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Power system for high temperature applications with rechargeable energy storage

A power system adapted for supplying power in a high temperature environment is disclosed. The power system includes a rechargeable energy storage that is operable in a temperature range of between about seventy degrees Celsius and about two hundred and fifty degrees Celsius coupled to a circuit for at least one of supplying power from the energy storage and charging the energy storage; wherein the energy storage is configured to store between about one one hundredth (0.01) of a joule and about one hundred megajoules of energy, and to provide peak power of between about one one hundredth (0.01) of a watt and about one hundred megawatts, for at least two charge-discharge cycles. Methods of use and fabrication are provided. Embodiments of additional features of the power supply are included.
Owner:FASTCAP SYST

Quick recharge energy storage device, in the form of thin films

The quick recharge energy storage device has a sufficient capacity due to the combination of a micro-battery and at least one micro-supercapacitor connected between two terminals of an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit, powered by the micro-battery, monitors high-speed (less than one second) charge of the micro-supercapacitors from an external energy source. The micro-supercapacitor can be connected in parallel with the micro-battery so as to subsequently recharge the micro-battery during the necessary time. The micro-battery provides a sufficient energy capacity, while the micro-supercapacitors allow high recharging speeds compatible with various applications (smart cards, smart labels, micro-system power supply, etc . . . ). The micro-battery and micro-supercapacitors are preferably formed on the same substrate, either side by side or stacked. Series connection of several micro-supercapacitors provides sufficient voltage for charging the micro-battery.
Owner:COMMISSARIAT A LENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

Energy storage device cell and control method thereof

An energy storage device cell includes: a capacitor cathode including a capacitor cathode collector foil, and a capacitor cathode electrode layer formed on one face of the capacitor cathode collector foil and containing microparticles of activated carbon; a first separator; a common anode including an anode collector foil having a through-hole, and an anode electrode layer formed on one face of the anode collector foil; a second separator; and a battery cathode including a battery cathode collector foil, and a battery cathode electrode layer formed on one face of the battery cathode collector foil and containing particles of a lithium-containing metal compound. The first separator is sandwiched by the capacitor cathode electrode layer and the anode electrode layer. The second separator is sandwiched by the anode collector foil and the battery cathode electrode layer.
Owner:MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP

Electrochemical supercapacitor/lead-acid battery hybrid electrical energy storage device

A hybrid lead-acid battery / electrochemical capacitor electrical energy storage device. The lead-acid battery and electrochemical capacitor reside in the same case and are electrically connected. Preferably, a hybrid device of the present invention includes at least one non-polarizable positive electrode, at least one non-polarizable negative electrode, and at least one polarizable electric double layer negative electrode. Separators reside between the electrodes and the separators and electrodes are impregnated with an aqueous sulfuric acid electrolyte. A hybrid device of the present invention exhibits high power characteristics.
Owner:UNIVERSAL SUPERCAPACITORS LLC

Method of supplying electric current, method of starting internal combustion engine, power supply apparatus, and vehicle

A power supply apparatus has a lead storage battery and an electric double-layer capacitor which are connected in parallel to each other, and a starter generator for being supplied with electric power discharged from the storage battery and the electric double-layer capacitor and for operating as an electric generator after an engine is started. Electric power generated by the starter generator is supplied to charge the storage battery and the electric double-layer capacitor. An IPU as a connection switching device is connected between the storage battery and the electric double-layer capacitor, and the starter generator. A line length between the electric double-layer capacitor and the starter generator is shorter than a line length between the lead storage battery and the starter generator.
Owner:HONDA MOTOR CO LTD

Electrochemical Cell

In an electrochemical cell including a cathode 7, an anode 6, electrolyte 10, a hollow container 1 accommodating these members, and terminals extending from the inside to the outside of the hollow container 1, the terminals include a plurality of inner terminals 5a formed on the inner surface of the hollow container 1, a cathode outer terminal 5b1 formed on the outer surface of the hollow container 1, and an inner layer wire 5c formed on the inner layer of the hollow container 1 for commonly connecting the plurality of inner terminals 5a to the cathode outer terminal 5b1.
Owner:SEIKO INSTR INC

