Absstract of: US20260328711A1
0000 A battery defect inspection device, method, and apparatus are disclosed. The battery defect inspection device includes a ray source, a detector, and a supporting component between the ray source and the detector. A battery under inspection is configured to be located on a supporting surface of the supporting component. The battery defect inspection device further includes a rotation mechanism. The rotation mechanism is configured to rotate the supporting component along a preset rotation axis, or is configured to rotate the ray source and the detector about a preset rotation axis, such that the optical axis of the rays emitted from the ray source is projected obliquely onto a surface of the battery under inspection. At least an included angle between an end surface of the battery under inspection and a plane on which the detector is located can be flexibly adjusted according to the needs of different inspection scenarios.
Absstract of: US20260328854A1
According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes one or more hardware processors. The one or more hardware processors are configured to: calculate frequencies at each of which corresponding one of a plurality of first batteries has a specific attribute, based on a plurality of pieces of operation data obtained during operation of a second battery that is a battery including the plurality of first batteries each functioning as a battery, the plurality of pieces of operation data including the specific attribute and identification information for identifying a first battery having the specific attribute, the specific attribute satisfying a predetermined condition in an attribute of the plurality of first batteries; and identify a first battery in a specific state among the plurality of first batteries, based on the frequencies.
Absstract of: US20260331587A1
0000 A method of manufacturing an electrode assembly and the electrode assembly prepared by the same are provided. The method includes: unwinding a positive electrode sheet, a separator sheet and an negative electrode sheet from respective roll members; forming a laminate by passing the unwound positive electrode sheet, separator sheet, and negative electrode sheet between a pair of guide rolls; and punching the laminate including the positive electrode sheet, the separator sheet, and the negative electrode sheet, wherein each of the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet is alternately coated with an active material and a non-conductive material based on a driving direction of the guide rolls, and wherein a portion coated with the non-conductive material is punched in the step of punching the laminate.
Absstract of: US20260331597A1
0000 A method for assembling a battery is described. The battery has a case, a post assembly, a plurality of battery cells, and a first cover. The post assembly includes a plurality of posts. The first cover has a first plurality of openings. The method includes assembling the case, the post assembly, and the plurality of battery cells. The assembling includes coupling the post assembly to the plurality of battery cells by coupling each post of the plurality of posts to a corresponding battery cell of the plurality of battery cells and inserting the plurality of battery cells and the post assembly in the case. The method further includes coupling the first cover to the case. At least one post of the plurality of posts protrudes through at least one opening of the first plurality of openings and extends from the first cover.
Absstract of: US20260331495A1
A lightweight battery is provided. The battery includes a separator-integrated electrode in which a separator and an electrode are integrated with each other, and the separator-integrated electrode includes the separator, a carbon particle layer, and a silicon layer positioned between the separator and the carbon particle layer. The silicon layer can be formed by a sputtering method, and the carbon particle layer can be formed by a coating method. Preferably, the separator includes polypropylene, the thickness of the silicon layer is greater than or equal to 100 nm and less than or equal to 200 nm, and the carbon particle layer includes graphite particles.
Absstract of: US20260328304A1
A relief valve includes: a base part laid on a container and including a valve hole and a valve seat; a valve body including an annular contact portion contacting the valve seat; a slide support mechanism including a shaft provided in one of the valve body or the base part and a shaft fitting portion provided in the other, configured to support the valve body linearly movably in an axial direction of the shaft; and a seal member provided in one of the valve seat or the annular contact portion, the other being in contact with the seal member, wherein the slide support mechanism is provided with a clearance that allows the shaft to relatively tilt with respect to the shaft fitting portion and only a portion in a circumferential direction of the seal close contact portion to be in a partial contact state contacting the seal member.
