Patents by Inventor Taosheng ZHU

Taosheng ZHU 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).

  • Publication number: 20190359082
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a battery pack heating apparatus and a method of battery pack heating control. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a battery pack heating apparatus is provided. The battery pack heating apparatus is applicable portably and externally to a vehicle and includes: an electrical energy conversion component, including an energy storage device, a first set of switches and a second set of switches; a heating interface connected to the energy storage device via the first set of switches to form a first heating loop and connected to the energy storage device via the second set of switches to form a second heating loop, the heating interface being configured to be connected to a battery pack of one vehicle; and a heating control module configured to control a direction of electrical energy transfer between the battery pack and the energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yizhen Hou, Zhimin Dan, Wei Zhang, Xiyang Zuo, Xingyuan Wu, Taosheng Zhu
  • Publication number: 20190363563
    Abstract: A battery pack system includes a battery pack, a battery management module, a discharge circuit module, a charge circuit module and an energy storage module. The battery pack is connected to the discharge circuit module in series and the battery pack is connected to the charge circuit module in series. The battery management module is configured to monitor a temperature of the battery pack, and if the temperature is lower than a first temperature threshold, send a switch-on instruction to the discharge circuit module and the charge circuit module alternately at a regulation frequency. The discharge circuit module is configured to switch on according to the switch-on instruction to enable electricity of the battery pack to flow into the energy storage module. The charge circuit module is configured to switch on according to the switch-on instruction to enable electricity of the energy storage module to flow into the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Zhimin Dan, Yizhen Hou, Xiyang Zuo, Wenbin Lu, Xingyuan Wu, Taosheng Zhu
  • Publication number: 20190363562
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a heating system and a power switch device. A switch module of the heating system includes a first switch unit and a second switch unit; a control module controls that the first switch unit is switched on and the second switch unit is switched off, so that a battery pack, the first switch unit and an energy storage module form a discharge circuit, the control module controls that the first switch unit is switched off and the second switch unit is switched on, so that the energy storage module, the second switch unit and the battery pack form a charge circuit; a buffer module includes a first buffer unit and a second buffer unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zhimin DAN, Wei ZHANG, Yizhen HOU, Xiyang ZUO, Xingyuan WU, Taosheng ZHU
  • Publication number: 20190305272
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a battery module. The battery module comprises: a first end plate, a plurality of batteries and a second end plate successively arranged in a direction, wherein the battery comprises a top cover; a connecting component, wherein the first end plate is fixedly connected to the second end plate through the connecting component; and a pulling component comprising a first connecting segment, an intermediate segment and a second connecting segment successively arranged, wherein the first connecting segment is fixedly connected to the first end plate, the intermediate segment is disposed facing the top cover, and the second connecting segment is fixedly connected to the second end plate, and wherein the pulling component can tighten the first end plate and the second end plate in an arrangement direction of the batteries to compress the batteries along with the first end plate and the second end plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Gen CAO, Jihua YAO, Taosheng ZHU
  • Publication number: 20190305271
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a composite end plate and a battery module. The composite end plate comprises: a base plate comprising a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to each other, wherein the base plate is arranged such that the first surface faces a battery; and a rigid insert, wherein the rigid insert and the base plate are made of different materials, the rigid insert is made of metal material, the rigid insert is arranged at a bottom portion of the base plate, and at least a part of the rigid insert is arranged at the second surface and extends in a length direction of the second surface. According to embodiments of the disclosure, the composite end plate comprises the base plate and the rigid insert made of different materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Gen CAO, Jihua YAO, Taosheng ZHU
  • Publication number: 20190283171
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a welding device and a processing apparatus for a secondary battery current collector. The welding device includes: a welding head; and an anvil block. A welding station is disposed between the welding head and the anvil block. The welding device is configured to weld a foil to a portion of a composite current collector at the welding station. According to this solution, the foil can be used as a tab of the composite current collector by using the foil to connect with the composite current collector so as to output the current in the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Congmiao WU, Zhiqiang GUO, Zuyu WU, Jianfeng LI, Guodong LI, Taosheng ZHU
  • Publication number: 20190237712
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cap plate and a secondary battery. The cap plate includes a main portion and a first protruding portion. The main portion includes a first exterior surface, a second exterior surface and a third exterior surface, the third exterior surface is a curved surface. The first protruding portion includes a fourth exterior surface extending downwardly from a bottom end of the third exterior surface, the fourth exterior surface is inclined inwardly relative to the third exterior surface. The secondary battery comprises the cap plate and a case. The case includes an opening; the cap plate is provided to the opening, the main portion is fixed to an inner wall of the case. The first protruding portion is received in the case, and a gap is provided between the fourth exterior surface and the inner wall, a dimension of the gap increases gradually along a downward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Jie Zhang, Zhijun Guo, Zhiyi You, Peng Wang, Guowei Li, Taosheng Zhu
