Patents by Inventor Shichao Hu
Shichao Hu 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).
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Publication number: 20230290987Abstract: A battery module includes: a housing including a mounting space; at least one electrode core assembly disposed in the mounting space; and a glue container connected with the at least one electrode core assembly and located in the mounting space, where the glue container includes a groove with an open end, and the open end of the groove is spaced apart from a top surface or a bottom surface of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Shichao HU, Yimiao JIANG
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Publication number: 20230110488Abstract: A battery (100), a battery module, a battery pack (200), and an electric vehicle are provided. The battery (100) includes a metal housing (11), a packaging member, and multiple electrode core assemblies (12). The packaging member includes two packaging portions (13) that are arranged opposite to each other. The packaging member has an internal space. The two packaging portions (13) are joined at a predetermined position to divide the internal space of the packaging member into multiple sealed accommodating cavities. At least one sealed accommodating cavity is provided with the electrode core assembly (12). The metal housing (11) is sleeved outside the packaging member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Yan ZHU, Shichao HU
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Publication number: 20230080549Abstract: A battery includes a housing and multiple electrode core assemblies in the housing. The electrode core assemblies are connected. Each electrode core assembly includes an encapsulation film and an electrode core arranged in an accommodating cavity defined by the encapsulation film. An insulating spacer is arranged between two connected electrode core assemblies and has a through hole. The electrode core assembly includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode of one electrode core assembly is connected to the second electrode of the other electrode core assembly of the connected two electrode core assemblies at a connecting part accommodated in the through hole. The insulating spacer includes a peripheral surface facing an inner surface of the housing. A metal member is arranged on the peripheral surface of the insulating spacer. The metal member is connected to the housing to fix the insulating spacer with the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Shichao HU, Mingming ZHANG
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Publication number: 20230076040Abstract: An electrode core assembly includes an encapsulation film, and an electrode core and a spacer that are disposed in an accommodating cavity defined by the encapsulation film. The electrode core includes an electrode core body and two electrode lead-out members that are electrically connected to the electrode core body. The length of the electrode core body extends along a first direction. Each of two opposite ends of the electrode core body in the first direction includes a V-shaped end in a cross-sectional view with a tip protruding outward from the electrode core body. The two electrode lead-out members are connected to the electrode core body at the tips of the two V-shaped ends. The spacer includes an inclined portion disposed on one of the V-shaped ends and has an electrode lead-out hole penetrating through the spacer and being configured to allow the electrode lead-out member to pass through.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Shichao HU, Han CHENG
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Publication number: 20230069873Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery core assembly, a battery, a battery pack, and a vehicle. The battery core assembly includes an encapsulation film and an electrode core assembly. The electrode core assembly is arranged in an accommodating cavity defined by the encapsulation film, and the electrode core assembly includes at least one electrode core. The electrode core assembly includes a first electrode lead-out member and a second electrode lead-out member for current output, and a cap is arranged in the accommodating cavity at a first end portion of the electrode core assembly. The first end portion of the electrode core assembly has the first electrode lead-out member, and the cap includes an electrode lead-out hole, where the first electrode lead-out member passes through the electrode lead-out hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Shichao HU, Yan ZHU, Xin GAO
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Publication number: 20230074598Abstract: A battery includes a housing and multiple electrode core assemblies disposed in the housing. Two adjacent electrode core assemblies are connected in series, each of the electrode core assemblies includes an encapsulation film and one electrode core, and the one electrode core is disposed in an accommodating cavity formed by the encapsulation film. Each of the electrode core assemblies includes a first electrode and a second electrode protruding out of the encapsulation film for leading out a current, a first electrode of a first electrode core assembly is connected to a second electrode of the a second electrode core assembly of the two adjacent electrode core assemblies, a gap between the two adjacent electrode core assemblies is filled with an insulating material to form an insulating spacer between the two adjacent electrode core assemblies, and a connection part of the two adjacent electrode core assemblies is arranged in the insulating spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Shichao HU, Yimiao JIANG, Mingming ZHANG
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Publication number: 20230076552Abstract: A battery core assembly includes an encapsulation film and multiple electrode core assemblies disposed in the encapsulation film. The electrode core assemblies are connected to form an electrode core string, and each of the electrode core assemblies includes at least one electrode core. A spacer is disposed between two adjacent electrode core assemblies, the first spacer divides an accommodating space inside the encapsulation film into multiple accommodating cavities, cavity walls of the accommodating cavities includes the first spacer and the encapsulation film connected to the first spacer, and the electrode core assemblies are respectively accommodated in the accommodating cavities. The first spacer includes at least one first liquid reservoir, and the at least one first liquid reservoir communicates with one of accommodating cavities on both sides of the first spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Shichao HU, Yan ZHU
