68results about "Multimode batteries" patented technology

A battery assembly configured to be operable during charging or discharging to distribute a common current delivered to or from a common bus and a use of at least one analog battery module. Also disclosed is an analog battery module for distributing current between a plurality of battery strings. Each analog battery module is connectable in series with a respective battery string. The distribution of the current between the battery strings is at least partially given by the respective voltages of the analog battery modules.

A power tool is provided including a power supply interface receiving a removable battery pack, a brushless direct current (BLDC) motor including a rotor and a stator, and a multi-phase inverter bridge circuit. A controller is provided to output drive signals to the inverter bridge circuit to control flow of current from to the motor, where each drive signal is activated within each corresponding phase of the motor within a conduction band. The controller is configured to control a length of the conduction band at a variable value within a first torque range below a torque threshold and at a substantially constant value within a second torque range above the torque threshold. The torque threshold is greater than approximately 1 Newton-meters and the motor produces a maximum power output of at least approximately 1250 watts at the torque of approximately 1 Newton-meters.

A battery assembly and a control unit for aiming at outputting a target voltage during charging or discharging and a method, a battery assembly and a control unit for maintaining a target voltage of a battery assembly during charging or discharging are disclosed. The battery assembly (100) comprises a first battery module (110) configured to receive a first signal representing a first voltage to be output over the first battery module (110), wherein the first signal is configurable to represent a range of voltages capable of being output over the first battery module (110). Moreover, the battery assembly (100) comprises a plurality of second battery modules (160-180). Each second battery module (160, 170, 180) of the plurality of second battery modules (160-180) is configured to receive a respective second signal, representing a respective configuration, which indicates whether said each second battery module (160, 170, 180) is to be switched-on or bypassed.

A hybrid battery cell includes a first independent drive cell, a second independent drive cell, and a cell housing. The first independent drive cell has a first positive electrode tab and a first negative electrode tab. The second independent drive cell is independently driven from the first independent drive cell, and includes a second positive electrode tab and a second negative electrode. The cell housing exposes the first and second positive electrode tabs and the first and second negative electrode tabs, respectively, to the outside, and surrounds the first independent drive cell and the second independent drive cell.

A method of manufacturing a battery pack including the creation of a support board for enabling conversion of the battery pack from providing a first voltage to providing a second voltage. The support board is created by injection molding about a precut set of power traces for coupling a converting element to a plurality of battery cells. The power traces couple the plurality of battery cells to a set of battery pack terminals. The support board may be mechanically coupled to a battery cell holder.

Example embodiments relate to multiple battery configurations for space utilization. One embodiment includes a device. The device includes a primary battery. The device also includes an auxiliary battery configured to supply auxiliary electrical power. A first surface of the auxiliary battery is positioned along a first surface of the primary battery. The auxiliary battery is a thin-film battery. The first surface of the auxiliary battery has a smaller area than the first surface of the primary battery.

The present disclosure relates to a dual battery system (1) for providing power for propulsion of an electric vehicle (10) in a dual manner, the electric vehicle (10) comprising a first electric motor (2) coupled in a driving relationship to one or more rear wheels (3) and a second electric motor (4) coupled in a driving relationship to one or more front wheels (5), the dual battery system comprising a first battery (11) and a second battery (12). The first battery is adapted to provide power for driving the first electric motor, and the second battery is adapted to provide power for driving the second electric motor. The present disclosure also relates to an electric vehicle (10) comprising such a dual battery system.

Methods and devices are disclosed herein pertaining to an auxiliary electrodes for transferring of carrier ions to into a batteries such as secondary batteries e.g., a lithium-ion batteries. The batteries may comprise silicon based active material. The batteries may comprise stacked unit cells. The auxiliary electrode and battery may be sealed in an enclosure.

The present invention relates to charging and discharging methods of a lithium ion battery with a high capacity retention rate, which comprise the following steps: (1) when a number of turns is n, the negative and positive electrodes of the lithium ion battery are only charged; after the charging is finished, a third electrode and a fourth electrode are discharged with controlled current, wherein the controlled current is 0.05 - 10 A; (2) after standing for 1 hour, the fourth electrode is connected in parallel with the negative electrode of the lithium ion battery to perform the discharge with the positive electrode of the lithium ion battery; (3) common charge and discharge between the positive and negative electrodes of the lithium ion battery occur at the (n + 1) th and subsequent turns; (4) the common charge and discharge are continued until the next conditional number of turns, and steps (1) - (4) are repeated; and (5) when the number of cycles reaches the specified number of turns, the charging and discharging methods are finished; n is the conditional number of turns, which is selected from the next turn every time the discharge capacity is attenuated by 0.2 - 1%. The charging and discharging methods can release active lithium according to the self-demand of each battery cell or battery pack, so as to facilitate the capacity retention rate.

