With Control Means Responsive To Battery Condition Sensing Means Patents (Class 429/61)
  • Patent number: 12148957
    Abstract: An electrode body of a secondary battery described herein includes: a core portion where electrode mixture layers of a plurality of electrode sheets are laminated; terminal connecting portions where respective current collector foil exposed portions are laminated, and a mixture layer non-facing portion where the electrode mixture layer faces the current collector foil exposed portion, the mixture layer non-facing portion being formed in a boundary between the terminal connecting portion and the core portion. In the secondary battery described herein, a short-circuit promoting portion having a predetermined depth (d) is formed in a separator provided between the electrode sheets in the mixture layer non-facing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kosuke Iwase
  • Patent number: 12149107
    Abstract: A system and method for system for controlling power supplied to electronic components (12) powered by a battery (11) of a vehicle (10), the system comprising: a vehicle control unit (14) including a controller (16) and a transmitter (18) for transmitting wirelessly vehicle control signals (20); a wireless latching relay (22) including a receiver (24) configured for receiving the vehicle control signals (20) from the transmitter (18), and a latching relay (26); wherein the relay (26) is connected in series with the negative terminal (25) or positive terminal (29) of the battery (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: FORTIN SYSTÈMES ÉLECTRONIQUES
    Inventors: Martin Tessier, Mathieu Bertrand-Collin, Vincent Fortin, Alexandre Roy-Langlois, Duc Minh Cong Nguyen
  • Patent number: 12119518
    Abstract: A protection assembly of a battery module and a battery module are provided, which include a base disposed with a supporting portion, an accommodating portion, and a separating portion. The supporting portion is configured to dispose a positive lead and/or a negative lead of a busbar. The accommodating portion is configured to accommodate a low-voltage connector for transmitting a signal of the battery module to a battery management system. The supporting portion and the accommodating portion are located on the same side of the battery module. The separating portion is located between the supporting portion and the accommodating portion, and is configured to separate the low-voltage connector from the positive lead and/or the negative lead. In the protection assembly of the battery module, the positive lead and/or the negative lead and the low-voltage connector are respectively disposed on the supporting portion and the accommodating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignees: CALB Co., Ltd., CALB Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoyuan Du, Keqiang Cheng, Liangjie Gu, Lihui Chang, Qixin Guo
  • Patent number: 12119476
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode of a double-layer structure including a different type of particulate active material having a different average particle diameter, and a secondary battery including the same, and according to the present invention, the mechanical strength and stability of the electrode increases, and the secondary battery to which they are applied exhibits excellent discharge capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Jin Lee, Dong Hwi Kim, Jin Tae Hwang, Hyeong Il Kim, Seul Ki Chae, Wang Mo Jung, Dong Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 12119458
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to electrochemical cells with dendrite prevention mechanisms. In some aspects, an electrochemical cell can include an anode disposed on an anode current collector, a cathode disposed on a cathode current collector, the cathode having a first thickness at a proximal end of the cathode and a second thickness at a distal end of the cathode, the second thickness greater than the first thickness, a first separator disposed on the anode, a second separator disposed on the cathode, an interlayer disposed between the first separator and the second separator, the interlayer including electroactive material and having a proximal end and a distal end, and a power source electrically connected to the proximal end of the cathode and the proximal end of the interlayer, the power source configured to maintain a voltage difference between the cathode and the interlayer below a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: 24M Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Junzheng Chen, Naoki Ota, Chad Alan Hartzog, Xiaoming Liu, Michelle Robyn Brouwer, Anthony D'Angelo, Daniel Salazar, Timothy Allen Hans, Junhua Song
  • Patent number: 12113247
    Abstract: A shell for a battery cell includes a pressure relief mechanism that includes: a body; a first weakened portion arranged on the body, the first weakened portion having two first free ends, and a line connecting the two first free ends not completely overlapping with the first weakened portion and jointly defining a pressure relief portion; and a second weakened portion arranged on the body, a first projection of the first weakened portion on a plane perpendicular to a first direction not intersecting a second projection of the second weakened portion on the plane, the first direction being a thickness direction of the pressure relief portion. The pressure relief portion is configured to be opened with the first weakened portion as a boundary and flip toward one side where the second weakened portion is located when an internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaobo Chen, Mingguang Gu
