Abstract: An apparatus includes a takeup spool disposed at a far end of a magnetic resonance imaging bore. The takeup spool is adapted to release optical fiber, and to retract the optical fiber. The apparatus also comprises a dongle configured to connect to a terminal end of the optical fiber.

Abstract: An exemplary assembly includes an array plate, and an electronic component held within a cavity of the array plate. An exemplary method includes housing an electronic component within a cavity of an array plate, and holding a battery cell of an array with the array plate.

Abstract: The present invention describes an electrical energy storage cell with a bridging device. The energy storage cell has an at least partially electrically conductive housing (10), at least two terminals (11, 12) on the housing (10), of which a first terminal (12) is insulated from the housing (10) and a second terminal (11) is electrically conductively connected to the housing (10), and a bridging device, which can be actuated by an external signal to connect the two terminals (11, 12) of the energy storage cell electrically to each other. The energy storage cell is characterised in that the bridging device acts between the first terminal (12) and the housing (10) of the energy storage cell. A robust construction which is inexpensive to assemble can be implemented as a result.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted power supply system according to the present invention is provided with: a main battery; a sub-battery; a voltage regulating unit which regulates the voltage of power supplied from the main battery and the sub-battery; and a state detecting unit which detects the state of the sub-battery.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided that contains a non-volatile battery which controls gate bias and has increased output voltage retention and voltage resolution. The semiconductor structure may include a semiconductor substrate including at least one channel region that is positioned between source/drain regions. A gate dielectric material is located on the channel region of the semiconductor substrate. A battery stack is located on the gate dielectric material. The battery stack includes, a cathode current collector located on the gate dielectric material, a cathode material located on the cathode current collector, a first ion diffusion barrier material located on the cathode material, an electrolyte located on the first ion diffusion barrier material, a second ion diffusion barrier material located on the electrolyte, an anode region located on the second ion diffusion barrier material, and an anode current collector located on the anode region.

Abstract: The present invention provides a secondary battery, comprising a winding bare electrode assembly, a battery pouch and a sealing strip. The winding bare electrode assembly comprises an separator and a tab. The sealing strip encloses a part of the tab of the winding bare electrode assembly, is used for hermetically extending the tab of the winding bare electrode assembly out from the battery pouch of the secondary battery, and is provided with a package portion located in a package area of the battery pouch of the secondary battery, and an extension portion disposed in the battery pouch.

Abstract: Designs, strategies and methods for forming micro-batteries are described. In some examples, ultrasonic welded seals may be used to seal battery chemistry within the micro-battery. In some further examples, the micro-battery is encapsulated by a copper film where at least a portion of the copper film is formed by electroless plating.

Abstract: A conductive module applied to a battery pack includes a connection terminal electrically coupled to an electrode terminal, and a flexible substrate that includes a flexible base film having insulating property, a conductive layer in which a first circuit pattern is configured by a first conductor that electrically couples the connection terminal to a monitoring device, and a reinforcing protective film covering the conductive layer. The reinforcing protective film includes a first exposed portion that exposes a first connection end portion of the first conductor from the reinforcing protective film, and has relatively higher rigidity than rigidity of the flexible base film.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: An energy storage device includes: an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a lid plate structure including a lid plate of the case, a current collector electrically connected to a tab provided at the electrode assembly, and an insulating member disposed between the lid plate and the current collector; and a first spacer disposed between an end provided with the tab of the electrode assembly and the lid plate and having a locked portion locked to part of the lid structure.

Abstract: Provided are current carriers for vehicle energy-storage systems comprising: a positive power plane; a negative power plane; a dielectric isolation layer disposed between the positive power plane and the negative power plane; a plurality of positive contacts formed in the positive power plane, the positive contacts being for electrical coupling to a respective cathode terminal of each battery cell of a plurality of battery cells; and a plurality of negative contacts formed in the negative power plane, the negative contacts being for electrical coupling to a respective anode terminal of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine, a motor, and a controller. The engine and motor are each configured to deliver torque to a torque converter impeller. The controller is programmed to, responsive to a demanded impeller torque exceeding an upper motor torque threshold while the motor alone is delivering torque to the impeller, increase motor torque to a value that is less than the threshold and that depends on a torque converter bypass clutch torque capacity and a torque converter turbine speed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a battery pack including a battery cell having an electrode assembly received in a battery case, made of a laminate sheet including a resin layer and a metal layer, together with an electrolytic solution. An upper case, a PCB, and a battery cell are simultaneously coupled to each other through a hot-melt process without using additional members, such as double-sided adhesive tape and a PCM case. In particular, a label can be removed from an embedded type battery pack. Consequently, it is possible to improve manufacturing efficiency and reduce manufacturing cost due to the reduction in the number of parts.