Disclosure is a multi-voltage battery pack which includes: a housing, battery strings disposed inside the housing and including a plurality of battery cells, a battery interface disposed on the housing for use with the power tool, and a converting assembly disposed within the housing and electrically connected to the battery strings. The converting assembly has a first state, a second state, and a third state. The multi-voltage battery pack can separately output a first operating voltage, a second operating voltage, and a third operating voltage. The third operating voltage is greater than the second operating voltage, and the second operating voltage is greater than the first operating voltage.

A battery pack transport system (100; 100') includes a battery pack (200) and a protective member (600; 700) assembled on the battery pack (200) to prevent damaging of the battery pack (200) during shipping. The battery pack (200) includes two battery cell groups each having a positive electrode and a negative electrode and a female connector (4) electrically connected to two battery cell groups to connect two battery cell groups in parallel. The protective member (600; 700) engages with the female connector (4) to change two battery cell groups from parallel connected state to isolated state.

The invention provides a power tool system and a battery pack (100) thereof, the battery pack (100) comprises a housing (101) provided with a socket (110) located thereon, and two battery cell groups (102, 103) received in the housing. Each battery cell group has a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The socket has four conductive terminals (111, 112, 113, 114) respectively, which are electrically connected to electrodes of the two battery cell groups. The two battery cell groups can be switched between an isolated state and a series connected state to output two different voltages through two conductive terminals with different polarities being disconnected or connected to each other, and where the two conductive terminals with different polarities respectively are connected to the two battery cell groups.

An auxiliary electrode includes a conductive layer having a first major surface in an X-Y plane, the conductive layer is electrically conductive and has a first surface area. The auxiliary electrode includes a first carrier ion supply layer and a second carrier ion supply layer, each carrier ion supply layer comprising a material that supplies carrier ions for an electrode of the secondary battery. The first carrier ion supply layer covers a first region of the first major surface of the conductive layer and the second carrier ion supply layer covers a second region of the first major surface of the conductive layer. The first and second regions are separated by a third region, the third region configured to be folded such that the first region and the second region are substantially parallel, and the third region is substantially perpendicular to the first and second regions in the folded configuration.

A battery bank unit includes: a first battery bank and a second battery bank that are connected in parallel to each other; and a control apparatus that performs collective charge for collectively charging the first battery bank and the second battery bank, performs first bank charge for charging only the first battery bank after the collective charge, and performs second bank charge for charging only the second battery bank after the first bank charge. The control apparatus calculates remaining time to complete charge of the battery bank unit based on a temperature of the battery bank unit at a start of the collective charge.

The disclosure provides an energy storage device comprising four energy units with a same rated voltage and a socket, wherein the four energy units are equally divided into two energy modules, and the socket comprises two voltage output terminals respectively connected with a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the electric energy storage device. The socket is further provided with an in-module control part for switching the connection state of two energy units in the energy modules and an inter-module control part for switching the connection state between the two energy modules. The disclosure provides an electric tool system, wherein the electric tool is provided with a plug coupled with a socket. The energy storage device can provide three output voltages, which can be matched with electric tools with different rated voltages, improves the adaptability of the electric energy storage devices, and reduces the cost.

A method for monitoring and controlling a vehicle battery pack that includes a plurality of battery cells. The battery cells each include a switching unit which serves to connect and disconnect the respective battery cells. Pack information of the battery pack is acquired, a pack voltage of the battery pack is calculated on the basis of the cell voltages and a current activation pattern for actuating the switching units. An electrical power requirement of the vehicle is predicted based on GPS information. A state of the battery pack is estimated based on the pack information and the current activation pattern and an optimized activation pattern for actuating the switching units on the basis of the predicted electrical power requirement and the estimated state of the battery pack is calculated. The switching units of the respective battery cells are actuated according to the optimized activation pattern.

