Having Intercell Connector Patents (Class 429/158)
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Patent number: 9147948Abstract: Various embodiments of a busbar connection assembly comprise a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate. A slot is formed between the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate, and the slot receives a busbar plate of a datacenter power bus. A power cable electrically couples to the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kelsey Michelle Wildstone, Rick Alan Vogt
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Patent number: 9142823Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly that performs charging and discharging, a case in which the electrode assembly is located, a cap plate coupled to an opening of the case, and electrode terminals located in the cap plate and insulated from the cap plate by insulation members located at terminal holes of the cap plate, the electrode terminals being connected to electrodes of the electrode assembly and extending outside the cap plate and the electrode terminals including a fastening portion that receives at least a part of a bus bar to be welded.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong-Seok Moon, Hui-Jun Lee, Joong-Heon Kim, Hee-Sang Nam
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Patent number: 9136529Abstract: Good cycle performance is obtained with a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode contains as positive electrode active material a mixture of a lithium-manganese composite oxide and a lithium-transition metal composite oxide containing at least Ni and Mn as transition metals. The negative electrode contains as a negative electrode active material a material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium. Charging of the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is controlled so that the end-of-charge voltage becomes higher than 4.3 V.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2006Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideki Kitao, Yoshinori Kida, Toyoki Fujihara
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Patent number: 9105949Abstract: In order to enable the temperature in the region of at least one of the cell terminals that are connected to one another in an electrically conductive manner by a cell connector to be determined in a simple and reliable manner, there is proposed a cell connector for connecting a first cell terminal of a first electro-chemical cell and a second cell terminal of a second electro-chemical cell of an electro-chemical device in an electrically conductive manner which comprises a base body and a temperature sensing element that is fixed to the base body.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignees: ElringKlinger AGInventors: Armin Diez, Jan Groshert, Mark Laderer, Christoph Tamegger, Matthias Müller, Wolfgang Fritz, Michael Kohnle, Hubertus Goesmann, Philipp Petz, Axelle Hauck, Christoph Born
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Patent number: 9082558Abstract: The arrangement for supercapacitor device comprises an electrode (1) provided with an electrically conductive element (4). It also comprises a separator element (3) fixed against a first face (4a) of the electrically conductive element (4), the arrangement being perforated with a plurality of through holes (5) which pass through both the electrically conductive element (4) and the separator element (3). The perforated separator element (3) forms a membrane that is both electrically insulating and porous to ions of an electrolyte of the supercapacitor device. The electrically conductive element (4) of the electrode (1) being perforated, the equivalent surface area of the electrodes of the supercapacitor device is dependent on the number of holes made and on their depth.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2013Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Pascal Besesty, Gerard Bidan, Emmanuel Hadji
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Patent number: 9065147Abstract: A battery system includes a lithium ion rechargeable battery including a power generating element having a laminated part, a positive electrode extended part, and a negative electrode extended part. The battery system further includes a controller and a detector that detects the temperatures of a central laminated part in the laminated part, and at least one of a positive-side temperature detector that detects the temperatures of a positive side-laminated part in the laminated part and a negative-side temperature detector that detects the temperatures of a negative-side laminated part in the stacked part. The controller controls the lithium ion rechargeable battery using the temperature of the central laminated part, and at least one of the temperature of the positive-side laminated part and the temperature of the negative-side laminated part.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2009Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideki Hagiwara, Takahisa Matsuta
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Publication number: 20150145482Abstract: A lithium ion battery having a plurality of cells connected in series, in parallel, or both internally within a sealed case. Also provided is a lithium ion battery having externally connected cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: LanYang Energy Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Weir-Mirn Hurng, Chienyang Cheng, Yuwei Huang
