Patents by Inventor Zengzhong WANG
Zengzhong WANG 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).
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Publication number: 20250062485Abstract: A battery includes a battery module, where the battery module includes at least one battery cell, and the battery module is disposed in a first direction, the first direction being a length direction of the battery or a moving direction of the electric device with the battery. The battery cell includes a plurality of surfaces, where the plurality of surfaces include a first surface with the largest area, and the plurality of surfaces further include two second surfaces opposite each other, the two second surfaces being both connected to the first surface. The battery cell further includes a pressure relief mechanism, where the pressure relief mechanism is disposed on the first surface or one of the second surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Inventors: Ruidi LIU, Zengzhong WANG, Youxin WU, Peng WANG
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Publication number: 20250038301Abstract: A battery comprises a case and a battery array. The case is provided with an accommodating cavity, and the battery array is accommodated in the accommodating cavity. The battery array includes M*N battery cells arranged in M rows and N columns, wherein M1, N1, and both M and N are positive integers. Each column of battery cells in the battery array is arranged in a first direction, which is a length direction of the battery or a travel direction of the power consuming apparatus with the battery. Each row of battery cells in the battery array is arranged in a second direction, which intersects with both the first direction and a vertical plane. A maximum dimension D1 of the battery array in the second direction and a maximum dimension D2 of the accommodating cavity in the second direction satisfy D1/D2?[0.9, 1].Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: Ruidi LIU, Zengzhong WANG, Youxin WU, Peng WANG
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Patent number: 12202328Abstract: The present application provides a battery, a power consumption apparatus, and a method for producing a battery. The battery includes a box body, a battery module and a mounting plate, the battery module is disposed in the box body and includes a battery cell arrangement structure and a first end plate, the battery cell arrangement structure includes a plurality of battery cells stacked and is disposed on one side of the battery cell arrangement structure, the first end plate is fixedly connected to the battery cell arrangement structure, the mounting plate is disposed between the first end plate and the box body and is fixedly connected to the box body; the first end plate has a first elastic support part configured to be capable of abutting the mounting plate, being squeezed by the battery cell arrangement structure and deforming when the battery cell arrangement structure expands.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITEDInventors: Wenhui Zhang, Kangyu Wang, Mu Qian, Wencai Xu, Zengzhong Wang, Jinqing Ji
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Patent number: 12206083Abstract: The present application provides a temperature control component and a battery pack. The temperature control component includes a temperature control tube. The temperature control tube includes: a first side wall; a second side wall, forming a cavity together with the first side wall. At least part of an outer surface of the first side wall is formed into a curved surface concave toward the second side wall; and/or, at least part of an outer surface of the second side wall is formed into a curved concave surface toward the first side wall surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITEDInventors: Yongqiang Su, Zengzhong Wang, Buwei Wu, Linggang Zhou
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Publication number: 20250023168Abstract: A battery includes a battery array formed by M*N battery cell(s) arranged in M rows and N columns, M?1, N?1. Both M and N are positive integers. The battery cell(s) in each row of the battery array is (are) arranged in a first direction, which is a length direction of the battery or a travelling direction of an electric-consuming device comprising the battery, the battery cell(s) in each column of the battery array is (are) arranged in a second direction, which intersects with the first direction and a vertical plane. A maximum size of the battery cell in the second direction is D, a maximum size of the battery array in the second direction is D1. N*D/D1?[0.70, 0.99]. A value of N*D/D1 ranges within [0.70, 0.99].Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Ruidi LIU, Zengzhong WANG, Youxin WU, Peng WANG
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Publication number: 20250023180Abstract: A battery includes a box and a battery assembly. The battery assembly is accommodated within the box and includes at least one battery cell. The battery assembly is arranged along a first direction, where the first direction is a lengthwise direction of the battery or a traveling direction of an electric device that utilizes the battery. The battery cell has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is provided with an electrode terminal, the second surface is connected to the box, and the second surface intersects with a third direction. The third direction intersects with both the first direction and the horizontal plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Ruidi LIU, Zengzhong WANG, Youxin WU, Peng WANG
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Publication number: 20240363929Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide an energy storage prefabricated box and a battery swapping station. The energy storage prefabricated box includes: a battery compartment including a first wall, the first wall having a cavity structure; and a thermal insulation member disposed in the cavity structure, the thermal insulation member including at least one layer of thermal insulation bags, the thermal insulation bags each being filled with a filler, the at least one layer of thermal insulation bags being arranged in a first direction, each layer of thermal insulation bags extending in a plane perpendicular to the first direction, the at least one layer of thermal insulation bags being used for blocking heat transmission in the first direction, and the first direction being a thickness direction of the first wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Chenling ZHENG, Yue LIU, Zengzhong WANG