Abstract: A method is provided. The method is executable by a processor of a battery management system. The method includes sending a first command signal to a multiplexer to cause the multiplexer to select a cell of a battery. The method also includes sending a second command signal to a current source to apply a current to the cell of the battery. The method also includes receiving measurement information based on the application of the current to the cell from a measurement circuit.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a battery cell is provided. The battery cell has an electrode assembly with a plurality of unit cells that a cathode plate and an anode plate coupled to a separator. A separation sheet or a separator is interposed therebetween. The method includes applying an electrode active material a side of a current collector to manufacture a cathode plate and an anode plate and forming an electrode tab by notching the uncoated portion of the exterior periphery the current collector in the cathode plate and the anode plate where an electrode active material is not coated while forming an aperture. The aperture penetrates through an active material coating layer and the current collector in the coated portion. The method further includes coupling the cathode plate and the anode plate to a separator at a position to allow communication of the apertures to manufacture a unit cell.

Abstract: The wireless management system for energy storage systems includes a plurality of smart cells arranged into a two-dimensional array and a plurality of distributed management units. The smart cells and management units communicate with each other wirelessly via capacitive coupling (not radio). The communication links have extremely short range (typically under 3 mm), are relatively directional, and are electronically-steerable in the plane of the array. The smart cells may also include at least one power resistor and switch for passive cell balancing. The circuitry in the smart cells is typically incorporated into a flexible sheet that wraps around the energy storage device like a label. This system is extremely reliable because it is massively redundant, fault tolerant, and eliminates the wires used in conventional monitoring systems.

Abstract: An exterior package for an electrode assembly of an electrochemical device includes a plurality of linear patterns. Each of the linear patterns has a cross-section of an uneven structure in a thickness direction of the electrode assembly and a linear pattern of the linear patterns includes a first element line and a second element line, which extend in different directions on a plane perpendicular to the thickness direction of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: In a tape printing device including a battery housing portion, the battery housing portion includes a housing portion main body and a battery lid-which cover an opening portion of the housing portion main body, and the opening portion includes a top surface opening portion facing the bottom surface of the housing portion main body, a front surface opening portion which is formed on one peripheral wall of four peripheral walls of the housing portion main body and continues to the top surface opening portion, and reaches the bottom surface or the vicinity of the bottom surface.

Abstract: An electrical bypass device has two electrical conductors electrically insulated from one another and arranged such that two surface regions of the conductors are spaced apart from one another by a gap. Above the surface regions is a bypass element having at least one electrically conductive layer in the form of or connected to a mechanical energy store. The mechanical energy store is transferable by thermal triggering from a first mechanical state to a stable second mechanical state in which the electrically conductive layer of the bypass element makes electrical contact with the surface regions and shorts the two electrical conductors. Above the surface regions is a reactive element where an exothermic reaction can be triggered, resulting in the mechanical energy store transferring to the stable second mechanical state.

Abstract: A battery monitoring unit includes a plurality of voltage detection lines, a flexible printed circuit board extending in a stuck direction of single batteries, an electronic circuit connected to one end portions of the plurality of the voltage detection lines so as to detect voltage of each of the single batteries and mounted on the flexible printed circuit board, a plurality of busbar fixing portions formed integrally with the flexible printed circuit board and to which the plurality of the busbars are fixed respectively, and communication lines disposed in the flexible printed circuit board so as to connect between the electronic circuit and a battery ECU.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode formed from a cathode active material including a first cathode active material particle and a second cathode active material particle, an anode and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode. The first cathode active material particle includes a lithium metal oxide including a continuous concentration gradient in at least one region between a central portion and a surface portion. The second cathode active material particle includes a constant concentration composition.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device including: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a semiconductor layer in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode, in which the semiconductor layer is a spinel-type oxide containing zinc (Zn) and gallium (Ga).

Abstract: A solid-state rechargeable 3D microbattery is provided that has improved power density, energy density, and cycle lifetimes. These improvements are afforded by providing a solid-state electrolyte that is composed of crystalline Li1+xAlxTi2?x(PO4)3, wherein x is from 0 to 2. The solid-state electrolyte that is composed of crystalline Li1+xAlxTi2?x(PO4) has a high ionic conductivity (which is greater than 10?4 Siemens/cm) as well as high chemical stability.

