Abstract: Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery 10 which, in cases where separators 70 each having a heat-resistant layer 74 on only one face thereof are used, has an excellent thermal stability and thus a higher safety and reliability when the battery 10 reaches a high temperature. Such a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery 10 includes a positive electrode 30 in which a positive electrode active material layer 34 is provided on both faces of a positive electrode current collector 32, a negative electrode 50 in which a negative electrode active material layer 54 is provided on both faces of a negative electrode current collector 52, at least two separators 70 each having a heat-resistant layer 74 on one face of a base material 72, and an electrolyte. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has an electrode assembly 20 in which the positive electrode 30 and the negative electrode 50 are stacked on top of one another with the separators 70 interposed therebetween.

Abstract: To provide a binder for a storage battery device whereby favorable adhesion is obtainable and swelling by an electrolytic solution can favorably be suppressed. A binder for a storage battery device, which is made of a fluorinated copolymer comprising structural units (A), structural units (B) and structural units (C), wherein the molar ratio of the structural units (C) to the total of all the structural units excluding the structural units (C) is from 0.01/100 to 3/100: structural units (A): structural units derived from a monomer selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, vinylidene fluoride and chlorotrifluoroethylene; structural units (B): structural units derived from ethylene or propylene; and structural units (C): structural units derived from a C5-30 organic compound having at least two double bonds and at least one of the double bonds being a double bond of a vinyl ether group or a double bond of a vinyl ester group.

Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery 100 includes a positive electrode current collector 221 and a porous positive electrode active material layer 223 retained by the positive electrode current collector 221. The positive electrode active material layer 223 contains, for example, positive electrode active material particles 610, an electrically conductive material 620, and a binder 630. In this lithium-ion secondary battery 100, the positive electrode active material particles 610 have a shell portion 612 constituted by a lithium transition metal oxide, a hollow portion 614 formed inside the shell portion 612, and a through hole 616 penetrating the shell portion 612. In the lithium-ion secondary battery 100, in the positive electrode active material layer 223 on average, the hollow portion 614 accounts for 23% or higher of an apparent sectional area of the positive electrode active material particles 610.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery (10) includes a positive electrode active material of lithium transition metal oxide which contains at least a nickel element and a manganese element as transition metals and for which, with respect to a diffraction peak A located at a diffraction angle 20 of 17° to 20° and a diffraction peak B located at a diffraction angle 2? of 43° to 46° from X-ray diffraction measurements, when the integrated intensity ratio is R1=IA/IB, the peak intensity ratio is RH=HA/HB, and the ratio between the integrated intensity ratio R1 and the peak intensity ratio RH is SF=RH/R1>> the SF satisfies 1.1?SF?2.2.

Abstract: To provide a binder for a storage battery device, whereby good adhesion in an electrode and flexibility are obtainable, and it is possible to realize good charge and discharge characteristics when used for a secondary battery. A binder for a storage battery device, which is made of a fluorinated copolymer comprising structural units (a) derived from tetrafluoroethylene and structural units (b) derived from propylene, wherein the molar ratio (a)/(b) is from 40/60 to 50/50, and the total of the structural units (a) and (b) is at least 90 mol % in all structural units.

Abstract: To provide a process for producing a PTFE fine powder having a high bulk density, whereby the concentration of non-coagulated PTFE in coagulation wastewater is low. Tetrafluoroethylene is emulsion-polymerized in the presence of an aqueous medium, at least one fluorinated emulsifier selected from the group consisting of a C4-7 fluorinated carboxylic acid having from 1 to 4 etheric oxygen atoms in its main chain, and its salts, and a radical polymerization initiator, to produce a polytetrafluoroethylene emulsion; the obtained polytetrafluoroethylene emulsion is adjusted to a polytetrafluoroethylene concentration of from 10 to 25 mass %, followed by coagulation and stirring at a coagulation temperature of from 5 to 18° C. to separate a wet-state polytetrafluoroethylene fine powder; and the obtained wet-state polytetrafluoroethylene fine powder is dried to produce a polytetrafluoroethylene fine powder.

Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery (100A) includes a positive electrode current collector (221A) and a positive electrode active material layer (223A) retained on the positive electrode current collector (221A). The positive electrode active material layer (223A) contains positive electrode active material particles, a conductive agent, and a binder. The positive electrode active material particles (610A) each include a shell portion (612) made of primary particles (800) of a layered lithium-transition metal oxide, a hollow portion (614) formed inside the shell portion (612), and a through-hole (616) penetrating through the shell portion (612). The primary particles (800) of the lithium-transition metal oxide have a major axis length of less than or equal to 0.8 ?m in average of the positive electrode active material layer (223A).

Abstract: A battery is provided with a base portion provided on the base end side of a columnar rivet portion. A terminal rivet is formed, on that surface of the base portion on which the rivet portion is located, with a sloped seat surface having a height which increases as one moves closer to the rivet section and provided at the entire circumference around the rivet section. The battery is also provided with an annular elastic member and a hard member having higher hardness than the elastic member and provided with a first hole having a diameter greater than the outer diameter of the elastic member and smaller than the outer diameter of the sloped seat surface. The terminal rivet is mounted such that the base portion and a current collecting part are located inside a battery case and such that the rivet portion penetrates through a hole in the battery case to project outward.

