Patents by Inventor Qifan ZOU

Qifan ZOU 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).

  • Patent number: 12261465
    Abstract: This application describes a battery equalization method and device, and a battery management system. The battery equalization method includes: obtaining a first closed circuit voltage of N cells in a duration of a pulse charge current and a second closed circuit voltage of the N cells in a duration of a pulse discharge current, where the N cells constitute a battery, and N is a positive integer; determining a relationship of SOC values between the N cells based on the first closed circuit voltage and the second closed circuit voltage; and performing charge equalization on target cells, where the target cells are determined from the N cells based on the relationship of SOC values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: JIANGSU CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Qifan Zou, Li Tan, Chenlin Yang
  • Publication number: 20250055108
    Abstract: A battery cell, a manufacturing method thereof, a battery, and an electric device are provided in the embodiments of the present application. The battery cell includes: a housing component, the housing component includes a housing, the housing has an opening, and an outer surface of the housing include at least one connection surface configured to fix the battery cell; and an insulation layer including an insulation coating and an insulation film, where the insulation coating covers at least a portion of one connection surface, and an outer surface of the insulation film that covers the housing is located outside the insulation coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Wei Chen, Qifan Zou, Jianping Zhu
  • Publication number: 20240421435
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a housing; and a first electrode assembly group and a second electrode assembly group that are accommodated within the housing, where the first electrode assembly group and the second electrode assembly group are arranged along a first direction, the first electrode assembly group and the second electrode assembly group each include at least one electrode assembly, and electrode terminals of the first electrode assembly group and electrode terminals of the second electrode assembly group are respectively located on two walls of the housing that are disposed opposite along the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Qian ZHAO, Junqi CAO, Qifan ZOU
  • Publication number: 20240347826
    Abstract: A shell includes a body part, a thickened part connected to the body part and arranged at the opening of the shell, at least a portion of the thickened part having a wall thickness larger than that of the body part, in which the thickened part is provided with a support part for supporting the cover that closes the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Wei CHEN, Chuan LI, Donglai ZHENG, Qifan ZOU
  • Publication number: 20240266649
    Abstract: A battery includes multiple battery cells, each battery cell includes shell, electrode terminal, and insulation layer, the shell includes a first wall, which includes a body and a first convex part, the body has an inner surface and an outer surface arranged oppositely in the thickness direction thereof, the first convex part protrudes from the outer surface in a direction away from the inner part of the battery cells, the electrode terminal is arranged on the body, and the insulation layer covers and is fixed on the first convex part; and a box, provided with an accommodating cavity with an opening, wherein the multiple battery cells are accommodated in the accommodating cavity, and the insulation layer binds with the cover piece covering the opening to fixedly connect the multiple battery cells to the cover piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Yizhen WU, Jianxiong YANG, Yanpeng LI, Qifan ZOU, Xiao XU
  • Publication number: 20240178448
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provide an electrolyte solution and a lithium-ion battery comprising the same. The electrolyte solution includes a solvent, a lithium salt and a first additive, and the first additive has a molecular formula of wherein R is at least one of an H element, a halogen element or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms. The electrolyte solution provided in the embodiments of the present application has the advantages of having a long shelf life, avoiding the problem of the performance decline of lithium-ion batteries due to deterioration of electrolyte solutions, being capable of inhibiting an increase of internal resistance of the lithium-ion batteries in low-temperature cycles, and improving the performance of the lithium-ion batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Xihui Wang, Wenzhu Xu, Zeli Wu, Canlong Wu, Di Liu, Qifan Zou
  • Publication number: 20240092211
    Abstract: The present application provides a method and a device for charging a secondary battery, a computer storage medium and electronic equipment. The charging method includes steps of: sending first charge information to a charging source by a battery management system, the first charge information includes a first charge power; performing a constant-power charging on the secondary battery by the charging source according to the first charge power; sending a plurality of pulse discharge information to the charging source by the BMS when a battery status parameter reaches a first predetermined value, each pulse discharge information includes a discharge power and a discharge duration; and performing multiple constant-power pulse discharges on the secondary battery by the charging source according to the discharge power and the discharge duration in the plurality of pulse discharge information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Qifan ZOU, Xihui WANG, Wenzhu XU, Xiaoming GE