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Publication number: 20150132623Abstract: According to one embodiment, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery is provided. The non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes a negative electrode contained a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode active material includes a monoclinic ?-type titanium-based oxide or lithium titanium-based oxide. The monoclinic ?-type titanium-based oxide or lithium titanium-based oxide has a peak belonging to (011), which appears at 2?1 in a range of 24.40° or more and 24.88° or less, in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by wide angle X-ray diffractometry using CuK? radiation as an X-ray source.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2015Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hiroki INAGAKI, Norio Takami
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Patent number: 9028994Abstract: A battery module includes at least one pair of first and second battery cells, each of the first and second battery cells including a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal and a first face including a first connecting portion, a terminal connecting member electrically connecting the first electrode terminal of the first battery cell and the second electrode terminal of the second battery cell, and a sensing member including a second connecting portion coupled with the first connecting portion. The first and second connecting portions are located on the first face and the terminal connecting member is in a pressure applying relationship with the first and second connecting portions. The first face may be provided by a cap plate, and the first and second electrode terminals are spaced apart at respective ends of the cap plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Ji-Hyoung Yoon
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Patent number: 9029004Abstract: A battery module including: a plurality of rechargeable batteries including a first terminal and a second terminal; and a connecting member electrically connecting rechargeable batteries of the plurality of rechargeable batteries through the first and second terminals, the connecting member including an access protrusion protruded toward the first terminal, and the first terminal includes a pressurizer configured to press the access protrusion toward a part of the first terminal.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Min-Hyung Guen
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ACCUMULATOR ARRANGEMENT, BUSBAR ELEMENT THEREFOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ACCUMULATOR ARRANGEMENT
Publication number: 20150125739Abstract: The invention relates to an accumulator arrangement which has a plurality of series-connected individual accumulators, each individual accumulator having at least one plus pole and a minus pole as externally accessible connection poles, busbar elements being secured on the connection poles in order to form the series connection, which each connect a minus pole of an individual accumulator to a plus pole of another individual accumulator, characterised in that a specific assembly sequence of said busbar elements is determined by the structural design of the busbar elements. The invention further relates to a busbar element and a to method for producing an accumulator arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Henning Eisermann, Kristina Brettschneider, Helge Brenner, Markus Hoh, Martin Wiegmann, Marco Jansen -
Patent number: 9023508Abstract: Disclosed is a bus bar assembly to electrically connect two or more cell module assemblies such that the assemblies are arranged in a lateral direction in a state in which the assemblies are in contact with each other or adjacent to each other to constitute a battery module assembly, the bus bar assembly including (a) a cover plate made of an electrically insulative material, the cover plate being mounted at upper ends of the assemblies, (b) two or more conductive connection parts electrically connected to external input and output terminals of the assemblies in a state in which the conductive connection parts are mounted on the cover plate, and (c) two or more bus bars mounted at the upper end of the cover plate in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the assemblies are arranged to electrically connect the conductive connection parts of the assemblies to each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Jun Yeob Seong, Bum Hyun Lee, Jong Moon Yoon
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Patent number: 9017858Abstract: A conductor for connecting first and second terminals includes a first plate-shaped part made of a first metal, a second plate-shaped part made of a second metal, a first region with the first metal exposed, and a second region with the second metal exposed. The second metal is also exposed at a third region which is opposite to the second region. A boundary between the first and second regions has no step difference in a thickness direction, and the first plate-shaped part is directly connected to the first terminal.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2010Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Sasaki, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Yoshinori Tanaka, Shinsuke Yoshitake
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Patent number: 9017857Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrode terminal connecting device for electrically interconnecting two or more battery modules, including a conductive connecting member for electrically interconnecting electrode terminals of the battery modules, the conductive connecting member having two through-holes formed at positions corresponding to the distance between the electrode terminals, an insulative sheathing member for surrounding the conductive connecting member, a portion of an open rear of the insulative sheathing member being closed for easy installation of the conductive connecting member, the insulative sheathing member including a side wall protruding from the outer circumference of the conductive connecting member such that the side wall has a predetermined height, and an insulative cap connected to the top of the insulative sheathing member by a hinge structure for opening and closing an open front of the insulative sheathing member, the insulative cap having hollow buffers protruding from the inside thereoType: GrantFiled: September 4, 2009Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Bumhyun Lee, Yongshik Shin, Jin Kyu Lee, Jongmoon Yoon, Jae Hun Yang