Abstract: An energy storage device and structurally enhanced packaging for energy storage cells is provided. The energy storage device includes a number of energy storage cells spaced apart from one another and contained in a lightweight carrier. The energy storage cells and carrier are mechanically coupled together with a structural adhesive forming a unified structure and framework where each connection point acts as a node in a force distribution structure. The structural adhesive can be injected into the volume between the energy storage cells while in a fluid, or semi-fluid, state. While in this state, a retaining form or gasket inside the carrier can prevent the structural adhesive from leaking out of the energy storage device. When in a cured, or hardened, non-fluid state the structural adhesive may adhere to the various components of the energy storage device to mechanically join the component together into a structurally safe package.

Abstract: A laminated rechargeable element includes a jacket and an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly is accommodated in the jacket together with an electrolyte, and includes a separator, a sheet-shaped positive electrode and a sheet-shaped negative electrode. The electrode assembly is formed by laminating the positive electrode and the negative electrode with the separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator includes an ion-permeable substrate and ion-permeable bonding layers formed on a top surface and a bottom surface of the substrate. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are welded to respective bonding layers of the separator. The jacket is formed of two flat, rectangular stainless steel laminate films welding together at their peripheries, and is welded to the electrode assembly.

Abstract: A positive electrode material for nonaqueous secondary batteries includes lithium transition metal composite oxide particles containing at least one of cobalt and nickel; and titanium silicide particles. The lithium transition metal composite oxide particles have a layer structure. The lithium transition metal composite oxide particles and the titanium silicide particles are present as particles substantially independent from each other. The titanium silicide particles have an average particle diameter of 4.0 ?m or less. The titanium silicide particles are contained at a content ratio of titanium of 1.2 mol % or less with respect to the lithium transition metal composite oxide particles.

Abstract: Provided is a supercondenser which is an ultra-high capacity supercondenser for storing energy in the fields of commercial electricity and new and renewable energy, which is provided with a specific connector for connecting a plurality of unit condensers in series, parallel, or series-parallel and is thereby electrically stable, requires few members for connection, and has improved stability and durability. The supercondenser which includes a plurality of unit condensers, and a connector including a parallel connection means for connecting the unit condensers in parallel, and a serial connection means for connecting same in series.

Abstract: A self-diagnosing battery cell monitoring system having a battery cell voltage monitoring IC with a digital voltage substrate, an analog differential voltage substrate, and an analog voltage substrate is provided. The first diagnostic handler application commands a digital input-output device to generate control signals to transition a contactor to an open operational state if the first diagnostic flag associated with the digital voltage substrate is equal to the first encoded fault value, or the second diagnostic flag associated with the analog differential voltage substrate is equal to the second encoded fault value, or the third diagnostic flag associated with the analog voltage substrate is equal to the third encoded fault value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a power storage device packaging material. The packaging material includes at least a substrate protective layer, a substrate layer, an adhesive layer, a metal foil layer, a sealant adhesive layer, and a sealant layer in this order. The substrate protective layer is a cured product of a raw material containing a polyester resin and a polyisocyanate compound, has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 60 to 140° C., and has a thickness of 1 to 5 ?m, with a ratio of the thickness of the substrate protective layer to the thickness of the substrate layer being 35% or less.

Abstract: A prefabricated collector in a lithium ion battery module where the collector has a plurality of wells each of which to receive a lithium ion battery cell and to act both as a gas barrier and a conductor of current.

Abstract: A battery cell includes a cathode casing forming all or a majority of the external can of the battery cell. The battery further includes an anode tab covering at least a portion of a face of the battery cell and an insulating layer for electrically isolating the anode tab from the cathode casing. A plurality of such battery cells may be arranged within a battery pack in contact with each other, and may be held in compression. A conduction enhancement layer may be applied between the anode tab of a first cell and the cathode casing of a second cell within the battery pack. One or more heat dissipation elements may be arranged within the battery pack, in contact with the battery cells.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery module. The battery module comprises: a plurality of mono-batteries arranged along an arrangement direction; and a frame receiving and fixing the plurality of mono-batteries. The battery module further comprises a plurality of isolating plates, each isolating plate is interposed between two adjacent mono-batteries, each isolating plate is provided with a through hole penetrating along the arrangement direction. Each isolating plate is configured to be capable of self-foaming to make a volume of each isolating plate expanded when each isolating plate is heated and a temperature of each isolating plate is more than 200° C. When one mono-battery suffers thermal runaway, the through hole of each isolating plate can form air thermal resistance, thereby preventing heat generated by the runaway mono-battery from massively and quickly transferring to the large surfaces of the adjacent mono-batteries, so as to achieve the purpose of thermal isolation.

