Patents by Inventor Yuepan HOU

Yuepan HOU 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: 20250226486
    Abstract: A fluid collector applied to a thermal management assembly of a battery includes a housing and a separation portion. The housing has a fluid collecting chamber, where the fluid collecting chamber is configured to be connected to a plurality of heat exchange channels in the thermal management assembly. The separation portion is provided on the housing to partition the fluid collecting chamber into a plurality of concave cavities. The plurality of heat exchange channels are connected in series and communicate with each other through the plurality of concave cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Feiting SONG, Yuepan HOU, Xiaoteng HUANG, Zhiming CHEN
  • Publication number: 20250201963
    Abstract: The present application relates to a cooling structure, a battery and an electrical apparatus. The cooling structure comprises a cooling body and a supporting member, a flow channel is provided inside the cooling body, the supporting member is provided in the flow channel, the supporting member comprises at least two connecting sections and a plurality of buffer sections, every two adjacent connecting sections are fixedly connected to the two opposite inner surfaces of the cooling body along the thickness direction, and the buffer section connects two adjacent connecting sections and is configured to be able to elastically deform after being stressed. In the cooling structure of the present application, the supporting member can support the cooling body in its thickness direction, and the buffer section is configured to be able to elastically deform after being stressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Lijun HU, Yuepan HOU
  • Patent number: 12300828
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present application relate to a battery module and a battery pack. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, two insulating members and a binding strip. The insulating member includes a first face and a second face, the first face is located on a side face of the battery module, the second face is located on a bottom face of the battery module, and the two insulating members are respectively disposed on two sides of the battery module in a horizontal direction. The binding strip surrounds the plurality of battery cells and the insulating members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Ziyuan Li, Yuepan Hou, Xingdi Chen, Yu Tang, Jun Ma, Kaijie You
  • Publication number: 20250112296
    Abstract: A thermal management component is provided with a medium inlet, a medium outlet, and a medium flow channel. The medium flow channel is located inside the thermal management component, the medium flow channel communicates with the medium inlet and the medium outlet, and the medium flow channel is used to accommodate a fluid medium to regulate temperature of the battery. The thermal management component is internally provided with a cavity disconnected from both the medium inlet and the medium outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Boxiang LIAO, Feiting SONG, Yuepan HOU, Xiaoteng HUANG, Zhiming CHEN
  • Publication number: 20250105416
    Abstract: This application discloses a thermal management component, a battery, and an electric apparatus. The thermal management component includes a housing and a support member. The housing is provided with an accommodating space inside, and the housing includes a first wall and a second wall respectively located on two sides of the accommodating space. The support member is disposed in the accommodating space and supports between the first wall and the second wall, and the support member is configured to be deformable when subjected to extrusion by the first wall. When a battery cell of the battery swells during the charge-discharge cycle, the first wall deforms along with deformation of the support member under the extrusion of the battery cell, squeezing out space for swelling of the battery cell, reducing an acting force between the battery cell and the thermal management component, thereby improving the cycling performance of the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventor: Yuepan Hou
  • Publication number: 20250055069
    Abstract: A thermal management component, a battery, and an electric apparatus are provided. The thermal management component includes a first wall; a second wall spaced apart from the first wall, where an accommodating space is present between the first wall and the second wall; and a support member, where the support member is disposed in the accommodating space oblique to an extension direction of the first wall or the second wall. In this way, the thermal management component can be compressed and undergo slight deformation, thereby reducing the impact of swelling of the battery cell on heat conduction between the battery cell and the thermal management component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Haijian Guo, Xiaoteng Huang, Yuepan Hou, Feiting Song, Xingxing Li, Cong Zhou
  • Patent number: 12218330
    Abstract: Provided are a battery, a power consumption device, a method and a device for producing a battery. The battery includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged along a first direction; a thermal management component extending along the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell among the plurality of battery cells, the first wall being a wall with a largest surface area of the battery cell, and the thermal management component being configured to adjust a temperature of the battery cell; and where in the second direction, a size H1 of the thermal management component and a size H2 of the first wall satisfy: 0.1?H1/H2?2, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the first wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhanyu Sun, Haiqi Yang, Xiaoteng Huang, Peng Wang, Yuepan Hou
  • Publication number: 20250015386
