Abstract: An anode electrode with enhanced state of charge estimation is provided. The anode electrode comprises anode layer and a negative current collector. The negative current collector has a first side and a second side. The anode layer comprises lithium-titanium oxide and a second anode material (e.g. niobium-titanium oxide) disposed on at least one of the first and second sides of the negative current collector with single-layer or layer-by-layer coated structures. The second anode material (e.g. niobium-titanium oxide) can be physically blended with lithium-titanium oxide or be at least partially coated on the surface of lithium-titanium oxide or their combinations. The anode electrode further comprises a binder and a conductive carbon.

Abstract: A sulfide-impregnated solid-state battery is provided. The battery comprises a cell core constructed by basic cell units. Each unit comprises a positive electrode comprising a cathode layer and a positive meshed current collector comprising a conductive material which is further coated by oxide-based solid-state electrolyte. The cell unit further comprises a negative electrode comprising an anode layer and a negative meshed current collector comprising a conductive material which is further coated by oxide-based solid-state electrolyte. The positive and negative electrodes are stacked together to form the cell unit. The two coated oxide-based solid electrolyte layers are disposed between the positive and negative electrode as dual separators. Such a cell unit may be repeated or connected in parallel or bipolar stacking to form the cell core to achieve a desired battery voltage, power and energy. The cell core comprises a sulfide-based solid-state electrolyte dispersed in the pore structures of cell core.

Abstract: A solid-state battery cell having a capacitor interlayer is disclosed. The solid-state battery includes an anode, a cathode spaced from the anode, a solid-state electrolyte layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, and a capacitor assisted interlayer sandwiched between at least one of (i) the anode and solid-state electrolyte layer, and (ii) the cathode and the solid-state electrolyte layer. The capacitor assisted interlayer comprise at least one of a polymer-based material, an inorganic material, and a polymer-inorganic hybrid material; and a capacitor anode active material or a capacitor cathode active material. The polymer-based material includes at least one of a poly(ethylene glycol) methylether acrylate with Al2O3 and LiTFSI, a polyethylene oxide (PEO) with LiTFSI, and a poly(vinylidene fluoride) copolymer with hexafluoropropylene (PVDF-HFP)-based gel electrolyte. The inorganic material includes a 70% Li2S-29% P2S5-1% P2O5.

Abstract: Solid-state electrodes and methods of forming solid-state electrodes and batteries are provided. The method includes contacting an electrode precursor with a liquid. The liquid includes one or more precursors of an ionically conductive polymer. The electrode precursor includes a plurality of electroactive particles and a plurality of electrolyte particles disposed on a current collector. A plurality of interparticle pores exists between the electroactive and electrolyte particles. When the electrode precursor is contacted with the liquid, the liquid flows into the interparticle pores. The one or more precursors of the ionically conductive polymer are electropolymerized so as to cause the formation of a polymeric matrix (including the ionically conductive polymer) that surrounds and embeds the plurality of electroactive particles and the plurality of electrolyte particles so as to form the solid-state electrode.

Abstract: A hybrid lithium ion capacitor battery and method of making the same is disclosed. The hybrid lithium ion capacitor battery includes a positive electrode separated from a negative electrode by a separator layer. A first activated carbon layer is disposed between the separator layer and one of the positive and negative electrodes. The first activated carbon layer is coated on a first surface of the separator layer. A second activated carbon layer is disposed between the separator layer and the other of the positive and negative electrodes. The second activated carbon layer is coated on a second surface of the separator layer. A first current collector coextensively contacts the first electrode and a second current collector coextensively contacts the second electrode. An electrolytic solution carries lithium cations between the positive and negative electrodes through the activated carbon coated separator layer.