Abstract: The method for producing a lithium ion secondary battery includes: selecting a positive electrode sheet, negative electrode sheet, and separator sheet; constructing an electrode assembly by superimposing the selected sheets; and housing the above electrode assembly in a battery case along with an electrolyte solution. In the method, at least one of the sheets is selected such that it satisfies the relationship 0.8<a/b<1.5 where a and b represent the slopes of straight lines respectively that are determined in tests under the respective conditions of (1) a high-rate loading-unloading cycle and (2) a low-rate loading-unloading cycle.

Abstract: A battery pack includes: a chargeable and dischargeable battery; and a microcomputer that acquires information on a voltage drop across the battery in a condition equivalent to no load and stores the information therein.

Abstract: A battery is equipped with a case (200) in which a fill opening (aperture) (201) is formed and a sealing cap (210), which closes the fill opening (201) formed in the case (200). The sealing cap (210) is formed of a thin plate that covers the fill opening (201) in the case (200), the circumferential edge (211) of the sealing cap (210) is bonded to the case (200), and the center (212) of the sealing cap (210) is bent from the circumferential edge (211) and bulges up toward the outside of the case (200). In addition, a chamfer (213) is applied at the bent corner of the sealing cap (210).

Abstract: An electrode is provided with a metal terminal extending from a battery module main body, a bolt which has an expanded section configuring a retaining section at a rear end portion and penetrates the metal terminal upward, and an insulating body which insulates the metal terminal and the battery module case one from the other. The insulating body is provided with a drop preventing section which abuts at least a lower surface of the expanded section of the bolt and prevents the bolt from dropping from the metal terminal.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video server includes ingesting devices, storage systems, and a controller. The ingesting devices ingest a plurality of video files received from outside. The storage systems store a video file ingested by the ingesting device as broadcast data. The controller selects a storage system between which and the ingesting device a session is to be established from the storage systems on the basis of the total number of sessions established between the ingesting devices and the storage systems when the broadcast data is stored in the storage systems.

Abstract: The lithium rechargeable battery of the present invention is provided with a current collector and an active material layer containing active material particles 10 supported on this current collector. The active material particles 10 are secondary particles 14 in which a plurality of primary particles 12 of a lithium transition metal oxide are aggregated, and have a hollow structure that contains a hollow section 16 formed inside the secondary particle 14 and a shell section 15 that surrounds the hollow section 16. A through hole 18 that penetrates from the outside to the hollow section 16 is formed in the secondary particle 14. The ratio (A/B) in a powder x-ray diffraction pattern of the active material particles 10, where A is the full width at half maximum of the diffraction peak obtained for the (003) plane and B is the full width at half maximum of the diffraction peak obtained for the (104) plane, satisfies the equation (A/B)?0.7.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery exhibiting low temperature output characteristics is provided. The lithium secondary battery of the present invention includes a current collector 12, and an active material layer 14 which is supported on the current collector 12 and contains active material particles 30 and electrically conductive material 16. The active material particles 30 each have a shell composed of a lithium transition metal oxide, a hollow part formed in the shell, and a through hole penetrating the shell. The electrically conductive material 16 contained in the active material layer 14 are arranged both in the hollow part of the active material particles and between the active material particles 30.

Abstract: An electrode is provided with a metal terminal extending from a battery module main body, a bolt which has an expanded section configuring a retaining section at a rear end portion and penetrates the metal terminal upward, and an insulating body which insulates the metal terminal and the battery module case one from the other. The insulating body is provided with a drop preventing section which abuts at least a lower surface of the expanded section of the bolt and prevents the bolt from dropping from the metal terminal.

Abstract: A first terminal supplies the bias voltage to a high-potential-side input terminal of a hall element. A second terminal supplies the ground potential to a low-potential-side input terminal of the hall element. A P-channel type transistor is configured such that the source terminal is connected to the power supply potential and the drain terminal is connected to the first terminal. An operational amplifier differentially amplifies the voltage between a predetermined set voltage and the voltage at the first terminal so as to control the gate voltage of the P-channel type transistor.

Abstract: A method of evaluating a positive electrode active material has a density ratio-determining step of determining a ratio of an apparent density Da of the positive electrode active material to a theoretical density Db of the positive electrode active material. For example, when the positive electrode active material contains no closed space in the positive electrode active material, such as closed pores of the positive electrode active material, the ratio (Da/Db) of the apparent density Da of the positive electrode active material to the theoretical density Db of the positive electrode active material will be a value close to 1; however, the more the closed space such as the closed pores exists in the positive electrode active material, the smaller the ratio (Da/Db). Thus, the ratio (Da/Db) can serve as an indicator for measuring the degree of density of the positive electrode active material.

Abstract: A centrifugal-pendulum vibration absorbing device comprising having a support member coupled to a rotary element that is rotated by power from a drive device, and a mass body coupled to the support member so as to swing about a pendulum fulcrum and rotate about a center of gravity. An order of vibration of the mass body is determined on the basis of an order of vibration to be damped generated by the drive device in consideration of at least a rotational angle of the mass body about the pendulum fulcrum and a rotational angle of the mass body about the center of gravity.

Abstract: A centrifugal-pendulum vibration absorbing device disposed within a liquid chamber that stores a liquid, the centrifugal-pendulum vibration absorbing device having a support member coupled to a rotary element that is rotated by power from a drive device; and a mass body supported by the support member so as to be swingable. An order of vibration of the mass body is determined on the basis of an order of vibration to be damped generated by the drive device in consideration of at least a force caused by a centrifugal liquid pressure generated within the liquid chamber along with rotation of the drive device to act on the mass body.