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Publication number: 20230075479Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery core assembly, a battery, a battery pack, and a vehicle. The battery core assembly includes an encapsulation film and an electrode core assembly encapsulated in the encapsulation film. The electrode core assembly includes an electrode core assembly body and two electrode lead-out members of opposite polarities electrically connected to the electrode core assembly body. The electrode core assembly body includes at least two electrode cores connected in parallel. Each of the electrode cores includes an electrode core body and two tabs of opposite polarities that are electrically connected to the electrode core body. The electrode core assembly body further includes a tab support. The two electrode lead-out members are respectively electrically connected to one of the tab supports located two sides of the electrode core assembly body in a first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Shichao HU, Yan ZHU
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Publication number: 20230072369Abstract: A battery includes a housing and multiple electrode core assemblies in the housing. Each electrode core assembly includes a packing film and an electrode core located in an accommodating cavity defined by the packing film. A spacer is arranged between two adjacent electrode core assemblies connected in series. Each electrode core assembly includes a first electrode and a second electrode extending out of the packing film. The first electrode of a first electrode core assembly is connected to the second electrode of a second electrode core assembly of the two adjacent electrode core assemblies through a connecting portion in a through hole. The spacer includes an outer surface facing the housing. A first positioning portion is formed on the outer surface, A second positioning portion corresponding to the first positioning portion is formed on the inner surface of the housing and is coupled with the first positioning portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Shichao HU, Mingming ZHANG, Yan ZHU
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Publication number: 20230059574Abstract: A battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an electric vehicle are provided. The battery includes a metal shell and a plurality of electrode core assemblies sealed in the metal shell and arranged in sequence. The electrode core assemblies are connected in series. Each of the electrode core assemblies includes at least one electrode core. The electrode core assemblies are sealed in a packaging film. An air pressure between the metal shell and the packaging film is lower than an air pressure outside the metal shell. An air pressure inside the packaging film is lower than the air pressure between the metal shell and the packaging film.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Long HE, Huajun SUN, Shichao HU, Wansong YUAN, Yan ZHU
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Publication number: 20230055300Abstract: A battery pack and a vehicle are provided. The battery pack is fixed to the vehicle and is configured to provide electric energy for the vehicle. The battery pack includes a cell array. The cell array includes at least one cell. The cell includes electrode terminals for leading out current. A first direction is defined as a front-to-rear direction of the vehicle. The electrode terminals are oriented parallel to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Huajun SUN, Qingbo PENG, Shichao HU, Yan ZHU, Xin GAO
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Publication number: 20230054089Abstract: A cell, a battery pack, and an electric vehicle are provided in the present disclosure. The cell includes a hermetical metal housing and at least two hermetical accommodating cavities, multiple electrode core assemblies, and an encapsulation film arranged in the metal housing. The electrode core assemblies are arranged along a first direction. The electrode core assemblies are connected in series. A length of each electrode core assembly extends along the first direction. The electrode core assembly includes an electrode core assembly body and a first electrode and a second electrode configured to lead out a current. The first electrode and the second electrode are respectively arranged on two sides of the electrode core assembly body along the first direction. At least one of the accommodating cavities is defined by the encapsulation film, and the electrode core assembly body is arranged in the accommodating cavity. A length of the cell extends along the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2020Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Long HE, Huajun SUN, Yan ZHU, Shichao HU
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Publication number: 20230041144Abstract: A cell (100) is provided, which includes a metal housing (11) and multiple electrode core strings encapsulated in the metal housing (11). The multiple electrode core strings are arranged in a second direction and sequentially connected in series. Each of the electrode core strings includes an encapsulation film (13) and multiple electrode core assemblies (12) arranged in a first direction and sequentially connected in series. The electrode core assemblies (12) are encapsulated in the encapsulation film (13). An air pressure between the metal housing (11) and the encapsulation film (13) is lower than an air pressure outside the metal housing (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Huajun SUN, Zhipei LU, Yan ZHU, Shichao HU
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Publication number: 20230040013Abstract: A battery pack and an electric vehicle are provided. The battery pack includes a battery sequence. The battery sequence includes multiple cells. A thickness of each cell extends along a first direction. The multiple cells are arranged in sequence along the first direction to form the battery sequence. At least one of the cells includes a metal shell and an electrode core packaged in the metal shell. An air pressure inside the metal shell is lower than an air pressure outside the metal shell. A gap is provided between at least two adjacent cells. A ratio of the gap to the thickness of the cell ranges from 0.001 to 0.15.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Long HE, Huajun SUN, Shichao HU, Zhiyong AO, Yan ZHU
