Abstract: A battery cooling system includes a depression-shaped battery accommodating section formed at a bottom surface of a floor panel of a vehicle and dented to side of a passenger compartment so as to accommodate therein a battery. An introduction device is disposed in front of the battery in a vehicle traveling direction, to introduce travel air flow into the battery accommodating section. Here, the battery is accommodated within the battery accommodating section in a condition where a bottom surface of the battery is located at a level above or at a substantially same level as a level of a bottom surface of the vehicle which bottom surface is around the accommodating section. Additionally, the battery includes a plurality of thin cells which are electrically connected with each other, and disposed in a posture that a major surface of each thin cell extends substantially parallelly with the vehicle traveling direction.

Abstract: A laminate battery is provided with a tab, an electric power generating element connected to the tab, and a laminate sheet allowing the electric power generating element to be accommodated. The laminate sheet includes a metallic layer and a thermally welding resin layer laminated on the metallic layer. The tab and the thermally welding resin layer are welded by permitting a thermally welding area, which is formed in at least one of the thermally welding resin layer and the tab, and the other of the thermally welding resin layer and the tab to be welded to one another.

Abstract: A battery structure for improving a heat dissipating property and a vibration absorbing performance. The battery structure comprises a plurality of unit cell layers, each formed by alternately stacking a cathode active material layer formed on a surface of one collector, a separator for retaining an electrolyte and an anode active material layer formed on a surface of another collector. The battery structure also comprises a heat dissipating member disposed between at least one unit cell layer and another unit cell layer.

Abstract: A laminate cell comprises a power generating element formed by sequentially stacking positive electrode plates and negative electrode plates while interposing separators therebetween; a cell package formed of a metal composite film, the cell package hermetically sealing the power generating element and an electrolyte; a positive tab connected to the positive electrode plates; and a negative tab connected to the negative electrode plates. According to the laminate cell, the power generating element and the cell package have approximately rectangular plane shapes, and the positive tab and the negative tab are drawn outward from end edges of long sides of the cell package.

Abstract: A battery comprises at least two unit cells. Each of the at least two unit cells is provided with an outer sheath film composed of polymer-metal composite material, a positive-electrode current collector, a negative-electrode current collector, a separator disposed between the positive-electrode current collector and the negative-electrode current collector, one positive electrode tab to which the positive-electrode current collector is connected and protruding from a first sealed portion of the outer sheath film, one negative electrode tab to which the negative-electrode current collector is connected and protruding from a second sealed portion of the outer sheath film, a first polymer layer disposed between the positive electrode tab and the outer sheath film, and a second polymer layer disposed between the negative electrode tab and the outer sheath film.

Abstract: A battery is basically provided with an electricity generating element and a discharging section. The electricity generating element has a plurality of electric cells connected in series. The discharging section constantly discharges electricity from each of the electric cells at a prescribed discharge rate so that a voltage in each of the electric cells is lower than a voltage corresponding to a prescribed depth of discharge. The battery is especially useful in a power supply component of a vehicle.

Abstract: A battery system of the present invention includes one or more cell groups, each having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a solid electrolyte layer, and one or more heat mediating structures adjacent to the cell groups. The cell groups and the heat mediating structures are alternately stacked. A solid electrolyte is applied to the electrolyte layer. The respective cell groups have a thin plate shape, and adjacent thereto, the heat mediating structures are provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to fuel cells and methods of making bipolar fuel cell electrodes. The invention provides a method of producing bipolar fuel cell electrodes, including providing a collector having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, coating the first side with a first active material, coating the second side with a second active material, and compressing the coated collector to form a bipolar cell electrode. The invention also provides a method of producing bipolar fuel cell electrodes wherein the first side of the collector is first coated with the first active material and compressed at a first pressure, and subsequently the second side of the collector is coated with the second active material and compressed at a second pressure. The invention further provides an improved bipolar electrode for fuel cells.

Abstract: A positive electrode material for non-aqueous electrolyte lithium ion battery (31, 41) of the present invention has an oxide (11) containing lithium and nickel, and a lithium compound (13) which is deposited on a surface of the oxide (11) and covers nickel present on the surface of the oxide (11). By this structure, it is possible to suppress decomposition of an electrolysis solution as much as possible and drastically reduce swelling of the batteries (31, 41).

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a bipolar battery that is constructed to improve battery performance by reducing distortions within electrode material of the bipolar battery. The bipolar battery includes multiple battery elements that each include multiple unit batteries. Each unit battery contains a conductor having a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer. A collector is positioned between adjacent positive and negative electrode layers of adjacent unit batteries, and an accumulated thickness absorption member is used to separate collectors of adjacent battery elements. The bipolar battery may be used in a motor vehicle, such as an electric car.