    Abstract: A battery and an electrical apparatus are provided. The battery includes a box, a battery cell, and a thermally conductive member for accommodating a heat exchange medium. The box is provided with an accommodating cavity, and the battery cell is accommodated in the accommodating cavity. An electrode assembly and an electrode terminal of the battery cell are electrically connected with each other. The battery cell comprises a first wall, and the first wall is the wall with the largest area in the battery cell. The thermally conductive member is arranged in the accommodating cavity, the thermally conductive member is thermally conductively connected to the first wall, and the heat exchange medium exchanges heat with the battery cell via the thermally conductive member to adjust the temperature of the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Xiaoteng HUANG, Cong ZHOU, Yuepan HOU
  • Patent number: 12183943
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a battery. The battery includes: a battery cell comprising a pressure relief mechanism, at least a portion of the pressure relief mechanism protruding outward from a first wall of the battery cell, and the pressure relief mechanism being configured, when an internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold, to be actuated to release the internal pressure; a thermal management component for containing a fluid to adjust a temperature of the battery cell; wherein a first surface of thermal management component is attached to the first wall of the battery cell, the first surface of thermal management component is provided with an avoidance chamber, and the avoidance chamber is configured to accommodate the at least portion of the pressure relief mechanism. According to the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the safety of the battery can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Chengdu Liang, Xiaobo Chen, Yao Li, Wei Wang, Yuepan Hou, Peng Wang, Yongshou Lin
  • Publication number: 20240413457
    Abstract: The present application discloses a thermal management device, a battery, and a power consuming device. The thermal management device according to an embodiment of the present application comprises: a heat exchange body comprising a top wall and a bottom wall that are arranged opposite each other in its own thickness direction, and a receiving cavity located between the top wall and the bottom wall, the receiving cavity being configured to receive a heat exchange medium, wherein in the thickness direction, one or each of the top wall and the bottom wall is recessed in a direction approaching the other to form a recessed cavity, and the recessed cavity is configured to provide an expansion space for a battery cell. The thermal management device according to the embodiment of the present application can absorb a squeezing stress and maintain a cooling effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Lijun Hu, Yuepan Hou
  • Publication number: 20240405321
    Abstract: A battery and an electrical apparatus are provided. The battery includes a box, at least two battery cells, and a thermally conductive member for accommodating a heat exchange medium. The at least two battery cells are accommodated in an accommodating cavity of the box, and an electrode assembly of each battery cell is electrically connected with an electrode terminal. Each battery cell comprises a first wall, the first wall is the wall with the largest area in the battery cell. The thermally conductive member is connected with the at least two battery cells, and the thermally conductive member is arranged opposite to the first walls of the at least two battery cells. The thermally conductive member is thermally conductively connected to the first walls of the at least two battery cells so as to adjust the temperature of the at least two battery cells by using the heat exchange medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaoteng Huang, Yuepan Hou, Cong Zhou
  • Patent number: 12148907
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery pack, including: a battery box, a plurality of battery modules, a cooling plate, and a buffering member. Each battery module includes a plurality of battery cells and a plurality of busbars. Each battery cell includes an electrode assembly and a battery housing. The battery cells are laid flat. When the electrode assembly is of a wound structure and is flat, and outer surfaces of the electrode assembly include two flat surfaces. The two flat surfaces are opposite to each other in a vertical direction. Alternatively, when the electrode assembly is of a laminated structure, a first electrode plate, a separator, and a second electrode plate are stacked in a vertical direction. Therefore, the electrode assembly of the battery cells applies a greatest expansion force in the vertical direction during charge and discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Haizu Jin, Kaijie You, Yuepan Hou, Fei Hu, Peng Wang, Zhenhua Li
  • Publication number: 20240339696
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery, an electrical device, and a manufacturing method and device for a battery. The battery includes: at least one battery cell; a first thermal management component and a second thermal management component configured for accommodating fluid to adjust the temperature of the at least one battery cell; a first pipe connector, with one end connected to the first thermal management component; a second pipe connector, with one end connected to the second thermal management component; and a flexible pipe including a first end portion and a second end portion, where the first end portion is connected to the other end of the first pipe connector, and the second end portion is connected to the other end of the second pipe connector, so as to connect the first thermal management component and the second thermal management component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Cong Zhou, Yuepan Hou, Xiaoteng Huang
  • Publication number: 20240283050
