Absstract of: EP4790791A1
The present application relates to the technical field of lithium batteries and discloses a method for recovering valuable metals from lithium battery black mass. Lithium battery black mass is mixed with a sulfur-containing substance and an inhibitor, followed by roasting, water leaching, and filtering to obtain a first filtrate and a first filter residue; a lithium salt is prepared from the first filtrate, and other valuable metals are recovered from the first filter residue; wherein the inhibitor is at least one selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, aluminum oxide, and aluminum hydroxide. The method provided by the present application enables the recovery of valuable metals from various types of lithium battery black mass, ensuring a high lithium recovery rate (≥98%) while allowing more other valuable metals to remain in the residue phase (with a loss rate <2%) for subsequent recovery, thereby improving the recovery rates of the other valuable metals.
Absstract of: WO2025075873A1
A system for powder coating is provided. The system includes a containment enclosure defining a proximal end and a distal end. The system includes a substrate including a surface to be coated with a powder coating. The substrate moves in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end of the containment enclosure. The system includes a first deposition unit disposed over the surface of the substrate. The first deposition unit is configured to deposit a first layer of the powder coating onto the substrate. The system includes a uniformity correction unit disposed over the surface of the substrate and disposed distally relative to the first deposition unit. The uniformity correction unit is configured to ensure uniformity in thickness and/or area mass loading of the powder coating on the substrate.
Absstract of: WO2025074150A1
There is described a lid assembly (1) for a battery cell comprising: a base plate (4) configured to be coupled with a casing (2) of the battery cell internally defining an inner compartment (3) thereof, for closing this latter; an electrolyte injection hole (12) defined by a through hole (12a) obtained in the base plate (4) and configured for allowing the injection of electrolytic material in the inner compartment (3); a closure assembly (8) for closing the injection hole (12) and including a sealing plug or pin (10) for engaging the through hole (12a) so as to seal the injection hole (12) in a fluid-tight manner; the sealing plug (10) comprises a plurality of bumps (14) protruding therefrom and cooperating in fluid-tight contact with the through hole (12a).
Absstract of: EP4790827A1
A battery module (100) includes a battery cell (110) and an accommodating body (200) that accommodates the battery cell (110). The accommodating body (200) includes a first metal portion (212) and a first fireproof portion (216) that is at least partially positioned between the first metal portion (212) and the battery cell (110).
Absstract of: EP4790763A1
Provided are a lithium iron phosphate cathode material and a preparation method therefor, and a lithium-ion battery, which relate to the technical field of cathode materials. The lithium iron phosphate cathode material includes a matrix and a carbon coating layer coated on a surface of the matrix. A crystal structure factor A of the lithium iron phosphate cathode material satisfies 4.600 Å-4 ≤ A ≤ 9.500 Å-4. The calculation formula of the crystal structure factor A is: A=C×105D010×V; wherein C is a crystallinity of the crystal; V is a unit cell volume; D (010) is a grain size of a crystal plane D (010), with a value satisfying 4 Å ≤ D(010) ≤ 9 Å. Lithium iron phosphate cathode materials that meet the above range have excellent low-temperature electrochemical properties.
Absstract of: WO2025073374A1
A storage system is provided for cordless power tool batteries. The storage system includes a handle frame unit and storage containers. The handle frame unit includes a body with major side surfaces that oppose one another, and that are connected by minor surfaces including a top surface from which a handle extends. The handle frame unit includes connectors located on respective ones of the major side surfaces, and the storage containers including matching connectors with which the connectors of the handle frame unit are configured to fit to connect the storage containers to the major side surfaces and thereby the handle frame unit. One or more of the storage containers are sized and contoured to receive one or more cordless power tool batteries. A storage compartment sized to fit in a storage container is also provided.