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Publication number: 20240297368Abstract: An energy storage device includes a battery box, an electrical box, and an air duct assembly. The battery box includes a first box body, a plurality of battery cells, and a thermal management assembly, where the plurality of battery cells and the thermal management assembly are accommodated in the first box body, and the thermal management assembly is configured to provide a heat transfer gas. The electrical box is arranged alongside the battery box. The electrical box includes a second box body and an electrical assembly disposed in the second box body. The electrical assembly is electrically connected to the battery cells to exercise electrical control on the battery box. At least a part of air ducts of the air duct assembly is located between the first box body and the second box body to separate the first box body from the second box body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2024Publication date: September 5, 2024Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Chenling ZHENG, Yue LIU, Peng WANG, Zengzhong WANG
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Publication number: 20240250379Abstract: A battery and an electric device are provided. The battery includes a first box portion, a second box portion, a battery cell, and an insulating liquid. The first box portion and the second box portion fit together to define an accommodating space. The battery cell is accommodated in the accommodating space. The battery cell is provided with an electrode terminal and a pressure relief mechanism. The electrode terminal is closer to the first box portion relative to the pressure relief mechanism. The pressure relief mechanism is configured to be actuated when an internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold, to release the internal pressure or high-temperature gas. The insulating liquid is provided in the accommodating space and immerses the pressure relief mechanism. When the insulating liquid is provided in the accommodating space, the first box portion is located above the second box portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2024Publication date: July 25, 2024Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Chenling ZHENG, Yue LIU, Zengzhong WANG
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Publication number: 20240250364Abstract: The present application provides a waterproof assembly of an energy storage device, and an energy storage device. The waterproof assembly includes a boss and a wire harness cover. The boss is arranged on an outer wall of a case of a battery, and includes a first outward protruding portion that defines a first through hole in communication with the interior of the case. The wire harness cover is configured to be of a hollow cavity structure for receiving a wire harness, and is internally provided with a first recess that is configured to accommodate the first outward protruding portion to communicate the first through hole with the hollow cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2024Publication date: July 25, 2024Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Hua ZHANG, Haoran PENG, Long LI, Xiaogang LIAN, Zengzhong WANG
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Publication number: 20240243429Abstract: An energy storage container comprises: a battery compartment accommodating a plurality of batteries, wherein a venting channel is provided between each battery of the plurality of batteries and a compartment wall of the battery compartment, the venting channel being used to discharge gases generated inside the battery to the outside of the battery compartment, and an interior space of the venting channel and an interior space of the battery compartment being isolated from each other; and wherein the compartment wall of the battery compartment and/or the venting channel are/is provided with a thermal insulation member, the thermal insulation member being used to thermally insulate the interior space of the battery compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2024Publication date: July 18, 2024Inventors: Chenling ZHENG, Yue LIU, Zengzhong WANG
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Publication number: 20240234932Abstract: An energy storage container, a method and an apparatus for producing an energy storage container are provided. The energy storage container includes: a pressure relief mechanism; and an isolating member provided on a side of the pressure relief mechanism facing an interior of the energy storage container, the interior of the energy storage container being configured to accommodate at least one battery, and an enclosed space being formed between the isolating member and the pressure relief mechanism; where the isolating member is configured to be actuated when an internal pressure or temperature of the energy storage container reaches a threshold, to relieve the internal pressure or temperature to the enclosed space, and the pressure relief mechanism is configured to be actuated when a pressure or temperature of the enclosed space reaches a threshold, to relieve the internal pressure or temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2024Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Chenling ZHENG, Yue LIU, Zengzhong WANG
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Publication number: 20240234903Abstract: A cabinet of an energy storage apparatus includes a bracket, and the bracket includes a first rack and a second rack. The first rack is configured to hold a first battery. The second rack is configured to hold a second battery. The first battery includes a first flange extending towards the second battery, and the second battery includes a second flange extending towards the first battery. In a height direction of the cabinet, the first rack and the second rack are located on different height planes, such that the first flange and the second flange are offset in the height direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2024Publication date: July 11, 2024Inventors: Hao LUO, Haibin SU, Haoran PENG, Zengzhong WANG