  • Patent number: 12107240
    Abstract: Various implementations of a smart battery management system are provided. An example method includes identifying sensor data of a cell in a battery system; predicting, based on the sensor data, a failure event of the cell; and preventing the failure event by activating a control circuit connected to the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Vikas Tomar, Thomas Edward Adams, Jonathan E. Alvarado, James Eric Dietz, Bing Li, Christian T. Neal
  • Patent number: 12107274
    Abstract: An electrode current collector for a lithium secondary battery includes two or more metal foil layers, and a heat-pressure conversion layer positioned between the two or more metal foil layers, wherein the heat-pressure conversion layer includes a heat-pressure exchange ceramic material, a conductive material, and an adhesive. An electrode including the current collector, and a lithium secondary battery including the electrode are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hanyoung Lee, Suk Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 12107291
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery shell, in particular a battery shell of a traction battery, the battery shell being formed from plastics material, the battery shell having a fastening system for fastening a component to the battery shell, the fastening system having a guide rail, an inner profile and a fastening element, the guide rail being integrally or interlockingly connected to the battery shell, the inner profile being guided by the guide rail, the fastening element being designed to establish a connection between the component and the inner profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Lenz, Hartmut Wolf, Andreas Weimer, Georg Enkirch
  • Patent number: 12096800
    Abstract: A control assembly, including: a control circuit, a battery module, and a first interface and a second interface configured to connect the control assembly with an external atomization module. The battery module is provided with a first lead penetrating therethrough. The first interface and a first pin of the control circuit are connected to two electrode terminals of the battery module, respectively. The second interface and a second pin of the control circuit are connected to two terminals of the first lead, respectively. The first pin is an atomization pin, and the second pin is a power pin; or alternatively, the first pin is the power pin, and the second pin is the atomization pin; or alternatively, the first pin is a ground pin, and the second pin is the atomization pin; or alternatively, the first pin is the atomization pin, and the second pin is the ground pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: HANGZHOU SUNGOD SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Meifang Ma
  • Patent number: 12095259
    Abstract: Provided is a protection circuit capable of reliably preventing an overcurrent or a sneak current after cutoff to improve safety, implementing cost reduction with a device configuration simpler than conventional device configurations, and further reducing a failure rate of a device. In a protection circuit, after one of two fuse elements provided in each of a plurality of protection elements is blown due to an overcurrent flowing along a current-carrying path, a heater provided in at least one of the plurality of protection elements generates heat due to a sneak current flowing via the plurality of protection elements on the current-carrying path which is remained and the current-carrying path which is remained is cut off due to destruction of the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Furuuchi, Chisato Komori
  • Patent number: 12095055
    Abstract: Provided are a sensing assembly and a battery module including the same, having improved economical efficiency in such a manner that a relatively expensive flexible printed circuit board is used in a smaller amount by allowing a relatively inexpensive rigid printed circuit board to replace a portion of the flexible printed circuit board used for a conventional sensing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SK On Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sei Hoon Cho, Young Ki Kim
  • Patent number: 12087962
    Abstract: Battery pack (10) having a substantially sealed structure includes a plurality of cells (11-16) each having an opened portion provided in order to discharge an internal gas when an internal pressure rises. Non-resettable pressure switch (30, 31) that is connected to controller (50) by a signal line. The pressure switch changes irreversibly from a significant state to a non-significant state when a pressure in battery pack (10) is greater than a predetermined pressure threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Shimizu, Takeshi Nagao, Goro Fujita
  • Patent number: 12083898
