Patents by Inventor Fenggang Zhao

Fenggang Zhao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240145839
    Abstract: A battery and an electrical device are provided. The battery includes at least one first battery cell and at least one second battery cell, an internal resistance of the first battery cell is greater than that of the second battery cell, and a heat transfer rate of the first battery cell is less than that of the second battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Huanji Liu, Ziyi Yin, Xin Sun, Haizu Jin, Fenggang Zhao
  • Patent number: 11967725
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a case of a battery, a battery, a power consumption device, and a method and device for preparing a battery. The case includes: an electrical chamber configured to accommodate a plurality of battery cells and a bus component, where at least one battery cell of the plurality of battery cells includes a pressure relief mechanism; a thermal management component configured to accommodate a fluid to adjust temperatures of the plurality of battery cells; and a collection chamber configured to collect, when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, emissions from the battery cell provided with the pressure relief mechanism; where the thermal management component is configured to isolate the electrical chamber from the collection chamber. According to the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the safety of the battery can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaobo Chen, Fenggang Zhao, Yao Li, Peng Wang, Zhanyu Sun, Yongshou Lin
  • Publication number: 20240105907
    Abstract: A prelithiation device and a prelithiation method, are described. The prelithiation device comprises a first roller, a second roller, a third roller, and a first coating mechanism. The second roller is used to cooperate with the first roller to jointly roll a lithium ribbon to adhere the lithium ribbon to the second roller, the lithium ribbon comprising two first surfaces opposite each other in an axial direction of the second roller; the third roller is used to cooperate with the second roller to jointly roll an electrode plate to bond the lithium ribbon adhering to the second roller to the electrode plate; and the first coating mechanism is disposed upstream of the second roller and is configured to coat the first surfaces with a release agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMEREX TECHNOLOGY CO. LIMITED
    Inventors: Shitong CHEN, Xinlu FEI, Bin XIE, Yongqiang XU, Keqiang LI, Fenggang ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11936027
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a case for a battery, a battery, a power consumption device, and a method and device for producing a battery. The case includes: a thermal management component configured to adjust temperature of a battery cell accommodated in the case; a first wall provided with a through hole, the through hole being configured to communicate a gas inside and outside the case; and a condensing component attached to the thermal management component, the condensing component being configured to shield the through hole so as to condense a gas flowing into the inside of the case through the through hole. According to the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the safety of the battery can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: JIANGSU CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Fenggang Zhao, Jiarong Hong, Xiaoteng Huang, Wenli Wang, Cheng Xue, Haiqi Yang, Langchao Hu
  • Patent number: 11926225
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a case for a battery, a battery, a power consumption device, and a method and device for producing a battery. The case includes: a thermal management component configured to adjust temperature of a battery cell accommodated in the case; a first wall provided with a through hole, the through hole being configured to communicate a gas inside and outside the case; and a heat conducting component attached to the thermal management component and the first wall, the heat conducting component being configured to conduct heat of the thermal management component to the first wall, so that the first wall condenses a gas flowing from the outside of the case to the inside of the case through the through hole. According to the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the safety of the battery can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: JIANGSU CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Fenggang Zhao, Zhanyu Sun, Xiaoteng Huang, Jiarong Hong, Haiqi Yang, Wenli Wang, Langchao Hu
  • Publication number: 20240079729
    Abstract: The present application provides an electrode assembly and a processing method and apparatus therefor, a battery cell, a battery, and a power consuming device. The electrode assembly includes: a cathode plate, an anode plate, and a separator, where the separator is configured to separate the cathode plate from the anode plate, a closed-pore portion is provided in part of the region of the separator, and the closed-pore portion is configured to block at least some ions de-intercalated from the cathode plate located on one side of the closed-pore portion from being intercalated into the anode plate located on the other side of the closed-pore portion. Heating the separator to form the closed-pore portion can reduce the occurrence of lithium precipitation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jun Ni, Fenggang Zhao, Shengwu Zhang, Minghao Tang, Wenfa Lin, Jie Ye
  • Publication number: 20240072296
    Abstract: Provided are an electrode assembly, a battery cell, a battery and an electrical device, belonging to the technical field of battery manufacturing. The electrode assembly comprises: a first electrode sheet, comprising a plurality of bending segments and a plurality of stacking segments arranged in layers, wherein each bending segment is configured to connect two adjacent stacking segments, the first electrode sheet has a first broken seam, and the first broken seam extends in the width direction of the first electrode sheet to break the first electrode sheet; and a plurality of second electrode sheets, wherein the polarity of the second electrode sheet is opposite to the polarity of the first electrode sheet, and each second electrode sheet is arranged between two adjacent stacking segments in the stacking direction of the plurality of stacking segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Ruhu Liao, Gang Zeng, Fenggang Zhao, Ya Dai, Jianlei Wang