Abstract: A rechargeable lithium ion battery with high power density comprises a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, in which the positive electrode includes a active material layer containing a positive electrode active material with the particle diameter of 5 ?m or less and having the thickness at a range of 20 to 80 ?m. Another rechargeable lithium ion battery with high power density comprises a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, in which the positive electrode has two active material layers, each of which contains a positive electrode active material with a different diameter and has the thickness at a range of 20 to 30 ?m.

Abstract: An electrode (100) of the present invention contains a collector (104) and an electrode layer (102) which is disposed on the collector (104) and contains an active material. In the electrode (100), an average thickness (h) of the collector (104) and the electrode layer (102) ranges from 5 to 300 (m, and a maximum thickness (h) of the collector (104) and the electrode layer (102) is not more than 105% of a minimum thickness (h) of the collector (104) and the electrode layer (102). The electrode (100) is very thin and the uniformity of the electrode layer (102) is high. Therefore, the heat dissipation characteristics of the battery (300) are uniform, the local degradation is hardly generated in the battery (300), and the crack and the rupture are also hardly generated in the battery (300).

Abstract: With a method of manufacturing a secondary battery electrode having active material (111) on a current collector (110), a computer (100) acquires a deposition pattern (PT) for depositing a plurality of kinds of active materials, different in electrical characteristic, onto discrete areas of a current collector, and the computer allows injection nozzles (108) to inject the plurality of kinds of active materials onto the current collector as multiple particles (P), respectively, to be deposited thereon, thereby forming an active material layer.

Abstract: A battery is provided with a support body, a surface of the support body, a plurality of unit cells located inside the support body, and an opening portion communicating between an inside and an outside of the support body. A resonance is allowed in the surface of the support body and the opening portion is provided in the surface of the support body at a region involving a loop position of the resonance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cell structure that can improve heat dissipation and vibration-proofing nature of a cell without using a cooling medium while keeping rigidity and discharge current quantity of the cell and is characterized by satisfying the following inequality (1): S c × 1000 > b × 1000 S wherein b indicates short-side length of an electrode; S indicates electrode area; and c indicates cell structure thickness.

Abstract: A battery cooling system includes a depression-shaped battery accommodating section formed at a bottom surface of a floor panel of a vehicle and dented to side of a passenger compartment so as to accommodate therein a battery. An introduction device is disposed in front of the battery in a vehicle traveling direction, to introduce travel air flow into the battery accommodating section. Here, the battery is accommodated within the battery accommodating section in a condition where a bottom surface of the battery is located at a level above or at a substantially same level as a level of a bottom surface of the vehicle which bottom surface is around the accommodating section. Additionally, the battery includes a plurality of thin cells which are electrically connected with each other, and disposed in a posture that a major surface of each thin cell extends substantially parallelly with the vehicle traveling direction.

Abstract: A battery includes a plurality of flat type batteries and a connector member that electrically connect the plurality of flat type batteries to one another. Each of the plurality of flat type batteries is provided with an outer sheath having a composite laminate film, an electric power generating component, which includes a positive electrode plate, a separator and a negative electrode plate and is accommodated in the outer sheath by compelling at least a part of a circumference of the outer sheath to be joined by thermally welded portions, a positive-electrode terminal lead conductive with the positive electrode plate and held between the thermally welded portions, and a negative-electrode terminal lead conductive with the negative electrode plate and held between the thermally welded portions. At least one of the positive-electrode terminal lead and the negative-electrode terminal lead has a surface covering layer made of a metal different from that of its terminal mother material.

Abstract: To provide a battery module and a combination battery, whereby the handling of unit cells is facilitated to thereby enhance the production efficiency while contributing to a downsized power source, the battery module (60) includes laminate-sheathed cells (11) as unit cells, and a retention member (50) for retaining the laminate-sheathed cells, and the retention member is configured with a printed-wiring board (51) printed with voltage measurement wirings (52) for measuring voltages of the laminate-sheathed cells, respectively.

Abstract: A inverter has a switching device for switching DC to change it to AC, and a bipolar type rechargeable battery connected to the switching device in parallel or in series for smoothing the current from the switching device.

Abstract: A battery including: a solid electrolyte film; and a plurality of unit cells formed thereon and connected in parallel. Each of the unit cells consists of: a positive electrode provided on one side of the solid electrolyte film; a negative electrode provided on the other side of the solid electrolyte film at a position opposite to the positive electrode; and a part of the solid electrolyte film sandwiched between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.