Patents by Inventor Xiaofu XU

Xiaofu XU 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: 11990592
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a battery, an apparatus using a battery, and a manufacturing method and a manufacturing device of battery. The battery includes a battery cell and a thermal management component. The battery cell has a side wall and a bottom wall that are connected to each other. The thermal management component is configured to accommodate fluid to regulate temperature of the battery cell, where an accommodating portion is provided on the thermal management component, and configured to accommodate the battery cell, and the accommodating portion is attached to the bottom wall and side wall of the battery cell, to enable heat transfer between the battery cell and the thermal management component. The battery cell in the battery provided in the embodiments of this application can dissipate heat efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaofu Xu, Yonghuang Ye, Haizu Jin, Chengdu Liang, Wenwei Chen, Quanguo Li
  • Publication number: 20240162544
    Abstract: A battery module includes at least two rows of battery cells stacked together along the width direction of the battery cells, the at least two rows of battery cells comprising a first row of battery cells and a second row of battery cells that are adjacent to each other. The first row of battery cells and the second row of battery cells include a plurality of battery cells in total, where some of the battery cells in the plurality of battery cells have different lengths from the remaining battery cells. Along the width direction of the battery cells, a centerline along the length direction of at least one battery cell in the first row of battery cells is not collinear with a centerline along the length direction of at least one battery cell in the second row of battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Quanguo LI, Yonghuang YE, Qian LIU, Jianfu HE, Xiaofu XU
  • Patent number: 11901555
    Abstract: A battery module, a battery pack, and an electric apparatus are provided. In some embodiments, the battery module includes a first type of cell and a second type of cell that are cells of different chemical systems, where the first type of cell includes n first cells, the second type of cell includes m second cells, n and m each are selected from an integer greater than 1, at least one of the first cells and at least one of the second cells are electrically connected in series, and the first cell and the second cell satisfy at least the following relationships: 0.08??RB/?RA?3.50, and 0.10 m?/100 cycles??RA?0.40 m?/100 cycles, where ?RA is a discharge resistance growth rate of the first cell, and ?RB is a discharge resistance growth rate of the second cell; and IMPB<IMPA, where IMPA is an alternating current impedance of the first cell, and IMPB is an alternating current impedance of the second cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Quanguo Li, Yonghuang Ye, Chengdu Liang, Haizu Jin, Qian Liu, Fajun Huang, Xiaofu Xu
  • Publication number: 20240047813
    Abstract: Provided are a battery pack and an electric apparatus. The battery pack of this application includes multiple battery cells arranged repeatedly in a unit structure, where the unit structure includes N1 first battery cells and N2 second battery cells, the N1 first battery cells surrounding the N2 second battery cells, N1 and N2 being integers greater than or equal to 1, and N1>N2. Given that the first battery cell has a volumetric energy density denoted as D1 and a direct current impedance denoted as R1, and that the second battery cell has a volumetric energy density denoted as D2 and a direct current impedance denoted as R2, the unit structure has a thermal stability factor ?=(D1×R1)/(D2×R2) satisfying 0.2???1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Jianfu He, Qian Liu, Yonghuang Ye, Quanguo Li, Xiaofu Xu, Haizu Jin
  • Patent number: 11855297
    Abstract: This application discloses a battery unit. The battery unit includes a housing, at least one cell, and a buffer. The at least one cell is accommodated in the housing, the buffer is disposed corresponding to a side wall of the cell, and the buffer is provided with an accommodating cavity. A periphery of the accommodating cavity includes at least one packaging structure, the packaging structure includes at least one level of packaging region with a predetermined length. When pressure in the accommodating cavity exceeds packaging strength of the packaging structure, the packaging region is opened to form a buffer space that communicates with the accommodating cavity, reducing influence caused by swelling of the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Jianfu He, Yonghuang Ye, Qian Liu, Jingxuan Sun, Xiaofu Xu, Xueyang Sun, Haizu Jin
  • Publication number: 20230369701
    Abstract: This application discloses a battery unit. The battery unit includes a housing, at least one cell, and a buffer. The at least one cell is accommodated in the housing, the buffer is disposed corresponding to a side wall of the cell, and the buffer is provided with an accommodating cavity. A periphery of the accommodating cavity includes at least one packaging structure, the packaging structure includes at least one level of packaging region with a predetermined length. When pressure in the accommodating cavity exceeds packaging strength of the packaging structure, the packaging region is opened to form a buffer space that communicates with the accommodating cavity, reducing influence caused by swelling of the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Jianfu HE, Yonghuang YE, Qian LIU, Jingxuan SUN, Xiaofu XU, Xueyang SUN, Haizu JIN