Absstract of: US20260331706A1
0000 An all-solid-state battery includes: an exterior body including a laminated body having a positive electrode active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode active material layer laminated in this order, positive and negative electrode current collectors sandwich the laminated body in a lamination direction, an insulation sheet between the positive and negative electrode current collectors in an in-plane direction with respect to the laminated body, a first adhesive sheet between the insulation sheet and the positive electrode current collector and to which at least a part of the insulation sheet and positive electrode current collector is bonded, and a second adhesive sheet between the insulation sheet and negative electrode current collector and to which at least a part of the insulation sheet and negative electrode current collector is bonded, in which the laminated body and exterior body are communicating with respect to each other.
Absstract of: US20260331713A1
0000 A battery assembly (10) comprising a chain of at least a primary battery module (20) and a secondary battery module (22) is described. The primary battery module comprises a primary casing (40′) within which a first plurality of groups of battery cells (32) are housed and electrically connected in series, each group comprising a plurality of battery cells (30) electrically connected in parallel. The primary battery module further comprises a cell monitoring unit (60) arranged to detect a voltage of each of the plurality of groups of battery cells of the primary battery module. The secondary battery module comprises a secondary casing (40″) within which a second plurality of groups of battery cells (32) are housed and electrically connected in series, each group comprising a plurality of battery cells (30) electrically connected in parallel. Also provided is an electrical interconnect between the primary battery module and the secondary battery module, arranged such that each of the first plurality of groups of battery cells is electrically connected in parallel with a corresponding one of the second plurality of groups of battery cells, so that the voltages detected by the cell monitoring unit are also voltages of each of the plurality of groups of battery cells of the secondary battery module.
Absstract of: US20260327836A1
0000 Disclosed herein is a method for pretreatment of substrates containing copper and/or alloys thereof, the method including contacting at least one surface of the at least one substrate, the surface being made of copper and/or at least one alloy thereof, at least in portion with an aqueous composition and thereby forming a film at least in portion on the surface. Also disclosed herein are a method of applying at least one coating film onto the surface of the pretreated substrate, a substrate obtainable by one of these methods, current collectors, conductors, copper clad laminates, anode materials and battery cells obtainable therefrom, and a use of the aqueous composition for electrolytically forming films on substrates made of copper and/or alloys thereof.
Absstract of: US20260328302A1
0000 A relief valve includes: a base part laid on an opening edge of a discharge hole of a container and including a valve hole facing the discharge hole; a fixing portion provided in the base part to fix the base part to the container; a valve seat provided in the base part to surround the valve hole at a position farther from the valve hole than the fixing portion; a valve body disposed facing the valve hole and including an annular contact portion configured to move toward and away from the valve seat; and an annular seal member sandwiched between the container and the base part to surround the valve hole at a position farther from the valve hole than the fixing portion, wherein the fixing portion includes a plurality of attachment holes through which a plurality of rod-shaped fasteners passing through the container are inserted.
Absstract of: US20260324756A1
0000 An electronic device having a control unit and a first battery, wherein, when a second battery is provided to a cover member attached to a device main body, and a residual power of the second battery is a pre-determined reference value or higher, the control unit switches a supply of power for some electronic components provided to the device main body from the first battery to the second battery.
Absstract of: US20260331650A1
0000 This all-solid-state battery is provided with a solid electrolyte and a resin film for all-solid-state batteries, the resin film being disposed so as to be in contact with at least a part of the solid electrolyte; and the resin film for all-solid-state batteries contains at least one of a water absorbent and a gas absorbent.
Absstract of: US20260331554A1
According to the present disclosure, as a usage time of a secondary battery increases, a deformable part may be deformed to suppress deformation near an end of a positive electrode, thereby preventing an adjacent separator from being damaged. The disclosed electrode assembly has a structure, in which a first electrode sheet, a second electrode sheet, and a separator disposed between the first electrode sheet and the second electrode sheet are wound together. The first electrode sheet may include a deformable part disposed to be spaced a predetermined distance from one end of the second electrode sheet in a winding direction and having a shape that protrudes toward a central portion with respect to the wound state. A method for manufacturing the electrode assembly, and a secondary battery comprising the electrode assembly are also disclosed.