Abstract: A secondary battery, including an electrode assembly, a positive terminal, a negative terminal, a top cover plate, a conductive plate and a contact plate, wherein the electrode assembly includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a separator provided therebetween, the positive electrode plate is electrically connected with the positive terminal, and the negative electrode plate is electrically connected with the negative terminal, the contact plate is attached to the negative terminal, the top cover plate is insulated from the negative terminal and is electrically connected with the positive terminal, the conductive plate is fixedly connected with the top cover plate, the contact plate is configured to deform under gas pressure to be in contact with the conductive plate when an internal pressure of the secondary battery exceeds a reference pressure.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette or vaporizer may include a shell and a cartomizer receivable within a chamber within a portion of the shell. A basin may be included in the cartomizer to hold a vaporizable fluid, dry substance, or other vaporizable substance such as a wax. A heating element may be provided within the basin which may have a flexible non-conductive material and a flexible conductive material.

Abstract: A battery pack includes at least one battery module and a pair of pack end plates arranged to hold the at least one battery module therebetween in a predetermined direction. Each battery module includes a plurality of battery cells arranged in alignment with each other in the predetermined direction and a pair of module end plates arranged to hold the battery cells therebetween in the predetermined direction. Moreover, the strength of the pack end plates in the predetermined direction is set to be higher than or equal to a minimum required strength to hold the at least one battery module therebetween in a predetermined state where the battery cells of the at least one battery module have deteriorated. The strength of the module end plates of the at least one battery module in the predetermined direction is set to be lower than the strength of the pack end plates.

Abstract: A cap assembly of a secondary battery is provided. The cap assembly includes: a cap plate; a current interrupt device (CID) under the cap plate, the CID including: a vent plate under the cap plate, the vent plate including a vent protruding downward and to be deformed when internal pressure of the secondary battery is increased; and a sub-plate under the vent plate and connected to the vent; a middle plate between the vent plate and the sub-plate and electrically connected to the vent plate through the sub-plate, the middle plate having a receiving groove to receive the sub-plate; and an insulator between the vent plate and the middle plate.

Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes: an energy storage device which is connected to a vehicle load and a vehicle power generator; a current interrupt device that causes the energy storage device and the vehicle load as well as the energy storage device and the vehicle power generator to be in a conduction state or in an interruption state; a voltage detection unit that detects voltage of the energy storage device; and a control unit. The control unit executes: a switching instruction process in which, when determining that the electric storage device will reach an overcharge state on the basis of the voltage, the control unit issues an interruption switching instruction to the current interrupt device; and an interruption maintaining process in which, when the number of times of the switching instruction process exceeds a predetermined value, the control unit issues an instruction to maintain the interruption state.

Abstract: Lithium-utilizing electrochemical cells, providing hybrid battery and capacitor activity, are formed of one or more lithium battery anodes, optionally also including a capacitor electrode, and one or more lithium battery cathodes, optionally with a capacitor electrode, provided that there is at least one capacitor electrode in the hybrid cell and that there are an equal number of electrodes of opposing charge. The respective electrodes are formed of porous layers of one of lithium anode material particles, lithium cathode material particles, or compatible capacitor material particles, formed on one or both sides of a compatible current collector foil. The amounts of active battery and capacitor particles are managed by the thickness of the porous coating layers, and one-side or two-side electrode coatings, to balance the capacities of the battery and capacitor particles to accept and release lithium ions during repeated charging and discharging of the hybrid cell.

Abstract: A connection assembly for a traction battery comprises a busbar extending in an extension direction and a flexible electrical connection element extending along the busbar in the extension direction. The busbar has a compensation section in which the busbar extends perpendicular with respect to the extension direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wearable device and a system. The wearable device (20, 40) comprises an electronic circuit (21), a power supply (22), a switching circuit (23, 43) coupled between the electronic circuit and the power supply, and an electromagnetic field detection circuit (24) coupled to the switching circuit (23, 43) for detecting an electromagnetic field generated by an NFC transmitter within the detection range of the electromagnetic field detection circuit and for generating a trigger signal if an electromagnetic field generated by an NFC transmitter is detected within the detection range of the electromagnetic field detection circuit. The switching circuit (23, 43) comprises a flip-flop (231) or a transistor circuit (431) including an input transistor (432) and a fuse (433) to switch the connection between the electronic circuit and the power supply on in response to the trigger signal.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a pouch cell having electrode tabs extending therefrom, each of the tabs defining a plurality of perforations, a busbar including a plurality of raised portions in contact with and protruding through the perforations, and an agglomeration of mechanically bound solid metal particles overlaying the raised portions to mechanically bind and electrically connect the tabs to the busbar.