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery cell assembly including at least two battery cell modules, a first main relay, a second main relay, a first sub-relay, and a second sub-relay, and in response to a fault being detected in a battery cell in one of battery cell modules, controlling the first and second main relays and the first and second sub-relays to stop operation of the battery cell module having the battery cell with the detected fault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventor: Jinhwee Choi
  • Patent number: 12081511
    Abstract: Disclosed is a master battery management system (BMS) including: a transmission unit for transmitting a cell balancing start command signal and a temperature measurement command signal to a plurality of slave BMSs; a wired communication unit for transmitting a FAN ON signal to a plurality of fans after the transmission unit wirelessly transmits the cell balancing start command signal; a reception unit for receiving an association signal from an associated slave BMS having a difference in temperature of a printed circuit board (PCB) board of a corresponding slave BMS and a temperature of a PCB substrate of a corresponding slave BMS that is greater than a preset value; and a control unit for determining that the associated slave BMS is disposed in the same rack, and changing an ID and communication channel of the associated slave BMS to a specific value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventor: Ji Won Hwang
  • Patent number: 12080918
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including first and second electrodes, an outer body having an opening and housing the electrode assembly, a conductive sealing plate sealing the opening, and a deformable member. The sealing plate has a first through-hole. The deformable member seals the first through-hole. When the opening of the outer body faces upward, a second electrode connecting member electrically connected to the second electrode is above the deformable member. A conductive conducting member is disposed between the second electrode connecting member and the deformable member. The diameter of the conducting member is larger than the diameter of the first through-hole. When the pressure inside the outer body becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined value, the deformable member is deformed and brings the conducting member into contact with the second electrode connecting member and electrically connects the sealing plate and the second electrode connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Wakimoto, Yasuhiro Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 12074301
    Abstract: A device for depassivation of an energy storage device having an anode, a cathode and a core with an electrolyte, the device including: a first switch configured to provide a positive input voltage to the anode; a second switch configured to provide a negative input voltage to the anode; and a controller configured to: detect that a first predetermined event related to a buildup of passivation has occurred with regard to the energy storage device; switch between a positive input voltage and a negative input voltage provided to the anode at a frequency sufficient to depassivate the anode; discontinue the switching when a second predetermined event related to passivation has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC
    Inventor: Jahangir S Rastegar
  • Patent number: 12068507
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a terminal component that can reduce thermal deterioration due to beam irradiation to a metal joining portion. A terminal component disclosed herein includes a first member formed of a metal and a plate-like second member formed of a metal, and a metal joining portion joined by metal joining is formed in a boundary surface where the first member and the second member are stacked. On a surface of the second member in an opposite side to the boundary surface, a raised portion raised from the surface is formed in a peripheral portion close to the metal joining portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Takahiro Sakurai, Kosuke Suzuki, Kota Ohata
  • Patent number: 12068124
    Abstract: A protection element (10) of the present invention has a substrate (11), a first fuse element (12) and a second fuse element (13) connected in series on the substrate (11), a heater (14) connected between the first fuse element (12) and the second fuse element (13), a third upper electrode part (17) connected between the first fuse element (12) and the second fuse element (13) and connected to the heater (14) in series, a first conduction part (18) connected to the third upper electrode part (17) and having a lower resistance value than the heater (14), and a third lower electrode part (19) connected to the first conduction part (18) and configured to be connectable to an external protection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichi Mukai
  • Patent number: 12062764
    Abstract: A semiconductor device that inhibits deterioration of a secondary battery is provided. The semiconductor device includes a secondary battery module and a first circuit. The secondary battery module includes a secondary battery and a sensor. The first circuit includes a variable resistor. The sensor has a function of measuring a temperature of the secondary battery. The first circuit has a function of judging the charge voltage of the secondary battery and outputting a first result; a function of judging the temperature of the secondary battery measured by the sensor and outputting a second result; a function of determining the magnitude of the variable resistor on the basis of the first result and the second result; a function of discharging the charge voltage through the variable resistor; and a function of stopping discharge when the charge voltage reaches a specified voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryota Tajima, Kei Takahashi, Hiroki Inoue, Munehiro Kozuma, Takahiro Fukutome