Absstract of: US20260331510A1
The present invention relates to a binder composition for positive electrodes comprising a polymer P1 comprising recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride and a hydrophilic polymer P2 comprising recurring units derived from at least one monomer of formula R1R2C═C(R3)C(O)R (I) wherein R1, R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of H and C1-C5 alkyl; R is selected from the group consisting of —NHC(CH3)2CH2C(O)CH3, —NR′R″ or —OR′ wherein R′ and R″ are independently selected from the group consisting of H and C1-C18 alkyl groups optionally substituted by one or more hydroxyl, thiol or amino functional group(s) or a five- to six-membered heterocycle comprising at least one nitrogen atom in the ring; characterized in that the weight average molecular weight of said hydrophilic polymer P2 is greater than 30000 g/mol, advantageously greater than 50000 g/mol, preferably greater than 65000 g/mol, more preferably greater than 80000 g/mol.
Absstract of: US20260331722A1
An electrode assembly, a secondary battery, and an electronic device. One end of a first current collector in a width direction is provided with a plurality of extension members, a first surface of each extension member is provided with a plurality of protruding portions in a protruding manner, and a second surface of the extension member is provided with a plurality of recessed portions in a recessed manner. The electrode assembly includes adjacent extension members. When viewed along a thickness direction of the electrode assembly, two adjacent extension members at least partially overlap, and at least one protruding portion of one extension member is embedded in a recessed portion of another extension member adjacent thereto.
Absstract of: US20260331612A1
A temperature acquisition device, a battery management system, and a battery device are provided. The temperature acquisition device includes an acquisition module and a control module. The acquisition module is connected to a cell of a battery assembly and configured to acquire temperature information of the cell and a first electric signal of the cell. The control module is connected to the acquisition module and configured to determine whether the position of the acquisition module is a preset position according to the first electric signal of the cell.
Absstract of: US20260331930A1
0000 Disclosed are a cell balancing method and a battery system providing the same, the system including: a battery including a plurality of battery cells; a monitoring unit waking up at every short cycle and performing a first low power mode where cell balancing is performed for each of the plurality of battery cells based on a predetermined first cell balancing performance condition, and waking up at every long cycle that is longer than the short cycle by a predetermined period and performing a second low power mode where the cell balancing is performed for each of the plurality of battery cells based on a second cell balancing performance condition when a period extension condition is satisfied; and a control unit instructing the monitoring unit to enter the first low power mode, and then entering a sleep mode where no predetermined operation is performed when a condition for entering low power mode including the first low power mode and the second low power mode is satisfied.
Absstract of: US20260326413A1
0000 A flexible insulating member is described. The insulating member can be a single layer or can include a first layer having aerogel and a first fibrous component, and a second layer that is a mat having a second fibrous component. The first layer and second layer are adhered together. The flexible insulating member is non-flammable per UL94 V0 and has a thermal conductivity at 25° C. of less than 40 mW/m·K, and has a thickness of at least 0.3 mm. Methods of making the insulating member are further described along with uses for the insulating member.
Absstract of: US20260326620A1
0000 An electric vehicle is described that has fuel cells and rechargeable batteries. The fuel cells are sized to produce an electric power output within their peak fuel efficiency range approximately equal to an anticipated average electric power requirement of the electric vehicle over a projected work cycle. The rechargeable batteries are sized to provide electric power up to the anticipated maximum power draw over the anticipated work cycle. An electrical vehicle controller operates the fuel cells within their highest fuel efficiency range during normal operations and maintains the battery state of charge in an optimal longevity range using a portion of the output of the fuel cells. The batteries are employed to handle short-term power requirements that exceed the output of the fuel cells.
