Resumen de: US20260341801A1
An electrode assembly includes a first electrode; a second electrode; a first separation membrane interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first electrode, the second electrode, and the first separation membrane are wound together to form a jelly-roll structure; and an auxiliary separation membrane disposed between the first electrode and the first separation membrane in a center of the jelly-roll structure. The auxiliary separation membrane overlaps and directly contacts the first separation membrane and overlaps an end of the first electrode at the center of the jelly-roll structure without extending beyond the first separation membrane.
Resumen de: US20260341915A1
An FFC bus bar includes a cable stack structure formed by stacking a plurality of flat flexible cables, and a high current terminal connected to at least one end portion of the cable stack structure. Each flat flexible cable comprises a terminal access portion including strands of conductor wires at least one end portion thereof, and the terminal access portion is welded to the high current terminal.
Resumen de: US20260341817A1
A battery thermal runaway detection sensor system for use within a battery enclosure housing one or more batteries. The system has at least one gas sensor for detecting a venting condition of a battery cell of hydrogen, carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide, and providing a sensed output in real time. A microcontroller determines power management and signal conditioned output on the concentration of specific battery venting gases based on the sensed output from said at least one gas sensor.
Resumen de: US20260341928A1
Provided is a method for manufacturing an electrode terminal formed of different kinds of metals excellent in junction strength. The manufacturing method of a terminal herein disclosed includes the following steps of: preparing a first member and a second member each made of a metal and forming the terminal, with the first member being formed in a sheet shape and having at one surface thereof a concave part for allowing a part of the second member to be fitted therein, and with the second member having a flange part to be accommodated in the concave part; and fixing the first member and the second member to each other by ultrasonic pressure contact, with the ultrasonic pressure contact being performed by applying an ultrasonic wave vibration while applying a pressure in a direction of stacking of the first member and the second member in a state where the flange part of the second member is arranged in the concave part of the first member, thereby extending the flange part, and bringing a part of the extended flange part into pressure contact with an inner wall surface of the concave part.
Resumen de: US20260341909A1
A disclosed lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, a spacer, and a non-aqueous electrolyte having lithium-ion conductivity. The negative electrode is an electrode onto which lithium metal is deposited during charging and from which lithium metal dissolves during discharging. The spacer (53) is formed on one main surface of one of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the separator. The spacer (53) includes linear first protrusions (53a) forming a periodically repeated pattern, and a plurality of second protrusions (53b) that are not in contact with the first protrusions (53a). The first protrusions (53a) include a plurality of annular portions that are connected to each other. The second protrusions (53b) are arranged inside the annular portions.
Resumen de: US20260341761A1
A temperature management system for a fuel cell unit includes a pump, a valve fluidly connected to the pump, and defining an inlet, and first, second and third outlets, a heater, a heat exchanger, a radiator. The valve is selectively adjustable between at least first, second and third configurations. In the first configuration, the valve is configured to direct fluid along a first path defined at least by the first outlet, the heater, the fuel cell unit, the pump, and the inlet. In the second configuration, the valve is configured to direct fluid along the first path and along a second path defined at least by the second outlet, the heat exchanger, the pump, and the inlet. In the third configuration, the valve is configured to direct fluid along a third path defined at least by the third outlet, the radiator, the fuel cell unit, the pump, and the inlet.
Resumen de: US20260337054A1
A positive electrode active material precursor which may achieve a positive electrode active material in a form of a uniform single particle. Specifically, a positive electrode active material precursor, which includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide that is in a form of a single particle, and in which a molar ratio (Li/Me) of lithium to total transition metals is in a range of from 0.01 to 0.7. The positive electrode active material precursor has a pellet density of 3.0 g/cm3 to 4.0 g/cm3. A method of preparing the positive electrode active material precursor, method of preparing a positive electrode active material using the positive electrode active material precursor, and the positive electrode active material itself are also disclosed.
Resumen de: US20260341720A1
Processes for producing a battery paste, including electrically charging a particulate material to provide a charged particulate material, and dispersing the charged particulate material in a binder and a solvent to form the battery paste, are provided. Batteries including the battery paste obtained by the processes are further provided.
