Patents by Inventor Zhiyi You
Zhiyi You 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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Patent number: 11705605Abstract: The present application relates to a battery module. The battery module includes a battery group and an insulating plate. The battery group includes a bus bar and a plurality of battery units, each battery unit includes a tab which includes a connecting segment and a bending segment. The insulating plate includes a plurality of plate assemblies, and the adjacent plate assemblies are connected through a connecting plate. There is an obtuse angle between each plate assembly and the connecting plate connected thereto. Each connecting segment passes through a guiding groove, and the bending segment and the bus bar are fixed and connected. The guiding groove can adjust the altitude of the tab as it passes through the insulating plate. The bending segment can be connected to the bus bar, then the process requirements can be met with a small space, which improves the energy density of the battery module.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Zhiyi You, Hua Zhang, Feng Qin, Liangmei Chen, Liangyi Wang, Runyong He
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Patent number: 11211654Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of energy storage devices, and in particular, to a battery module. The battery module includes a set of batteries, a case receiving the set of batteries, and a sampling unit for collecting a voltage signal and a temperature signal of the set of batteries. The sampling unit is provided with a connector, and a stopper for fixing the connector is formed on the case. By forming the stopper on the case, the connector can be directly assembled to the stopper during assembling process of the set of batteries without the need to fix the connector by glue or bolt connection. Therefore, not only an assembling process is simplified, but also the connector is not easily damaged during the assembling process.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: JIANGSU CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Hua Zhang, Feng Qin, Peng Wang, Zhiyi You, Liangyi Wang
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Patent number: 11196115Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cap plate and a secondary battery. The cap plate includes a main portion and a first protruding portion. The main portion includes a first exterior surface, a second exterior surface and a third exterior surface, the third exterior surface is a curved surface. The first protruding portion includes a fourth exterior surface extending downwardly from a bottom end of the third exterior surface, the fourth exterior surface is inclined inwardly relative to the third exterior surface. The secondary battery comprises the cap plate and a case. The case includes an opening; the cap plate is provided to the opening, the main portion is fixed to an inner wall of the case. The first protruding portion is received in the case, and a gap is provided between the fourth exterior surface and the inner wall, a dimension of the gap increases gradually along a downward direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Jie Zhang, Zhijun Guo, Zhiyi You, Peng Wang, Guowei Li, Taosheng Zhu
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Publication number: 20210135319Abstract: The present application relates to a battery module. The battery module includes a battery group and an insulating plate. The battery group includes a bus bar and a plurality of battery units, each battery unit includes a tab which includes a connecting segment and a bending segment. The insulating plate includes a plurality of plate assemblies, and the adjacent plate assemblies are connected through a connecting plate. There is an obtuse angle between each plate assembly and the connecting plate connected thereto. Each connecting segment passes through a guiding groove, and the bending segment and the bus bar are fixed and connected. The guiding groove can adjust the altitude of the tab as it passes through the insulating plate. The bending segment can be connected to the bus bar, then the process requirements can be met with a small space, which improves the energy density of the battery module.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2021Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Zhiyi YOU, Hua ZHANG, Feng QIN, Liangmei CHEN, Liangyi WANG, Runyong HE
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Publication number: 20200411808Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of energy storage devices, and in particular, to a battery module. The battery module includes a set of batteries, a case receiving the set of batteries, and a sampling unit for collecting a voltage signal and a temperature signal of the set of batteries. The sampling unit is provided with a connector, and a stopper for fixing the connector is formed on the case. By forming the stopper on the case, the connector can be directly assembled to the stopper during assembling process of the set of batteries without the need to fix the connector by glue or bolt connection. Therefore, not only an assembling process is simplified, but also the connector is not easily damaged during the assembling process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Hua ZHANG, Feng QIN, Peng WANG, Zhiyi YOU, Liangyi WANG
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Patent number: 10833304Abstract: The disclosure relates to a one-way valve, a top cover component, a box and a battery module. The one-way valve includes: a valve body including an inlet end, an exhaust end and an air-flow passage, the air-flow passage including a first flow-passing hole, a second flow-passing hole and a protrusion disposed on a bottom wall of the first flow-passing hole, the second flow-passing hole penetrating through the protrusion; an elastic valve cap, the protrusion being sheathed with and in a sealed connection with the elastic valve cap, a flow-passing gap is formed between an outer surface of the elastic valve cap and a hole wall of the first flow-passing hole, the second flow-passing hole includes a conical hole-section; a valve cover in connection with the exhaust end, wherein the valve cover is disposed within the first flow-passing hole and includes an exhaust passage in connection with the first flow-passing hole.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Zhiyi You, Xiaofan Wang, Feng Qin, Lin Ma, Zhi Wang, Xinfu Xiao