  • Patent number: 12057721
    Abstract: A battery protection circuit includes: a voltage divider connected in parallel to an outer terminal, and configured to output a divided voltage; a controller configured to output an overvoltage determination signal based on the divided voltage that is input thereto; a logic portion configured to output a switching control signal based on the overvoltage determination signal and the divided voltage that are input thereto; and a switching portion configured to control a connection between a battery module and the outer terminal according to the switching control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeoncheol Jeong, Sanggu Lee, Kyongpil Jin
  • Patent number: 12049154
    Abstract: A battery control system includes first to third signal paths, and first to nth battery controllers. When a high level voltage is inputted through the second signal path, the first battery controller sets an ID of the first battery controller based on ID information collected through the first signal path and outputs the high level voltage to the second signal path. Where i is a natural number of 2˜n, when the high level voltage outputted by the i?1th battery controller is inputted through the second signal path, the ith battery controller sets an ID of the ith battery controller and outputs the high level voltage to the second signal path. When the high level voltage is outputted to the third signal path by the nth battery controller, each battery controller outputs a response signal to the first signal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Yang-Soo An, Gyu-Yeol Lee, Sang-Jin Lee, Dae-Gon Jeon
  • Patent number: 12032033
    Abstract: A battery management apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a voltage measurement circuit to measure a cell voltage of each of a plurality of battery cells; and a control unit to determine the cell voltage of each of the plurality of battery cells and a reference voltage of the plurality of battery cells at a preset time interval during a rest period. The control unit determines a first accumulated change of the cell voltage of each battery cell during the rest period. The control unit determines a second accumulated change of the reference voltage during the rest period. The control unit determines whether each battery cell is defective by comparing the first accumulated change of each battery cell with the second accumulated change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Myung-Hyun Shim, Sung-Yul Yoon, Ki-Woong Kim, Won-Kyung Kim, Jeong-Bin Lee, Jae-Sung Im, Won-Bin Choi
  • Patent number: 12027715
    Abstract: A battery module allows a swelling amount of battery cells accommodated in a module housing to be intuitionally checked. The battery module includes a cell pressing plate accommodated in the module housing and disposed on at least one of both longitudinal side surfaces of a cell stack that is formed by stacking the battery cells; and a swelling gauge provided to protrude from a surface of the cell pressing plate. When the battery cells swell, the swelling gauge is pushed out of the module housing through a gauge hole formed in the module housing so that a swelling amount of the battery cells may be checked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Won Seo, Dal-Mo Kang, Jeong-O Mun, Yoon-Koo Lee, Eun-Ah Ju
  • Patent number: 12021267
    Abstract: A terminal member includes a swaging-joined portion. An inner peripheral wall of the connection hole of the conductive member includes: a first region along an insertion direction of the terminal member; a tapered region located on the electrode assembly side with respect to the first region, the tapered region being a region in which a diameter of the connection hole is increased in a direction away from the first region; and a second region located between the first region and the tapered region. An intersection angle (?2) of the second region with respect to the first region is larger than an intersection angle (?1) of the tapered region with respect to the first region. A width of the second region along a radial direction of the connection hole is smaller than a width of the tapered region along the radial direction of the connection hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Shota Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 12013441
    Abstract: A battery cell pass determination apparatus and a battery cell pass determination method involving verifying, after the battery cell is manufactured, whether the capacity of the battery cell repeatedly charged and discharged for a predetermined number of times satisfies a predetermined reference capacity, that is, determining whether a battery cell is a pass without having to charge and discharge a battery for 300 times, so that it is possible to quickly determine whether the battery cell is a pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventor: Bo Mi Lim
  • Patent number: 12014892