  • Publication number: 20230411744
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cap assembly and a secondary battery. The cap assembly includes a cap plate provided with an electrode lead-out hole; an electrode terminal, covering the electrode lead-out hole and including a main body, wherein the main body is provided with a recess on a side wall; an isolating member including a receiving portion, wherein the main body is received in the receiving portion; and a protrusion, connected to an inner wall of the isolating member and extending towards an axis of the electrode lead-out hole, wherein the protrusion is received in the recess so as to prevent the main body from rotating relative to the isolating member. The cap assembly according to the embodiments of the present application can improve an overcurrent capacity and stability of the electrode terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Fenggang Zhao, Yuqun Zheng, Jian Guo, Quankun LI, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20230411773
    Abstract: The present application provides a battery cell, a battery, and an electrical apparatus. The battery cell may comprise a case, a cover plate, and a pressure relief apparatus. The case may have an opening; the cover plate may cover the opening, and the cover plate may be welded with the case to form a welding seam; the pressure relief apparatus may be disposed on the cover plate, the pressure relief apparatus may be provided with a weak region, the weak region may be configured to be broken to release internal pressure when the internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold, and the minimum distance between the edge of the weak region and the welding seam may be greater than or equal to 3 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Chao JIN, Miaomiao REN, Tianguang ZHU, Zhipeng DAI, Guanfusheng YAN, Fenggang ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20230411670
    Abstract: The present application provides a pole piece forming apparatus, which may include an incoming structure, a slitter, a plurality of winders and a wrinkle remover. The incoming structure may provide a master pole piece. The slitter may slit the master pole piece into a plurality of pole pieces. The winders may pull the transport of the pole pieces, respective winding devices may wind one corresponding pole piece, and the slitter may be disposed between the incoming structure and the winders. The wrinkle remover may be arranged between the slitter and the winders. The wrinkle remover may include a first roller and a second roller that may be provided opposite to each other, the first roller may include a first rolling part, and the first rolling part and the second roller may be used for rolling an edge of a slitting edge of the pole piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Bin XIE, Shitong CHEN, Yi LU, Yuanyuan SHEN, Keqiang LI, Fenggang ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20230356964
    Abstract: A disposal system for battery includes: a moving mechanism; an accommodating mechanism, including a first side and a second side that are opposite each other along a length direction of the accommodating mechanism; a plurality of immersion mechanisms, arranged in sequence along the length direction of the accommodating mechanism, the plurality of immersion mechanisms are movably connected to the accommodating mechanism, and the immersion mechanism accommodates an immersion liquid; and a transfer mechanism, arranged opposite the first side of the accommodating mechanism and configured to transfer waste of a battery to the immersion mechanisms. The accommodating mechanism is provided in plurality, and the plurality of accommodating mechanisms are arranged along a width direction of the accommodating mechanism. In adjacent two of the accommodating mechanisms, the second side of one of the accommodating mechanisms is opposite the first side of another one of the accommodating mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yi LU, Tao FENG, Xinlu FEI, Bin XIE, Keqiang LI, Fenggang ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20230352648
    Abstract: A prelithiation device may comprise: a bonding structure comprising a first roller, a second roller and a third roller, which may be sequentially disposed adjacent to each other, the first roller and the second roller being used to roll the lithium ribbon, the rolled lithium ribbon adhering to the second roller, and the second roller and the third roller being used to bond the lithium ribbon adhering to the second roller to the substrate, the lithium ribbon comprising two first surfaces opposite each other in a width direction of the lithium ribbon and a second surface facing the second roller; and a coater disposed upstream of the bonding structure in a running direction of the lithium ribbon and configured to simultaneously coat the second surface and at least one of the first surfaces with a release agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xinlu FEI, Bin XIE, Fenggang ZHAO, Shitong CHEN, Yongqiang XU, Tao FENG, Keqiang LI
  • Patent number: 11780645
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery box and a vehicle, the battery box comprises an upper box body, a lower box body, a connecting member, a fixing member. The upper box body comprises a first eave portion, the lower box body comprises a second eave portion. The first eave portion is provided with a first connecting hole, the second eave portion is provided with a second connecting hole and a mounting hole. The connecting member passes through the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole to connect the upper box body and the lower box body. The fixing member passes through the mounting hole to make the lower box body mounted to external equipment, compared with the conventional battery box, the lower box body is equivalent to the arrangement of eliminating the third eave portion, it simplifies the structure and reduces the weight, thereby improving the energy density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuqun Zeng, Fenggang Zhao, Xingdi Chen, Lei Wang, Linggang Zhou, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20230318044