  • Publication number: 20240030495
    Abstract: This application discloses an electrode assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and an electric device. The electrode assembly may include a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate that have opposite polarities, where the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate may be stacked. The first electrode plate may include a first active substance portion and a plurality of first inactive substance portions protruding from the first active substance portion, and the plurality of first inactive substance portions may be stacked. A connection layer may be disposed between at least two adjacent first inactive substance portions, and the connection layer may be spaced from the first active substance portion in a first direction and connect two adjacent first inactive substance portions, where the first direction is a direction in which the first inactive substance portions protrude from the first active substance portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Qian ZHAO, Guodong DU, Qifan ZOU
  • Publication number: 20230307750
    Abstract: A battery cell, a battery, an electrical apparatus, and a method and a device for preparing a battery cell are provided. In some embodiments, the battery cell comprising: an electrode assembly; a case for accommodating the electrode assembly, wherein the case has an opening and a first position-limiting portion; an end cover for covering the opening, wherein in the thickness direction of the end cover, the end cover is located on one side of the first position-limiting portion facing the electrode assembly, and the first position-limiting portion is used for restricting the movement of the end cover in a direction away from the electrode assembly; and a sealing member for sealing the end cover and the first position-limiting portion, so that the end cover and the first position-limiting portion are in sealed connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Qifan Zou, Peng Wang, Feng Qin, Xin Chen
  • Publication number: 20230045904
    Abstract: A battery cell includes an electrode assembly, a housing configured to accommodate the electrode assembly and having an opening, an end cover configured to close the opening of the housing, and a current collecting member configured to electrically couple the electrode assembly to the end cover. The current collecting member is at least partly located between the electrode assembly and the end cover and abuts against the electrode assembly. The current collecting member has a hole. The electrode assembly is partly accommodated in the hole and contact a hole wall of the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Quankun LI, Wenzhong LIU, Huasheng SU, Qifan ZOU, Peng WANG
  • Publication number: 20230046587
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a battery equalization method and device, and a battery management system. The method includes: obtaining a first closed circuit voltage of N cells in a duration of a pulse charge current and a second closed circuit voltage of the N cells in a duration of a pulse discharge current, where the N cells constitute a battery, and N is a positive integer; determining a relationship of SOC values between the N cells based on the first closed circuit voltage and the second closed circuit voltage; and performing charge equalization on target cells, where the target cells are determined from the N cells based on the relationship of SOC values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicants: JIANGSU CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Qifan ZOU, Li TAN, Chenlin YANG
  • Publication number: 20220407192
    Abstract: A battery cell, a manufacturing method, a manufacturing system, a battery and an electrical device are provided. In some embodiments, the battery cell of includes an electrode component; a casing for accommodating the electrode component and having an opening; an end cap for sealing the opening of the casing; a current collector member for electrically connecting the electrode component and the end cap, the current collector member including a base portion and an elastic portion connected to the base portion. The elastic portion abuts against the electrode component, so the elastic portion is not required to be welded to the electrode component, thus reducing metal particles to lower the risk of short circuit. The elastic portion is able to deform when squeezed by the electrode component and release the pressure therebetween by deformation, reducing the risk of crushing the electrode component due to excessive pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Quankun Li, Wenzhong Liu, Huasheng Su, Qifan Zou, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20220320596