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Patent number: 10826033Abstract: The present disclosure provides a shell, a battery module and a battery pack. The shell according to the present disclosure comprises: an enclosing frame which has two side walls, a top wall, a bottom wall and a receiving cavity; two end plates which respectively securely connect with the two ends of the enclosing frame. And each side wall is formed with a fixing rib protruding outwardly along a width direction, the fixing rib is provided with at least one through hole. A battery module comprises the above-mentioned shell. A battery pack according to the present disclosure comprises: a lower casing; the plurality of above-mentioned battery modules received in the lower casing; and a plurality of fasteners, each fastener passes through the corresponding through hole of the battery module to secure the battery module in the lower casing.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Hua Zhang, Feng Qin, Lin Ma, Zhiyi You
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Patent number: 10629871Abstract: The present application relates to a housing of battery module and a battery module. The housing includes a lower shell, an upper cover and two output components, the lower shell includes a lower shell body and at least one connecting member; the lower shell body is separated into accommodating chambers for accommodating bare cell; an installation site for connecting member is provided in each accommodating chamber; every two adjacent accommodating chambers are provided with one connecting member between and penetrating through the every two adjacent accommodating chambers; an installation site for output component and an output hole are provided in each of a first one and a last one of the plurality of accommodation chambers; the two output components are sealedly connected with two output holes, respectively. The battery module includes bare cells and the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Feng Qin, Lin Ma, Jie Zhang, Zhiyi You, Juan Wang, Xinfu Xiao
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Patent number: 10559798Abstract: The disclosure relates to a battery module comprises a housing, a battery stack, a cover plate assembly, and a guiding component. The battery stack is disposed in a containing chamber of the housing. The cover plate assembly comprises a plate, a deformable plate and a module output, the plate is arranged to close the opening, the deformable plate is connected to the plate and is deformable in a thickness direction of the plate, the module output is connected to the plate and is disposed opposite to the deformable plate, the module output and the battery stack are electrically connected. The guiding component is disposed between the cover plate assembly and the battery stack, and comprises a guiding channel and an exhaust port, and the gas released after the first vent plate is opening flows to the deformable plate through the exhaust port and the guiding channel.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Feng Qin, Zhi Wang, Lin Ma, Hua Zhang, Zhiyi You, Runyong He
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Publication number: 20190288252Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an end plate, a housing, and a battery module, wherein the end plate for a housing of a battery module, comprising: a plate-shaped body portion that has a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to each other, wherein output electrode holes are disposed on the body portion to enable output electrodes of the battery module to extend out from the output electrode holes; a connecting pillar disposed on the first surface and extending in a first direction (Z), wherein the connecting pillar comprises a connecting though-hole passing through the connecting pillar along the first direction (Z); and a vent hole disposed on the body portion for mounting a vent plate of the battery module.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Feng QIN, Zhi WANG, Lin MA, Xiaofan WANG, Zhiyi YOU, Hua ZHANG
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Publication number: 20190288256Abstract: The disclosure relates to a battery module comprises a housing, a battery stack, a cover plate assembly, and a guiding component. The battery stack is disposed in a containing chamber of the housing. The cover plate assembly comprises a plate, a deformable plate and a module output, the plate is arranged to close the opening, the deformable plate is connected to the plate and is deformable in a thickness direction of the plate, the module output is connected to the plate and is disposed opposite to the deformable plate, the module output and the battery stack are electrically connected. The guiding component is disposed between the cover plate assembly and the battery stack, and comprises a guiding channel and an exhaust port, and the gas released after the first vent plate is opening flows to the deformable plate through the exhaust port and the guiding channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Feng QIN, Zhi WANG, Lin MA, Hua ZHANG, Zhiyi YOU, Runyong HE