Absstract of: EP4790828A1
0001 A battery module (100) includes a battery cell (110) including a positive electrode tab (114) or a negative electrode tab (116), and an accommodating body (200) that accommodates the battery cell (110). The accommodating body (200) includes a first metal portion (212) and a first resin portion (214) that is at least partially positioned between the battery cell (110) and the first metal portion (212). The first resin portion (214) includes a second resin protrusion (214c) that protrudes toward a first voltage detection terminal (132) electrically connected to the positive electrode tab (114) or the negative electrode tab (116).
Absstract of: EP4790802A1
0001 A power storage device packaging material includes a substrate layer, a barrier layer, a bonding layer, and a sealant layer in this order. In the power storage device packaging material, the bonding layer is a thermal adhesive resin layer or an adhesive layer, and when the bonding layer is the thermal adhesive resin layer, a laminate of the thermal adhesive resin layer and the sealant layer has a hydrogen sulfide permeability coefficient of 1.1×10<-9> cc·mm/cm<2>·sec·cmHg or greater and less than 1.0×10<-8> cc.mm/cm<2>.sec.cmHg, and when the bonding layer is the adhesive layer, the sealant layer has a hydrogen sulfide permeability coefficient of 1.1×10<-9> cc·mm/cm<2>·sec·cmHg or greater and less than 1.0×10<-8> cc·mm/cm2·sec·cmHg.
Absstract of: CN121311723A
A test device includes: a base; a mounting frame including a plurality of supports coupled to the base; a plurality of temperature control assemblies; a positive electrode contact jig configured to contact a positive electrode of the battery; a negative electrode contact jig configured to contact a negative electrode of the battery; and a process controller. Each temperature control assembly includes: a thermal interface material (TIM) layer disposed on a surface of a metal clamp configured to match a shape and size of a battery; a thermoelectric junction disposed between the metal clamp and the heat sinks, where each heat sink is coupled to the duct fan assembly; and a relay switch coupled to each thermoelectric junction. A process controller is coupled to the relay switch and configured to control the relay switch to adjust a temperature of the thermoelectric junction plate.
Absstract of: WO2025073295A1
The invention relates to a method of coupling a battery cell to a battery cell monitoring and control circuit, the method comprising steps of: providing a battery cell (10) comprising a multilayer structure, the multilayer structure comprising two electrode layers (11, 12) separated by a separating layer (17), and two conductive external faces (13, 14) extending parallel to the layers of the multilayer structure; providing a microcircuit (MC) comprising two connection pads (21, 22) formed respectively on opposite faces or on the same face of the microcircuit; inserting the microcircuit in a volume delimited by two planes including respectively the conductive external faces of the battery cell; forming a conductive link (25, 26) between each connection pad of the microcircuit and a respective conductive face of the battery cell.
Absstract of: WO2025073805A1
The invention relates to a process for the solid-state alkalinisation of a salt that comprises at least one transition metal and is deficient in an alkali metal, this process being characterised in that it comprises the following steps: a) mixing, in solid form, the salt that is deficient in (or does not comprise) an alkali metal with the corresponding alkali metal iodide, this iodide also being in solid form, to obtain a solid mixture; b) reacting the solid mixture to obtain molecular iodine and a salt of the alkali-metal-enriched transition metal; and, optionally, c) separating the molecular iodine from the solid mixture.
Absstract of: EP4789776A1
Provided are a slit die head and a coating device that reduce thickness unevenness in a cross coating portion extending in a cross direction crossing a coating direction. A slit die head 20 configured to coat cross coating portions 71 and 74 extending in a cross direction B crossing a coating direction A by a coating liquid P discharged from a slit-shaped discharge port 24, the slit die head including: a storage portion 22 that is formed inside the slit die head 20 and stores the coating liquid P; and a roll 30 extending in the cross direction B, in which the roll 30 includes: a body portion 31 rotatably disposed in the storage portion 22; a cross groove 36 formed on a body surface 33 of the body portion 31 and extending in the cross direction B and having a shape corresponding to the cross coating portions 71 and 74; an introduction port 34 that is formed in the body surface 33 and introduces the coating liquid P stored in the storage portion 22; and a communication portion 35 communicating between the cross groove 36 and the introduction port 34.
