Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To use high purity aluminum foil as a cathode collector to restrain the occurrence of wrinkles in a separator even when a battery cell is dried at higher temperature than before, thereby restraining the occurrence of wrinkles in an electrode or foil cuts in a current collector while or after a battery is assembled.SOLUTION: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises: an electrode unit 10 in which a wound body 11 having a cathode including a cathode collector and cathode active material, a separator, and an anode laminated and wound is covered with an insulation film 12; and a square battery container 20 for accommodating the electrode unit 10 and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The cathode collector is 10 to 25 μm in thickness and is composed of an aluminum foil containing 0.15-0.4 mass% Fe and 0.3-0.75 mass% Si and having 98.5 mass% or more of purity. A ratio of a thickness x of the electrode unit 10 before being accommodated in the battery container 20 and a wall thickness y of the battery container 20 (x/y) is 0.96 to 1.02.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a charging circuit which can suppress power consumption, is excellent in responsiveness, and has an overvoltage prevention function.SOLUTION: An overvoltage application prevention circuit 12 as a charging circuit comprises an output voltage blocking circuit 16 and an output voltage regulation circuit 18. The output voltage regulation circuit 18 regulates an output voltage of a charging apparatus 10 as a predetermined regulated voltage Vreg. The output voltage blocking circuit 16 blocks a charging path when the output voltage of the charging apparatus 10 exceeds a reference voltage Vref. Power consumption of the output voltage regulation circuit 18 is reduced when the output voltage blocking circuit 16 blocks the charging path.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a welding method which scarcely cause a damage on a separator when welding a collector to an electrode body, and to provide a battery and a separator. SOLUTION: A laminate electrode body 100 laminating a positive electrode plate P and a negative electrode plate N with a separator S interposed therebetween is welded to collector plates 110, 120. A separator S having a sulfonation region V subjected to sulfonation, and a non-sulfonation region X not subjected to sulfonation is used. When the positive electrode collector plate 110 is welded to the laminate electrode body 100, the positive electrode collector plate 110 is welded in a state where the non-sulfonation region X is arranged in a place to which heat is transmitted easily. COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
Provided is an apparatus for detecting state of charge (SOC) ofabattery. A voltage of abatterypack (100) is detected by voltage sensors (120-1) to (120-n). A determining unit (160) samples currents at times when the battery voltage reaches predetermined threshold voltages (Vth1, Vth2) respectively, and calculates an open end voltage (Vocv), based on representative values (I1, I2) of the sampled currents and threshold voltages (Vth1, Vth2). Furthermore, based on a correspondence relationship between the voltage (Vocv) and the state of charge (SOC) which is determined in advance, the state of charge (SOC) that corresponds to the calculated voltage (Vocv) is calculated.
Abstract:
A rechargeable battery exchanging method which exchanges rechargeable batteries of an assembled battery to rebuild new assembled battery. The method includes discharging a rechargeable battery derived from an assembled battery until the rechargeable battery becomes a fully discharged state and storing the rechargeable battery in a storage region for a predetermined period of time or longer from when the rechargeable battery becomes the fully discharged state to prepare a reusable rechargeable battery. The method further includes rebuilding a regenerated assembled battery by combining the stored reusable rechargeable battery with a stored reusable rechargeable battery derived from other assembled batteries or combining the stored reusable rechargeable battery with a fresh rechargeable battery.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clamp device capable of changing a clamp position for a cell body without the need for a large-scale alternation in which the clamp device for a battery pack comprises: a first clamp unit extending in a lamination direction above the cell body; and a second clamp unit oppositely disposed in the lamination direction and at both lateral sides of the extending direction and including clamping means clamping the cell body.SOLUTION: At least one of clamp arms 21 includes a first clamp claw 26A and a second clamp claw 26B which can contact with a side end of a cell body 51. The first clamp claw 26A and the second clamp claw 26B are disposed so as to protrude oppositely to each other in a lamination direction, and they are capable of rotating around a rotary shaft 14 located between the fist clamp claw 26A and the second clamp claw 26B. The rotary shaft 14 is disposed at a position closer to the second clamp claw 26B than the first clamp claw 26A.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for installing a battery pack bracket capable of easily positioning the bracket on an undersurface of a stack assembly, and an assembly jig using for the installation method.SOLUTION: An upper side bracket 10 is positioned and arranged at a prescribed position in one end part of an undersurface 20a of a stack assembly 20, a lower side bracket 11 is held in an assembly jig 1, and the assembly jig 1 is positioned and held relative to the stack assembly 20. Thereby, the lower side bracket 11 is positioned and arranged at a prescribed position in the other end part of the undersurface 20a of the stack assembly 20, the assembly jig 1 is placed to abut on a surface opposite to a surface where the stack assemble 20 is located, and a bracket 9 (each of the bracket 10 and 11) is coupled with the undersurface 20a of the stack assembly 20.