  • Publication number: 20230318073
    Abstract: A battery module includes one or more first battery cells and one or more second battery cells. A first number a of the one or more first battery cells is greater than or equal to a second number b of the one or more second battery cells. A first product X1 of a first volumetric energy density E1 and a first thickness T1 of each of the one or more first battery cells and a second product X2 of a second volumetric energy density E2 and a second thickness T2 of each of the one or more second battery cells satisfy. 0.35?X1/X2?18.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Qian LIU, Yonghuang YE, Haizu JIN, Quanguo LI, Xiaofu XU, Jianfu HE
  • Publication number: 20230307927
    Abstract: A control method of a battery apparatus includes acquiring a state parameter of a first battery module of the battery apparatus, controlling the first battery module and a charging device to form a first charging loop in response to the state parameter of the first battery module being less than a preset threshold, and controlling the first battery module, a second battery module of the battery apparatus, and the charging device to be connected in series to form a second charging loop in response to the state parameter of the first battery module being greater than or equal to the preset threshold. A charging rate of the first charging loop is higher than a charging rate of the second charging loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Quanguo LI, Qian LIU, Yonghuang YE, Haizu JIN, Fajun HUANG, Xiaofu XU, Jun PENG
  • Patent number: 11764436
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery module, comprising a first type of battery cells and a second type of battery cells electrically connected at least in series, wherein the first and second type of battery cells are battery cells of different chemical systems, the first type of battery cells comprises N first battery cells, the second type of battery cells comprises M second battery cells, and N and M are positive integers; a positive electrode plate of the second battery cell contains two or more positive electrode active materials, and when a dynamic SOC of the second battery cell is in a range from 90% to 98%, a change rate ?OCV/?SOC in an OCV relative to the SOC of the second battery cell satisfies 3??OCV/?SOC?9, in mV/% SOC, where SOC represents a charge state and OCV represents an open circuit voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Qian Liu, Chengdu Liang, Xiaofu Xu, Quanguo Li, Yonghuang Ye, Haizu Jin
  • Patent number: 11749999
    Abstract: A battery unit may comprise a first cell type and a second cell type electrically connected at least in series, wherein the first cell type may include N first cells, the second cell type may include M second cells, and N and M are positive integers; the first cell may have a discharge cell balance rate of CB1, the second cell may have a discharge cell balance rate of CB2, with 0.5?CB1?CB2?1.4, and when the battery unit is charged to 95%-100% of the state of charge, the first cell may have a corresponding open-circuit voltage change rate of not greater than 0.005 V/% SOC, and the second cell type may have a corresponding open-circuit voltage change rate greater than that of the first cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaofu Xu, Yonghuang Ye, Xinyu Zhang, Jianfu Pan, Qian Liu, Quanguo Li
  • Publication number: 20230261175
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material comprising an A material and a B material, wherein the A material is at least one selected from the following single crystal materials or single crystal-like materials: LixMy(PO4)z, wherein M is selected from one or more of Ni, Co, Mn, Fe, Mg, Al, V, Zn, Zr, and F, v is the valence of M, 1?x?3, 1?z?3, and x+vy-3z=0; the A material has a Dv50 of 0.8 µm to 4.2 µm; the B material is selected from at least one of the following materials: (i) LiAO2, wherein A is Ni, Co or Mn; or (ii) LiNiaCobE1-a-bO2, wherein E is selected from at least one of Mn and Al, 0.50?a?0.98, and 0.001?b?0.3; wherein based on the total weight of the positive electrode active material, the A material is present in a mixing ratio m of 50 wt% to 97 wt%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Xiaofu Xu, Jianfu Pan, Xinyu Zhang, Yonghuang Ye, Jingxuan Sun, Qian Liu
  • Publication number: 20230231390
    Abstract: A battery unit may comprise a first cell type and a second cell type electrically connected at least in series, wherein the first cell type may include N first cells, the second cell type may include M second cells, and N and M are positive integers; the first cell may have a discharge cell balance rate of CB1, the second cell may have a discharge cell balance rate of CB2, with 0.5?CB1?CB2?1.4, and when the battery unit is charged to 95%-100% of the state of charge, the first cell may have a corresponding open-circuit voltage change rate of not greater than 0.005 V/% SOC, and the second cell type may have a corresponding open-circuit voltage change rate greater than that of the first cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaofu XU, Yonghuang YE, Xinyu ZHANG, Jianfu PAN, Qian LIU, Quanguo LI
  • Publication number: 20230076751