    Abstract: An electrode assembly and a processing method and apparatus therefor, a battery cell, a battery, and a power consuming device are provided. The processing method includes: applying an adhesive on a preset part of a surface of a member to be coated, the adhesive forming a barrier layer, and the member to be coated including at least one of a cathode plate, a separator, and an anode plate; and winding the cathode plate, the anode plate, and the separator to form an electrode assembly. The barrier layer is located between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer adjacent to each other after the winding. The barrier layer blocks at least some ions de-intercalated from the cathode active material layer located on one side of the barrier layer from being intercalated into the anode active material layer located on the other side of the barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Jun Ni, Fenggang Zhao, Shengwu Zhang, Minghao Tang, Wenfa Lin, Jie Ye
  • Publication number: 20230313347
    Abstract: A lithium strip that can be used in lithium supplementation equipment is described. The lithium strip has a first surface, and a thinned area is formed at the edge of the first surface along the width direction of the lithium strip to form a space for accommodating a release agent at the thinned area. The thinned area is designed to enable the lithium strip to pick up more release agent when it is applied to a coating device, and the release agent can remain in the above thinned area. The presence of the thinned area in the lithium strip can reduce the lithium load per unit width, so that during the calendering process of the lithium strip, there will be no calendering exceeding the preset width, so that the lithium strip will not stick to the roller after calendering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Jianwei PAN, Shitong CHEN, Bin XIE, Fenggang ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11777162
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cap assembly and a secondary battery. The cap assembly includes a cap plate provided with an electrode lead-out hole; an electrode terminal, covering the electrode lead-out hole and including a main body, wherein the main body is provided with a recess on a side wall; an isolating member including a receiving portion, wherein the main body is received in the receiving portion; and a protrusion, connected to an inner wall of the isolating member and extending towards an axis of the electrode lead-out hole, wherein the protrusion is received in the recess so as to prevent the main body from rotating relative to the isolating member. The cap assembly according to the embodiments of the present application can improve an overcurrent capacity and stability of the electrode terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Fenggang Zhao, Yuqun Zeng, Jian Guo, Quankun Li, Peng Wang
  • Patent number: 11721811
    Abstract: The present application relates to the electrochemical field, and in particular, to a negative electrode plate and a secondary battery including the electrode plate. The present application provides a negative electrode plate. The negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode current collector, a first negative electrode active substance layer disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector, and a second negative electrode active substance layer disposed on the first negative electrode active substance layer. The first negative electrode active substance layer includes a first negative electrode active substance, and the second negative electrode active substance layer includes a second negative electrode active substance. The first negative electrode active substance satisfies 1 GPa?Young's modulus?10 GPa, and the second negative electrode active substance satisfies 11 GPa?Young's modulus?30 GPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yaping Huang, Mingkui Guo, Yaohui Wang, Yongshou Lin, Fenggang Zhao
  • Publication number: 20230223650
    Abstract: A battery includes a battery cell, a box configured to accommodate the battery cell, a pipe configured to condense a gas inside the box to form a condensate, and a liquid collecting member provided between the battery cell and the pipe. The liquid collecting member is provided with an accommodating portion facing the pipe, and the accommodating portion is configured to collect the condensate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Fenggang ZHAO, Haiqi YANG, Xiaoteng HUANG, Jiarong HONG, Wenli WANG, Langchao HU
  • Patent number: 11664524
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery module and a battery pack. The battery module includes a plurality of battery units connected in series; at least two electrode output connecting pieces each disposed at an output end of the plurality of battery units; a plurality of bridging busbars, each connecting two battery units spaced by one or more other battery units among the plurality of battery units; and an adjacent busbar connecting two adjacent battery units among the plurality of battery units. An electrical connection path is formed in the battery module by the electrode output connecting pieces, the bridging busbars and the adjacent busbar. The battery module according to the present disclosure is applicable in diverse situations, and capable of improving safety performance and energy density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yuqun Zeng, Fenggang Zhao, Chuanlian Chen, Yangzhi Huang, Pengfei Gao, Jihua Yao
  • Publication number: 20230146274
    Abstract: The present application provides a silicon carbon negative electrode material, a negative electrode sheet including the same, a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack and a power consumption apparatus. A battery composed of a negative electrode prepared by the silicon carbon negative electrode material in the present application as a working electrode, metal lithium as a counter electrode and an electrolyte containing a lithium ion conductive substance may be charged and discharged, and in a case of drawing a relationship graph between a differential value dQ/dV obtained by differentiating a charging and discharging capacity Q by a working electrode potential V and the working electrode potential V, when energizing the negative electrode material in a direction of delithiation, a ratio of a maximum Y of dQ/dV between 400-480 mV to a maximum X of dQ/dV between 200-255 mV may be in a range of 3.5 to 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yingjie GUAN, Yuzhen ZHAO, Qingyan MA, Yan WEN, Qisen HUANG, Fenggang ZHAO