Abstract: A battery system includes a battery cell, which includes an anode including a first current collector and an anode layer disposed on the first collector and including an anode active material. The cell includes a cathode including a second current collector and a cathode layer disposed on the second collector and including a cathode active material. The cell includes a solid-state electrolyte including one of a reduction tolerable solid electrolyte disposed in contact with the anode and an oxidation tolerable solid electrolyte disposed in contact with the cathode. The reduction tolerable solid electrolyte is present in an amount of from 0.1 part by weight to 5 parts by weight based upon 100 parts by weight of the anode layer. The oxidation tolerable solid electrolyte is present in an amount of from 1 part by weight to 10 parts by weight based upon 100 parts by weight of the cathode layer.

Abstract: A pouch-type, capacitor-assisted battery cell includes: N negative electrodes, where N is an integer greater than one, each of the N negative electrodes includes a first current collector, first particulate electrode material, and a first tab; P positive electrodes, where: P-M ones of the P positive electrodes include a second current collector, second particulate electrode material, and a second tab, M ones of the P positive electrodes include a third current collector, third particulate electrode material including activated carbon (AC) arranged on opposite sides of the third current collector, and a third tab, and P=N?1 and M=2; separators arranged between the N negative electrodes and the P positive electrodes; and a pouch enclosure surrounding the N negative electrodes, the P positive electrodes and the separators; where the M ones of the P positive electrodes are located approximately equidistant from a center of the P positive electrodes.

Abstract: An active material component of a composition for forming an electrode of a battery in a dry process is provided. The active material component includes a dry powder including a plurality of grains of an active material. The active material component further includes an electrically conductive filler material attached to each of the plurality of grains.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions, where the electrochemical cell includes an electrode, a solid-state electrolyte layer, and a solid-state interlayer disposed between the electrode and the solid-state electrolyte layer. The solid-state interlayer includes a plurality of solid-state electrolyte particles. In certain instances, the solid-state interlayer includes a plurality of through-holes dispersed therewithin. The through-holes have an average diameter between about 0.05 to about 100 micrometers. The solid-state interlay covers between about 50% and about 100% of a total surface area of the electrode. In each variation, solid-state interlayer has a thickness greater than or equal to about 0.1 to less than or equal to about 8 micrometers, and the electrochemical cell may include a polymeric gel electrolyte that at least partially fills voids between solid-state electroactive particle and solid-state electrolyte particles.

Abstract: A gel polymer electrolyte for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions comprises a polymer matrix infiltrated with a liquid electrolyte solution. The polymer matrix comprises poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene). The liquid electrolyte solution comprises a nonaqueous organic solvent, a first lithium salt in the nonaqueous organic solvent, and a second lithium salt in the nonaqueous organic solvent. The first lithium salt comprises lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate and the second lithium salt comprises lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide.

Abstract: A solid-state battery system including a graphite anode is provided. The system includes a battery cell. The battery cell includes the graphite anode, a cathode, and a solid electrolyte layer. The graphite anode includes a plurality of graphite particles, wherein the plurality of graphite particles includes a first portion of the plurality of graphite particles including a plurality of relatively high specific surface area graphite particles and a second portion of the plurality of graphite particles including a plurality of relatively low specific surface area graphite particles. The solid electrolyte layer is disposed between the graphite anode and the cathode and is operable to provide lithium-ion conduction path between the graphite anode and the cathode.

Abstract: A battery system comprises N folded bipolar batteries folded in an “S”-shaped configuration. First and second folded portions of each of the N folded bipolar batteries are arranged on opposite ends of the “S”-shaped configuration. First side portions and second side portions of each of the N folded bipolar batteries are arranged between the first and second folded portions. One or more of the first folded portions on a first one of the N folded bipolar batteries are in direct electrical contact with one or more of the second folded portions on a second one of the N folded bipolar batteries. One or more of the first side portions on a third one of the N folded bipolar batteries are in direct electrical contact with one or more of the second side portions on a fourth one of the N folded bipolar batteries.

Abstract: A polymeric gel electrolyte for an electrochemical cell, such as a solid-state battery, is provided herein as well an electrochemical cell including the polymeric gel electrolyte. The polymeric gel electrolyte includes one or more lithium salts, a plasticizer component, an additive component, and a polymeric host. Examples of the plasticizer component include a carbonate, a lactone, a nitrile, a sulfone, an ether, a phosphate, and combinations thereof. The additive component includes a boron-containing additive and a carbonate-containing additive.

Abstract: A polymeric gel electrolyte for an electrochemical cell, such as a solid-state battery, is provided herein as well an electrochemical cell including the polymeric gel electrolyte. The polymeric gel electrolyte includes one or more lithium salts, a plasticizer component, an additive component, and a polymeric host. Examples of the plasticizer component include a carbonate, a lactone, a nitrile, a sulfone, an ether, a phosphate, and combinations thereof. The additive component includes a boron-containing additive and a carbonate-containing additive.

Abstract: A capacitor-assisted battery module includes a housing, a positive terminal, a negative terminal, one or more capacitor-assisted battery cells and one or more first switches. The one or more capacitor-assisted battery cells are disposed in the housing and include one or more battery terminals and one or more capacitor terminals. The one or more battery terminals are connected to battery electrodes. The one or more capacitor terminals are connected to capacitor electrodes. At least one of the one or more battery terminals and the capacitor terminals is connected to the negative terminal. One or more first switches is configured to connect the one or more capacitor terminals to the positive terminal. An overall voltage of the capacitor assisted battery module is measured across the positive terminal and the negative terminal.