Abstract: A lithium-ion battery cell is formed of a layer of anode material comprising a mixture of anode active material particles and particles of a first solid electrolyte composition, an electrolyte layer of solid electrolyte particles of a second solid electrolyte composition, and a layer of cathode material comprising a mixture of cathode active material particles and particles of a third solid electrolyte compositions. In the cell, the three solid electrolyte compositions are varied to enhance the performance of the cell. Layers of interlayer material are placed between one or both of the layers of electrode material and the solid electrolyte material and/or between electrolyte layers. And, optionally, the otherwise solid-state cell is infiltrated with a suitable liquid electrolyte. These variables are managed to enhance macro/micro interfaces between the solid materials and layers and to improve the electrochemical performance of the cell, especially for high-voltage cathode material.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and devices for optimizing performance of hardware accelerators. The accelerator device may detect status information of a current acceleration task being executed. The detected status information is provided to a host associated with the accelerator device. The host makes preparation for a subsequent acceleration task based on the status information before termination of the current running acceleration task. The accelerator device may execute the subsequent acceleration task based on the preparation. In this way, the performance of hardware accelerator is optimized.

Abstract: A battery having a plurality of electrodes immersed in a water-in-salt electrolytic solution is disclosed. The water-in-salt electrolytic solution includes a sufficient amount of a lithium salt disposed in an aqueous solvent, at least 14 moles of lithium salt per kg of aqueous solvent, such that a dissociated lithium ion is solvated by less than 4 water molecules. The plurality of electrodes includes a first type electrode, a second type electrode, and a third type electrode selectively assembled in a predetermined order of arrangement into an electrode stack assembly. The first type electrode includes an activated carbon, the second type electrodes include one of a lithium manganese oxide (LMO) and titanium dioxide (TiO2), and the third type electrodes include the other of the LMO and TiO2. The first type electrode may be that of a cathode and/or anode.

Abstract: A comparator offset voltage self-correction circuit is disclosed. A comparator offset voltage which is caused by the semiconductor process parameter randomness also has randomness. Due to the randomness of the comparator offset voltage, a reference voltage of a parallel comparator in a parallel-conversion-type analog-to-digital converter is uncertain. If the comparator offset voltage is large, the parallel-conversion-type analog-to-digital converter may even have a functional error. The comparator offset voltage self-correction circuit provided in the present invention can correct a random offset voltage of a comparator to meet requirements.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the provision of an organic compound or compounds containing a fluorenone derivative structure or its substituted derivatives to enhance the thermal stability of organic solar cells.

Abstract: A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell, a switch control module and at least two switch modules; the switch modules each is coupled to a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the fuel cell, and comprises switch units; the switch units each comprises a switch; the switch comprises a control terminal, a current input terminal and a current output terminal; in at least one of the at least two switch modules, the switch unit further comprises a voltage division structure; the voltage division structure is coupled in series between the current input terminal and the positive electrode of the fuel cell, or, the voltage division structure is coupled in series between the current output terminal and the negative electrode of the fuel cell; the switch control module is respectively coupled to the control terminals of the switches of the at least two switch modules to respectively control on-off of the switches.

Abstract: A movable burner of a gas cooktop includes a rotating shaft, a linear motion mechanism configured to perform a linear motion, a burner head, and a limit unit configured to limit a stroke range of the linear motion mechanism. The burner head includes a plurality of brackets having a plurality of gas outlets for gas to flow out and form a flame. Each bracket is separately hinged to the rotating shaft and separately connected to the linear motion mechanism such as to execute a rotation about the rotating shaft between at least two working positions, when driven by the linear motion mechanism, with the burner head having a flat upper surface in one of the two working positions, and with the burner head having a concave configuration in the other one of the two working positions.

Abstract: Pre-processing before precise pattern matching of a target pattern from a stream of patterns. Including acquiring occurrence numbers of target elements in the target pattern, initializing the buffer, the buffer indicating a section in the stream of patterns, determining whether occurrence numbers of the target elements in the buffer reach the occurrence numbers of the target elements in the target pattern, updating the buffer and then returning to the determining step, in response to determining that the occurrence numbers of the target elements in the buffer do not reach the occurrence numbers of the target elements in the target pattern, and outputting the elements in the buffer for subsequent processing, in response to determining that the occurrence numbers of the target elements in the buffer reach the occurrence numbers of the target elements in the target pattern.