Absstract of: US20260331639A1
0000 A battery cooling device includes: a battery case with an accommodation portion accommodating a battery module; an inlet port that is provided at a central portion in a first direction in the battery case and on one end side in a second direction and into which cooling liquid supplied from a pump is introduced; discharge ports discharging, on an upper side of each of a plurality of the cells, the cooling liquid introduced into the inlet port; and a communication path causing the inlet port to communicate with the discharge ports. The communication path includes a branching flow path including first and second branching flow paths. The first branching flow path communicates with the inlet port and branches to one end side of the first direction. The second branching flow path communicates with the inlet port and branches to another end side of the first direction.
Absstract of: US20260327742A1
Provided are a lithium compound for recovering valuable metals and a method for recovering the same. The method for recovering a lithium compound for recovering valuable metals includes: preparing a battery, freezing and forcibly discharging the battery, crushing the battery, and heating the crushed battery material, wherein the heating is performed in a temperature range of 1,100 to 1,400 °C, the heating is performed at a vacuum degree (Log P atm) in a range of −4 to 0, the lithium compound recovered by the heating includes impurities, and the impurities include 1.8 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of Na, 0.06 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of K, 0.62 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of Ca, and 0.47 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of Mg, in % by weight.
Absstract of: US20260333647A1
A battery management system (BMS) includes a circuit board in which a first coupling hole for grounding is defined; a first casing mold that accommodates the circuit board, and includes a bushing part disposed inside a second coupling hole recessed from an outside; and a coupling unit that passes through the first coupling hole and the second coupling hole, and allows the circuit board and the bushing part to be in contact with each other while pressing a top surface of the bushing part. The bushing part includes a vertical part in a direction parallel to the second coupling hole, and a horizontal part extending from an end of the vertical part in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the vertical part is provided. The coupling unit is electrically connected to a case, in which a plurality of batteries are accommodated, to ground the circuit board.
Absstract of: US20260327150A1
0000 A method for producing a multilayer solid state electrolyte (SSE) including alternating dense layers and porous layers, wherein the number of layers is at least two, the method including: adding a first compound including one or more of an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal and a first binder to a first solvent, thereby obtaining a first mixture; adding a second compound including one or more of an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal, a second binder, and a pore-forming compound to a second solvent, thereby obtaining a second mixture; film-casting the first mixture and the second mixture on a substrate until the number of layers is obtained, thereby obtaining a green (multilayer) structure; debinding the green (multilayer) structure in an atmosphere including at least 20 vol. % oxygen at a temperature between 250 °C and 800 °C, and sintering the green structure, thereby obtaining the multilayer SSE.
Absstract of: US20260331523A1
0000 A positive electrode includes, between the winding start side end of a positive electrode mixture layer and the winding end side end of the positive electrode mixture layer in an o-direction, a first positive electrode core exposed portion positioned at one edge in a β-direction and to which a positive electrode lead is connected, and a second positive electrode core exposed portion positioned at the other edge in the β-direction and a part of which is opposite the first positive electrode core exposed portion in the β-direction with a part of the positive electrode mixture layer therebetween. The part of the positive electrode mixture layer is disposed between the first and second positive electrode core exposed portions in the β-direction. The width-direction length a between the first and second positive electrode core exposed portions is not less than 10% of the β-direction length b of the positive electrode.
Nº publicación: US20260328857A1 22/10/2026
Applicant:
HITACHI LTD [JP]
Hitachi, Ltd.
Absstract of: US20260328857A1
0000 Provided is a secondary battery deterioration prediction system including: an acquisition unit that acquires, in each operation condition, a relationship between a charging status and an open circuit voltage of a secondary battery and a relationship between the charging status and an internal resistance of the battery; an internal state diagnosis unit that diagnoses, based on the acquired relationships, a deterioration state of a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the secondary battery in each operation condition; a life prediction formula generation unit that generates a life prediction formula based on a time series change in the obtained deterioration state; and a deterioration calculation unit that calculates deterioration of the secondary battery based on the life prediction formula. The life prediction formula generation unit generates a life prediction formula based on a time series change in a deterioration state of the positive electrode and the negative electrode in a case where a load is applied to the secondary battery.