Abstract: A carbon dioxide electrolytic device of an embodiment includes: an electrolysis cell including a cathode to reduce carbon dioxide, an anode to oxidize water or hydroxide ion and having a base containing titanium, a cathode flow path to supply carbon dioxide to the cathode, an anode flow path to supply an electrolytic solution containing water to the anode, and a separator to separate the anode and the cathode; a gas supply unit to supply carbon dioxide to the cathode flow path; at least either of a humidifier to humidify carbon dioxide supplied to the cathode flow path by using a humidification water, and a liquid pouring part to add the humidification water to the carbon dioxide; and an electrolytic solution supply unit to supply the electrolytic solution to the anode flow path. At least one of the electrolytic solution, the humidification water, and the supplied gas contains an oxidant.

Abstract: An electrolysis device of an embodiment includes: an electrolysis cell including a a porous cathode in contact with one surface of a diaphragm, an anode in contact with the other surface of the diaphragm, a cathode flow path in contact with the porous cathode, and an anode flow path in contact with the anode; a first supply part supplying the cathode flow path with a gas containing a substance to be reduced; and a second supply part supplying the anode flow path with an electrolysis solution. The cathode flow path has a first area including a gas flow path of a continuous structure that has a first gas inlet connected to the first supply part, and a first gas outlet, and a second area including a gas flow path of an interrupted structure that has a second gas inlet connected to the first gas outlet, and a second gas outlet.

Abstract: An electrochemical reaction device comprises: an anode to oxidize water; an electrolytic solution flow path facing on the anode and through which an electrolytic solution containing the water flows; a cathode including: a porous conductive layer having first and second surfaces; and a reduction catalyst layer having a third surface disposed on the first surface and containing a reduction catalyst to reduce carbon dioxide; a separator between the anode and the cathode; a power supply connected to the anode and the cathode; and a flow path plate including: a fourth surface on the second surface; and a flow path facing on the second surface and through which the carbon dioxide flows. A ratio of an area of an overlap of the second surface and the flow path to an area of the second surface is 0.5 or more and 0.85 or less.

Abstract: An operation management system according to an example includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire rechargeable battery data indicating a state of a rechargeable battery mounted on an electric vehicle; an estimation unit configured to estimate an actual operating state of the electric vehicle based on the rechargeable battery data; a generation unit configured to generate a report indicating operation information that is based on the actual operating state; and an output unit configured to output the report.

Abstract: Even when a service disconnect switch is opened, an integrated circuit connected to single battery cells are operated. The cell controller is provided with: the integrated circuits; a signal transmission path through which a signal is transmitted between the integrated circuits via the capacitors; and the connection circuit. The first integrated circuit is provided corresponding to the first cell group electrically connected to one side of the SD-SW, and the second integrated circuit is provided corresponding to the second cell group electrically connected to one side of the SD-SW. The connection circuit AC-couples the ground terminal GND of the first integrated circuit to the ground terminal GND of the second integrated circuit through the capacitor.

Abstract: A battery system includes a battery module that is constituted with a plurality of serially connected battery cells, a plurality of integrated circuits that group the battery cells so as to perform processing on battery cells in each group, a first transmission path through which a command signal is transmitted via a first insulating circuit from a higher-order control circuit that controls the integrated circuits to a highest-order integrated circuit of the integrated circuit, a second transmission path through which a data signal collected by the integrated circuits is transmitted from the highest-order integrated circuit to a lowest-order integrated circuit, and a third transmission path through which the data signal is transmitted from the lowest-order integrated circuit to the higher-order control circuit via a second insulating circuit.

Abstract: Cell voltage measurement is executed immediately after termination of diagnosis on a cell voltage detection function. In a battery managing device 10, a voltage detecting unit 140 detects a terminal voltage of each of battery cells 21 and 22. An RC filter 110 is electrically connected to voltage detecting lines L1, L2, and L3, and a status variation causing unit 130 causes an electrical status variation with respect to the voltage detecting lines L1, L2, and L3. A voltage fluctuating unit 120 fluctuates the terminal voltage of the battery cells 21 and 22 in response to the electrical status variation that is caused by the status variation causing unit 130. A microcomputer 150 diagnoses the voltage detecting unit 140 on the basis of a detection result of the terminal voltage of the battery cells 21 and 22 by the voltage detecting unit 140 when the terminal voltage of the battery cells 21 and 22 is fluctuated by the voltage fluctuating unit 120.