  • Publication number: 20190221819
    Abstract: Provided is a rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly comprising an electrode assembly body and an electrode tab protruding from the electrode assembly body, and a connecting member comprising a guiding plate and a first connecting plate connected to the guiding plate. The guiding plate extends in a width direction and the first connecting plate extends away from a plate surface of the guiding plate along the width direction or extends toward the plate surface of the guiding plate along the width direction. The electrode tab has a stacked multi-layer structure, the electrode tab protrudes from a portion of an end surface of the electrode assembly body in a longitudinal direction at a side of a split of the electrode assembly body perpendicular to the width direction, and the electrode tab is bent with respect to a longitudinal direction and is connected to the first connecting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Chengyou Xing, Zhijun Guo, Peng Wang, Taosheng Zhu, Yulian Zheng
  • Publication number: 20190221820
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a rechargeable battery, including an electrode assembly and a connecting member. The electrode assembly includes an electrode assembly body and an electrode tab extending from the electrode assembly body. The connecting member includes a guiding plate, a first connecting plate and a second connecting plate respectively connected to the guiding plate. The guiding plate extends along a width direction. The first connecting plate extends away from the guiding plate along the width direction. The electrode tab is bent with respect to a longitudinal direction and is connected to the first connecting plate. At least a part of the guiding plate protrudes toward the electrode assembly body with respect to the first connecting plate so as to form a protrusion, which abuts against the electrode assembly. The rechargeable battery of the present disclosure can improve the energy density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Zhijun GUO, Jie ZHANG, Peng WANG, Taosheng ZHU
  • Publication number: 20190221821
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a component for collecting a current and a battery. The component for collecting a current comprises an introducing body and a connection body bendably arranged relative to the introducing body. The introducing body comprises a holding arrangement. The holding arrangement is used for fixing the introducing body when the connection body is bent. When the connection body is bent, an operator can use a clamping tool to fixedly clamp the holding arrangement arranged on the introducing body, so that the stress applied on the component for collecting a current can be transferred to the position of the clamping tool when the connection body is bent, thereby reducing the stress from damaging electrode assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Chengyou XING, Yulian ZHENG, Taosheng ZHU, Zhijun GUO, Peng WANG
  • Publication number: 20190218654
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a current collector production apparatus for producing a current collector. The current collector includes a current collector substrate, a conductive layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector substrate. The current collector production apparatus includes an oven having a space where the current collector is to be heated, and a passivation ozone knife having a current collector injection port. The current collector injection port is configured to release ozone in such a manner that the ozone reacts with a surface material of the conductive layer, so as to form a passivation layer. The passivation ozone knife is disposed inside the oven. The current collector produced in the present disclosure can prevent HF in electrolyte from reacting with Al, so as to solve a problem of detachment of active material from the current collector and maintain the performance of lithium-ion battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Zuyu Wu, Zhen Liu, Keqiang LI, Long Zhou, Guodong Li, Taosheng Zhu
  • Publication number: 20190214612
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery cap assembly, a secondary battery and a battery module. The battery cap assembly comprises a cap plate, a first electrode terminal and a first sealing member. The cap plate includes a first terminal hole. The first electrode terminal includes a first protruding portion and a first base portion, a cross-sectional area of the first protruding portion is larger than a cross-sectional area of the first terminal hole. The first sealing member includes a first main portion, the first main portion includes a first through-hole. The first protruding portion is used for welding with a first connecting piece to form a welding portion, a projection of the welding portion is positioned in the first through-hole. The secondary battery comprises a case, the battery cap assembly and an electrode assembly. The battery module comprises the first connecting piece and the secondary batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Zhijun GUO, Jie Zhang, Taosheng Zhu, Peng Wang, Guowei Li
  • Publication number: 20190214613
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery cap assembly, a secondary battery and a battery module. The battery cap assembly comprises: a cap plate, including a second terminal hole; a first electrode terminal, at least a part of which protruding above the cap plate; a second electrode terminal, including a second protruding portion protruding above the cap plate and a second base portion connected with the second protruding portion. The first electrode terminal is provided with a protrusion used for welding with a first connecting piece; the second protruding portion is used for welding with a second connecting piece to form a welding portion, and a projection of the welding portion in an up-down direction is positioned in a cross-section of the second base portion. The secondary battery comprises a case, an electrode assembly and the battery cap assembly. The battery module comprises the first connecting piece and the secondary batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Zhijun Guo, Jie Zhang, Taosheng Zhu, Peng Wang, Guowei Li
  • Publication number: 20190157684