Abstract: A pre-lithiated, precursor electrode includes an electroactive material layer, a current collector, and a lithium foil disposed between the electroactive material layer and the current collector. A method of preparing an electrode to be used in an electrochemical cell is provide. The method includes preparing a pre-lithiated, precursor electrode. Preparing the pre-lithiated precursor electrode includes contacting at least a first electroactive material layer with a first surface of a lithium foil assembly, where the lithium foil assembly includes a current collector and at least a first lithium foil disposed on or adjacent to a first surface of the current collector. The method may further include contacting the prelithiated, precursor electrode with an electrolyte in the electrochemical cell, where the first lithium foil at least partially or fully dissolves when contacted by the electrolyte to form the electrode and a lithium reservoir in the electrochemical cell.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions is provided. The electrochemical cell includes a positive electrode having a positive electroactive material selected from the group consisting of LiNixM2-xO2 (where M is selected from the group consisting of cobalt, manganese, aluminum, and combinations thereof and x?0.8), and a negative electrode having a negative electroactive composite material including a carbonaceous material and silicon oxide (SiOx, 0.95?x?1.05). The positive electrode has a single-sided loading capacity at room temperature between about 4.5 mAh/cm2 and about 6.5 mAh/cm2. The negative electrode has a single-sided loading capacity at room temperature between about 4.5 mAh/cm2 and about 5.5 mAh/cm2.

Abstract: A positive electrode including an active layer is provided, where the active layer includes a plurality of positive electroactive solid-state particles, a lithium-source material coated on or dispersed with the positive electroactive solid-state particles in the active layer, and a polymeric gel electrolyte at least partially filling voids between the positive electroactive solid-state particles in the active layer. The lithium-source material having a theoretical specific capacity greater than or equal to about 100 mAh/g to less than or equal to about 3,000 mAh/g.

Abstract: A high-power gel-assisted battery stack that cycles lithium ions is provided with two terminal electrodes having opposite polarities and at least one bipolar electrode assembly disposed therebetween. A first electrode is disposed on a first side of a bipolar current collector and a second electrode with an opposite polarity to the first electrode is disposed on a second side of the bipolar current collector. Each electrode includes a porous layer having an electroactive material and a solid-state electrolyte disposed in a polymeric binder. A polymer gel electrolyte is distributed in pores of the porous. The stack also includes at least two free-standing gel separator layers each being disposed between the at least one bipolar electrode assembly and terminal electrodes. Each respective free-standing gel separator layer comprises polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and an electrolyte distributed therein. The high-power gel-assisted battery stack has a maximum voltage rating of ?about 12V.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrode for an electrochemical cell. The electrode includes a polymer binder network and a plurality of electroactive material particles. The polymer binder network includes a plurality of fibers defining the polymer binder network. Each of the plurality of fibers includes a plurality of beads and a plurality of filaments. The plurality of filaments extends from at least a portion of the plurality of beads, respectively. The plurality of electroactive material particles is in voids of the polymer binder network. In certain aspects, the present disclosure provides a single- or double-sided electrode component including a current collector and the electrode.

Abstract: Negative electrodes for electrochemical cells that cycle lithium ions are provided. The negative electrodes comprise electroactive material particles that exhibit a core-shell structure defining a core made of a lithiated silicon-based material and a shell surrounding the core that is a bi-layer structure including first and second carbon coating layers. An electrical conductivity of the first carbon coating layer is greater than that of the second carbon coating layer. A method of manufacturing a negative electrode material is provided in which a first carbon coating layer is formed on an outer surface of a silicon-based precursor particle. The silicon-based precursor particle is exposed to a lithium source to form a lithiated silicon-based particle having the first carbon coating layer. A second carbon coating layer is formed on the first carbon coating layer over the lithiated silicon-based particle to form an electroactive material particle.

Abstract: A bipolar capacitor assisted battery includes a bipolar capacitor including a first capacitor, and a second capacitor. The second capacitor is connected in series with the first capacitor. A lithium ion battery is connected in parallel to the bipolar capacitor.

Abstract: Lithium manganese oxide (LMO) particles having a substantially round shape and methods of preparing such LMO particles are provided herein. The method includes, in the presences of a catalyst, calcining (i) a lithium source and a manganese source and/or (ii) a lithium and manganese source to form the LMO particles. Examples of the lithium source include Li2CO3, LiOH, LiNO3, Li2O, and combinations thereof, and examples of the manganese source include MnO2, Mn3O4, and a combination thereof. The lithium and manganese source includes LixMn2O4, where 0.75?x?1.25. The catalyst includes one or more transition metal, such as a period 5 transition metal, a period 6 transition metal, a period 7 transition metal, and a combination thereof, an oxide of the one or more transition metal, a salt of the one or more transition metal, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Hybrid lithium-ion electrochemical cells include a first electrode having a first polarity and a first electroactive material that reversibly cycles lithium ions having a first maximum operational voltage and a second electrode having the first polarity with a second electroactive material having a second maximum operational voltage. A difference between the second and first maximum operational voltages defines a predetermined voltage difference. Also included are at least one third electrode including a third electroactive material that reversibly cycles lithium ions having a second polarity opposite to the first polarity, a separator, and electrolyte. A voltage modification component (e.g., diode) is in electrical communication with the first and the second electrodes.

Abstract: A vehicle system is provided and includes a modular dynamically allocated capacity storage system (MODACS) and an active management module. The MODACS includes blocks of cells. The active management module is configured to: detect a first state of a first block of cells of the blocks of cells; determine whether a safety fault condition exists with the first block of cells based on the first state of the first block of cells; in response to detecting existence of the safety fault condition, isolate the first block of cells from other ones of the blocks of cells; subsequent to isolating the first block of cells, actively discharge and detect a second state of the first block of cells; and based on the second state, continue isolating the first block of cells or reconnecting the first block of cells such that the first block of cells is no longer isolated.