Abstract: A battery system monitoring apparatus for monitoring a cell group having a plurality of battery cells, and includes a cell controller IC which monitors and controls the states of the plurality of battery cells. A battery controller controls the cell controller IC and a plurality of voltage detection lines measure the voltage across the terminals of the battery cell. The voltage detection lines connect positive and negative electrodes of the battery cell, respectively, to a plurality of voltage input terminals of the cell controller IC. A power line connects the positive electrode of the battery cell having the highest potential among the plurality of battery cells to a power supply terminal of the cell controller IC and a ground line which connects the negative electrode of the battery cell having the lowest potential among the plurality of battery cells to a ground terminal of the cell controller IC.

Abstract: An object is to achieve management control of an assembled battery using an accurate measured value of a cell voltage. A battery system monitoring apparatus 10 that monitors and controls a battery system includes battery monitoring circuits 100 provided for respective cell groups 120. Each of the battery monitoring circuits 100 includes a cell voltage measurement module 6 that is connected with two electrodes of respective single battery cells 110 of a corresponding cell group 120 via voltage detection lines 2 and that measures a cell voltage of each of the single battery cells 110 at each of predetermined timings. An RC filter 4 is connected with the voltage detection lines 2. The RC filter 4 includes resistors and capacitors. The cell voltage measurement module 6 extends intervals at which the cell voltage is to be measured when a stored charge amount in the capacitor in the RC filter 4 changes.

Abstract: Measurement of a cell voltage is executed immediately after diagnosis of a battery management device is ended. In a battery management device, current sources repeatedly perform an energization operation to cause a current to flow to voltage detection lines with a magnitude of the current that enables each amount of charge stored in capacitors changed by one energization operation to fall within a range corresponding to a fluctuation width of terminal voltages of battery cells during the energization operation when resistors are in a normal state. When the difference between the current terminal voltage of the battery cell and the past terminal voltage of the battery cell is larger than the predetermined threshold value, the microcomputer diagnoses that the resistor is in the open state.

Abstract: A new BiVO4-laminate manufacturing method and BiVO4 laminate are provided. A bismuth-vanadate laminate is manufactured as follows: a substrate that can be heated by microwaves is disposed inside a precursor solution containing a vanadium salt and a bismuth salt, microwave-activated chemical bath deposition (MW-CBD) is used to form a bismuth-vanadate layer on the substrate, and a firing process is performed as necessary. A bismuth-vanadate laminate manufactured in this way is suitable for use as a photocatalyst or photoelectrode.

Abstract: A battery monitoring system, comprises a battery state detection circuit that detects battery states of a plurality of battery cells that are connected in series, based on respective cell voltages of the plurality of battery cells, and a control circuit that monitors state of a battery cell, based on each cell voltage of the plurality of battery cells. The control circuit inputs pseudo voltage information to the battery state detection circuit, and thereby diagnoses whether or not the battery state detection circuit is operating normally.

Abstract: A leak detection device includes a pulse signal outputting portion that outputs predetermined pulse signals to a positive connecting wire connected to a positive side of a battery and a negative connecting wire connected to a negative side of the battery. A response waveform detecting portion of the leak detection device detects a positive response waveform for the pulse signal output to the positive connecting wire and a negative response waveform for the pulse signal output to the negative connecting wire. An amplitude ratio calculating portion calculates an amplitude ratio based on the positive response waveform and the negative response waveform, and a leak detecting portion detects a leak between the battery and a ground based on the amplitude ratio.

Abstract: Even when a service disconnect switch is opened, an integrated circuit connected to single battery cells are operated. The cell controller is provided with: the integrated circuits; a signal transmission path through which a signal is transmitted between the integrated circuits via the capacitors; and the connection circuit. The first integrated circuit is provided corresponding to the first cell group electrically connected to one side of the SD-SW, and the second integrated circuit is provided corresponding to the second cell group electrically connected to one side of the SD-SW. The connection circuit AC-couples the ground terminal GND of the first integrated circuit to the ground terminal GND of the second integrated circuit through the capacitor.