Absstract of: WO2025073388A1
In a thermal management system (1), comprising a temperature control circuit (2) of a battery-electric vehicle (3), in which temperature control medium can flow or is flowing, wherein the temperature control circuit (2) has at least one first sub-circuit (20) for controlling the temperature of a battery (30), such as a traction battery, at least one second sub-circuit (21) for controlling the temperature of at least one electronic component (31), and at least one third sub-circuit (22), comprising at least one main heat exchanger (32) which serves to absorb heat from ambient air and to give off heat to it and to transfer heat into the temperature control medium and out of it, and wherein the thermal management system (1) comprises at least one thermal management module (5), the thermal management module (5) comprises at least one plate-like flat supporting structural component (50) on which components (51, 52, 53, 54) for supplying temperature control medium and components (55, 56) for mass flow control can be arranged or are arranged or in which they are integrated, wherein fluid paths for fluidically connecting heat exchangers and/or heat sources and heat sinks of the sub-circuits (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26) of the thermal management system (1) connected to the thermal management module (5) are formed within the at least one plate-like flat supporting structural component (50), wherein the thermal management module (5) is arranged in the area of or on the main heat exchang
Absstract of: WO2025076121A1
According to one aspect, a method of flame arresting in an electrochemical energy storage module may include receiving one or more signals indicative of operation of a plurality of electrochemical cells; based on the one or more signals, determining an operating state of the plurality of electrochemical cells; and, according to a predetermined relationship between the operating state of the plurality of electrochemical cells and a flame risk in a shared vent in fluid communication with the plurality of electrochemical cells, controlling power to at least one fan to control movement of gas along the shared vent and toward an outlet region in fluid communication with the shared vent.
Absstract of: WO2025073633A1
A laminating apparatus for laminating an electrochemical layer stack comprises: a movable first workpiece carrier for carrying a layer stack composed of individual substrates stacked on one another in a layer-like manner; a laminating press for applying pressure to the layer stack carried by the first workpiece carrier in such a way that the layer stack is pressed against the first workpiece carrier by means of the laminating press, in order to connect the substrates of the layer stack to form a laminate; and at least one holding-down device, in order to secure the layer stack against slipping. The laminating apparatus is configured to release the laminate by the holding-down device being removed from the laminate. To assist the release, the holding-down device has at least one fluid channel to which a pressurized fluid can be applied. A corresponding lamination method is also described.
Absstract of: EP4790023A1
0001 The present application provides a lithium fluoride, a preparation method therefor and use thereof, where a mass content of carbonate in the lithium fluoride is less than or equal to 1000 mg/kg; a D10 of the lithium fluoride is less than or equal to 10 µm, a D50 is less than or equal to 20 µm, and a bulk density ranges from 0.9 g/cm<3> to 1.2 g/cm<3>.
Absstract of: EP4790819A1
0001 A separator and a preparation method thereof are provided in the present disclosure, which relate to a field of lithium battery technology. The separator includes: a first isolation layer, configured to contact with a positive electrode sheet of the lithium battery; a third isolation layer, configured to contact with a negative electrode sheet of the lithium battery; and a second isolation layer, provided between the first isolation layer and the third isolation layer; where the first isolation layer includes a ceramic material, the second isolation layer includes a polymer layer material, and the third isolation layer includes a modified polymer composite layer material.
Absstract of: EP4790767A1
The present application belongs to the field of nanomaterial technology, and provides an iron phosphate material and a preparation method therefor, a cathode material, a cathode sheet, and a secondary battery, wherein the iron phosphate material comprises iron phosphate particles, the iron phosphate particles have a ring structure, and the D50 particle size of the iron phosphate particles is less than 1 µm. The iron phosphate material of the present application can effectively reduce the energy consumption of a sanding process and improve the process efficiency when used as a precursor to prepare lithium iron phosphate.
