Resumen de: US2025249761A1
The invention relates to a support device for at least one accumulator component of a traction accumulator, which is designed to hold the at least one accumulator component vertically above and horizontally only partially overlapping with at least one cell module of the traction accumulator in an accumulator housing of the traction accumulator. In some implementations, the support device comprises: a holding frame configured to receive the at least one accumulator component; a hot gas trapping device having at least one protective strip for covering the top of the degassing region, which is designed to trap any hot gas escaping from the degassing region of at least one cell of the cell module and to keep it away from the at least one accumulator component.
Resumen de: US2025249793A1
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for temperature-based vehicle operation analysis. A thermal sensor measures a temperature associated with an energy storage unit that stores energy. A vehicle attribute sensor measures one or more attributes of a vehicle. The energy storage unit is configured to power a propulsion mechanism of the vehicle. A control system with a processor and memory identifies an effect of the measured temperature associated with the energy storage unit on the one or more attributes of the vehicle. The control system identifies a change to vehicle operation of the vehicle based on the identified effect of the measured temperature associated with the energy storage unit on the one or more attributes of the vehicle. An output interface outputs an indication of the change to vehicle operation of the vehicle.
Resumen de: US2025249789A1
A battery system includes: a battery including battery cells; a pressure element; a processor; and a relay. The processor is configured to perform a first drive control of the pressure element configured to apply a pressure to the battery cells. The first drive control is designed to perform one set or multiple sets of driving that increases an amount of application of the pressure by the pressure element and driving that decreases the amount of application of the pressure by the pressure element, in an order of the driving that increases the amount of application of the pressure and the driving that decreases the amount of application of the pressure, or in an order opposite to the order. The processor is configured to receive data indicating an open state or a close state of the relay, and perform the first drive control when the relay is in the open state.
Resumen de: US2025249790A1
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for controlling access by an electric vehicle (EV) to a controlled-access area are provided. For example, a computer-implemented method may include receiving data from an EV related to a fire risk in a battery of the EV and determining, using the data received from the EV, whether to allow the EV to enter a controlled-access area.
Resumen de: US2025249788A1
A method for generating ship propulsion and a ship, so as to provide ship propulsion that is both safe and reliable while achieving low pollutant emissions are described. The method for generating ship propulsion includes: converting urea stored in a ship into a hydrogen-containing combustible substance; and utilizing chemical energy of the hydrogen-containing combustible substance to generate propulsion for driving the ship. With the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, urea, as a safe, stable, easy-to-produce, and low-cost raw material, can be stably and reliably transported and stored in the ship, ensuring the stable driving and voyage safety of the ship. In addition, the hydrogen-containing combustible substance formed from the conversion of urea does not include sulfur element, which can effectively reduce pollutants such as sulfur oxides generated during the driving of the ship, meeting low pollutant emission requirements of the ship.
Resumen de: US2025249775A1
A thermal management module for an electric vehicle is provided. The thermal management module can be placed in a cooling circuit in an electric vehicle, and wherein the thermal management module is designed to regulate or control the flow of a coolant in the cooling circuit. The thermal management module contains at least one regulator, wherein the at least one regulator is designed to regulate or control the flow of the coolant through at least one heat sink.
Resumen de: US2025249658A1
The present disclosure relates to materials and systems to manage thermal runaway issues in energy storage systems. Exemplary embodiments include an insulation layer that is encapsulated to form an insulation barrier. The encapsulation layer is made from a laminate film that comprises a malleable layer sandwiched between an outer polymer layer and an inner polymer layer.
Resumen de: US2025249572A1
Embodiments of this disclosure provide a mobile robot for assembling a battery, an operation system, a control method, and a control system. The mobile robot includes a mobile platform, an inspection apparatus, a plurality of end effectors, and a robotic hand. The mobile platform is capable of receiving an assembly instruction to implement movement between different positions. The inspection apparatus is disposed on the mobile platform, configured to obtain a position signal and an assembly recipe signal. The plurality of end effectors are placed on the mobile platform. The robotic hand is disposed on the mobile platform, capable of connecting to a target end effector to perform a corresponding assembly action on the battery. The target end effector is determined from the plurality of end effectors based on the assembly instruction, and the assembly action is determined based on the position signal and the assembly recipe signal.
Resumen de: US2025253101A1
A hydrogel electrolyte and an electrochemical energy storage device are disclosed. The hydrogel electrolyte includes a hydrogel and electrolyzed salts. The hydrogel is a product from the reaction of a mixture of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyethylene oxide (PEO) with a borax aqueous solution. The electrolyzed salts are distributed within the hydrogel and dissociated into a cation and an anion. The electrochemical energy storage device includes the above hydrogel electrolyte.
