Abstract: A battery thermal management system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a battery assembly and a coolant subsystem that circulates coolant through the battery assembly. The battery assembly is heated by a first portion of the coolant from an engine if a temperature of the battery assembly is below a first temperature threshold and is cooled by a second portion of the coolant from a chiller if the temperature is above a second temperature threshold.

Abstract: Positive electrode active material particle powder includes lithium manganese oxide particle powder having Li and Mn as main components and a cubic spinel structure with an Fd-3m space group. The lithium manganese oxide particle powder is composed of secondary particles, which are aggregates of primary particles, an average particle diameter (D50) of the secondary particles being from 4 ?m to 20 ?m, and at least 80% of the primary particles exposed on surfaces of the secondary particles each have a polyhedral shape in which each (111) plane thereof is adjacent to at least one (100) plane thereof.

Abstract: Compositions, systems, and methods for producing nanoalloys and/or nanocomposites using tandem laser ablation synthesis in solution-galvanic replacement reaction (LASiS-GRR) are disclosed. The method may include disposing a first metal composition within a reaction cell, adding a quantity of a second metal composition into the reaction cell, ablating, with a laser, the first metal composition disposed in the quantity of the second metal composition within the reaction cell, and tuning one or more reaction parameter and/or one or more functional parameter during the tandem LASiS-GRR in order to tailor at least one characteristic of the metal nanoalloy and/or the metal nanocomposite.

Abstract: A fuel cell purge system includes a primary fuel cell in fluid communication with a purge cell. Fuel and oxidant purged with inert gas impurities from the primary fuel cell react in the purge cell, thereby decreasing the volume of purged gases and facilitating storage while maintaining fuel cell electrochemical performance.

Abstract: Some examples include a lithium-ion battery including an electrode assembly, a battery case, and an insulator. The electrode assembly includes a plurality of stacked electrodes. The battery case includes a cover and a housing. The housing includes a bottom, a perimeter side, and an open top. The cover is configured to extend across the open top. The cover and the housing form an interior enclosure to house the electrode assemble with the cover and the housing sealingly coupled at the lip. The insulator includes a body and a profiled portion. The body being generally planar and the profiled portion extending from the body at an angle. The body is disposed between the electrode assembly and the cover of the battery case. The profiled portion extends between the electrode assembly and the lip of the housing. The insulator is to provide a barrier between the electrode assembly and the sealed lip.

Abstract: This disclosure details exemplary electrical module designs for use in electrified vehicles. An exemplary electrical module (e.g., a battery pack, control module, etc.) may include a component (e.g., battery array, bussed electrical center, battery electric control module, etc.) and an enclosure assembly that houses the component. The enclosure assembly may include a polymer-based substrate and a metallic foil that is adapted to improve an electromagnetic compatibility of the polymer-based substrate. A compression limiter may be positioned within the enclosure assembly and is adapted to establish a conductive path between the metallic foil and a separate metallic component (e.g., a fastener) of the electrical module.

Abstract: Provided are a solid electrolyte composition containing a sulfide-based inorganic solid electrolyte, an active material having a surface coated with an oxide having an ion conductivity, and a dispersion medium, in which the dispersion medium includes a specific polar dispersion medium, a solid electrolyte-containing sheet having a layer containing a sulfide-based inorganic solid electrolyte, an active material having a surface coated with an oxide having an ion conductivity, and a specific polar dispersion medium, an all-solid state secondary battery, and methods for manufacturing a solid electrolyte-containing sheet and an all-solid state secondary battery.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell comprising (A) an anode comprising at least one anode active material, (B) a cathode comprising at least one cathode active material selected from mixed lithium transition metal oxides containing Mn and at least one second transition metal; lithium intercalating mixed oxides containing Ni, Al and at least one second transition metal; LiNiPO4; LiMnPO4; and LiCoPO4; (C) an electrolyte composition containing (i) at least one aprotic organic solvent; (ii) at least one lithium ion containing conducting salt; (iii) a compound of formula (I).

Abstract: The present invention relates to zinc electrode and to methods of producing zinc electrode and particularly to a method of producing zinc electrode providing dimensional/geometrical stability during a battery charge/discharge operation. The invention provides methods of use of batteries comprising the zinc electrode of this invention. Applications of batteries of this invention include electric vehicles, portable electronics and drones.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery comprises: a case comprising a receiving hole having an opening; a cap assembly connected with the case to close the opening; an electrode assembly disposed in the receiving hole, wherein the electrode assembly comprises two end surfaces opposite to each other in a first direction and tabs extending from respective end surfaces, and there are two or more electrode assemblies stacked in the axial direction; and a current collector comprising an extending portion and a current collecting portion connected to the tab, wherein the extending portion extends in the axial direction, the current collecting portion comprises a connecting end extending in a second direction perpendicular to both the axial direction and the first direction, and is connected to an end of the extending portion away from the cap assembly through the connecting end.

Abstract: A cell cartridge having a first pouch cell having a first fixing portion extending from a sealing portion thereof, a second pouch cell having a second fixing portion extending from a sealing portion thereof, and a cartridge configured to accommodate a cell stack formed by stacking the first pouch cell and the second pouch cell is provided. The first fixing portion is bent toward the second pouch cell to restrict movement of the second pouch cell. The second fixing portion is bent toward the first pouch cell to restrict movement of the first pouch cell.