Resumen de: US20260341859A1
A method for manufacturing a button-type secondary battery includes preparing a lower can including an accommodation part having a downward recess, a connection part extending outward from an upper end of the accommodation part, and a bent part extending from the connection part with a recessed lower insertion groove in the bent part; preparing an upper can including a cover part on the accommodation part and a bonding part extending along an edge of the cover part and bonded to the bent part with a recessed upper insertion groove in the bonding part; disposing a gasket on the lower can; and bonding the bonding part to the bent part to finish the accommodation groove of the lower can through the cover part of the upper can. The lower insertion groove and the upper insertion groove are spaced apart and vertically shifted with respect to each other.
Resumen de: US20260341891A1
A battery lid includes a metal plate integrally formed with a valve and a surrounding plate portion surrounding the valve which is configured to facilitate rupturing the valve at a predetermined pressure. The valve includes a pressure receiving plate portion having a bending groove, and being bendable from the bending groove by pressure applied to the valve, and a thin plate portion which is thinner than the surrounding plate portion, and connects the pressure receiving plate portion to the surrounding plate portion. The thin plate portion has a rupture groove passing through extension sections on respective lines extending from the bending groove. As the pressure receiving plate portion is deformed by the pressure applied to the valve, the extension sections are pulled more strongly than are other sections in the valve. Therefore, when the predetermined pressure is applied, the valve is ruptured from the extension sections of the rupture groove.
Resumen de: US20260336229A1
An adhesive tape attaching system has an auxiliary station for loading and unloading, and the adhesive tape attaching system includes an adhesive tape attaching assembly and a traversing mechanism. The adhesive tape attaching assembly has an adhesive tape attachment position for adhesive tape attachment. At least two adhesive tape attaching assemblies are provided, and an arrangement direction of adhesive tape attachment positions of a plurality of adhesive tape attaching assemblies is a first direction. The auxiliary station is provided between at least two adjacent adhesive tape attaching assemblies. Among two adjacent adhesive tape attaching assemblies corresponding to the auxiliary station, the adhesive tape attachment position of one adhesive tape attaching assembly is a first adhesive tape attachment position, and the adhesive tape attachment position of the other adhesive tape attaching assembly is a second adhesive tape attachment position.
Resumen de: US20260336950A1
A lifter includes at least two lifting mechanisms. At least one of the lifting mechanisms is configured to perform a lifting operation for lifting a component to be transferred, and at least one of the lifting mechanisms is configured to perform a lowering operation for lowering the component to be transferred. The lifting mechanism includes a power assembly and a carrier assembly. The power assembly is capable of driving the carrier assembly to ascend or descend. The carrier assembly includes a plurality of rollers capable of rotating independently. Tops of the plurality of rollers are configured to carry the component to be transferred. Through the rollers rotating in the same direction, the component to be transferred is able to move along a direction perpendicular to rotation axes of the rollers while maintaining contact with the tops of the rollers.
Resumen de: US20260341792A1
The invention relates to the use, as electrolyte, of a composition comprising a solvent system which comprises a first component comprising one or more non-aqueous solvents and a second component comprising one or more performance additives. Devices and methods including electrolytes compositions are also disclosed.
Resumen de: US20260341726A1
A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material. The positive electrode active material includes a lithium-containing composite oxide, and a sulfonic acid compound present on a surface of the lithium-containing composite oxide. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains a sulfur-containing compound.
Resumen de: US20260341822A1
The present invention relates to a method for reprocessing lithium-containing energy storage means, the method comprising at least the following method steps: i) —optionally pretreating the lithium-containing energy storage means, the pretreatment comprising at least one of thermal, mechanical, and electrical pretreatment;ii) pyrolysing the optionally pretreated lithium-containing energy storage means, with the liberation of carbon dioxide, and with at least partial carbonation of the contained lithium under a carbon dioxide atmosphere;iii) separating lithium in a separating step; andiv) hydrometallurgically reprocessing the mixture obtained in method step iii), with further carbonation of the contained lithium and with separation of lithium in a further separating step, withv) carbon dioxide liberated in method step ii) being returned to at least one of method steps ii) and iii).
Resumen de: US20260341697A1
Secondary batteries using lithium cobalt oxide as positive electrode active materials have a problem of a decrease in battery capacity due to repeated charging/discharging, for example. A positive electrode active material particle which hardly deteriorates is provided. In a first step, a container in which a lithium oxide and a fluoride are set is placed in a heating furnace, and in a second step, the inside of the heating furnace is heated in an atmosphere containing oxygen. The heating temperature of the second step is from 750 °C to 950 °C, inclusive. By the manufacturing method, fluorine can be contained in the positive electrode active material particle to increase the wettability of the surface of the positive electrode active material so that the surface of the positive electrode active material is homogenized and planarized. The crystal structure of the thus manufactured positive electrode active material is unlikely to be broken in repeated high-voltage charging/discharging. Thus, secondary batteries using the positive electrode active material having such a feature have greatly improved cycle characteristics.
