Abstract: A method for producing a lithium ion secondary battery comprising the positive electrode active material of formula (1), Li(2-0.5x)Mn1-xM1.5xO3 (x satisfies 0<x<1) . . . (1) (M in the formula is a lithium-containing transition metal oxide expressed by NiaCobMncM1d (in which 0<a?0.5, 0?b?0.33, 0<c?0.5, and 0?d?0.1 are satisfied, the sum of a, b, c, and d becomes 1, and M1 in the formula is an element selected from Li, V, Al, Zr, Ti, Nb, Fe, Cu, Cr, Mg, and Zn)). The method comprises a step to repeat charge-discharge multiple times (charge-discharge interval), and comprises a step to discharge a at a lower current density than the current density during charge a, during the discharge of the multiple charges-discharges, or, a step to discharge b at a lower current density than the current density during charge a after the electromotive force is naturally recovered by idle b after each charge-discharge.

Abstract: A control device for a secondary battery using positive electrode active material made of solid solution material, comprising: a voltage detecting unit configured to detect an actual open circuit voltage value; an SOC detecting unit configured to detect an actual state of charge value on a basis of the actual open circuit voltage value and/or an actual current value; a memory unit configured to store a voltage-SOC standard control curve which shows a relation between an open circuit voltage value and a state of charge value; a presumed voltage calculating unit configured to calculate a presumed voltage value on the basis of the actual state of charge value and the voltage-SOC standard control curve stored in the memory unit; a determining unit configured to determine sameness between the actual voltage value detected by the voltage detecting unit and the presumed voltage value calculated by the presumed voltage calculating unit.

Abstract: In an air battery system, a decrease in power output and an increase in inner pressure during discharge are prevented even when deposition of the reaction product increases with the discharge and the volume of the electrolytic solution increases with progress of the reaction. The air battery system includes an air battery a reservoir tank to reserve electrolytic solution to be supplied to the air battery and a reaction product sump to store reaction product produced in the air battery, the reaction product sump provided between the air battery and the reservoir tank.

Abstract: A method for controlling charging of a secondary cell including a positive electrode containing a positive-electrode active substance having that increases resistance in accordance with an increase in the SOC, a negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte includes performing constant-current charging at a set current value to a prescribed upper-limit voltage, performing constant-voltage charging at the upper-limit voltage after the upper-limit voltage V1 has been reached, and terminating charging of the secondary cell when the charging current in the constant-voltage charging has decreased to a cutoff current value, the cutoff current value being set to a current value that complies with the relationships in formulas (I) and (II): Cutoff current value A2?set current value A1×X??(I) X=(cell resistance R1 of secondary cell in target SOC [?]×set current value A1 [A])/upper-limit voltage V1 [V].

Abstract: A method for controlling charging of a secondary cell including a positive electrode containing a positive-electrode active substance having that increases resistance in accordance with an increase in the SOC, a negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte includes performing constant-current charging at a set current value to a prescribed upper-limit voltage, performing constant-voltage charging at the upper-limit voltage after the upper-limit voltage V1 has been reached, and terminating charging of the secondary cell when the charging current in the constant-voltage charging has decreased to a cutoff current value, the cutoff current value being set to a current value that complies with the relationships in formulas (I) and (II): Cutoff current value A2?set current value A1×X??(I) X=(cell resistance R1 of secondary cell in target SOC[?]/set current value A1[A]/upper-limit voltage V1[V].

Abstract: An electrolytic solution for lithium ion secondary batteries contains: a lithium salt electrolyte; an organic solvent; and an aliphatic compound having three or more carboxylic acid groups in a molecule. A lithium ion secondary battery includes: a cathode including a cathode active material that is capable of absorbing and releasing lithium and contains manganese (Mn) as a major transit metal species; an anode; and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution is the above-described solution. The aliphatic compound has a molecular weight within the range from 50,000 to 500,000.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell has reduced degradation of the electrolytic solution or the anode active material and high cycle durability. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell includes: a cathode capable of doping and de-doping lithium ions; an anode capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, lithium or a lithium alloy; and an electrolytic solution containing an organic solvent, a lithium salt electrolyte and an additive. The cathode active material of the cathode contains a layered lithium-containing transition metal oxide of formula Li1. 5[NiaCobMnc[Li]d]O3, where a, b, c, and d satisfy 0<a<1.4, 0?b<1.4, 0<c<1.4, 0<d?0.5, a+b+c+d=1.5, and 1.0?a+b+c<1.5. The anode active material contains a carbon-based material with the surface fully or partly covered with a coating derived from the additive.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium ion secondary battery having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte composition (electrolytic solution), characterized in that: the positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material represented by: aLi[Li1/3M12/3]O2.(1?a)LiM2O2 (where M1 represents at least one kind of metal element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ti, Zr and V; M2 represents at least one kind of metal element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Mn, Al, Cr, Fe, V, Mg and Zn; and a represents a composition ratio and satisfies a relationship of 0<a<1); the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material containing silicon; and the non-aqueous electrolyte composition includes a lithium salt (CnF2n+1SO2)(CmF2m+1SO2)NLi (where m and n each independently represent an integer of 2 or more as a support electrolyte. This lithium ion secondary battery attains a high capacity and good cycle characteristics.

Abstract: In an air battery system, a decrease in power output and an increase in inner pressure during discharge are prevented even when deposition of the reaction product increases with the discharge and the volume of the electrolytic solution increases with progress of the reaction. The air battery system includes an air battery a reservoir tank to reserve electrolytic solution to be supplied to the air battery and a reaction product sump to store reaction product produced in the air battery, the reaction product sump provided between the air battery and the reservoir tank.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for an electric device according to the present invention includes crystalline metal having a structure in which a size in a perpendicular direction to a crystal slip plane is 500 nm or less. More preferably, the size in the perpendicular direction to the crystal slip plane is controlled to become 100 nm or less. As described above, a thickness in an orientation of the slip plane is controlled to become sufficiently small, and accordingly, micronization of the crystalline metal is suppressed even if breakage occurs from the slip plane taken as a starting point. Hence, a deterioration of a cycle lifetime can be prevented by applying the negative electrode active material for an electric device, which is as described above, or a negative electrode using the same, to an electric device, for example, such as a lithium ion secondary battery.

Abstract: Provided herein are means for increasing the cycle characteristics of a lithium-ion secondary battery when silicon negative electrode active material is included as the negative electrode active material. The negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery, according to one embodiment, is obtained by preparing a negative electrode active material slurry by mixing negative electrode active material, a binder material, and a binding properties improving agent in a solvent, applying the negative electrode active material slurry on the surface of a collector, and heat treating in anaerobic conditions. The negative electrode active material contains silicon as the main component thereof. The binder material is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of polyimide, polyamide and polyamideimide, and prepolymers of the same. The binding properties improving agent is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of polyvalent carboxylic acid and derivatives of the same, and polyvalent amine.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium ion secondary battery having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte composition (electrolytic solution), characterized in that: the positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material represented by: aLi[Li1/3M12/3]O2.(1?a)LiM2O2 (where M1 represents at least one kind of metal element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ti, Zr and V; M2 represents at least one kind of metal element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Mn, Al, Cr, Fe, V. Mg and Zn; and a represents a composition ratio and satisfies a relationship of 0<a<1); the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material containing silicon; and the non-aqueous electrolyte composition includes a lithium salt (CnF2n+1SO2)(CmF2m+1SO2)NLi (where in and n each independently represent an integer of 2 or more as a support electrolyte. This lithium ion secondary battery attains a high capacity and good cycle characteristics.