Abstract: A redox flow battery is described that does not include ion-exchange resin such as an expensive proton exchange membrane but rather uses immiscible catholyte and anolyte liquids in contact at a liquid-liquid interface. Solvents and electrochemically active components of the anolyte and catholyte would not cross the liquid-liquid interface between the anolyte and catholyte, but certain ions in each of the anolyte and catholyte would cross the interface during charging and discharging of the redox flow battery. Suitable chemical options are described along with system options for utilizing immiscible phases.

Abstract: A flexible, insulative battery cover and method of construction thereof are provided. The batter cover includes a flexible, tubular wall circumferentially bounding a cavity extending between a bottom end and a top end. The flexible, tubular wall has a composite outermost layer, a first thermoplastic innermost layer, and a nonwoven intermediate layer. The nonwoven intermediate layer is sandwiched between the composite outermost layer and the first thermoplastic innermost layer. The composite outermost layer includes a reflective outermost thermoplastic layer, a second thermoplastic innermost layer and a metal layer sandwiched between the reflective outermost thermoplastic layer and the second thermoplastic innermost layer.

Abstract: An intelligent battery system and methods for making and using the same are provided. The intelligent battery system can halve a pack of cells and a battery management system. (“BMS”) for providing secondary protection for the pack of cells. The pack of cells can comprise cells with operating parameters such as capacities, voltages, currents, charge/discharge rates and/or lifecycles that are uniform, or different, among the cells. The BMS can comprise a gas gauge, a microcontroller and a MOS switch circuit for managing the pack of cells and providing the secondary protection based on chemical characteristics of the cells and operating parameters of the cells. The intelligent battery system advantageously can include cells that are replaceable. For purposes of storage and/or transportation an of the cells can be dissembled and assembled without affecting the capacity and performance of the intelligent battery.

Abstract: A battery for a motor vehicle, with at least one battery module, which has a plurality of battery cells. The at least one battery module is arranged in a battery housing of the battery. The battery has a cooling device for cooling the battery cells by means of a cooling medium. The cooling device comprises at least one wall of the battery housing, with which the at least one battery module closely fits, and which is formed from a heat-conducting plastic at least in areas. The heat-conducting plastic restricts at least one duct for the cooling medium, with the duct being formed in at least one wall of the battery housing.

Abstract: Galvanic metal-water cells and methods of manufacturing positive electrodes to be used in said galvanic metal-water cells. The galvanic metal-water cells in accordance with various embodiments include a cathode that includes a layer comprising nickel-molybdenum deposited thereon. The nickel-molybdenum coated cathodes exhibit favorable hydrogen evolution reaction overpotential compared with existing devices. In these galvanic metal-water cells, the metal is oxidized and water is reduced.

Abstract: A battery has a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte, with the cathode having a cathode current collector and a cathode material. The cathode material has a cathode active material, which is capable of reversibly intercalating and deintercalating first metal ions. The electrolyte has a solvent capable of dissolving the first metal ions and second metal ions that can be reduced to a metal during a charge cycle and be oxidized from the metal to the dissolved second metal ions during a discharge cycle. The cathode current collector has an electrochemically inert carrier and graphite. The carrier is wrapped by the graphite. The cathode current collector provided has good corrosion resistance and the battery has a long floating charge life and a low cost.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a generator unit (1) comprising a housing (100) having at least one opening (112), a fuel cell device, which is arranged in the housing (100), a tail pipe device (200) having at least one exhaust pipe (210), which is connected to the fuel cell device in a gas-carrying manner and extends through the opening (112) of the housing (100), and an insulator (220), which extends at least in an area between an outer wall of the exhaust pipe (210) and an edge of the opening (112) and, in particular, reduces, in particular, at least for the most part, prevents, heat transfer from the exhaust pipe (210) to the housing (100). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a tail pipe device (200) for use in a generator unit (1) of the type described here.

Abstract: An electrode assembly and a rechargeable battery including the same are provided. An electrode assembly for a rechargeable battery includes: a first electrode including a first coating part and a first uncoated region at at least one side of the first coating part; a second electrode including a second coating part and a second uncoated region at at least one side of the second coating part; a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; and at least one of a first stress buffering part on at least a partial region of the first uncoated region and a second stress buffering part on at least a partial region of the second uncoated region, the at least one of the first stress buffering part and the second stress buffering part being configured as a film including an ethylene propylene copolymer, a hydrogenated hydrocarbon polymer, and polyethylene.

Abstract: A voltage detection terminal holding structure includes a bus bar holding part and the voltage detection terminal held in the bus bar holding part. The voltage detection terminal includes an electric connection part configured to be connected to a bus bar, a wire connection part configured to be connected to an electric wire, and a temporary fixing part. The temporary fixing part is formed between the electric connection part and the wire connection part. The temporary fixing part is temporarily fixed to the bus bar holding part in a state that a movement in a axis direction in an end of the electric wire connected to the wire connection part is regulated and in a state that a displacement in a perpendicular direction to the axis direction and a rotation around the axis direction are allowed.