Abstract: An electrical storage device includes a case having first and second opposed main walls which face one another and at least one side wall coupled the first and second main walls. The case having a generally rectangular shape with outer corners and includes a cutout part having inner corners. An integrated electrode body is located in the case and is joined to the first main wall. The integrated body includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator disposed between the first and second electrodes. The electrode body has a bending strength which is higher than a bending strength of the first main wall. An electrolyte fills the case.

Abstract: A sulfide solid electrolyte containing lithium, phosphorus, sulfur; and one or more of elements X selected from the group consisting of halogen elements and chalcogen elements excluding sulfur, wherein the sulfide solid electrolyte includes an argyrodite-type crystal structure, and wherein a molar ratio of the lithium to the phosphorus, a (Li/P), a molar ratio of the sulfur to the phosphorus, b (S/P), and a molar ratio of the element X to the phosphorus, c (X/P), satisfy formulas (1) to (3): 5.0?a?7.1 (1) 1.0<a?b?1.5 (2) 6.5?a+c<7.1 (3) wherein b>0 and c>0 are satisfied.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery and method for preparing the same. The battery includes a cell and an electrolyte; the cell includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a separator. Wherein in the battery, at least one surface of the positive electrode film and/or the negative electrode film is provided with protrusions, with a proviso that: 0.3?(Tc+Ta)/(Hc+Ha)?1; wherein Tc is a height of the protrusions provided on the at least one surface of the positive electrode film, Ta is a height of the protrusions provided on the at least one surface of the negative electrode film, Hc is a thickness increase of the positive electrode film when the battery has a 100% SOC, Ha is a thickness increase of the negative electrode film when the battery has a 100% SOC.

Abstract: A lithium ion-conducting solid electrolyte containing at least one metallic element selected from the group made of Zn, Ca, Mg, and Cu within a range of 0.01% by mass to 3.0% by mass, and a solid-state lithium ion rechargeable battery containing this lithium ion-conducting solid electrolyte.

Abstract: A metal-ion battery is provided. The metal-ion battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separating structure, and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode and the negative electrode are separated by the separating structure, and the electrolyte composition is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separating structure includes a first separator, a second separator, and a dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer is disposed between the first separator and the second separator. The dielectric layer consists of a dielectric material, and the dielectric material has a dielectric constant from 10 to 200.

Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery containing a cathode active material capable of preventing decreases in power and cycle life occurring at the time of adding a sulfur based additive used in order to improve high-temperature storage characteristics to an electrolyte.

Abstract: A negative electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery including carbon over a part or a whole of a surface of an oxide of silicon, in which the content of the carbon is from 0.5 mass-% to less than 5 mass-%.

Abstract: A shutoff valve, a first gas pressure sensor, a pressure reducing valve, a second gas pressure sensor, and a gas supply component are provided, sequentially from a gas tank side, in a gas supply flow channel that extends from the gas tank to a gas consuming component. Besides, a buffer tank is provided, via an on-off valve, in a branch flow channel that branches off from the gas supply flow channel between the pressure reducing valve and the gas supply component. This buffer tank is in a situation where the pressure of the buffer tank is not higher than a consumption prescribed gas pressure. In calibrating the first gas pressure sensor, with the shutoff valve closed and with the on-off valve open, a detection value of the first gas pressure sensor is calibrated through the use of a detection value of the second gas pressure sensor.

Abstract: An energy storage device is provided that has improved power performance at low temperature. In the present embodiment, an energy storage device is provided that includes an electrode having an active material layer, the active material layer contains at least active material particles, the particles contained in the active material layer gives a volume-based particle size frequency distribution that has a first peak and a second peak appearing in a particle size larger than a particle size of the first peak, and particles having particle sizes equal to or smaller than a particle size Dx have a volume proportion of 49% or more and 62% or less in a volume of whole particles contained in the active material layer, with the particle size Dx defined as a particle size at a local minimum frequency between the first peak and the second peak in the particle size frequency distribution.

Abstract: A purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrode assembly and a manufacturing method therefor that can favorably suppress a short circuit that is due to a burr created by punching. At least one of the cathode 11 and the anode 12 of the electrode assembly of the present invention is covered with an insulating layer. The cathode 11 and the anode 12 are oriented such that the burr 11b of the cathode 11 and the burr 12b of the anode 12 of the opposing cathode 11 and the opposing anode 12 close to at least the outer peripheral edge of the cathode 11 and the outer peripheral edge of the anode 12 do not face each other 12 are opposed to each other.