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an electrode assembly, a manufacturing method and manufacturing system of same, a battery cell, and a battery. The electrode assembly includes a negative electrode plate and a positive electrode plate, where the negative electrode plate and the positive electrode plate are wound in a winding direction to form a winding structure, and the winding structure includes a bending zone. The negative electrode plate and the positive electrode plate each include a plurality of bending portions located in the bending zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Siying HUANG, Jinlong LIU, Yaohui WANG, Qifan ZOU, Hengshan MAO, Liangbiao LIN, Yinxiang LIN
  • Patent number: 11050052
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium ion battery and a negative electrode material thereof. The negative electrode material includes a mixture of a graphite and an amorphous carbon, wherein the graphite is subjected to a surface treatment, and the surface treatment manner is a combination of mechanical fusion modification and spray drying coating, and wherein the graphite has a graphitization degree of 90-96%, an average particle diameter D50 of 13-25 ?m and a specific surface area BET of 0.8-2.5 m2/g, and the amorphous carbon has a graphitization degree of 65-80%, an average particle diameter D50 of 2-15 ?m and a specific surface area BET of 1.0-3.0 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Wenzhu Xu, Jianqing Sun, Guangbo Lu, Fan Sun, Qifan Zou, Shengwei Wang
  • Patent number: 10923761
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lithium-ion battery, and the lithium-ion battery comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator and an electrolyte. The positive active material comprises a material with a chemical formula of LiaNixCoyM1-x-yO2, the negative active material comprises graphite, the OI value of the positive film represented by OIc and the OI value of the negative film represented by OIa satisfy a relationship: 0.05?OIa/OIc?10. By reasonably matching the OI value of the positive film represented by OIc and the OI value of the negative film represented by OIa and making OIa/OIc between 0.05 and 10, the dynamics performance of the positive electrode plate and the dynamics performance of the negative electrode plate can achieve an optimal match, the lithium-ion battery can have higher charging capability, and also have excellent cycle life and excellent safety performance during the long-term fast charging use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Jiao Cao, Qifan Zou, Guangbo Lu, Shengwei Wang, Wenzhu Xu
  • Publication number: 20200006801
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lithium-ion battery, and the lithium-ion battery comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator and an electrolyte. The positive active material comprises a material with a chemical formula of LiaNixCoyM1-x-yO2, the negative active material comprises graphite, the OI value of the positive film represented by OIc and the OI value of the negative film represented by OIa satisfy a relationship: 0.05?OIa/OIc?10. By reasonably matching the OI value of the positive film represented by OIc and the OI value of the negative film represented by OIa and making OIa/OIc between 0.05 and 10, the dynamics performance of the positive electrode plate and the dynamics performance of the negative electrode plate can achieve an optimal match, the lithium-ion battery can have higher charging capability, and also have excellent cycle life and excellent safety performance during the long-term fast charging use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jiao CAO, Qifan ZOU, Guangbo LU, Shengwei WANG, Wenzhu XU
  • Publication number: 20190288279
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium ion battery and a negative electrode material thereof. The negative electrode material includes a graphite and an amorphous carbon, wherein the graphite has a graphitization degree of 90˜96% and an average particle diameter D50 of 2˜25 ?m, and the amorphous carbon has a graphitization degree of 65˜80% and an average particle diameter D50 of 2˜25 ?m. Compared with the prior art, by mixing graphite having a small particle diameter with amorphous carbon, the negative electrode material of the present invention has excellent dynamic performance, cycle performance and storage performance. The present invention also provides a lithium ion battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Wenzhu Xu, Jianqing Sun, Guangbo Lu, Fan Sun, Qifan Zou, Shengwei Wang
  • Publication number: 20190097433
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, apparatus, and device for charging a battery, and storage medium. The method for charging a battery includes acquiring a battery temperature; determining a charging current value In for the nth charging stage of the battery corresponding to a charging cut-off SOC Sn for the nth charging stage, according to the acquired battery temperature and a preset mapping relationship between a charging cut-off SOC S and a charging current value I for different temperature ranges; charging the battery with Ij in the jth charging stage; acquiring a SOC of the battery at the current time; if the SOC is less than Sj, continuing to charge the battery with if the SOC is not less than Sj and j<N, charging the battery with Ij+1; if the SOC is not less than Sj and j=N, stopping charging the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Qifan ZOU, Fuping Luo, Xinxin Du, Shengwei Wang, Wenzhu Xu