    Abstract: A fuse mounting structure and a batter system are provided according to the present application, the fuse mounting structure is used for mounting a fuse to a battery box, and includes a drawer and a fuse base; where the fuse base is mounted in the battery box, and the drawer is used for mounting the fuse; the drawer is provided with a guide device in a sliding fit with the fuse base, so as to guide the drawer to be inserted into the fuse base. According to the fuse mounting structure, the guide device is arranged on the drawer, the guide device guides the drawer with fuse when the drawer enters the fuse base, there is no need to align the plug-in holes, which realizes blind insertion of fuses and reduces the workload of fuse insertion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Sungrow Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinguo Su, Feng Pan, Junjie Mao
  • Patent number: 12015177
    Abstract: An electrode assembly with improved connection between current collectors and electrode tabs, and a method for manufacturing the same, for assuring safety with respect to overcharge, and battery capacity by improving a connection structure between the electrode tab and the current collector are provided. The electrode assembly for a rechargeable battery includes: an electrode current collector; an uncoated region in which an electrode active material layer is not formed, and provided on one side of the electrode current collector; an electrode tab disposed in the uncoated region; and a conductive adhesion portion that is disposed between the uncoated region and the electrode tab. The conductive adhesion portion comprises a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventor: Kyung Min Kim
  • Patent number: 12009552
    Abstract: An electrode body of a secondary battery described herein includes: a core portion where electrode mixture layers of a plurality of electrode sheets are laminated; terminal connecting portions where respective current collector foil exposed portions are laminated, and a mixture layer non-facing portion where the electrode mixture layer faces the current collector foil exposed portion, the mixture layer non-facing portion being formed in a boundary between the terminal connecting portion and the core portion. In the secondary battery described herein, a short-circuit promoting portion having a predetermined depth (d) is formed in a separator provided between the electrode sheets in the mixture layer non-facing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kosuke Iwase
  • Patent number: 12009543
    Abstract: A valve device is a valve device for attaching to a storage body. This valve device is provided with a valve device main body and an adhesive member. The valve device main body is configured to reduce pressure inside the storage body in the case where the pressure increases due to gas produced inside the storage body. The adhesive member is adhered to an outer periphery of the valve device main body, and is configured to adhere to the storage body. A hole through which the gas passes is formed in an end face of the valve device main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Miho Sasaki, Atsuko Takahagi
  • Patent number: 12002940
    Abstract: An emergency rapid cooling system configured to provide rapid cooling to an electric vehicle battery pack during a thermal event. The emergency rapid cooling system including at least one capsule filled with a fluid, the at least one capsule including at least one nozzle positioned in proximity to at least one battery cell, wherein the at least one nozzle is configured to open upon reaching at least one of a determined temperature or pressure, thereby enabling the fluid within the at least one capsule to rapidly decrease in pressure and accompanying temperature to provide cooling to the at least one battery cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: POLESTAR PERFORMANCE AB
    Inventor: Jongseok Moon
  • Patent number: 12002997
    Abstract: A power consuming device includes an energy storage device. The energy storage device includes a supporter, a pole, a stimulus-response member, a connector, and an electrode assembly. The supporter has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The supporter defines a mounting hole and a vent hole. The mounting hole is spaced apart from the vent hole in a length direction of the supporter. The connector includes a first connecting part and a second connecting part. The first connecting part is connected to the second connecting part. The first connecting part is opposite to the second connecting part when the first connecting part is folded relative to the second connecting part. The first connecting part is connected to the pole. The second connecting part extends toward the vent hole and partially shields the vent hole in a thickness direction of the supporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignees: Shenzhen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wenyang Zhou, Yongfeng Xiong, Jinqiang Chen
  • Patent number: 11996580