Absstract of: EP4791023A1
Provided is a vehicle, including a battery pack, where the battery pack includes a battery module, and the battery module includes an acquisition apparatus. The acquisition apparatus includes an acquisition chip and a transmitter. The acquisition chip is configured to electrically connect to at least one battery cell, one end of the transmitter is electrically connected to the acquisition chip, and the other end of the transmitter is configured to communicate with a receiver.
Absstract of: EP4790796A1
0001 A cooling system for a battery device in accordance with the present disclosure includes: a substrate section (2) of a case containing a cell body; a cooling plate attached to the substrate section (2); a first coolant passage; and a second coolant passage (A2) separated from the first coolant passage (A1), the substrate section (2) having a back surface constituting a peripheral wall of the first coolant passage (A1) and a peripheral wall of the second coolant passage (A2), the cooling plate including a first plate forming another peripheral wall of the first coolant passage (A1) and a second plate for another peripheral wall of the second coolant passage (A2), the first plate and the second plate being attached to the back surface of the substrate section (2) in an area where the cell body is disposed.
Absstract of: WO2025073669A1
The invention relates to a thermal regulation device for components (5), the operation of which is sensitive to temperature, these components (5) being intended in particular for storing energy and possibly being battery cells, this thermal regulation device including a housing (9) forming at least two enclosures (3), each configured to receive one or more components (5) at least partially immersed in a dielectric fluid, a dielectric fluid circuit (4) passing through the enclosures (3), each enclosure being provided with a fluid inlet (6) and at least one, in particular a plurality of fluid outlets, the at least one fluid outlet (7) being provided with a check valve which is configured to prevent fluid from entering the enclosure (3) via the fluid outlet, in particular to prevent fluid from returning into the enclosure after being removed, or in particular to prevent air from entering the discharge duct.
Absstract of: EP4790907A1
0001 Provided is a vehicle, including a battery pack, where the battery pack includes a battery module, and the battery module includes a wireless communication apparatus. The wireless communication apparatus includes a transmitter and an antenna. The antenna communicates with the transmitter, and a distance between the antenna and the transmitter is L, and L satisfies: 0 ≤ L ≤ 100 mm .
Absstract of: EP4790826A2
Disclosed is a battery cell, which includes an electrode assembly including a cell body and an electrode tab provided to at least one side of the cell body, a cell case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly therein, an electrode lead coupled to the electrode tab and extending from the cell case, and a tab protection module accommodated in the cell case and configured to cover at least a portion of the electrode tab, the tab protection module including a lead positioning guide and a corresponding positioning guide insert portion adapted to receive the positioning guide insert portion, wherein the positioning guide insert portion is configured to couple to the electrode lead to guide a position of the electrode lead relative to the cell case.
Absstract of: EP4789897A1
0001 A distributed battery assembly, a vehicle, a battery management method and device for the vehicle, and medium, relating to the technical field of vehicle batteries, where the distributed battery assembly (301) includes: a first battery pack (101) for free use by a user and a second battery pack (102) for paid use by the user; and a battery management unit, connected to the first battery pack (101) and the second battery pack (102); and each battery pack includes at least one battery cell. The battery packs in the battery assembly are divided into the first battery pack (101) for free use and the second battery pack (102) for paid use by the user, so as to reduce the frequency of using the second battery pack (102) by the user, and thus reduce the frequency of overcharging and over-discharging the distributed battery assembly, and improve battery safety.
Nº publicación: EP4790768A1 12/08/2026
Applicant:
CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO LTD [CN]
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
Absstract of: EP4790768A1
0001 Provided are a positive electrode active material and a preparation method therefor, a positive electrode sheet, a battery, and an electric device. The positive electrode active material comprises Na<4-a>AFe<3-c>B