Abstract: A method of detecting a battery current in an uninterruptible power supply and a system directed to the same is provided and includes providing a battery current to a battery along a charging path using a charger, opening the charging path to stop the battery current to the battery, determining a first total current supplied by the charger, while the charging path is opened, enabling the battery current to be provided to the battery, determining a second total current supplied by the charger, while the battery current is being supplied to the battery, and determining a value representative of the battery current.

Abstract: A plurality of high voltage unit controllers each includes: a monitoring unit that monitors the hard shutdown signal sent through the dedicated wire lines; and a shutdown unit that, based on a monitoring result of the monitoring unit, stops operation of the high voltage unit that is under control of this high voltage unit controller, and further stops at least part of control functions of this high voltage unit controller.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module having a simple structure, facilitating reduction in weight and size, and saving manufacturing costs while securing an efficient cooling capability.

Abstract: The top cover structure of the power battery includes a cap plate, a cathode column, a conducting piece and a reversing piece, the conducting piece is electrically connected with the cathode column, the cathode column is insulatedly assembled with the cap plate; the reversing piece includes a welding part, a embossment and a joint part arranged between the welding part and the embossment, the embossment is arranged at the center of the reversing piece and protrudes towards the conducting piece, the welding part is arranged on the outer margin of the joint part; the welding part is electrically connected with the cap plate, the embossment does not contact the conducting piece, when the pressure inside the power battery increases, the reversing piece receives the pressure inside the power battery, and moves upwards, so that the embossment is electrically connected to the conducting piece.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery cell configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly is mounted in a battery case made of a laminate sheet including a resin layer and a metal layer, and the battery case is provided with a sealed portion (an outer edge sealed portion), which is formed at the outer edge of a receiving part, in which the electrode assembly is mounted, by thermal welding in order to seal the battery case, wherein electrode terminals are located at an upper sealed portion, a lower sealed portion, or the upper sealed portion and the lower sealed portion, two or more sealed lines are formed in at least one of side sealed portions, which are adjacent to the upper sealed portion or the lower sealed portion, such that the sealed lines are spaced apart from each other and parallel to each other, the sealed lines are continuously formed from the outer edge end of the upper sealed portion to the outer edge end of the lower sealed portion in the longitudinal direction of the battery case, and t

Abstract: A battery pack according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an enclosure including a monolithic body with at least a first sidewall and a base connected to the first sidewall and a fluid channel extending inside of at least one of the first sidewall and the base.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery cell charging and discharging apparatus configured to charge and discharge a battery cell which is sealed in a state in which an electrode assembly is embedded in a battery case and includes a first die plate having a first charging pin which is connected to a first electrode terminal of the battery cell by being contacted thereto during a charging and discharging process of the battery cell. The first die plate includes an insulation mask of an electrical insulation material formed in a structure covering a remaining part of the battery cell excluding the first electrode terminal at a position corresponding to the first charging pin and mask fixing portions configured to fix both sides of the insulation mask so that a position of the insulation mask is set.

Abstract: An electricity storage module includes a layered object obtained by layering power storage elements each having positive and negative foil-shaped lead terminals that project in an outward direction from an end portion, and connection members that connect the lead terminals of adjacent power storage elements to each other. An insulating holding member is arranged between the layered object and the connection members. Connection member holding portions that hold the connection members are provided on the insulating holding member, and slits are provided on the insulating holding member so as to extend along edge portions of the connection members. The lead terminals are connected to the connection members by being inserted through the slits and folded over onto the connection members.

Abstract: Disclosed are a protective main board for a battery cell, an electronic terminal and a method for assembling a battery cell of an electronic terminal. The protective main board for a battery cell includes a main board body and a conducting component. The main board body includes a main board circuit and a protection circuit configured to protect the battery cell, and the protection circuit is connected with the main board circuit. The conducting component is arranged on the main board body, and includes a first conducting member and a second conducting member, and the battery cell is electrically connected with the protection circuit through the first conducting member and the second conducting member respectively.