Power system for high temperature applications with rechargeable energy storage

A power system adapted for supplying power in a high temperature environment is disclosed. The power system includes a rechargeable energy storage that is operable in a temperature range of between about seventy degrees Celsius and about two hundred and fifty degrees Celsius coupled to a circuit for at least one of supplying power from the energy storage and charging the energy storage; wherein the energy storage is configured to store between about one one hundredth (0.01) of a joule and about one hundred megajoules of energy, and to provide peak power of between about one one hundredth (0.01) of a watt and about one hundred megawatts, for at least two charge-discharge cycles. Methods of use and fabrication are provided. Embodiments of additional features of the power supply are included.
Owner:FASTCAP SYST

Anodes comprising germanium for lithium-ion devices

An anode material for a lithium ion device includes an active material including germanium and boron. The weight percentage of the germanium is between about 45 to 80 weight % of the total weight of the anode material and the weight percentage of the boron is between about 2 to 20 weight % of the total weight of the anode material. The active material may include carbon at a weight percentage of between 0.5 to about 5 weight % of the total weight of the anode material. Additional materials, methods of making and devices are taught.
Owner:STOREDOT

Composite battery, preparation method and application thereof

The invention discloses a composite battery comprising a battery shell, wherein a positive terminal and a negative terminal are arranged on the battery shell; a matrix battery, a super capacitor and a voltage-sharing circuit board are also arranged in the battery shell; the matrix battery, the super capacitor and the voltage-sharing circuit board are in parallel connection and form electric connection; a positive terminal and a negative terminal on the voltage-sharing circuit board are respectively electrically connected with the anode and the cathode of the super capacitor; the anode and the cathode of the matrix battery are correspondingly and electrically connected with the positive terminal and the negative terminal on the battery shell; and the matrix battery can be a lead-acid battery, a lithium ion battery or a nickel-metal hydride battery. The composite battery has the advantages of high energy and power, low temperature resistance, matrix battery protection, long service life, energy recovery, energy saving and emission reduction, and resource saving, and is applied to electric starting systems, electric drive systems, uninterruptable power output, the starting of tractors and the recovery of the brake energy of motor vehicles. The preparation method has the advantages of simple process and low cost and is suitable for preparing the composite battery of industrial production.
Owner:韩福忠

Power storage device and electric device

Provided is a power storage device having a high discharge capacitance and a light-transmitting property. The power storage device includes a first current collector having a net-like planar shape; a first active material layer over the first current collector; a solid electrolyte layer over the first active material layer; a second active material layer over the solid electrolyte layer; and a second current collector over the second active material layer.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD

Battery array configured to prevent vibration

The battery array is provided with a battery stack 5 having a plurality of rectangular battery cells 1 stacked together with intervening separators 2, endplates 3 disposed at the ends of the battery stack 5, and binding bars 4 extending in the battery cell 1 stacking direction and attached to the endplates 3 in a manner that binds both sides of the battery stack 5. The binding bars 4 are configured as plates of given width extending along the battery stack 5 surfaces. The binding bars 4 and separators 2 fit together in a linked configuration that limits their relative movement in the up-and-down direction.
Owner:SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD

Piezoelectric Ultracapacitor

A piezoelectric ultracapacitor is disclosed capable of converting the kinetic energy of ordinary motion into an electrical potential. Multiple piezoelectric ultracapacitors may be configured together to provide an increased output voltage and various materials may advantageously be used. The piezoelectric ultracapacitor of the present invention may be used in various contexts, including power generation, switching and control and memory. An elastomeric piezoelectric ultracapacitor, along with methods of making and operating such a device, is also disclosed. The elastomeric piezoelectric ultracapacitor utilizes the voltage generation capabilities of a piezoelectric ultracapacitor and the generator mode operation of an elastomer actuator, combined and cooperating in novel ways, to provide improved energy generation capabilities.
Owner:MICALLEF JOSEPH A

Gel-type polymer electrolyte and use thereof

A gel-type polymer electrolyte, wherein said polymer comprises (A) an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer or a derivative thereof and (B) a polyalkylene oxide having a hydroxyl group at one terminal thereof or a derivative thereof, which are bonded together by an ester bond. The gel-type polymer electrolyte has a high ionic conductivity, and makes it possible to provides a cell which has excellent charge / discharge characteristics at low temperatures as well as at high temperatures.
Owner:MITSUI LTD +1

Lead member and boding method thereof and nonaqueous electrolyte electricity storing device