Resumen de: US2025252786A1
A battery management system (for managing a set of batteries in a vehicle) includes: a set of battery management units including a battery management unit for each battery in the set of batteries, the battery management units managing respective batteries in the set of batteries; a communication module for enabling communication with the battery management system and within the battery management system; and a vehicle monitoring unit, the vehicle monitoring unit receiving and monitoring system information data including vehicle information data from the vehicle and battery information data pertaining to each of the batteries in the set of batteries from the respective battery management units, the system information data being received using the communication module, the vehicle monitoring unit being configured to generate a user message based upon a comparison of the system information data and predetermined standard acceptable system information values; the user message being communicated to a user.
Resumen de: US2025252789A1
An apparatus for safety testing a battery pack of an electric vehicle includes a low voltage data connector configured to couple to a battery management system controller of the electric vehicle battery pack for data communication with the battery management system controller. A test connector is configured to couple a battery module of the electric vehicle battery pack for use in testing the battery module. Measurement circuitry measures a parameter of the battery module through the test connector. A diagnostic controller couples to the low voltage data connector and the measurement circuitry and is configured to identify an error in data received from the battery management system controller based upon a comparison of the parameter measured by the measurement circuitry and the data received from the battery management system controller.
Resumen de: US2025252175A1
A battery authentication system includes a data obtaining unit, a data standardization unit, a code generation unit, a degradation state calculating unit, a degradation state integration unit, and a degradation state providing unit. The data obtaining unit obtains and records time-series battery data including signal values and physical values of a secondary battery. The data standardization unit standardizes the signal values and the physical values. The code generation unit generates a first identification code based on the standardized signal values. The degradation state calculating unit calculates a degradation state of the secondary battery based on the standardized physical values. The degradation state integration unit integrates the first identification code with the degradation calculation result to generate a second identification code. The degradation state providing unit verifies the first identification code based on the second identification code, and outputs the degradation calculation result based on the verification.
Resumen de: US2025251843A1
Methods and systems for executing tracking and monitoring manufacturing data of a battery are disclosed. One method includes: receiving, by a server system, sensing data of the battery from a sensing system; generating, by the server system, mapping data based on the sensing data; generating, by the server system, identification data of the battery based on the sensing data; generating, by the server system, monitoring data of the battery based on the sensing data, the identification data, and the mapping data; and generating, by the server system, display data for displaying a simulated electrode of the battery on a graphical user interface based on the monitoring data of the battery.
Resumen de: US2025251458A1
An electrical system and method of operation is disclosed. The electrical system can be an energy storage device operating a load. A battery pack provides power to the electrical system. A processor determines a model of a power schedule of the electrical system, determines, using the model, a test time during operation of the electrical system for obtaining a parameter suitable for calculating a capacity of the battery pack, obtains the parameter of the battery pack at the test time, calculates the capacity of the battery pack using the parameter, and operates the electrical system based on the calculated capacity.
Resumen de: US2025251453A1
Systems and methods for managing dispatch of an energy storage system through use of projected outcomes. The projected outcomes are generated based on a model that includes a set of defined operating states. The operating states represent a particularized energy-market allocation approach. An outcome is projected for each operating state. An optimal outcome is selected from the set of projected outcomes.
Resumen de: US2025251461A1
A battery managing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a profile acquisition unit configured to acquire a first profile for each of a plurality of batteries included in a battery pack; and a diagnosis unit configured to calculate a target value based on a capacity value for each of the plurality of batteries as a diagnostic factor on a basis of a first target point included in each of the plurality of first profiles, generate a distribution profile indicating a correspondence relationship between a plurality of calculated target values and the number of each of the plurality of target values, determine whether the distribution profile satisfies a predetermined condition, and diagnose a state of the battery pack according to a determination result.
Resumen de: US2025251348A1
The present disclosure provides a system, method and apparatus for detecting a folding fault in a secondary battery. A method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: measuring a height of a folding part and a height of a pouch case of the secondary battery being transferred by a transfer apparatus for each designated section using a laser scanner; checking whether there is a section where the height of the folding part is greater than the height of the pouch case, provided that a height difference therebetween is a designated reference value or more; and if there is a section where the height difference is the designated reference value or more, determining that the folding fault has occurred.