Resumen de: US20260338868A1
An apparatus for predicting a state of a battery includes: a first communication unit configured to: receive data on the temperature, current, and voltage of a plurality of battery cells measured in a battery management system included in a battery pack; and receive, from a vehicle using a corresponding battery cell, first environmental information regarding an environment in which the vehicle is traveling; a second communication unit configured to receive, from outside the apparatus, experimental data on the state of the battery cell or the battery pack in various environments; and a battery state prediction unit configured to predict the state of a battery using the received data on the temperature, current, and voltage of each of the plurality of battery cells, the first environmental information, and the state environmental information, wherein the state of the battery includes: a battery cell charge state; and a battery cell degradation state.
Resumen de: US20260341672A1
An electrochemical apparatus, including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active substance layer formed on the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode current collector has a high tensile strength and the negative electrode active substance layer has a specific weight. The electrochemical apparatus has improved high-temperature storage expansion performance and cyclic expansion performance.
Resumen de: US20260337716A1
A fluidized bed reactor according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention may include: a reactor body; a dispersion plate which includes a base plate and first injection columns protruding from an upper surface of the base plate; and a second injection column which is configured to inject a gas so as to form a gas flow which rotates along an inner surface of the reactor body.
Resumen de: US20260341939A1
A cover assembly for a cell housing of an energy storage cell has: an end plate with an attachment assembly, the end plate having an opening through which electrolyte can be filled into the cell housing and a circumferential groove; a first closure element configured to close the opening before filling of the cell housing and to be penetrated by a filling element for filling the cell housing; and a second closure element configured to close the opening after filling of the cell housing. In the installed state, the cover assembly is configured to enable the cell housing to be filled with an electrolyte. The circumferential groove is configured to enable the end plate to break open in the region of the groove if a certain excess pressure is reached or exceeded in the cell housing, so that an at least partial escape of the electrolyte is enabled through the broken open region.
Resumen de: US20260341675A1
A conductive substrate coated with compact lithium is described, wherein the substrate consists of sheet-like metals or sheet-like carbon-based materials, wherein on at least one side of the substrate a 1 to 5000 nm thick lithiophilic interlayer is present which contains or consists of at least one metallic or metalloid element selected from the group Zn, Al, B, Cd, Au, Ag, Si, Pb, Sn, Ge, Ga, In, Mg, Cr, V, Mo, W, Zr, Mn. Also described are processes for producing such a substrate coated with lithium.
Resumen de: US20260337047A1
Fabricating a layer including lithium lanthanum zirconate layer includes forming a slurry including lanthanum zirconate nanocrystals, a lithium precursor, and a lanthanum precursor in stoichiometric amounts to yield a dispersion including lithium, lanthanum, and zirconium. The slurry is dispensed onto a substrate and dried. The dried slurry is calcined to yield the layer including lithium lanthanum zirconate.
Resumen de: US20260341866A1
Some aspects of the disclosure provide a cell that includes a cell body having a length L, a width H, a thickness D, and an energy capacity E. The length L of the cell body is greater than the width H, and the width H of the cell body is greater than the thickness D. The length L of the cell body and the energy capacity E of the cell body satisfy L/E=0.8 mm Wh-1-2.45 mm. Wh-1. In some examples, a power battery pack includes a housing and a plurality of cells in the housing. At least one of the plurality of cells is configured according to the above cell.
Resumen de: US20260337029A1
Graphite prepared from renewable or sustainable source feedstock, methods for making same, and batteries comprising same.
Nº publicación: US20260342107A1 29/10/2026
Solicitante:
GORJUNOW VLADIMIR [CH]
GORJUNOW Vladimir
Resumen de: US20260342107A1
The invention relates to the field of electrical engineering. The invention can be used in devices installed in a vehicle. The aim of the invention is to expand the functionality of the device. Extension through timely diagnostic control. As well as an extension by adapting the battery pack to a more comprehensive set of electrical parameters. The monitoring device and method comprise a battery set (100) (Battery).