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Patent number: 9012068Abstract: A battery module may include a plurality of battery cells aligned in one direction, each of the plurality of battery cells including: a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal, a bus bar for electrically connecting the plurality of battery cells, the bus bar being fastened to the first electrode terminal or the second electrode terminal of any one of the plurality of battery cells, and the first electrode terminal or the second electrode terminal of an adjacent one of the plurality of battery cells, and a housing accommodating the plurality of battery cells electrically connected by the bus bar. The first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal of adjacent battery cells may be spaced differently, for example, a battery cell may have first and second electrode terminals spaced at different distances from a center of a top side of the respective battery cell.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Myung-Chul Kim
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Patent number: 9005801Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery supports each having a face orthogonal to the stacking direction, and a side face, the battery supports each containing a plurality of cells and being made of an insulating material, a coupling part that is located between the face of one battery support and the face of another adjacent battery support, and contracts in the stacking direction upon stacking the battery supports to bring the faces of the battery supports into intimate contact, a group of cells including the battery supports stacked with the coupling part being placed between the battery supports, a base plate, and first and second regulating plates placed facing each other in a standing position on the base plate, the first and second regulating plates sandwiching the group of cells arranged between the first and second regulating plates and stacked with the coupling part being contracted.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Tonomura, Ryota Isshiki, Ryo Tanabe, Tetsuo Inakawa
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Patent number: 9005800Abstract: The described technology relates generally to a high capacity battery module. The battery module according to an exemplary embodiment includes a plurality of rechargeable batteries configured to comprise electrode terminals externally protruded and identification units disposed on the peripheries of the electrode terminals, a bus bar configured to electrically connect the electrode terminals of the plurality of neighboring rechargeable batteries, and a protection member disposed between the plurality of rechargeable batteries and the bus bars.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2011Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Shi-Dong Park, Tae-Yong Kim, Jang-Wook Lee
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Publication number: 20150099160Abstract: According to one embodiment, a negative electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a titanium oxide compound having a crystal structure of monoclinic titanium dioxide. When a monoclinic titanium dioxide is used as the active material, the effective capacity is significantly lower than the theoretical capacity though the theoretical capacity was about 330 mAh/g. The invention comprises a titanium oxide compound which has a crystal structure of monoclinic titanium dioxide and a (001) plane spacing of 6.22 ? or more in the powder X-ray diffraction method using a Cu-K? radiation source, thereby making an attempt to improve effective capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Yasuhiro HARADA, Norio TAKAMI, Hiroki INAGAKI, Keigo HOSHINA
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Patent number: 8999551Abstract: A carrier matrix for battery cell connectors 1, comprising a carrier formed from a non-conductive material, at least one vertical receiver 34 formed in a column to vertically receive a battery cell connector 1, at least two columns arranged horizontally next to one another and a horizontal receiver 36 formed to horizontally receive a battery cell connector 1 connecting batteries arranged next to one another into columns.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Auto Kabel Managementgesellschaft mbHInventors: Franz-Josef Lietz, Wera Skele
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Patent number: 8999558Abstract: Various methods and apparatus relating to three-dimensional battery structures and methods of manufacturing them are disclosed and claimed. In certain embodiments, a three-dimensional battery comprises a battery enclosure, and a first structural layer within the battery enclosure, where the first structural layer has a first surface, and a first plurality of conductive protrusions extend from the first surface. A first plurality of electrodes is located within the battery enclosure, where the first plurality of electrodes includes a plurality of cathodes and a plurality of anodes, and wherein the first plurality of electrodes includes a second plurality of electrodes selected from the first plurality of electrodes, each of the second plurality of electrodes being in contact with the outer surface of one of said first plurality of conductive protrusions. Some embodiments relate to processes of manufacturing energy storage devices with or without the use of a backbone structure or layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2008Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Enovix CorporationInventors: Harrold Jones Rust, III, Ashok Lahiri, Murali Ramasubramanian, Robert Spotnitz