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Publication number: 20220416357Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery, including: a housing (10); a plurality of accommodating cavities (60) arranged in the housing; a partition plate (20) for separating two adjacent accommodating cavities (60); an electrode core assembly (30), received in one of the accommodating cavities (60), the electrode core assembly (30) including at least one electrode core, and a plurality of electrode core assemblies (30) being sequentially arranged in a first direction and connected in series; a plurality of sampling wires, electrically connected to the plurality of electrode core assemblies (30) correspondingly; and a wire harness channel, receiving the plurality of sampling wires. A battery module, a battery pack, and an electric vehicle are further provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Huajun SUN, Zhipei LU, Yan ZHU, Shichao HU
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Publication number: 20220393248Abstract: A cell includes a housing and at least one electrode core assembly array encapsulated inside the housing. The electrode core assembly array includes N rows and M columns of electrode core assemblies, and the electrode core assembly includes an encapsulation film and at least one electrode core encapsulated inside the encapsulation film. The electrode core assemblies are arranged in rows, and each row includes M electrode core assemblies. The electrode core assemblies are arranged in columns, and each column includes N electrode core assemblies. The N electrode core assemblies in each column are connected in series to form an electrode core assembly string. The M electrode core assembly strings are connected in series. An air pressure between the metal housing and the encapsulation film is lower than an air pressure outside the metal housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Shichao HU, Qingbo PENG, Yan ZHU
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Patent number: 11456512Abstract: A battery cover plate assembly includes a cover plate, an electrode terminal, a current interrupt structure, and an arc extinguishing portion. The electrode terminal is disposed on the cover plate and includes an electrode inner terminal and an electrode outer terminal. The electrode inner terminal and the electrode outer terminal are electrically connected through the current interrupt structure. The current interrupt structure is capable of disrupting the electrical connection between the electrode inner terminal and the electrode outer terminal under the action of a gas pressure. The arc extinguishing portion is configured to reduce an electric arc generated when the current interrupt structure disrupts the electrical connection between the electrode inner terminal and the electrode outer terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Inventors: Xinyue Wang, Luxia Jiang, Shichao Hu, Peng Lu, Han Cheng, Keli Yang
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Patent number: 11258129Abstract: A battery includes a case and a battery core assembly disposed in the case, the battery core assembly includes a plurality of battery core groups and an receiving space holding the plurality of battery core groups, the battery core groups are connected in series, and the battery core group includes at least one battery core; a separator plate is disposed between at least two adjacent battery core groups, the separator plate divides the receiving space into a plurality of receiving cavities, each of the receiving cavities holds one or more battery core groups , and a cavity wall of the receiving cavity comprised by a connection of the separator plate and a separation membrane; and the battery further includes a liquid injection channel and the liquid injection channel in a sealed state, the liquid injection channel is disposed on at least one of the separation membranes and the separator plates.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Chuanfu Wang, Long He, Huajun Sun, Jianhua Zhu, Zhipei Lu, Yan Zhu, Shichao Hu
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Patent number: 11005786Abstract: Systems and devices to perform knowledge-driven dynamic conversations and select content within automated agents such as chatbots and virtual assistants are disclosed. In an example, operations to facilitate a knowledge-based conversation session with a human user using an automated agent include: receiving a conversational input regarding a support issue; analyzing the conversational input to determine an intent and applicable entity properties associated with the intent; performing a multi-turn conversation to identify a solution using the intent and the applicable entity properties, by exchanging iterative questions and answers between the automated agent and the user to dynamically recalculate applicability of the solution to the support issue; and outputting information associated with the identified solution.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Jianwen Zhang, Shichao Hu, Jiayuan Huang, Jiantao Sun, Zheng Chen, Yi-Min Wang, Changhong Yuan, Mingyu Wang, Yuangang Tu
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Publication number: 20210126231Abstract: A battery includes a case and a battery core assembly disposed in the case, the battery core assembly includes a plurality of battery core groups and an receiving space holding the plurality of battery core groups, the battery core groups are connected in series, and the battery core group includes at least one battery core; a separator plate is disposed between at least two adjacent battery core groups, the separator plate divides the receiving space into a plurality of receiving cavities, each of the receiving cavities holds one or more battery core groups , and a cavity wall of the receiving cavity comprised by a connection of the separator plate and a separation membrane; and the battery further includes a liquid injection channel and the liquid injection channel in a sealed state, the liquid injection channel is disposed on at least one of the separation membranes and the separator plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: BYD COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Chuanfu WANG, Long HE, Huajun SUN, Jianhua ZHU, Zhipei LU, Yan ZHU, Shichao HU