Abstract: A secondary battery disclosed herein includes a positive electrode, and a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode active material contains a carbon material and a silicon-containing material. The average particle diameter of the silicon-containing material is smaller than the average particle diameter of the carbon material. The average circularity of the silicon-containing material is smaller than the average circularity of the carbon material.

Abstract: An electric work vehicle includes an electric motor to drive a vehicle body to travel, a first battery chargeable by an external power supply to supply driving electric power to the electric motor, a second battery that is rechargeable to supply electric power to an electric component installed in the vehicle body, a voltage converter to supply electric power while adjusting a voltage value between the first and second batteries, and a controller to which electric power is supplied from the second battery and configured or programmed to control a charge state during charging by the power supply and to control operation of the voltage converter. The control is configured or programmed to execute an interval charging process repeatedly at set time intervals to control operation of the voltage converter to charge the second battery using electric power supplied from the first battery.

Abstract: A secondary battery disclosed herein includes a positive electrode, and a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode active material contains a carbon material and a silicon-containing material. The silicon-containing material includes a first silicon-containing material and a second silicon-containing material. The average particle diameter of the first silicon-containing material and the average particle diameter of the second silicon-containing material are each smaller than the average particle diameter of the carbon material. The average circularity Zc of the carbon material, the average circularity Zs1 of the first silicon-containing material, and the average circularity Zs2 of the second silicon-containing material satisfy Zs1<Zc and Zs1<Zs2.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a secondary battery includes composite particles each including a matrix, and a silicon phase dispersed in the matrix. Each of the composite particles is coated with a coating layer. The coating layer is a mixture of a carbon material and a fluorine-containing material.

Abstract: An electric work vehicle includes an electric motor to drive a vehicle body to travel, a battery chargeable by an external power supply device to supply driving electric power to the electric motor, a controller configured or programmed to control a charge state during charging by the power supply device, and an ambient temperature detector to detect an ambient temperature. In response to the controller being commanded to perform scheduled charging while it is ready to charge the battery, the controller executes scheduled charging control to charge the battery such that the lower the ambient temperature detected by the ambient temperature detector, the closer the time at which charging is completed is to a planned work start time.

Abstract: An electric work vehicle includes an electric motor to drive a vehicle body to travel, a battery chargeable by an external power supply to supply driving electric power to the electric motor, a connection section to which a power supply connector of the power supply is connectable, a controller configured or programmed to control a charge state during charging by the power supply, and a temperature detector to detect a temperature of the battery. The controller is configured or programmed to execute a temperature increase control to warm the battery until the temperature of the battery increases to a target temperature prior to charging the battery, in response to the temperature of the battery detected by the temperature detector being not higher than a set temperature.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a secondary battery includes silicate composite particles each of which contain a silicate phase and silicon particles dispersed in the silicate phase, the silicate phase is an oxide phase containing Si, O, and alkali metals, the alkali metals include at least Na and Li, and an atomic ratio: Na/Li of Na to Li is 0.1 to 7.1.

Abstract: An electric work vehicle includes a body, a travel device in the body, a motor to drive the travel device, an inverter to supply power to the motor, an electric component, a DC/DC converter to convert a voltage of power to be supplied to the electric component, a radiator to cool coolant, and a cooling path through which the coolant cooled by the radiator circulates through the motor, the inverter, and the DC/DC converter and returns to the radiator. The cooling path extends from the radiator, passes through the inverter, the motor, and the DC/DC converter in this order, and returns to the radiator.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a secondary battery includes composite particles. The composite particles include a lithium silicate phase and a silicon phase dispersed in the lithium silicate phase, wherein the silicon phase has lined portions in the lithium silicate phase, a maximum diameter D1 and a minimum diameter D2 of the lined portions satisfy 3?D1/D2. The composite particles include a metal Me dispersed in the lithium silicate phase, and the metal Me is at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Pb, Zn, Sn, Cu, Ni, Cr, Zr, and Ti.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a secondary battery includes composite particles. The composite particles include a lithium silicate phase and a silicon phase dispersed in the lithium silicate phase, wherein the silicon phase has lined portions in the lithium silicate phase, a maximum diameter D1 and a minimum diameter D2 of the lined portions satisfy 3?D1/D2. The composite particles include a metal Me dispersed in the lithium silicate phase, and the metal Me is at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Pb, Zn, Sn, Cu, Ni, Cr, Zr, and Ti.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a secondary battery comprising silicate composite particles including silicon particles and a lithium silicate phase. The silicon particles are dispersed in the lithium silicate phase, the silicate composite particles have a porosity of 2% or less. In a diffraction pattern by X-ray diffraction (XRD), a ratio I2/I1 is 0.3 or less, the ratio I2/I1 being a ratio of an integrated intensity I2 of a peak derived from the lithium silicate phase that appears in a range of 2? of 23° to 25° relative to an integrated intensity I1 of a peak derived from Si(111) plane of the silicon particles that appears in a range of 2? of 27° to 30°.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative electrode current collector, and a negative electrode mixture layer supported on the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode mixture layer includes a negative electrode active material capable of electrochemically absorbing and releasing lithium ions, a binder, and a conductive agent. The negative electrode active material includes flaky silicon particles, and the binder includes a silicate.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material tor a secondary battery includes a silicate composite particle including crystalline silicon particles, an amorphous phase comprising an Li element, an O element, and an Si element, and a silicon oxide phase, wherein the silicon oxide phase and the silicon particles are dispersed in the amorphous phase.

Abstract: In the present invention, negative electrode active material particles for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which can suppress decrease of charging and discharging cycle characteristics, are each provided with: a composite particle that includes a silicate phase and silicon particles dispersed in the silicate phase; and a surface layer that covers the composite particle, wherein the surface layer includes a fluorine resin.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a secondary battery includes silicate composite particles each of which contain a silicate phase and silicon particles dispersed in the silicate phase, the silicate phase is an oxide phase containing Si, O, and alkali metals, the alkali metals include at least Na and Li, and an atomic ratio: Na/Li of Na to Li is 0.1 to 7.1.

Abstract: An electromechanical, fill-level, measuring device, comprising: a float, an outer drum with an outer ring of magnets, an inner drum with an inner ring of magnets, electromagnetic measuring elements, a measuring shaft with, and a servomotor with an drive shaft. The drive shaft is coupled with the measuring shaft via a transmission, wherein the servomotor rotates the measuring shaft via the transmission as a function of a control signal ascertained from the difference value of the measuring elements, so that, by relative movement between the outer and inner drums produced by a change of the liquid level to be measured, the difference value is returned to zero and from the rotation of the measuring shaft the current fill level measured value is ascertained.