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Publication number: 20240204330Abstract: Provided are an energy storage container and a method and a device for manufacturing an energy storage container. The energy storage container includes: multiple battery compartments arranged consecutively in a first direction, where each battery compartment in the multiple battery compartments is configured to accommodate multiple batteries, each battery compartment includes a side wall and a bracket, the bracket is disposed on the side wall, the bracket is configured to carry the batteries, and two adjacent battery compartments in the multiple battery compartments share a same side wall; and a main control box compartment, where the main control box compartment and the multiple battery compartments are arranged in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2024Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Haibin Su, Hao Luo, Haoran Peng, Zengzhong Wang
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Patent number: 12015171Abstract: This application relates to a battery module and a battery pack. The battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells, configured to be connected in series, where after the battery module fails, the plurality of battery cells include a failed battery cell and at least one non-failed battery cell adjacent to the failed battery cell; and a first connecting piece, configured to connect the failed battery cell to the at least one non-failed battery cell, where the first connecting piece includes a first connecting portion and a conductive portion connected to the first connecting portion, the first connecting portion is configured to be electrically connected to an enclosure of the failed battery cell, and the conductive portion is configured to be electrically connected to the at least one non-failed battery cell, so as to restore the battery module to work.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Ye Xu, Xuan Chen, Di Zhou, Zengzhong Wang, Jianxian Lv
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Publication number: 20240186648Abstract: A directional exhaust device includes a first exhaust portion and a second exhaust portion. The first exhaust portion is in communication with a case of a battery. The second exhaust portion is in communication with the first exhaust portion and an ambient environment and configured to exhaust gas generated by the battery through the first exhaust portion and the second exhaust portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Chenling ZHENG, Yue LIU, Zengzhong WANG
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Publication number: 20240170823Abstract: Provided are a battery cabinet including a cabinet body and a drain valve assembly. The bottom of the drain valve assembly is fixed, by an installation port at the bottom of the cabinet body, to the battery cabinet from bottom to top, and the top of the drain valve assembly is in butt joint with a drain outlet in the cabinet body. The drain valve assembly is provided with magnetic substances, which can realize automatic drainage. Compared with a method for installing a drain valve assembly from the inside of a battery cabinet in the prior art, the operation of fixing the drain valve assembly through the installation port in the present application is more convenient, the drain valve assembly can be disassembled without moving battery cells in the cabinet, and thus convenience of disassembly and assembly of the drain valve assembly is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2024Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Haibin Su, Hao Luo, Haoran Peng, Zengzhong Wang
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Patent number: 11936026Abstract: The present application provides a temperature control component, which includes a first side plate, a second side plate and a first buffer plate. A cavity is formed by the second side plate and the first side plate; the first buffer plate is disposed between the second side plate and the first side plate to divide the cavity into multiple channels, and at least part of the first buffer plate extends obliquely from the first side plate towards the second side plate. The present application also provides a battery pack, which includes the temperature control component described above.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Yongqiang Su, Zengzhong Wang, Zhanyu Sun, Chenling Zheng, Bingtuan Luo, Qingyuan Deng
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Publication number: 20240083234Abstract: The present application provides a battery, a power consumption apparatus, and a method for producing a battery. The battery includes a box body, a battery module and a mounting plate, the battery module is disposed in the box body and includes a battery cell arrangement structure and a first end plate, the battery cell arrangement structure includes a plurality of battery cells stacked and is disposed on one side of the battery cell arrangement structure, the first end plate is fixedly connected to the battery cell arrangement structure, the mounting plate is disposed between the first end plate and the box body and is fixedly connected to the box body; the first end plate has a first elastic support part configured to be capable of abutting the mounting plate, being squeezed by the battery cell arrangement structure and deforming when the battery cell arrangement structure expands.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Wenhui ZHANG, Kangyu WANG, Mu QIAN, Wencai XU, Zengzhong WANG, Jinqing JI
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Patent number: 11929515Abstract: The application relates to a battery pack case and a battery pack. The battery pack case includes: a bottom plate and a side plate connected with the bottom plate, the bottom plate and the side plate surround to form an accommodating portion configured to accommodate a unit cell; the bottom plate is provided with a plurality of first grooves and a plurality of second grooves opening toward the accommodating portion, the plurality of first grooves are spaced apart from each other, the plurality of second grooves are spaced apart from each other, and the first grooves and the second grooves are arranged to cross each other. The bottom plate of the battery pack itself has good rigidity, is not prone to warp deformation, and can prevent the overflow of structural glue from contaminating the wiring harness or electrical components.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Zhaolin Xie, Peng Wang, Derong Wang, Libing Chan, Zengzhong Wang, Yifeng Chen