    Abstract: A battery, a power consumption device, and a method and device for producing a battery are provided. The battery includes: a battery cell including a pressure relief mechanism configured to be actuated when an internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold, to relieve the internal pressure; and a fire-fighting pipeline configured to accommodate a fire-fighting medium and discharge the fire-fighting medium when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated; where the fire-fighting pipeline is covered with an isolation layer, and the isolation layer is configured to block the contact of gases and the fire-fighting pipeline so as not to generate condensate. In a battery provided by the present application the fire-fighting pipeline is covered with an isolation layer, and the isolation layer may be configured to reduce the influence of the condensate on the battery and improving the safety of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: JIANGSU CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Chengdu Liang, Jiarong Hong, Haiqi Yang, Xiaoteng Huang, Wenli Wang, Langchao Hu, Cheng Xue
  • Patent number: 11994563
    Abstract: A battery type determination device according to an embodiment includes: an output controller configured to instruct a current application circuit to apply a specific current to a target battery; a voltage response measurer configured to measure a voltage response of the target battery with respect to the current applied using the output controller; a calculator configured to obtain an inductance value of the target battery on the basis of a current value applied using the output controller and a voltage value measured by the voltage response measurer; and a determiner configured to determine a type of the target battery on the basis of a specified value of an inductance according to the type of the target battery and an inductance value of the target battery obtained using the calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Tominaga, Tsubasa Uchida
  • Patent number: 11981275
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for energy storage, energy distribution and/or energy conversion in a hybrid or electric vehicle, comprising at least one high-voltage system having at least one high-voltage unit. In order to provide a simple, efficient and safe device, according to the invention, the high-voltage system has a hermetically encapsulated housing having at least one wall, in which housing at least one unit chamber for receiving the high-voltage unit and at least one interface chamber for receiving at least one interface region are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: EUGEN FORSCHNER GMBH
    Inventors: Janosch Ackermann, Hubert Bischof, Manuel Bremm, Holger Driesch
  • Patent number: 11984564
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to electrochemical cells with dendrite prevention mechanisms. In some aspects, an electrochemical cell can include an anode disposed on an anode current collector, a cathode disposed on a cathode current collector, the cathode having a first thickness at a proximal end of the cathode and a second thickness at a distal end of the cathode, the second thickness greater than the first thickness, a first separator disposed on the anode, a second separator disposed on the cathode, an interlayer disposed between the first separator and the second separator, the interlayer including electroactive material and having a proximal end and a distal end, and a power source electrically connected to the proximal end of the cathode and the proximal end of the interlayer, the power source configured to maintain a voltage difference between the cathode and the interlayer below a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: 24M Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Junzheng Chen, Naoki Ota, Chad Alan Hartzog, Xiaoming Liu, Michelle Robyn Brouwer, Anthony D'Angelo, Daniel Salazar, Timothy Allen Hans, Junhua Song
  • Patent number: 11967817
    Abstract: A resettable electronic fuse for a high-power device such as a power tool, a battery pack for the power tool, or a battery pack charger. The resettable electronic fuse is connected in a current path of the device and is operable or configured to selectively interrupt current through the resettable electronic fuse based on a detected condition of the device (e.g., a detected fault condition of the device). The resettable electronic fuse is also configured to be reset after a detected fault condition has ended. In some embodiments, the resettable electronic fuse is configured to reset itself. In other embodiments, the resettable electronic fuse is configured to receive a signal (e.g., from a device controller) to reset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Brozek, Benjamin Tesch, Chien-Chih Chao
  • Patent number: 11967736
    Abstract: A battery module minimizes damage to internal configurations generated in an assembly process. The battery module includes a cell assembly provided with an electrode lead and a plurality of secondary batteries stacked; a bus bar assembly provided with a bus bar frame located on a front or rear of the cell assembly, and a bus bar mounted on an outer surface of the bus bar frame; and an inner cover provided with a plate portion located on an outer side of the cell assembly, formed in a plate shape and formed with a chamfer on an outer peripheral portion and a coupling portion coupled to one end portion of the body portion of the bus bar frame on a part of the outer peripheral portion of the plate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong-Hyeon Kim, Do-Hyun Park, Jun-Yeob Seong, Jong-Ha Jeong
  • Patent number: 11953557