Abstract: An electrochemical component has a green secondary electrode including a conductive substrate, homogeneous pre-synthesized calcium zincate in direct contact with the conductive substrate, and a combination of styrene-butadiene rubber and sintered polytetrafluoroethylene binding the conductive substrate and calcium zincate together.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery includes at least a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode mixture layer. The negative electrode mixture layer is formed on a surface of the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode mixture layer includes graphite particles, inorganic filler particles, lithium titanate particles, and a water-based binder. The inorganic filler particles have an average primary particle size that is ½ or less of an average primary particle size of the graphite particles. The lithium titanate particles have an average primary particle size of 1 ?m or less. A ratio of an average primary particle size of the lithium titanate particles with respect to an average primary particle size of the inorganic filler particles is one or less.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel cell filter including a body including therein an internal space in which a fluid flows, an inlet port provided in the body and configured to receive a fluid discharged from a fuel cell stack, a gas-water separating membrane disposed in the internal space and configured to block a liquid fluid included in a fluid absorbed in the inlet port from flowing upwards, a discharge port provided in the body and configured to externally discharge the liquid fluid blocked in the gas-water separating membrane, a water absorbent disposed in the internal space and configured to absorb water included in a gaseous fluid passing through the gas-water separating membrane, and a gas outlet port provided in the body and configured to externally discharge gas separated in the gas-water separating membrane.

Abstract: Provided is an LDH separator including a porous substrate and a layered double hydroxide (LDH) that fills up pores of the porous substrate. The LDH is composed of a plurality of hydroxide base layers containing Mg, Al, Ti, and OH group; and interlayers which are interposed between the plurality of hydroxide base layers and composed of anions and H2O.

Abstract: An onboard battery includes battery modules each containing battery cells, a housing case that houses the battery modules, and an air intake duct configured to send cooling air into the modules. Of the battery modules, at least two are disposed apart from each other in a vertical direction and at least two are disposed apart from each other in a front-rear direction. Cooling air is taken into the battery modules from rear via the air intake duct. Cooling air taken into the battery modules is emitted to an internal space of the housing case. A rear portion of the housing case is provided with an exhaust hole configured to let out cooling air emitted from the battery modules to the internal space. Of emission flows of cooling air emitted from the battery modules, the emission flow of cooling air from at least one of the modules disposed most forward is the largest.

Abstract: An oxygen-containing gas flow field and an inner bead (or a bead seal) are formed on one surface of a first metal separator, and a coolant flow field as a passage of a coolant is formed on the other surface of the first metal separator. Further, a coolant supply passage and a coolant discharge passage extend through the first metal separator in a separator thickness direction. An in-bead channel as a passage of the coolant is formed by a recess on the back side of the inner bead. A narrowed segment is provided in a part of the in-bead channel. The channel cross sectional area of the narrowed segment is smaller than those of other segments.

Abstract: A battery installation method in a shelter or cabinet includes placing one or more batteries in the shelter or cabinet; connecting terminals on each of the one or more batteries to associated terminal plates with associated security screws; and connecting a bracket to a housing in the shelter or cabinet with associated security screws, wherein the bracket spans across the one or more batteries.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing an electrode body including a current collection foil, an electrode mixture layer, a heat resistant layer, and a separator layer are laminated in this order. The method includes applying a liquid heat resistant material forming the heat resistant layer to the electrode mixture layer on an electrode plate that is obtained by forming an electrode mixture layer on the current collection foil and disposing the porous separator layer on the liquid heat resistant material before the liquid heat resistant material according to the application is dried after applying the liquid heat resistant material.

Abstract: A battery installation method in a shelter or cabinet includes placing a plurality of batteries on shelves of a battery installation apparatus; moving the battery installation apparatus into the shelter or cabinet to a location proximate and adjacent to a battery system in the shelter or cabinet; adjusting an upper shelf of the shelves on the battery installation apparatus based on the battery system; and moving each of the plurality of batteries from the shelves to the battery system. A battery installation apparatus for installing and removing batteries in a shelter or cabinet a frame comprising four posts, wherein the frame is dimensioned to maneuver in the shelter or cabinet; a lower shelf fixed to the frame; an upper shelf moveable on the frame, wherein each of the lower shelf and the upper shelf are dimensioned to support the batteries; and omnidirectional wheels disposed to each of the four posts.

Abstract: The invention features a rechargeable cathode and a battery comprising the cathode. The cathode includes a solid, ionically conducting polymer material and electroactive sulfur. The battery contains a lithium anode; the cathode; and an electrolyte; wherein at least one of anode, the cathode and the electrolyte, include the solid, ionically conducting polymer material.