terminal fixed to the bottom; and a terminal gasket interposed between the electrode terminal and the bottom. The electrode terminal includes a neck portion inserted into the perforation hole; a head portion connected to one end of the neck portion and having a cross section larger than the cross section of the perforation hole and extending along one surface of the bottom; a protrusion connected to the other end of the neck portion and extending along an axial direction of the battery housing from the other surface of the bottom; a diameter-enlarged portion configured to extend in a centrifugal direction from the protrusion; and a front end surface at an axial end of the protrusion. The diameter-enlarged portion may be a fastening member at an outer circumference of the protrusion.

Abstract: An electrode having both high energy density and ion diffusivity includes an electrode active material layer on either a positive-or negative-electrode current collector, in which the electrode active material layer has a concave/convex shape on its surface in a predetermined pattern at a constant pitch. In a cross-sectional SEM image of the electrode active material layer, linear cracks are unevenly distributed in a concave portion compared to in a convex portion.

Abstract: Disclosed is a densified cell assembly and methods for preparing the same. In one embodiment, an isostatic press is applied to a bag which contains a plate and two elastic substrates enveloping a cell pouch, wherein one or more tabs are extended from the cell pouch, wherein the cell pouch accommodates a cell stack comprising one or more electrode layers and one or more electrolyte layers. In one embodiment, the tabs are not damaged or disconnected from the cell pouch due to compression.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a feeding device for loading a material into a container, which relates to the technical field of product assembly. The feeding device is configured to load a material into a container having an opening. The feeding device includes a pressing unit. The pressing unit includes a pressing member having a pressing plane, and a driving member configured to drive the pressing member to move cyclically along a closed track. The closed track includes a first planar track segment, and when the pressing member moves along the first planar track segment, the pressing plane forms surface contact with the material and keeps extending in a material loading direction, the material loading direction being a movement direction of the material relative to the container. The feeding device can reduce damage to the material during a feeding process.

Abstract: Provided are a positive electrode active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, a method of preparing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The positive electrode active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a lithium nickel-based composite oxide, wherein the positive electrode active material is in a form of a secondary particle in which a plurality of primary particles are aggregated together and at least a portion of the primary particles are radially arranged, the secondary particle includes an inner portion and an outer portion, the inner portion of the secondary particle is a region from a center of the secondary particle to 50±5 length % of the total distance from the center to the surface of the secondary particle, and is a region in which primary particles and pores are irregularly arranged.

Abstract: Power supply device includes: battery stack in which a plurality of battery cells each including, on a top surface thereof, gas discharge valve that opens when an internal pressure of outer covering can increases are stacked; first cover provided on a top surface of battery stack and defining first gas duct communicating with gas discharge valve; and second cover provided on a top surface of first cover and defining second gas duct on a top surface of first gas duct. A plurality of communication holes through which first gas duct and second gas duct communicate with each other are formed on the top surface of first cover.