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Patent number: 8999546Abstract: A battery system comprises a plurality of battery subunits arranged in a stack, wherein each battery subunit among the plurality of battery subunits comprises a first battery cell, a heatsink, a second battery cell, and a compliant pad in that order with the heatsink between and in thermal contact with the first and second battery cells and with the compliant pad abutting the second battery cell.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2009Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: A123 Systems LLCInventors: Jonathan E. Hostler, Mujeeb Ijaz, Shazad M. Butt
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Patent number: 8999557Abstract: A battery module including a plurality of unit battery cells stacked in a first direction; a pair of end plates spaced from each other in the first direction and accommodating the unit battery cells therebetween; an elastic frame below the unit battery cells, the elastic frame extending in the first direction and the elastic frame having the capability of being elastically biased in a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Tae-Yong Kim
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Patent number: 8993154Abstract: A storage system for the storage of electric energy for a vehicle with electric propulsion; the storage system has: a plurality of chemical batteries, which are divided into groups, each of which comprises chemical batteries connected to each other in series and/or in parallel; and two rigid busbars, which connect the groups of chemical batteries in parallel and have respective connection portions, which constitute the connection terminals of the storage system to the outside; each rigid busbar has a variable cross section, which increases close to the connection portion, so that the cross section of each busbar is the largest at the connection portion and the smallest in correspondence to the end which lies the farthest from the connection portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Ferrari S.p.A.Inventor: Fabrizio Favaretto
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Patent number: 8993150Abstract: A battery has two or more individual cells that are connected in series and which, for contacting purposes, each has at least one contact electrode to the positive electrode (cathode) and at least one contact electrode to the negative electrode (anode). The two are made of metals that differ from each other. The contact electrodes to the anode and the cathode have passive corrosion protection at least in the respective contacting region of the contact electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Sven Bergmann, Michael Schiemann, Peter Birke, Hans-Georg Schweiger, Michael Keller
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Publication number: 20150086844Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes: an energy storage device including a case housing an electrode assembly therein, an external terminal disposed at the case, and a fixing member for fixing the external terminal to the case, the fixing member electrically connecting the electrode assembly to the external terminal; and a bus bar member to be welded to the external terminal, wherein one of the bus bar member and the fixing member has a recess whereas the other of the bus bar member and the fixing member has a projection to be inserted into the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventor: Noriaki MASUDA
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Patent number: 8986873Abstract: A battery pack includes at least two or more bare cells, a lead tab and an insulating member. Each of the bare cells has a first terminal portion. The lead tab is provided to the first terminal portion of the bare cell. The insulating member is interposed between the bare cell and the lead tab and is provided with an opening so that the bare cell and the lead tab are electrically connected to each other. In the battery pack, the insulating member includes two or more bare cell facing portions respectively corresponding to the bare cells, an extending portion that connects neighboring bare cell facing portions to each other, and guide portions respectively provided to the bare cell facing portions so as not to be arranged in one straight line.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Dong-Wan Kang
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Publication number: 20150079453Abstract: A secondary battery module includes a plurality of secondary batteries each including an electrode assembly, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, and electrode terminals electrically connected to the electrode assembly and extending outward from the case, and a bus bar that electrically connects neighboring electrode terminals of the plurality of secondary batteries. The bus bar includes a first part including penetration holes through which the electrode terminals penetrate such that the bus bar is fastenable to the electrode terminals and a second part extending from the first part, the second part being bent to face the first part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Hong-Keun CHOI, Min-Cheol BAE, Ik-Jae JEONG, Kyoung-Hwan NOH
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Publication number: 20150072218Abstract: A battery pack includes a first electrode assembly; a second electrode assembly electrically connected to the first electrode assembly; and a pouch accommodating the first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly, wherein each of the first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly comprises a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, and a pair of curved surfaces connecting the first surface and the second surface, wherein the first surface of the first electrode assembly and the second surface of the second electrode assembly are oriented to face each other, and wherein the second electrode assembly is offset in a first direction such that the second electrode assembly partially overlaps with the first electrode assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Jeong-Doo Yi, Bong-Kyoung Park, Hye-Jung Lee, Feygenson Naum