Abstract: A catalyst for oxidative coupling of methane, and preparation and application thereof. The catalyst comprises: a manganese sesquioxide, a tungstate, a manganese composite oxide having a perovskite structure and/or a spinel structure, and a carrier. The manganese sesquioxide, tungstate, and manganese composite oxide having a perovskite structure and/or a spinel structure are supported on the carrier, or the manganese sesquioxide and tungstate are supported on the admixture of the said manganese composite oxide having a perovskite structure and/or a spinel structure and the said carrier. Based on 100 parts by weight of the catalyst, the content of the manganese sesquioxide is a parts by weight, the content of the tungstate is b parts by weight, the content of the manganese composite oxide having the perovskite structure and/or the spinel structure is c parts by weight. e content of the carrier is d parts by weight. 0<a?20, 1?b?20, 1?c?40, 20?d<98.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for controlling flow of liquid zinc (2) in a zinc pot (1) for hot-dip galvanization. Under the blowing effects of an air knife above the zinc pot (1) for hot-dip galvanization onto strip steel (3), the liquid zinc (2) diffuses and flows outwards to zones (zones I, II, III and IV) comprising the left side, the right side, the front end of the zinc pot, respectively, and a zone between the strip steel (3) and a furnace snout (4), and surface dross rapidly generated on the surface of the liquid zinc (2) is driven to flow outwards to the zones (zones I, II, III and IV). On edge sides of the zones (zones I, II, III and IV), travelling magnetic field generators (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 712, 756) are arranged in multiple sections above the surface of the liquid zinc (2) in the zinc pot (1), so as to excite a travelling magnetic field to generate an electromagnetic driving force on the liquid zinc (2) to drive the flow of the liquid zinc (2).

Abstract: A comparator offset voltage self-correction circuit is disclosed. A comparator offset voltage which is caused by the semiconductor process parameter randomness also has randomness. Due to the randomness of the comparator offset voltage, a reference voltage of a parallel comparator in a parallel-conversion-type analog-to-digital converter is uncertain. If the comparator offset voltage is large, the parallel-conversion-type analog-to-digital converter may even have a functional error. The comparator offset voltage self-correction circuit provided in the present invention can correct a random offset voltage of a comparator to meet requirements.

Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for performing a set of N DNA sequencing reaction cycles whereby sequence information is obtained for approximately 2*N nucleotide bases.

Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to facilitating system design based on unified chip specification. It can be determined based on the system design that a first interface of a first chip is to be connected to a second interface of a second chip. Then a first configuration of the first interface and a second configuration of the second interface are determined based on a unified specification. The unified specification at least specifies configurations of a plurality of chip interfaces for respective usages. A hardware design may be automatically generated based on the first and second configurations. The hardware design may include a hardware-level connection between the first and second interfaces.

Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to accelerator sharing among a plurality of processors through a plurality of coherent proxies. The cache lines in a cache associated with the accelerator are allocated to one of the plurality of coherent proxies. In a cache directory for the cache lines used by the accelerator, the status of the cache lines and the identification information of the coherent proxies to which the cache lines are allocated are provided. Each coherent proxy maintains a shadow directory of the cache directory for the cache lines allocated to it. In response to receiving an operation request, a coherent proxy corresponding to the request is determined. The accelerator communicates with the determined coherent proxy for the request.

Abstract: Pre-processing before precise pattern matching of a target pattern from a stream of patterns. Including acquiring occurrence numbers of target elements in the target pattern, initializing the buffer, the buffer indicating a section in the stream of patterns, determining whether occurrence numbers of the target elements in the buffer reach the occurrence numbers of the target elements in the target pattern, updating the buffer and then returning to the determining step, in response to determining that the occurrence numbers of the target elements in the buffer do not reach the occurrence numbers of the target elements in the target pattern, and outputting the elements in the buffer for subsequent processing, in response to determining that the occurrence numbers of the target elements in the buffer reach the occurrence numbers of the target elements in the target pattern.