A first member 11 and a second member 12 connected to each other are provided. The first member 11 is electrically connected to an electrode. The second member 12 is bonded to a position of the first member 11 remote from the electrode and is constituted by a material of a kind different from that of the first member 11. An overlapped portion 13 is formed at the first member 11 and the second member 12 and the overlapped portion 13 is bonded by cold welding. By the cold welding, the overlapped portion 13 is formed with a plurality of pressure marks 14 in a recess shape. Each cold pressure welded mark 14 is formed with a deformation mark reducing a depth of the cold pressure welded mark of the recess shape before plastic working by plastically working the overlapped portion 13 in a thickness direction thereof.
Owner:SUMIDEN ASAHI IND LTD +1

Liquid column-based capacitive sensors

A liquid column-based normal / shear pressure / force sensing device having an elastic electrolyte-electrode contact with large interfacial capacitance to achieve high sensitivity and resolution with flexible and transparent constructs.
Owner:RGT UNIV OF CALIFORNIA

Self-charging super capacitor

Disclosed is a self-charging super capacitor. The self-charging super capacitor comprises: at least one nanometer friction generator which is capable of converting mechanical energy into electric energy, wherein each nanometer friction generator is provided with two output electrodes which are used for outputting electrical signals; a charging circuit module which is connected to the output electrodes of the at least one nanometer friction generator and is used for adjusting and converting the electrical signals output by the nanometer friction generator; and a super capacitor which is connected to the charging circuit module and is used for receiving the electrical signals output by the charging circuit module and storing same. In the self-charging super capacitor provided in the present invention, a nanometer friction generator acts as a charging power source, and the self-charging of the super capacitor is achieved by converting mechanical energy into electric energy through the nanometer friction generator and outputting electrical signals to the super capacitor for storage after adjusting and converting same through a charging circuit module.
Owner:NEWNAGY TANGSHAN

Energy device and various applications using the same

An object of the present invention is to provide an energy device excellent in input / output characteristics at a low temperature and various applications using the same. The present invention consists in an energy device comprising a positive electrode having a region where a faradic reaction occurs, and a negative electrode having a region where a faradic reaction occurs, wherein at least one of the positive and negative electrodes has a region where a faradic reaction having a reaction rate higher than that of the faradic reaction occurs or a region where a non-faradic reaction occurs.
Owner:HITACHI LTD

Capacitor bank for electrical generator

A capacitor bank for an electrical power generator comprises: a positive assembly having a positive electrical terminal; a negative assembly having a negative electrical terminal; at least one capacitor sandwiched between and electrically coupled to the positive and negative assemblies; and electrical interconnects coupled to each of the terminals and for coupling to a load or to another capacitor bank. The positive and negative assemblies of the capacitor bank are each stackable on the positive and negative assemblies of another capacitor bank. When two capacitor banks are stacked with their positive assemblies facing each other, the interconnects couple the capacitor banks in series, and when two capacitor banks are stacked with a positive assembly facing a negative assembly, the interconnects couple the capacitor banks in parallel. A plurality of such capacitor banks can be electrically connected in series and / or in parallel in a number of different configurations, thereby providing a highly customizable capacitor bank assembly to suit the particular needs of the electrical power generator.
Owner:PLUG POWER

Electrode assembly having super-capacitor and lithium secondary battery having the same

An electrode assembly having a super-capacitor for allowing high current charge / discharge operations and a lithium secondary battery having the same. The electrode assembly includes first and second electrode plates, a separator interposed between the first and second electrode plates; and a super-capacitor. Each plate has an electrode charge collector, an activation material layer formed on at least one surface of the electrode charge collector, and an electrode tap attached to the electrode charge collector.
Owner:SAMSUNG SDI CO LTD

Energy device

An energy device having high input-output performance, in particular being excellent in low temperature performance. An energy device characterized by storing and discharging electric energy by both a faradaic reaction mechanism wherein mainly the oxidation state of an active material changes and electric charge transfers inside said active material and a non-faradaic reaction mechanism wherein mainly ions are physically absorbed and desorbed on the surface of an active material and resultantly electric charge is accumulated and discharged. Further, output performance at a low temperature is improved by providing an energy device characterized by storing and discharging electric energy by at least two kinds of reaction mechanisms that show low and high reaction rates respectively in faradaic reaction wherein mainly the oxidation state of an active material changes and electric charge transfers to said active material through an electrode interface. Furthermore, an energy device characterized by storing and discharging electric energy by at least two kinds of reaction mechanisms that show low and high reaction rates respectively in faradaic reaction wherein mainly the oxidation state of an active material changes and electric charge transfers to said active material through an electrode interface.
Owner:HITACHI LTD