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a battery, an apparatus using a battery, and a manufacturing method and a manufacturing device of battery. The battery includes a battery cell and a thermal management component. The battery cell has a side wall and a bottom wall that are connected to each other. The thermal management component is configured to accommodate fluid to regulate temperature of the battery cell, where an accommodating portion is provided on the thermal management component, and configured to accommodate the battery cell, and the accommodating portion is attached to the bottom wall and side wall of the battery cell, to enable heat transfer between the battery cell and the thermal management component. The battery cell in the battery provided in the embodiments of this application can dissipate heat efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Xiaofu XU, Yonghuang YE, Haizu JIN, Chengdu LIANG, Wenwei CHEN, Quanguo LI
  • Publication number: 20230071423
    Abstract: A battery includes a plurality of battery cells and a support member configured to support the plurality of battery cells. The support member includes a recess. One battery cell of the battery cells extends into and is supported in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Xiaofu XU, Yonghuang YE, Haizu JIN, Chengdu LIANG, Qian LIU, Xia HU
  • Publication number: 20230061760
    Abstract: This application provides a battery, an apparatus, a preparation method of battery, and a preparation apparatus of battery. The battery includes a first battery cell, a second battery cell, and a first thermal insulation member. The second battery cell is disposed adjacent to the first battery cell, an energy density of the second battery cell is less than that of the first battery cell, and the first thermal insulation member is disposed between the first battery cell and the second battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Quanguo LI, Yonghuang YE, Chengdu LIANG, Haizu JIN, Qian LIU, Xia HU, Xiaofu XU
  • Publication number: 20230065566
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a battery cell, which includes a housing and an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly is accommodated in the housing. A film structure is arranged at a position located on an inner wall of the housing and opposite to the electrode assembly. The film structure combines with the inner wall of the housing to form a capsule structure. An accommodation cavity is formed inside the capsule structure. In this way, the capsule structure is more space-efficient, and the battery cell is more structurally compact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Jingxuan SUN, Jianfu HE, Yonghuang YE, Qian LIU, Xueyang SUN, Xiaofu XU
  • Publication number: 20230066562
    Abstract: A battery includes a protective box provided with a guiding channel and a plurality of battery cells in the protective box. The plurality of battery cells include a first battery cell and a second battery cell adjacent to each other. The first battery cell includes a pressure relief end provided with a pressure relief mechanism. The pressure relief mechanism is configured to actuate release of internal pressure of the first battery cell in response to the internal pressure or an internal temperature of the first battery cell reaching a threshold. The guiding channel is configured to guide emissions released from the pressure relief mechanism. The pressure relief end of the first battery cell is staggered with one end of the second battery cell that is close to the pressure relief end, in a direction leaving the guiding channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Chengdu LIANG, Xiaofu XU, Yonghuang YE, Haizu JIN, Wenwei CHEN, Qian LIU
  • Publication number: 20230068186
    Abstract: A tank includes a plurality of independent accommodation cavities. Each of the accommodation cavities includes a corresponding fragile structure, and the fragile structures possess different packaging strengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jingxuan SUN, Jianfu HE, Yonghuang YE, Qian LIU, Xueyang SUN, Xiaofu XU
  • Publication number: 20230046770
    Abstract: The present application discloses a battery cell, a battery and a power consumption apparatus. The battery cell may include: a housing filled with an electrolyte inside; at least one core assembly arranged in the housing and at least one closed liquid bladder holding the electrolyte, the liquid bladder being arranged in the housing, and at least being provided corresponding to a side wall of the core assembly; at least one weakened structure being provided on the liquid bladder. Under a condition that a pressure in the liquid bladder reaches a threshold value, the electrolyte in the liquid bladder may break through the weakened structure and flow out of the liquid bladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaofu XU, Yonghuang YE, Qian LIU, Jianfu HE, Xueyang SUN, Jingxuan SUN, Haizu JIN
  • Publication number: 20230048691
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery module, which includes a first type of battery cells and a second type of battery cells electrically connected in series. The first type of battery cells and the second type of battery cells are battery cells with different chemical systems. The first type of battery cells includes N first battery cells, and the second type of battery cells includes M second battery cells, where N and M are greater than or equal one. The present application also relates to a battery pack and an electric apparatus including the battery module, and method and device for manufacturing the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaofu XU, Xia HU, Yonghuang YE, Guangyu XU, Haizu JIN, Chengdu LIANG, Quanguo LI