The present invention provides a cylindrical battery parallel winding core structure and a manufacturing process thereof, wherein the cylindrical battery parallel winding core structure comprises a first winding core body and a second winding core body connected to each other, the first winding core body is provided with a first positive electrode ear and a first negative electrode ear located at different ends, the second winding core body is provided with a second positive electrode ear and a second negative electrode ear located at different ends, the first winding core body and the second winding core body both comprise a positive electrode sheet, a negative electrode sheet and a separation film separated between the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet, the positive electrode sheet comprises a positive electrode collector and a positive electrode film sheet arranged on the positive electrode collector, the positive electrode collector comprises a coating portion provided with a positive electrode film sheet and a blank portion not provided with a positive electrode film sheet, the negative electrode sheet comprises a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode film sheet arranged on the negative electrode collector, the first winding core body and the second winding core body share the same positive electrode collector, and a portion of the blank portion of the positive electrode collector extends out of the first winding core body and simultaneously constitutes the first positive electrode ear and the second positive electrode ear.

A method of pre-lithiating a lithium based secondary battery includes: (i) charging the lithium based secondary battery using a charging circuit connected to the electrode busbar and the counter-electrode busbar; (ii) stopping charging the lithium based secondary battery using the charging circuit when the battery voltage reaches a first voltage; (iii) controlling a current sink connected to the electrode busbar and the auxiliary electrode to conduct a current from the electrode busbar through the auxiliary electrode to diffuse lithium from the auxiliary electrode to the electrode active material layers of the lithium based secondary battery; (iv) stopping controlling the current sink connected to the electrode busbar and the auxiliary electrode to conduct the current from the electrode busbar through the auxiliary electrode when the battery voltage reaches a second voltage lower than the first voltage; and (v) repeating steps (i)-(iv). Use of the method may reduce process time and equipment needed.

To provide a metal air battery system capable of storing electric power and efficiently charging and discharging.SOLUTION: A metal air battery system includes a cell having a chamber and an electrode device housed in the chamber, the electrode device includes a first electrode, a cylindrical second electrode provided so as to surround the first electrode on the radially outer side of the first electrode, and a cylindrical third electrode provided so as to surround the second electrode on the radially outer side of the second electrode, and an electrolyte is configured to flow between at least the outer peripheral surface of the first electrode and the inner peripheral surface of the third electrode, and the combination of the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode is a combination of a negative electrode containing a metal, a positive electrode for charging, and a positive electrode for discharging.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells stacked in a predetermined direction and electrically connected together; a plurality of bus bars that electrically connect the plurality of battery cells together; and a plurality of voltage detection wires each connected to one set of two or more battery cells electrically connected together. According to the battery module, the number of the voltage detection wires is reduced, thereby attaining reduced sizes of the bus bars, productivity improved by improved workability, and reduced cost.

A dual battery system, including: a primary battery which drives a starter motor; an auxiliary battery which drives one or more auxiliary loads; an alternator which supplies current to recharge the primary battery; and a power supply circuit which supplies current from the alternator to recharge the auxiliary battery when a surplus condition is detected, the surplus condition indicating that the alternator is generating more electrical power than is required for recharging the primary battery, wherein the power supply circuit ceases to supply current to recharge the auxiliary battery when absence of the surplus condition is detected so that the primary and auxiliary batteries become electrically isolated, thereby ensuring that recharging of the auxiliary battery does not have an adverse effect on the level of charge of the primary battery.

Assembly comprising an electrochemical element and a rechargeable electrical element and associated manufacturing process. The assembly (10) comprises: - an electrochemical element (20) comprising: - a container (22) extending along a first central axis (A-A'), having an external tubular wall (24) delimiting an internal volume (30) receiving a first electrochemical bundle (32); - a rechargeable electrical element (40) electrically connected to the electrochemical element (20). The rechargeable electrical element (40) is a pouch-type element comprising a second bundle (43) having a first electrode, a second electrode, and at least one separator, the second bundle (43) being spirally wound around a second central axis (B-B') coaxial to the first central axis (A-A') and around the external tubular wall (24) of the electrochemical element (20). Figure for the abbreviation: Figure 2

Methods and devices are disclosed herein pertaining to an auxiliary electrodes for transferring of carrier ions to into a batteries such as secondary batteries e.g., a lithium-ion batteries. The batteries may comprise silicon based active material. The batteries may comprise stacked unit cells. The auxiliary electrode and battery may be sealed in an enclosure.

The invention relates to an HV battery system (2) comprising a plurality of cell groups, each of the cell groups comprising at least one battery cell (1), a circuit arrangement comprising a plurality of converter devices (3), each of the cell groups being assigned one of the converter devices (3), and the circuit arrangement being configured such that the cell groups can be coupled and uncoupled independently of one another via the assigned converter device (3), so that cell groups can be connected in parallel to form a high-voltage bus, and a method for doing so.