Electric vehicle powered by capacitive energy storage modules

The invention relates to a capacitor based energy storage module and an electric vehicle using the same. For providing an electric vehicle which can meet the requirements of long distance running and rapid acceleration at the same time, the electric vehicle of present invention comprising: An electric control unit controlling all operations of the electric vehicle; An energy storage unit having one or more energy devices based on meta-capacitor which provides needed electric energy of the electric vehicle; A DC-DC converter receiving control signal from said electric control unit to convert the energy from said energy storage unit then provide to motor; A motor converting the electric energy into mechanical energy to drive the wheels; Wheels are driven by the motor to make the electric vehicle run.
Owner:CAPACITOR SCI

Stacked electrochemical cell

An electrochemical element with improved energy density is provided. The electrochemical element has electrochemical cells which are multiply stacked. The electrochemical cell is stacked with the full cell or bicell as a basic unit and a separator film is interposed between the adjoining portion of the cells. The electrochemical element is easy to manufacture, has a structure which uses the space available efficiently, and can maximize the content of the active electrode material so that a highly integrated battery can be implemented.
Owner:LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD

Photochargeable layered capacitor comprising photovoltaic electrode unit and layered capacitor unit

The present invention provides a photochargeable layered capacitor comprising a layered capacitor unit and a photovoltaic electrode unit. The layered capacitor unit comprises an outer counter-electrode layer, an outer storage material layer, a separator impregnated with an ionic electrolyte, an inner storage material layer and an inner counter-electrode layer in this order. The photo-voltaic electrode unit comprises a transparent substrate, a transparent conductive layer, a semiconductor layer and a charge transfer layer in this order. The charge transfer layer of the photovoltaic electrode unit is in junction with an outer surface of the inner counter-electrode layer of the layered capacitor unit. The inner counter-electrode layer comprises a single metal sheet.
Owner:PECCELL TECH

Energy storage device

An energy storage device includes a cylindrical shrink wrap housing having two opposed metal terminals. An electrochemical device in the form of a dry cell alkaline battery is disposed within the housing for providing an electrical potential between the terminals. An electric double layer supercapacitor is wrapped around and mounted to the housing and connected to the terminals in parallel with the battery.
Owner:CAP XX LTD

Perovskite solar cell-super capacitor combined integrated device

The invention proposes a perovskite solar cell-super capacitor combined energy conversion and storage integrated device and belongs to the energy conversion and storage technical field. The integrated device comprises a transparent electric conduction substrate, an electron transport layer, a perovskite light absorption layer, a dual-function layer, an electrolyte layer and an upper electrode layer of a super capacitor which are arranged sequentially from bottom to top, wherein the dual-function layer is simultaneously adopted as a hole transport layer of a perovskite solar cell and a lower electrode layer of the super capacitor. According to the perovskite solar cell-super capacitor combined energy conversion and storage integrated device of the invention, the perovskite solar cell and the super capacitor can be combined through the material of the dual-function layer which can be either adopted as the material of the hole transport layer of the perovskite solar cell or the electrode material of the lower electrode of the super capacitor, and therefore, an energy conversion function and a storage function can be realized, and the thickness of the device can be decreased, and a preparation process can be simplified, and cost can be reduced, and the realization of miniaturized electronic equipment can be benefitted.
Owner:UNIV OF ELECTRONICS SCI & TECH OF CHINA

Power circuit and communication device provided with same

A power circuit in a battery powered portable communication terminal, having a battery and a transmission power amplifier for TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) or TDD (Time Division Duplex) signals includes a power accumulator, a battery output current limiter, and a control circuit to control the current limiter and to connect the power accumulator to the battery and to the transmission power amplifier depending on whether the transmission power amplifier is transmitting a signal burst. The control circuit controls the battery to charge the power accumulator during a non-burst period. During burst periods, when the transmission power amplifier requires higher power, the control circuit connects the power accumulator to the transmission power amplifier, to supplement the current-limited current provided by the battery and provide a total current to the power amplifier that is higher than the battery output current.
Owner:NEC ENERGY DEVICES LTD
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