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Publication number: 20190245174Abstract: The disclosure relates to a one-way valve, a top cover component, a box and a battery module. The one-way valve includes: a valve body including an inlet end, an exhaust end and an air-flow passage, the air-flow passage including a first flow-passing hole, a second flow-passing hole and a protrusion disposed on a bottom wall of the first flow-passing hole, the second flow-passing hole penetrating through the protrusion; an elastic valve cap, the protrusion being sheathed with and in a sealed connection with the elastic valve cap, a flow-passing gap is formed between an outer surface of the elastic valve cap and a hole wall of the first flow-passing hole, the second flow-passing hole includes a conical hole-section; a valve cover in connection with the exhaust end, wherein the valve cover is disposed within the first flow-passing hole and includes an exhaust passage in connection with the first flow-passing hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Zhiyi YOU, Xiaofan WANG, Feng QIN, Lin MA, Zhi WANG, Xinfu XIAO
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Publication number: 20190237712Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cap plate and a secondary battery. The cap plate includes a main portion and a first protruding portion. The main portion includes a first exterior surface, a second exterior surface and a third exterior surface, the third exterior surface is a curved surface. The first protruding portion includes a fourth exterior surface extending downwardly from a bottom end of the third exterior surface, the fourth exterior surface is inclined inwardly relative to the third exterior surface. The secondary battery comprises the cap plate and a case. The case includes an opening; the cap plate is provided to the opening, the main portion is fixed to an inner wall of the case. The first protruding portion is received in the case, and a gap is provided between the fourth exterior surface and the inner wall, a dimension of the gap increases gradually along a downward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Jie Zhang, Zhijun Guo, Zhiyi You, Peng Wang, Guowei Li, Taosheng Zhu
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Publication number: 20190207174Abstract: The present disclosure provides a shell, a battery module and a battery pack. The shell according to the present disclosure comprises: an enclosing frame which has two side walls, a top wall, a bottom wall and a receiving cavity; two end plates which respectively securely connect with the two ends of the enclosing frame. And each side wall is formed with a fixing rib protruding outwardly along a width direction, the fixing rib is provided with at least one through hole. A battery module comprises the above-mentioned shell. A battery pack according to the present disclosure comprises: a lower casing; the plurality of above-mentioned battery modules received in the lower casing; and a plurality of fasteners, each fastener passes through the corresponding through hole of the battery module to secure the battery module in the lower casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Hua ZHANG, Feng QIN, Lin MA, Zhiyi YOU
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Publication number: 20180183023Abstract: The present application relates to a housing of battery module and a battery module. The housing includes a lower shell, an upper cover and two output components, the lower shell includes a lower shell body and at least one connecting member; the lower shell body is separated into accommodating chambers for accommodating bare cell; an installation site for connecting member is provided in each accommodating chamber; every two adjacent accommodating chambers are provided with one connecting member between and penetrating through the every two adjacent accommodating chambers; an installation site for output component and an output hole are provided in each of a first one and a last one of the plurality of accommodation chambers; the two output components are sealedly connected with two output holes, respectively. The battery module includes bare cells and the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Feng QIN, Lin MA, Jie ZHANG, Zhiyi YOU, Juan WANG, Xinfu XIAO
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Patent number: 9529031Abstract: There is provided a grounding detection device and method. The grounding detection device may include an insulation tester and a grounding resistance providing unit. The insulation tester may be mounted in a first cabinet, electrically connected to a positive busbar and a negative busbar to detect an equivalent busbar-to-ground resistance, and grounded via the first cabinet. The grounding resistance providing unit may be mounted at least in part in a second cabinet different from the first cabinet, electrically connected to at least one of the positive busbar and the negative busbar to provide a grounding resistance, and grounded via the second cabinet. The insulation tester may determine, based on resistance values of the equivalent busbar-to-ground resistance and the grounding resistance, whether there is a ground fault or not for the insulation tester, the first cabinet, and the second cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Emerson Network Power, Energy Systems, North America, Inc.Inventors: Tianzhu Zhang, Longwen Hu, Zhiyi You
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Publication number: 20140266234Abstract: There is provided a grounding detection device and method. The grounding detection device may include an insulation tester and a grounding resistance providing unit. The insulation tester may be mounted in a first cabinet, electrically connected to a positive busbar and a negative busbar to detect an equivalent busbar-to-ground resistance, and grounded via the first cabinet. The grounding resistance providing unit may be mounted at least in part in a second cabinet different from the first cabinet, electrically connected to at least one of the positive busbar and the negative busbar to provide a grounding resistance, and grounded via the second cabinet. The insulation tester may determine, based on resistance values of the equivalent busbar-to-ground resistance and the grounding resistance, whether there is a ground fault or not for the insulation tester, the first cabinet, and the second cabinet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Emerson Network Power Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tianzhu Zhang, Longwen Hu, Zhiyi You