SOLUTION: There is provided a battery cell connection structure that connects two battery cells 14 in series with two rectangular battery cells 14 stacked in the thickness direction, in which a positive electrode tab 20a of one of the battery cells 14 and a negative electrode tab 20b of the other battery cell 14 are inclined with respect to the direction in which the two battery cells 14 are stacked, and with the positive electrode tab 20a and the negative electrode tab 20b stacked in the thickness direction, the positive electrode tab 20a and the negative electrode tab 20b are connected.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

A method of pre-lithiating a lithium based secondary battery includes: (i) charging the lithium based secondary battery using a charging circuit connected to the electrode busbar and the counter-electrode busbar;(ii) stopping charging the lithium based secondary battery using the charging circuit when the battery voltage reaches a first voltage;(iii) controlling a current sink connected to the electrode busbar and the auxiliary electrode to conduct a current from the electrode busbar through the auxiliary electrode to diffuse lithium from the auxiliary electrode to the electrode active material layers of the lithium based secondary battery;(iv) stopping controlling the current sink connected to the electrode busbar and the auxiliary electrode to conduct the current from the electrode busbar through the auxiliary electrode when the battery voltage reaches a second voltage lower than the first voltage; and(v) repeating steps (i)-(iv). Use of the method may reduce process time and equipment needed.

An electric energy storage device comprises four energy units with a same rated voltage and a socket. The four energy units are divided into two energy modules each comprising with two energy units. Each energy module is provided with a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The socket includes four voltage output terminals connected to the positive and negative electrodes of the two energy modules and is provided with two control parts, which respectively control the two energy units in the two corresponding energy modules to switch between parallel state and series state. An electric tool system is also provided, comprising a plug that is connected to the socket, and different plugs can connect the four energy units in different connection states. The electric energy storage device with multiple output voltages can be matched with various electric tools with different rated voltages and reduces the cost.

The present invention relates to an electrode assembly for a secondary battery, the electrode assembly for a secondary battery including at least one positive electrode and at least one negative electrode alternately stacked in a state in which a separator is interposed therebetween, wherein the positive electrode includes a first positive electrode having a single positive electrode tab and a second positive electrode having two or more positive electrode tabs, and the negative electrode includes a first negative electrode having a single negative electrode tab and a second negative electrode having two or more negative electrode tabs, whereby the output of the electrode assembly is adjustable.

To provide various electric tools and electric tool systems which are operable using various AC power sources and DC power sources.SOLUTION: An electric tool system (1) includes: a first electric tool (10A1) having a first electric tool rated voltage; second electric tools (10A2, 10A3 and 10B) having second electric tool rated voltages different from the first electric tool rated voltage; and a first battery pack (20A4) which can be coupled to the first electric tool (10A1) and the second electric tools (10A2, 10A3 and 10B). The first battery pack (20A4) is switchable between a first configuration having a first battery pack rated voltage corresponding to the first electric tool rated voltage so that the first battery pack can operate the first electric tool (10A1), and a second configuration having a convertible battery pack rated voltage corresponding to the second electric tool rated voltage (10A2) so that the battery pack can operate the second electric tools (10A2, 10A3 and 10B).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1A

To provide a secondary battery that allows for the charging and discharging of AC current and AC voltage as well as produces high voltage. A secondary battery pack (1) according to the present invention includes: a first battery (2) and second battery (3) each of which includes positive and negative terminals; a third battery (4) including positive, negative and bipolar terminals; a first connector electrically connecting the negative terminal of the first battery (2) and the positive terminal of the third battery (4); and a second connector electrically connecting the positive terminal of the second battery (3) and the negative terminal of the third battery (4). The third battery (4) includes: a plurality of positive electrodes C and negative electrodes A alternately arranged; bipolar electrodes B individually located in the spaces between the positive electrodes C and the negative electrodes A neighboring each other, the bipolar electrodes having an intermediate electrode potential between the positive electrode C and the negative electrode A; an electrolyte (23); a positive-electrode connection member electrically connecting the positive terminal of the third battery (4) and the positive electrodes C; a negative-electrode connection member electrically connecting the negative terminal and the negative electrodes A; and a bipolar-electrode connection member electrically connecting the bipolar terminal and the bipolar electrodes B.