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of rechargeable battery and, particularly, relates to an electrode member, an electrode assembly and a rechargeable battery. The electrode member includes an electrode body and a conduction structure, the electrode body comprises an insulation substrate and an conduction layer placed on a surface of the insulation substrate, the conduction layer includes a first portion and a second portion extending from the first portion, the first portion is coated with an active material while the second portion is not coated with the active material, and the conduction structure is connected to the second portion. After the electrode assembly is formed by winding or stacking of the electrode members, adjacent current guide portions are electrically connected to one another by the conduction structure, without being limited by the insulation substrate, so that the conductivity of the electrode member is effectively improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Chengyou XING, Xiang LI, Taosheng ZHU, Peng Wang, Yulian ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20190115612
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery cap assembly and a secondary battery. The battery cap assembly comprises a cap plate, a first electrode terminal and a first connecting piece. The cap plate is made of insulating material and includes a first terminal hole; the first electrode terminal is provided to the cap plate and extends into the first terminal hole; the first connecting piece is provided below the cap plate. The first connecting piece includes a first connecting portion connected with the first electrode terminal, an upper surface of the first connecting portion is attached to the cap plate. The secondary battery comprises an electrode assembly, a case and the battery cap assembly. The case receives the electrode assembly and has an opening. The cap plate is connected with the case, the first connecting portion of the first connecting piece is electrically connected with the first electrode plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Zhijun Guo, Jie Zhang, Taosheng Zhu, Peng Wang, Guowei Li
  • Publication number: 20190067651
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cap assembly for a secondary battery and a secondary battery. The cap assembly includes a cap plate, an electrode terminal, a fixing member, a sealing member and a connecting member, wherein: the cap plate has an electrode lead-out hole; the fixing member is fixed to the cap plate through the connecting member; the electrode terminal includes a terminal board, wherein an outer peripheral surface of the terminal board is surrounded at least in part by the fixing member to fix the electrode terminal to the fixing member, the terminal board is located at a side of the cap plate and covers the electrode lead-out hole, and the outer peripheral surface of the terminal board protrudes out of an inner wall of the electrode lead-out hole; and the sealing member is disposed between the terminal board and the cap plate to seal the electrode lead-out hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: QUANKUN LI, PENG WANG, TAOSHENG ZHU
  • Publication number: 20190067649
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cap assembly for a secondary battery and a secondary battery. The cap assembly for the secondary battery includes a cap plate having an electrode lead-out hole; and a terminal assembly including a terminal board, a fixing member, a deformable sheet, a conductive sheet and an isolator, wherein the deformable sheet is attached to the terminal board; the conductive sheet includes a first portion provided between the terminal board and the cap plate; the terminal board is fixed to a side of the cap plate through the fixing member and covers the electrode lead-out hole, and the terminal board is electrically connected with the first portion through the deformable sheet; the deformable sheet is configured to deform to be electrically disconnected from the first portion in response to an increase in a pressure inside the secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Quankun Li, Baisong Chen, Jian Guo, Peng Wang, Taosheng Zhu
  • Publication number: 20190067762
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fixture, a battery unit and a battery module. The fixture comprises at least one thermal conductive plate and two support blocks. Each thermal conductive plate comprises an abutting portion, a contact portion and a connecting portion. The two support blocks are fixed on two ends of the at least one thermal conductive plate in a length direction; the abutting portion, the connecting portion and the contact portion and the two support blocks form a receiving space. The battery unit comprises at least one pouch-shaped secondary battery having a main body and the fixture, the abutting portion is attached to the main body. The battery module comprises a thermal conductive frame and the battery units. The thermal conductive frame comprises a peripheral wall and a receiving cavity, the battery units are received in the receiving cavity, the contact portion contacts the peripheral wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Shangfu Zhang, Wenhui Zhang, Jihua Yao, Mu Qian, Yanhuo Xiang, Taosheng Zhu
  • Publication number: 20190067663
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery includes: a shell having an opening; an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator; a cap assembly including a cap plate and a first electrode terminal; a lower insulator located at a side of the cap plate away from the terminal board; and a wiring board including a main body portion and an extension portion, wherein the main body portion is located at a side of the lower insulator away from the cap plate and connected to the first electrode plate, the extension portion extends into the electrode lead-out hole and connected to the first electrode terminal, the first electrode plate is electrically connected to the first electrode terminal through the wiring board, and the first electrode terminal does not extend beyond a lower surface of the lower insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Quankun Li, Peng Wang, Taosheng Zhu, Baisong Chen
  • Publication number: 20190067650
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cap assembly for a secondary battery, a secondary battery and a battery module. The cap assembly for the secondary battery includes a cap plate, a first electrode terminal, and a sealing member, wherein: the cap plate has an electrode lead-out hole; the first electrode terminal includes a first terminal board and a second terminal board connected with the first terminal board, wherein the first terminal board is located at a side of the second terminal board away from the cap plate, the second terminal board covers the electrode lead-out hole, and the material of the first terminal board and the material of the second terminal board have different base metals; the sealing member surrounds the electrode lead-out hole and is disposed between the cap plate and the first electrode terminal to seal the electrode lead-out hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: QUANKUN LI, Peng WANG, Taosheng ZHU