    Abstract: An arrangement for testing electric car components is provided. The arrangement includes a transportable container housing at least a test chamber for testing the electric car components; a climate control system for controlling climate conditions in the test chamber of the container; and a test mechanism for testing the electric car components in the test chamber of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: PROVENTIA OY
    Inventors: Harri Kervinen, Aaro Heilala, Mika Lakso
  • Patent number: 11949270
    Abstract: A battery module for monitoring and suppressing battery swelling and interacting with a charging device includes a battery cell disposed in a nonconductive housing, a conductive label affixed to the nonconductive housing, a switch, and a controller. The battery cell is charged via a supply voltage from a charging device. The switch is coupled between the battery cell and the conductive label. The controller detects a resistance variation value ?R of the conductive label as result of swelling of the nonconductive housing, and generates a corresponding control voltage. As the resistance of the conductive label increases, the supply voltage may be adjusted downward according to the control voltage. If the resistance variation value ?R conductive label is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold, the controller closes the switch, and the battery cell may then fully discharge through the conductive label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shuo-Jung Chou, Chuan-Jung Wang, Chih-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 11936005
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a plurality of battery packs, and a plurality of battery controllers having a master-slave configuration and corresponding to the plurality of battery packs in a one-to-one correspondence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: AESC Japan Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuomi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11935998
    Abstract: A battery device comprises a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery provided with an electric power generating element and a pressing member which presses the electric power generating element in the stacking direction. The electric power generating element comprises: a positive electrode with a positive electrode active material layer of a positive electrode active material on the surface of a positive electrode collector; a negative electrode with a negative electrode active material layer of a negative electrode active material on the surface of a negative electrode collector; and a separator which holds an electrolyte solution. This battery device satisfies (1) 0.1<(T1?T2)/T1×100<5, where T1 is the thickness of the thickest portion of the electric power generating element in the stacking direction, and T2 is the thickness of the thinnest portion of the of the electric power generating element in the stacking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takamasa Nakagawa, Takeshi Nakano, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yusuke Nakashima, Naofumi Shoji
  • Patent number: 11929465
    Abstract: An energy storage element includes a housing enclosing an interior space, which housing is formed of a first metal housing part and a second metal housing part and has a substantially circular upper side and a substantially circular lower side spaced from one another and parallel to one another, and an annular housing side that connects the upper side and the lower side; a winding arranged in the interior, which winding includes a strip-shaped positive and a strip-shaped negative electrode and a strip-shaped separator arranged between the electrodes that are wound in a spiral around a winding axis; wherein the winding has a first end face and a second end face and an annularly circumferential winding outer side, the first and second end faces face in the direction of the circular and mutually parallel upper side and lower side such that the winding axis is oriented perpendicular or at least substantially perpendicular to the upper side and the lower side, and the winding has an axial cavity through which the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: VARTA Microbattery GmbH
    Inventor: Nils Barenthin
  • Patent number: 11923555
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells and holder that has battery cells arranged in a parallel posture. Holder has partition wall between adjacent battery cells for arranging battery cells at fixed positions. Partition wall has a surface facing battery cells as resin molded layer shaped to arrange battery cells at the fixed positions. Partition wall has a three-layer structure where thermally insulating plate is disposed inside and resin molded layer is laminated on both surfaces of thermally insulating plate. Holder is formed in a single-piece structure by molding resin molded layer from a synthetic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC ENERGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidemi Kurihara, Takao Takatsu
  • Patent number: 11923524
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of electrical energy storage devices and in particular enables simplified manufacture and/or optimised operation thereof in that a cooling module, a cell stack, the entire electrical energy storage device and/or a method for cooling cells are optimised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Torsten Stifel, Björn Betz, Martina Bulat, Stefan Dwenger, Matthias Biegerl, Melanie Kemnitz, Christian Wörsdörfer, Holger Keller