Resumen de: US2025251469A1
Systems and methods for detecting intermittent connections in a battery energy storage system (BESS) subsystem are disclosed. For each battery rack in the BESS subsystem, current time series data is received. A current rolling average is determined for each data point of the time series data by averaging current values of timestamps over a specified time interval. A current delta is determined for each data point, where the current delta is a difference between the current rolling average associated with the battery rack under analysis and a mean of the current rolling averages associated with the other battery racks in the BESS subsystem. A distribution profile of the current deltas is analyzed to detect a current anomaly at the respective battery rack. In response to detecting the current anomaly at the battery rack under analysis, an alert indicative of a faulty connection is displayed on a user interface.
Resumen de: US2025251460A1
A method, apparatus, medium and electronic device for identifying degradation degree of battery. The method includes: acquiring battery data corresponding to a current cycle count, wherein the battery data comprise battery capacities and battery voltages of the battery; acquiring, based on the battery capacities and the battery voltages, capacity differences corresponding to the battery voltages; acquiring, based on the battery voltages and the capacity differences, a surge set of the capacity differences and a voltage set corresponding to the surge set; and identifying a degree of the battery degradation based on the surge set and the voltage set, to obtain an identification result related to the current cycle count. The method can identify the degree of battery degradation without applying other specialized testing equipment, thereby reducing the cost of identifying the degree of degradation, thereby simplifying the process.
Resumen de: US2025251190A1
A method of manufacturing ceramic tape includes a step of directing a tape of partially-sintered ceramic into a furnace. The tape is partially-sintered such that grains of the ceramic are fused to one another yet the tape still includes at least 10% porosity by volume, where the porosity refers to volume of the tape unoccupied by the ceramic. The method further includes steps of conveying the tape through the furnace and further sintering the tape as the tape is conveyed through the furnace. The porosity of the tape decreases during the further sintering step.
Resumen de: US2025254757A1
The invention relates to a method for directly heating at least one energy storage module with a multilevel converter system, in which a multiplicity of energy storage modules and transistors are provided, wherein each energy storage module can be connected in parallel or in series with the respective adjacent energy storage module, and the energy storage modules, preferably the transistors, are switched in such a manner that at least 10 one energy storage module is heated, wherein at least one transistor has a switching frequency of at least 1 Hz.
Resumen de: US2025253681A1
A storage battery control device executes: a first process of discharging storage battery modules from a predetermined charged state by a predetermined discharge amount and recording a module voltage and a string current; a second process of discharging storage battery modules that are discharged by the predetermined discharge amount to a predetermined discharged state; a third process of charging storage battery modules that are discharged to the predetermined discharged state by a predetermined charge amount; a fourth process of discharging storage battery modules that are charged by the predetermined charge amount to the predetermined discharged state and recording a module voltage and a string current; and a fifth process of generating voltage transition information at the time of discharging storage battery modules based on the module voltage and the string current recorded in the first process and the module voltage and the string current recorded in the fourth process.
Resumen de: US2025253706A1
An energy harvester according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a coil section, a maintaining portion, and a rectifier. The coil section includes a core that is made of a magnetic material, and a wire rod that is wound around the core. The maintaining portion maintains the coil section on a surface of a target that includes a metallic body or a human body, such that an axis of the coil section intersects the surface of the target. The rectifier rectifies output from the coil section.
Resumen de: US2025253700A1
A foldable device and method for controlling charging of battery cells are provided. The foldable device includes: a first battery pack accommodated in a first housing structure and including a first battery cell; a second battery pack accommodated in a second housing structure and including a second battery cell; a connection unit which connects the first battery cell and the second battery cell in series; and a fuel gauge which is accommodated in the first housing structure and detects a first cell voltage of the first battery cell and a second cell voltage of the second battery cell. Wiring connected to a negative electrode terminal of the first battery cell and wiring connected to a positive electrode terminal of the second battery cell are connected to the fuel gauge. The fuel gauge detects an internal resistance (IR) voltage between the negative electrode terminal and the positive electrode terminal.
Nº publicación: US2025253697A1 07/08/2025
Solicitante:
YAZAKI CORP [JP]
YAZAKI CORPORATION
Resumen de: US2025253697A1
A storage battery control device includes a plurality of first control devices that are provided respectively for strings and configured to control a string auxiliary device, and a second control device configured to communicate with the plurality of first control devices and a host server outside an electricity storage system. The first control device is configured to acquire information on states of the strings and transmit the information to the second control device. The second control device is configured to calculate an instruction value of charge and discharge power assigned to each of strings based on an instruction value of charge and discharge power of the electricity storage system received from the host server and information on the states of the strings received from the plurality of first control devices, and transmit the instruction value of charge and discharge power to the first control devices.