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Publication number: 20150072205Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery assembly including at least two battery cells connected in series or in parallel. Each of the battery cells includes an electrode assembly including a cathode, an anode and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode and a battery case in which the electrode assembly is mounted. An electrode terminal of a first battery cell and an electrode terminal of a second battery cell are formed as a single member at a series or parallel connection portion between the first and second battery cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jun Hee JUNG, Sooryoung KIM, Jong Woon CHOI, Jung Oh MOON, Tae Hwan ROH
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Patent number: 8974971Abstract: A positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium ion battery includes a mixture layer including a positive-electrode active material, a conducting agent, and a binder and a collector having the mixture layer formed on the surface thereof. The positive-electrode active material is a composite oxide having an olivine structure expressed by a formula LiaMxPO4 (where M represents a transition metal including at least one of Fe and Mn and a and x satisfy 0<a?1.1 and 0.9?x?1.1). The conducting agent includes fibrous carbon. A carbon coating layer is formed on the surface of the collector. A part of the positive-electrode active material and a part of the fibrous carbon enter pits formed in the carbon coating layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toyotaka Yuasa, Mitsuru Kobayashi, Sai Ogawa, Masanari Oda, Kan Kitagawa
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Patent number: 8974951Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of unit batteries disposed in a spacer and connected via electrode tabs in a case so as to facilitate assembly of the battery pack and to prevent movement of the unit batteries when the battery pack is used, thereby increasing performance and efficiency of manufacture of the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2010Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hankyu Park, Yooseon Kim
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Patent number: 8974950Abstract: A connection structure for a battery module includes a fastening member and a space forming member. The fastening member presses a connecting portion of a bus bar against an electrode of the battery module to fasten the bus bar to the electrode. The space forming member has an elastic member disposed between the connecting portion of the bus bar and the electrode. The space forming member is configured to provide an insulating space between the connecting portion of the bus bar and the electrode. The elastic member is elastically deformed with a pressing force applied from the fastening member to the connecting portion of the bus bar to cancel the insulating space.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Eisuke Komazawa
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Patent number: 8974943Abstract: Using a simple structure to facilitate a flow path delivering coolant in an even and well-distributed manner, providing efficient and effective cooling for power battery packs in electric vehicles. The heat exchange apparatus is composed of an array of cooling duct plates, with ducts for coolant to flow within, with front and back covers and their respective rubber sheets facilitating the changing of direction of the coolant, providing a pathway for the coolant to flow throughout the array. Individual cells of the battery pack will be fitted in the spaces between these ducts, connected in series by a novel system of electricity-conducting clips, forming a structure where a comprehensive, well-distributed and compact cooling pathway can exist within the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Inventor: Guoan Feng
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Publication number: 20150064544Abstract: A battery module including a plurality of battery cells aligned in one direction; and a bus-bar electrically connecting between a first terminal of one battery cell of the plurality of battery cells and a second terminal of another battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, wherein the bus-bar includes a bus-bar body, and bending portions, the bending portions extending from ends of the bus-bar body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventor: Shi-Dong PARK
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Patent number: 8968919Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical energy storage system (100) comprising at least one coiled electrical energy storage element placed inside an envelope (200), said envelope (200) containing the coiled electrical energy storage element in a main body (210) of the envelope (200) and including at least one lid (230, 240), characterized in that said lid (230, 240), placed at one end of the main body of the envelope (200) and electrically connected by electrical connection means (280) to the coiled electrical energy storage element, is fastened to the main body (210) of the envelope (200) by a bonding means (600). The invention is particularly applicable in the production of electrical energy storage assemblies such as supercapacitors, batteries or generators.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2006Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Blue SolutionsInventors: Olivier Caumont, René Huibant, Jean-François Minard