  • Patent number: 11919419
    Abstract: A method to manage thermal propagation in an energy storage device of a battery electric vehicle is provided. The method includes operating the battery electric vehicle with a plurality of distinct battery cell module groups each separately providing electrical power to the battery electric vehicle. The method further includes, within a computerized battery cell module groups controller, monitoring conditions within the distinct battery cell module groups, determining occurrence of an abnormal event within one of a plurality of the distinct battery cell module groups based upon the monitored conditions, and controlling operation of the battery electric vehicle based upon the determined occurrence of the abnormal event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Bin Li, Calvin Goodman
  • Patent number: 11923566
    Abstract: A sealed battery with a current breaking mechanism, and a conductor member that is, inside the battery, electrically connected to the current breaking mechanism, and that is, outside the battery, electrically connected to the positive electrode external terminal. The current breaking mechanism includes a thin plate-like inversion plate in which an outer peripheral portion thereof is connected to the positive electrode collector member, and an inner peripheral portion thereof is connected to the conductor member. The inversion plate is, upon an increase in pressure inside the battery, capable of having the inner peripheral portion become displaced so as to be separated from the conductor member. An accommodating recess that receives the inner peripheral portion of the inverted collector member separated and displaced from the conductor member is formed in the positive electrode collector member and in a thickness direction of the positive electrode collector member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukio Harima, Hiroaki Imanishi
  • Patent number: 11923558
    Abstract: A rectangular secondary battery includes a rectangular casing that contains an electrode body, a sealing plate that seals an opening of the rectangular casing; a positive electrode tab group that is composed of a plurality of positive electrode tabs, a positive electrode terminal that is electrically connected to the positive electrode tab group and attached to the sealing plate, a second positive electrode current collector that is electrically connected to the positive electrode tab group and the positive electrode terminal, and a second insulator that is disposed between the sealing plate and the second positive electrode current collector. The sealing plate has a gas discharge valve. The sealing plate has a first recess. The second insulator has a first protrusion. In a transversal direction of the sealing plate, the first recess is displaced from a center of the sealing plate toward an end portion of the sealing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryoichi Wakimoto
  • Patent number: 11915410
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for inspecting tab appearance of cell assembly, an electronic device, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program product are provided. The method includes: obtaining an image for inspection that includes a background region and a cell assembly image region, where the cell assembly image region includes a body zone and a plurality of tab stacking regions, each tab stacking region adjoining a top edge or a bottom edge of the body zone; determining each root corner of the plurality of tab stacking regions in the image for inspection; determining two side edges of the body zone in the image for inspection; determining at least one reference edge line in the image for inspection based on the two side edges of the body zone in the image for inspection; and determining result information of the tab appearance inspection based on each root corner of the plurality of tab stacking regions in the image for inspection and the at least one reference edge line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Lu Li, Zhiyu Wang, Guannan Jiang
  • Patent number: 11903426
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic cigarette controllable by mobile software and a controlling method thereof. The electronic cigarette comprises a vaporizer having a heating resistor for heating and vaporizing electronic cigarette liquid and comprises a battery assembly having a battery and a control circuit board, wherein the control circuit board is arranged with a microcontroller, a Bluetooth data transmission unit and an unlock switch unit, wherein the Bluetooth data transmission unit is configured with a mobile software controlling terminal which is the APP installed on a smart phone, the APP contains encryption information which can be sent through mobile Bluetooth to the Bluetooth data transmission unit and then to the microcontroller, and the unlock switch unit is configured to perform unlock and power on operation when the encryption information is identified by the microcontroller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: HUIZHOU HAPPY VAPING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Guangrong Lin, Xianbin Zheng, Xiyong Zhang