Abstract: Even with a large ripple voltage superposed on a voltage of a battery cell, the voltage of the battery cell can be measured accurately. In a battery monitoring device, a supply circuit, based on a reference voltage inputted from an assembled battery, generates a driving voltage for driving each of switching elements, of a selection circuit and supplies the driving voltage to the selection circuit. The reference voltage is inputted from the assembled battery to the supply circuit via a detecting filter circuit. As a result, a time constant of a route through which the reference voltage is inputted from the assembled battery to the supply circuit is approximately equal to time constants of detecting filter circuits.

Abstract: Measurement of a cell voltage is executed immediately after diagnosis of a battery management device is ended. In a battery management device, current sources repeatedly perform an energization operation to cause a current to flow to voltage detection lines with a magnitude of the current that enables each amount of charge stored in capacitors changed by one energization operation to fall within a range corresponding to a fluctuation width of terminal voltages of battery cells during the energization operation when resistors are in a normal state. When the difference between the current terminal voltage of the battery cell and the past terminal voltage of the battery cell is larger than the predetermined threshold value, the microcomputer diagnoses that the resistor is in the open state.

Abstract: Cell voltage measurement is executed immediately after termination of diagnosis on a cell voltage detection function. In a battery managing device 10, a voltage detecting unit 140 detects a terminal voltage of each of battery cells 21 and 22. An RC filter 110 is electrically connected to voltage detecting lines L1, L2, and L3, and a status variation causing unit 130 causes an electrical status variation with respect to the voltage detecting lines L1, L2, and L3. A voltage fluctuating unit 120 fluctuates the terminal voltage of the battery cells 21 and 22 in response to the electrical status variation that is caused by the status variation causing unit 130. A microcomputer 150 diagnoses the voltage detecting unit 140 on the basis of a detection result of the terminal voltage of the battery cells 21 and 22 by the voltage detecting unit 140 when the terminal voltage of the battery cells 21 and 22 is fluctuated by the voltage fluctuating unit 120.

Abstract: A battery system monitoring device includes a plurality of battery monitoring circuits, which is respectively provided in cell groups, and a balancing resistor. Each of the battery monitoring circuits includes a cell voltage measurement unit to measure a cell voltage of each single battery cell at predetermined timing, a discharge switch to switch a state of a discharge current which flows from each single battery cell through the balancing resistor, and a balancing control unit configured to control the discharge switch. A filter circuit is connected between the cell voltage measurement unit and each single battery cell. The cell voltage measurement unit determines whether a cell voltage is measured within a transient response period corresponding to a time constant of the filter circuit and corrects a measurement value of a cell voltage by using a correction value correcting a result of the determination.

Abstract: An object is to achieve management control of an assembled battery using an accurate measured value of a cell voltage. A battery system monitoring apparatus 10 that monitors and controls a battery system includes battery monitoring circuits 100 provided for respective cell groups 120. Each of the battery monitoring circuits 100 includes a cell voltage measurement module 6 that is connected with two electrodes of respective single battery cells 110 of a corresponding cell group 120 via voltage detection lines 2 and that measures a cell voltage of each of the single battery cells 110 at each of predetermined timings. An RC filter 4 is connected with the voltage detection lines 2. The RC filter 4 includes resistors and capacitors. The cell voltage measurement module 6 extends intervals at which the cell voltage is to be measured when a stored charge amount in the capacitor in the RC filter 4 changes.

Abstract: A battery monitoring and control integrated circuit is connected to a cell group having a plurality of series-connected single cells for monitoring and controlling the single cells, and includes: a first start input terminal for connecting to a DC signal generation circuit which generates a DC signal based on an AC start signal input from the outside; a start detection unit which detects the DC signal and activates the battery monitoring and control integrated circuit; and a start output unit which outputs the AC start signal to the outside after the activation of the battery monitoring and control integrated circuit.