Abstract: A lithium secondary battery comprising a case, an internal electrode body inside the case, electrolyte contained in the case, and an insulator between the case and a terminal. Also, a lithium secondary battery comprising a body member, electrolyte contained in the body member, an internal electrode body inside the body member, an and cap and an insulator between the body member and the end cap. In each battery, the internal electrode body comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator between the electrodes, being electrically insulated from each other. In each battery, a first terminal is electrically connected to the negative electrode, and a second terminal is electrically connected to the positive electrode. The insulator comprises ethylene-propylene rubber, has surface hardness of from 30 (durometer A) to 60 (durometer D), and has volume resistivity of at least 1010 ?-cm.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes: an internal electrode body including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator, the positive electrode and the negative electrode being wound or laminated via the separator, and an organic electrolyte. The active material used in the positive electrode satisfies the following relation between the average particle diameter R (&mgr;m) and the specific surface area S (m2/g): 6≦R×S≦50 The amount of the acetylene black added to the positive electrode active material satisfies the following relation with the specific surface area of the positive electrode active material: S≦W≦S+5 (W≦10) (W is the amount of the acetylene black added to the positive electrode active material, expressed in % by weight based on the amount of the active material, and S is expressed in m2/g.) In this battery, the electron conductivity is improved, and the internal resistance is reduced.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a battery case, and an internal electrode body contained in the battery case and including a positive electrode and a negative electrode wound through a separator film made of porous polymer, and uses a nonaqueous organic electrolyte. Opposing pressure release mechanisms are disposed at both ends of the battery case in the winding direction of the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The lithium secondary battery is simple in fabrication, has small internal resistance, and is superior in safety.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes an internal electrode body including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, the positive electrode and the negative electrode being wound via the separator so that the positive electrode and the negative electrode are not brought into direct contact with each other, an organic electrolyte, and a battery case containing the internal electrode body. A pipe is used as the battery case. The lithium secondary battery is excellent in reliability and can be produced at low processing costs.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a battery case, an internal electrode body contained in the battery case and including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator made of porous polymer. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are wound or laminated so that the positive electrode and negative electrode are not brought into direct contact with each other via the separator. The respective resistance value of multiple tabs for electricity collection to be connected to the positive electrode and negative electrode was set to remain within the range of ±20% of the average resistance value of the tabs. The lithium secondary battery maintains a good charge-discharge characteristic even during high-output cycle operation and in particular may be preferably used for a drive motor of an electric vehicle.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a battery case, and an internal electrode body contained in the battery case and including a positive electrode and a negative electrode wound through a separator film made of porous polymer, and uses a nonaqueous organic electrolyte. Opposing pressure release mechanisms are disposed at both ends of the battery case in the winding direction of the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The lithium secondary battery is simple in fabrication, has small internal resistance, and is superior in safety. Preferably, the ratio of the total area of opening portions where the pressure release mechanisms operate to the battery capacity is kept within a predefined range.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery comprises a case, an internal electrode body positioned inside the case, the internal electrode body comprising at least one positive electrode, at least one negative electrode and at least one separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, the positive electrode and the negative electrode being electrically insulated from each other, at least one electrolyte contained inside the case, a first terminal electrically connected to the negative electrode, a second terminal electrically connected to the positive electrode, and at least one insulator positioned either between the case and at least one of the first and second terminals, the insulator comprising ethylene-propylene rubber.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a battery case, an internal electrode body contained in the battery case and including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator made of porous polymer. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are wound or laminated so that the positive electrode and negative electrode are not brought into direct contact with each other via the separator. The respective resistance value of multiple tabs for electricity collection to be connected with to the positive electrode and negative electrode was set to remain within the range of ±20% of the averaged resistance value of the tabs. The lithium secondary battery maintains a good charge-discharge characteristic even during high-output cycle operation and in particular may be preferably used for a drive motor of an electric vehicle.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes an internal electrode body including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, the positive electrode and the negative electrode being wound via the separator so that the positive electrode and the negative electrode are not brought into direct contact with each other, an organic electrolyte, and a battery case containing the internal electrode body. A pipe is used as the battery case. The lithium secondary battery is excellent in reliability and can be produced at low processing costs.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes: a battery case, and an internal electrode body 1 contained in the battery case and including a positive electrode 2, a negative electrode 3, and a separator 4 made of porous polymer. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are wound through the separator so that the positive electrode and the negative electrode are not brought into contact with each other. At least one of the positive electrode 2 and negative electrode 3 has two or more divided electrodes. The lithium secondary battery is excellent in the charging/discharging cycle characteristics, has high reliability, and is used particularly as a battery for driving a motor of an electric vehicle.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes an electricity generating portion in which positive electrode 60 and negative electrode 61 form a laminate through separator films 62 made of porous polymer so that the positive electrode 60 and the negative electrode 61 do not come in direct contact with each other, leads 65, 77 which are respectively connected to plural portions of the positive electrode 60 and the negative electrode 61 to make electricity collection, and a low melting point alloy member 76 as a current break mechanism being inserted in a current path of the inside of the battery, which is melted to break the current path when the temperature of the battery is raised over a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: A method for increasing the oxidation resistance of a Fe-Cr-Al alloy, which comprises placing said Fe-Cr-Al alloy in an atmosphere having an oxygen partial atmosphere of 0.02-2 Pa at a temperature of 950.degree.-1,200.degree. C. to form, on the surface of said alloy, an alumina-based protective film having excellent oxidation resistance.Said method enables the formation of a homogeneous protective film having excellent oxidation resistance, even on alloys having non-homogeneous compositions, such as Fe-Cr-Al alloy and the like, and is very effective for increasing the oxidation resistance of Fe-Cr-Al alloy.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing ceramics, which comprises the steps of: applying a film of an elastic material on a ceramic shaped body and hydrostatically pressing the resulting shaped body, heating the pressed body while being buried into an inorganic powder having an average particle size of 10 to 300 .mu.m to remove the elastic film, and firing the resulting body.

Abstract: A traveling-wave tube protection circuit prevents faults in its associated power source from damaging it. The power source supplied DC voltages to the collector, slow-wave circuit, anode and cathode of the traveling-wave tube. A power source control circuit is provided between the anode electrode and the anode power source circuit and is used for applying a control voltage to the anode electrode. The control voltage stops the operation of the traveling-wave tube during the transient times which occur responsive to the initiation and the termination of the power source circuit operations. On shutdown, the power source control circuit also stops the supply of the control voltage to the anode electrode after the transient response is terminated. The power source control circuit has a high-frequency oscillator driven in response to either the initiation or the termination of the operation of the power supply means.