Abstract: A dual-function, combined thermal/structural structure for simultaneously holding and cooling one or more battery cells that are stacked inside of a battery pack. The dual-function structure comprises: (1) a first cooling plate with a first plurality of parallel internal coolant channels; (2) a second cooling plate with a second plurality of parallel internal coolant channels; (3) a first structural side plate; (4) a second structural side plate; and (5) fasteners for joining the first cooling plate, the second cooling plate, the first structural side plate, and the second structural side plate together into an rectangular, box-like, cooled structure. The first and second cooling plates simultaneously structurally support and thermally cool one or more battery cells on at least two opposite sides. Additional horizontal cooling plates can be used to thermally cool and structurally support the underside of each battery cell, thereby providing a 3-sided cooling effect.

Abstract: A sulfide solid electrolyte to be used in a lithium-ion secondary battery, including: a crystal phase; and an anion existing in a crystal structure of the crystal phase, in which the crystal phase includes an argyrodite crystal containing Li, P, S, and Ha; Ha is at least one element selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I; the anion includes an oxide anion having a Q0 structure having an M-O bond that is a bond of M and O; and M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of metal elements and semimetal elements belonging to Groups 2 to 14 of a periodic table.

Abstract: A battery storage apparatus includes: a storage portion that includes an opening through which a battery is insertable, a storage space detachably storing the battery inserted through the opening; a storage portion terminal positionally fixed relative to the storage portion and connectable to a battery terminal through contact; a portable portion supporting the battery and movable with respect to the storage portion between a connection position where the storage portion terminal and the battery terminal are connected and a disconnection position where the storage portion terminal and the battery terminal are disconnected; and a restricting portion that releasably restricts movement of the portable portion from the disconnection position toward the connection position.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes an air compressor having an inlet fluidly coupled to ambient, a humidifier fluidly coupled to an outlet of the air compressor, a mass airflow sensor disposed downstream of the air compressor and upstream of the humidifier, a fuel cell stack having a cathode inlet fluidly coupled to an outlet of the humidifier, a differential pressure flow sensor disposed downstream of the humidifier and upstream of the cathode inlet of the fuel cell stack, and a controller programmed to control at least one of the air compressor and the fuel cell stack in response to humidity of airflow to the cathode inlet of the fuel cell stack as indicated by signals from at least the mass airflow sensor and the differential pressure flow sensor.

Abstract: A testing method for a thermal contact between a temperature sensor and a battery cell of a battery module, includes measuring a temperature T1 of the temperature sensor at a time point t1, heating the temperature sensor for a defined time (t2?t1) and/or (t3?t1), measuring a temperature T2 of the temperature sensor at a time point t2 and/or a temperature T3 of the temperature sensor at a time point t3, and determining the thermal contact between the temperature sensor and the battery cell based on at least one of the temperature differences ?T2,1=(T2?T1), ?T3,1=(T3?T1) and ?T3,2=(T3?T2) and a heat transfer coefficient determined thereby. Also, a testing circuit for a temperature sensor of a battery module includes a thermistor with a first node connected to a first supply voltage and a second node connected to ground, a switch interconnected between the first node of the thermistor and a second supply voltage, and an analog-to-digital converter connected in parallel to the thermistor.

Abstract: A battery module with integrated pressure measurement. The battery module may include a plurality of battery cells configured for storing and supplying electrical power, a housing module including a base configured for supporting the battery cells and a plurality of walls configured for providing a restraining pressure on the battery cells, an assembly including a central cover covering the battery cells, a strain gauge circuit configured for sensing a deformation of the central cover resulting from the central cover expanding and contracting with the battery cells, and a cell monitoring unit (CMU) configured for generating a pressure measurement based on the deformation.

Abstract: A battery pack assembly that includes a heater integrated into a voltage sense circuit. The heater integrated voltage sense also includes a heat spreader that transfers thermal energy away from the heater. An array of cells is arranged on the base of the assembly and below the heater integrated voltage sense to allow the heater of the heater integrated voltage sense to be serviced without removing the cells.

Abstract: An electrolyte solution of a lithium ion battery is provided by limiting a relative ratio of cyclic ester to lithium salt in the electrolyte solution of the lithium ion battery, the electrolyte solution simultaneously containing the cyclic ester and the lithium salt has good conductivity, oxidation resistance, system stability and proper viscosity, and conductivity of a negative interface film may be improved, such that the lithium ion battery containing the electrolyte solution has a remarkably improved high-temperature storage performance and high-temperature cycle performance, and meanwhile has a good power performance.

Abstract: A cylindrical battery includes an electrode assembly; a battery housing configured to accommodate the electrode assembly through an open portion; a first current collecting plate having a support portion disposed on the electrode assembly, at least one tab coupling portion extending from the support portion, and at least one housing coupling portion extending from an end of the tab coupling portion and coupled to an inner surface of the battery housing, the first current collecting plate being located within the battery housing; a cap plate configured to cover the open portion; a terminal passing through the battery housing at a side opposite to the open portion; and a sealing spacer configured to prevent movement of the electrode assembly and to enhance a sealing force of the battery housing.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a partition, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a positive electrode electrolytic solution, a negative electrode electrolytic solution, and a negative electrode capacity restoring electrode, a positive electrode capacity restoring electrode, or both. The partition is disposed between a positive electrode space and a negative electrode space, and allows an alkali metal ion to pass therethrough. The positive electrode is disposed in the positive electrode space and is an electrode which the alkali metal ion is to be inserted into and extracted from. The negative electrode is disposed in the negative electrode space and is an electrode which the alkali metal ion is to be inserted into and extracted from. The positive electrode electrolytic solution is contained in the positive electrode space and includes an aqueous solvent and the alkali metal ion.

Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment device including an outer housing including a first inflow part and a second inflow part, an inner housing provided in the outer housing and having a gas inflow part, a guide channel defined between the outer housing and the inner housing and configured to guide a part of the first exhaust gas to the gas inflow part, and a spiral member including a barrel part provided in the inner housing and configured to define a passage flow path, a spiral protrusion provided on an outer surface of the barrel part and configured to define a spiral flow path between the barrel part and the inner housing, and a gas discharge part provided in the barrel part and configured to discharge the first exhaust gas and the second exhaust gas, which have passed through the spiral flow path, to the passage flow path.

Abstract: A battery pack includes: battery cells each including first and second end portions that are opposite each other in a length direction; a case having an accommodation space in which each battery cell is located and a cooling fluid for cooling the battery cell is configured to be contained, the case including a first cover covering the first end portion of the battery cell, the first cover including a first terminal hole through which the first end portion of the battery cell is partially exposed; and first and second sealing members surrounding the first terminal hole and configured to prevent cooling fluid leaving the accommodation space through the first terminal hole, wherein the first and second sealing members have a ring shape to surround the first terminal hole.

Abstract: In at least selected embodiments to novel or improved microporous battery separators for lithium rechargeable batteries and/or related methods of making and/or using such separators are disclosed. A particular inventive dry process battery separator or membrane separator exhibits a thickness that is less than about 14 ?m and has increased strength performance as defined by reduced splittiness. The mode of splitting failure has been investigated, and the improvement in splittiness quantified by a novel test method known as the Composite Splittiness Index (CSI).

Abstract: An electrode catalyst according to the present disclosure includes a mesoporous material and catalyst metal particles which are supported in at least an inner portion of the mesoporous material and which contain platinum and a metal different from platinum. The mesoporous material has mesopores having a mode radius of greater than or equal to 1 nm and less than or equal to 25 nm and a pore volume of greater than or equal to 1.0 cm3/g and less than or equal to 3.0 cm3/g. The catalyst metal particles which are supported have an L10 structure. The proportion of the L10 structure is greater than 0.25.

Abstract: A battery pole piece forming apparatus includes a conveying mechanism configured to convey a substrate; a feeding mechanism; and a press roller mechanism. The press roller mechanism includes a first press roller, a second press roller, a third press roller, and a fourth press roller arranged side by side in sequence. The first press roller and the second press roller are configured to roll-press active substance particles conveyed by the feeding mechanism to form a first membrane. The third press roller and the fourth press roller are configured to roll-press active substance particles conveyed by the feeding mechanism to form a second membrane. The second press roller and the third press roller are configured to roll-press the first membrane and the second membrane onto one side of the substrate (and another side of the substrate respectively.

Abstract: Provided is a battery module and battery rack having enhanced fire safety features. The battery module includes a swelling/pressure sensor that detects swelling of a battery cell. An output signal of the sensor is used to halt operation of a battery rack/battery system containing the battery module and prevent charging and discharging of the battery module. In an embodiment, the battery module uses an AC-to-AC power supply to provide AC frequency power for balancing battery cells of the battery module. In an embodiment, the battery rack includes an internal water fire suppression system that provides battery cooling in the event of a battery cell fire to prevent the spread and/or reigniting of the fire.

Abstract: A secondary battery enabling the enhancement of safety by rapidly releasing gas generated therein. The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly; a case for receiving the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly coupled to the upper portion of the case and provided with a cap-up, a safety vent installed on the lower portion of the cap-up and having a notch formed therein, and a cap-down coupled to the lower portion of the safety vent. The cap-down includes a welded part welded to the safety vent from the lower portion of the cap-down.

Abstract: An underbody for electric vehicles can include a receiving portion depressed upwards by a predetermined depth. The receiving portion can be configured to receive a battery pack. A first water tank can be mounted in an upper part of the receiving portion. The first water tank can include an upper body, a lower body provided with a through-hole having a predetermined shape, and a sealing member provided in the through-hole and in direct contact with the lower body.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module, which includes cylindrical battery cells erect such that top caps thereof face upward, and a bus bar unit connected to the cylindrical battery cells in series and in parallel. The cylindrical battery cells include a first bank cell group and a second bank cell group arranged in a first direction parallel to the first bank cell group. The bus bar unit includes a first terminal bus bar disposed on the first bank cell group and electrically connected to a positive electrode of each of the first cylindrical battery cells, a second terminal bus bar disposed on the second bank cell group and electrically connected to a negative electrode of each of the second cylindrical battery cells, and a fishbone bus bar electrically connected to a negative electrode of the first cylindrical battery cells and a positive electrode of the second cylindrical battery cells.

Abstract: A battery pack includes: battery cells each including first and second end portions that are opposite each other in a length direction; a case providing an accommodation space in which each battery cell and a cooling fluid for cooling the battery cell are located, the case including a first cover covering the first end portion of the battery cell, the first cover including a first terminal hole through which the first end portion of the battery cell is partially exposed; and first and second sealing members adjacent to the first portion of the battery cell, the first and second sealing members surrounding the first terminal hole and configured to prevent cooling fluid leaving the accommodation space through the first terminal hole, where an end of an insulative layer is between the first terminal hole and the second sealing member.