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Patent number: 8962176Abstract: The invention relates to a module comprising at least two electrical energy storage assemblies (20), each storage assembly (20) comprising a first face topped by a cover (30) electrically connected to said energy storage assembly (20) and a second face opposite the first face, each cover being in contact with a respective end of a strip (40) in order to electrically connect the two storage assemblies (20), in which the strip (40) and the faces of the covers (30) in contact with the strip (40) are flat, the strip (40) being welded to the faces of the covers (30) along weld leads (50, 50?).Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2008Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Blue SolutionsInventors: Olivier Caumont, Jean-Michel Depond, Anne-Claire Juventin
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Patent number: 8962172Abstract: A battery having a cooling apparatus for temperature control of the battery is provided. The battery has a plurality of individual cells connected in parallel and/or in series with one another using cell connectors. The individual cells are attached to the cooling apparatus such that they can be prestressed by means of the cell connectors.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2009Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Michael Bolze, Christian Bragrock, Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter
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Patent number: 8956756Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode plate, a separator, and a second electrode plate, a collecting plate electrically connected to the electrode assembly, a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly and the collecting plate, a cap plate configured to seal the case, and an electrode terminal part disposed through the cap plate and electrically connected to the collecting plate, the electrode terminal part including a first electrode terminal, a second electrode terminal, and a third electrode terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Dukjung Kim
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Patent number: 8956753Abstract: A secondary battery and a secondary battery module, the secondary battery including an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator therebetween; a case for accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate for sealing the case; and at least one terminal unit, the at least one terminal unit including an electrode rivet electrically connected to one of the electrodes of the electrode assembly and formed of a first metallic material, a rivet terminal formed of a second metallic material, the second metallic material being different from the first metallic material, and a clad unit between the electrode rivet and the rivet terminal.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Sang-Won Byun, Byung-Kyu Ahn
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Publication number: 20150044543Abstract: Provided is a battery module having improved safety by disconnecting an electrical connection due to short-circuit of electrode tabs by bending the electrode tabs upwardly extended to form welding parts having welding surfaces in a direction perpendicular to the battery module, performing a spot laser welding on the welding parts in a lap welding scheme using a top-hat-type laser beam or a Gaussian-type laser beam, and including a swelling partition to adjust a swelling position when a swelling increasing a volume due to a problem in a battery cell occurs and to short-circuit the electrode tabs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: SK Innovation Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang Won Yoon, Sang Bum Kim, Hong Jae Koh, Seung Noh Lee
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Patent number: 8951661Abstract: A battery assembly includes a plurality of compound electrodes and electrolyte. Each compound electrode includes an anode section and a cathode section. The compound electrodes are arranged such that the anode section of a first compound electrode interacts electrochemically with the cathode section of a second compound electrode with the electrochemical interaction being carried through electrolyte disposed between the plurality of compound electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: GM Globabl Technology Operations LLCInventor: Leonid C. Lev
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Publication number: 20150037657Abstract: A battery pack includes conductive tab coupled to the at least one battery cell. The conductive tab has a contact area coupled to a terminal region of the at least one battery cell. The contact area is greater than an area of the terminal region, to support, for example, higher currents and/or over-current conditions. Also, the conductive tab may be secured to the at least one battery cell without the use of specially designed jigs.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.Inventor: Sunhye HU
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Patent number: 8945756Abstract: An anode electrode for an energy storage device includes both an ion intercalation material and a pseudocapacitive material. The ion intercalation material may be a NASICON material, such as NaTi2(PO4)3 and the pseudocapacitive material may be an activated carbon material. The energy storage device also includes a cathode, an electrolyte and a separator.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2013Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Aquion Energy Inc.Inventors: Jay Whitacre, Alex Mohamed, Andrew Polonsky, Sneha Shanbhag, Kristen Carlisle