    Abstract: A water cooling plate assembly includes: a harmonica reed plate, a first current collector, and a second current collector. The first current collector is disposed at a first end of the harmonica reed plate in the length direction. A first current collecting space communicating with a port at one end of the plurality of cooling channels is formed in the first current collector. A first liquid inlet and a first liquid outlet through which the cooling liquid flows into and out of the first collecting space respectively are formed on the first current collector on two sides in a thickness direction of the harmonica reed plate respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Feiting SONG, Yuepan HOU, Xiaoteng HUANG, Cong ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20240266659
    Abstract: A battery includes a battery cell and a thermal management component. The thermal management component is configured to exchange heat with the battery cell. The thermal management component is provided with an avoidance structure, and the avoidance structure is configured to provide a space for expansion of the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Boxiang LIAO, Qiuhong CAI, Feiting SONG, Yuepan HOU, Xiaoteng HUANG, Zhiming CHEN
  • Patent number: 12015164
    Abstract: This application relates to a battery module and a battery pack. The battery module includes a binding member and battery cell assemblies arranged along a horizontal direction, the battery cell assembly including an upper-layer battery cell and a lower-layer battery cell that are stacked along a vertical direction, the upper-layer battery cell and the lower-layer battery cell interconnected and forming a joint; and the binding member covering the joint, located between two adjacent battery cell assemblies, and fixed to the battery cell assemblies. The battery module includes a binding member and a plurality of battery cell assemblies, and the battery cell assembly includes upper-layer and a lower-layer battery cells stacked along a vertical direction. A joint is formed between the upper-layer and lower-layer battery cells and covered by the joint fixed to the battery cell assemblies, swelling of the upper-layer and lower-layer battery cells at the joint is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xingdi Chen, Yuepan Hou, Kaijie You, Linggang Zhou, Peng Wang, Yanan Peng
  • Patent number: 12009546
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery module and a battery pack, the battery module including a battery cell arrangement structure, bus bars and a fixing plate, where the battery cell arrangement structure includes a plurality of battery cells; the plurality of battery cells are electrically connected by means of a plurality of the bus bars to form a first output electrode of the battery module and a second output electrode of the battery module, and the first output electrode of the battery module and the second output electrode of the battery module are arranged at a same end of the battery module along a horizontal direction; the fixing plate is provided with an insulating portion, and at least a part of the insulating portion is located between the first output electrode of the battery module and the second output electrode of the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xingdi Chen, Kaijie You, Yu Tang, Yuepan Hou, Ziyuan Li, Jun Ma
  • Publication number: 20240167893
    Abstract: A temperature sensor is described. The temperature sensor includes a body, provided with a channel for heat-exchanging liquid flowing at an interior of the body; and a sensing assembly, arranged on the body and including a temperature sensing member and a sensing casing, in which one end of the sensing casing is opened, a cavity is formed inside the sensing casing, the sensing casing is mounted on the body, a closing end of the sensing casing extends into the channel, the temperature sensing member is arranged in the cavity to sense the temperature of the heat-exchanging liquid through the sensing casing, and a thermal conductivity of the sensing casing is larger than a thermal conductivity of the body. By using the material with a higher thermal conductivity in the sensing casing, the temperature conduction speed can be accelerated, and the detecting result of the temperature sensor can be more accurate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Cong ZHOU, Xiaoteng Huang, Yuepan Hou
  • Publication number: 20240162656
    Abstract: A connecting device and an electricity-consuming apparatus are provided. The connecting device includes a first fixing member, a second fixing member and an elastic connecting assembly. The first fixing member and the second fixing member are configured to be fixedly connected to different devices respectively, and the first fixing member is movable relative to the second fixing member through the elastic connecting assembly. The elastic connecting assembly comprises an elastic member and a moving plate sandwiched between the first fixing member and the second fixing member in a first direction, the second fixing member is fixedly connected to the moving plate, at least one of the moving plate and the first fixing member is provided with a concave part formed by concaving inward in the first direction, and the elastic member is arranged at the concave part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Cong Zhou, Yuepan Hou, Yu Su
  • Publication number: 20240088477
    Abstract: Provided are a battery, a power consumption device, a method and a device for producing a battery. The battery includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged along a first direction; a thermal management component extending along the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell among the plurality of battery cells, the first wall being a wall with a largest surface area of the battery cell, and the thermal management component being configured to adjust a temperature of the battery cell; and where in the second direction, a size H1 of the thermal management component and a size H2 of the first wall satisfy: 0.1?H1/H2?2, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the first wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhanyu SUN, Haiqi YANG, Xiaoteng HUANG, Peng WANG, Yuepan HOU