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Publication number: 20150030908Abstract: A power battery pack and a power battery system are provided. The power battery pack comprises: a plurality of single batteries, each single battery comprising a plurality of battery units, in which an nth battery unit in the plurality of battery units in each single battery is connected with an nth battery unit in the plurality of battery units in an adjacent single battery in series to form an nth loop, where n?1.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Yun Wang, Guoyong Che, Xuebin Zhan
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Patent number: 8940424Abstract: The accumulator assembly comprises a plurality of electrical energy accumulator elements 12 each comprising connecting electrodes 18, 20, assembly means 22, 24, 50, 52, 54 linking said electrodes, a connector 35 for connecting an external component to the assembly, and a connector support 67. The support 67 comprises a mounting base 64 borne by the assembly means and a fixing lug 65 supporting the connector and configured in such a way as to allow a movement of the connector relative to the mounting base in response to an external stress exerted on said connector and/or on the fixing lug.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignees: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Techniques S.A.Inventors: Olivier Joye, Thierry Auguet
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Publication number: 20150024240Abstract: The invention relates to an energy storage device (1) having storage modules (3) which are connected in series in a supply section and which in each case comprises an energy storage cell module (5) having at least one energy storage cell (5a, 5k) and a coupling device (7) having coupling elements (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) which are designed selectively to switch the energy storage cell module (5) into the supply section or to bridge said energy storage cell module. The energy storage cells or the energy storage cell modules can be exchanged.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2013Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Bernhard Seubert, Peter Feuerstack, Steffen Berns
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Publication number: 20150017501Abstract: A battery includes a bottomed case of box shape housing a power-generating element, a lid component for the case, a terminal electrode provided outside the case and extending in the direction of the thickness of the lid component, a take-out electrode passing through the lid component, provided for taking out an electric power of the power-generating element to the outside of the case, and disposed at a position different from that of the terminal electrode within a plane including the lid component, and a connecting member connecting the terminal electrode and the take-out electrode and including a thinner portion allowing bending of the connecting member in response to an external force applied to the terminal electrode in the direction of the thickness of the lid component.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2011Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventor: Takashi Harayama
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Publication number: 20150010808Abstract: Disclosed is a bus bar module and a power, the bus bar module includes: a plurality of bus bars for connecting a plurality of batteries in series by connecting together electrodes of the adjacent batteries of the plurality of batteries arranged straight; a plurality of terminals configured to be connected to each of the bus bars; and a case housing the plurality of bus bars and the plurality of terminals, an electronic component mounted on the batteries, the case includes: a plurality of housings arranged along an arranging direction of the plurality of batteries, housing each of the bus bars and each of the terminals; and a wiring section arranged in parallel with the plurality of housings, wiring a first electric wire configured to be connected to the terminals, the electronic component is disposed at an opposite side of the wiring section across the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventor: Takao Shoji
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Patent number: 8927137Abstract: A battery matrix provided with a plurality of battery cells; each of the battery cells provided with a positive terminal and a negative terminal. A positive trace grid and a negative trace grid, each provided as a conductive mesh with an array of apertures forming a plurality of alternative conductive paths across each of the positive and negative trace grids. Each of the battery cells coupled at the positive terminal to a positive trace pad of the positive trace grid and at the negative terminal to a negative trace pad of the negative trace grid. Alternatively, an intermediate trace grid may be introduced so that successive rows of the battery cells are coupled electrically in series with one another.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Microsun Technologies LLCInventors: Ilyas Ayub, Kenneth Habegger, Matthew Umles, William Mark Batts, Albert Hopfer
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Publication number: 20150004472Abstract: Lithium-rich compounds that are precursors for positive electrodes for lithium cells and batteries comprise a Li2O-containing compound as one component, and a second charged or partially-charged component, selected preferably from a metal oxide, a lithium-metal-oxide, a metal phosphate or metal sulfate compound. Li2O is extracted from the electrode precursors to activate the electrode either by electrochemical methods or by chemical methods. Methods for synthesizing and activating the electrodes, electrochemical cells, and batteries containing such electrodes also are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLCInventors: Michael M. THACKERAY, Christopher S. JOHNSON, Sun-Ho KANG