公开(公告)号：US11251474B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-15

申请号：US16367391

申请日：2019-03-28

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Daebong Jung ,  Jeongsik Ko ,  Ji-Young Jeong

IPC: H01M10/6556 ,  H01M10/613

Abstract: A cooling structure includes a plurality of bars spaced apart from each other and configured to extend along a first surface of a battery cell; a support configured to support the plurality of bars; and a plurality of flow paths defined by the first surface of the battery cell and a pair of adjacent bars of the plurality of bars, the plurality of flow paths being configured to guide flow of a coolant in contact with the first surface of the battery cell.

公开(公告)号：US20200058977A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-20

申请号：US16665193

申请日：2019-10-28

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jeongsik Ko ,  Hyukjae Kwon ,  Dongmin Im

IPC: H01M12/06 ,  H01M8/18 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M4/90 ,  H01M12/08 ,  H01M8/0438 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/04746

Abstract: A metal air battery includes a multi module air supply unit having air suction units or air purification units in a parallel arrangement. The metal air battery further includes a battery module including a metal air cell and the air supply unit which supplies the air to the battery module. The air supply unit includes an air suction unit which suctions air and an air purification unit that adsorbs impurities such as moisture and nitrogen from the suctioned air. The air suction unit or the air purification unit may be provided in plural to be in a parallel arrangement to define the multi module air supply unit.

公开(公告)号：US20180351224A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15877562

申请日：2018-01-23

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jeongsik Ko ,  Hyukjae Kwon ,  Jaejoon Oh

IPC: H01M12/06 ,  H01M10/617 ,  H01M10/654

Abstract: A metal-air battery apparatus includes a temperature controller for controlling temperatures of a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The temperature controller includes a monitoring unit that may be separated from the temperature controller. The temperature of at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode may be controlled by monitoring an internal condition of the metal-air battery apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US10103397B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-16

申请号：US15194755

申请日：2016-06-28

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hyukjae Kwon ,  Jeongsik Ko ,  Dongmin Im

IPC: H01M12/06 ,  H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/04828 ,  H01M8/04119 ,  H01M8/0444

Abstract: A metal-air battery includes a battery module configured to provide electricity by oxidation of a metal and reduction of oxygen in air; and a first air purifier in fluid communication with the battery module and including a condenser configured to condense moisture in the air and remove the condensed moisture.

公开(公告)号：US10008753B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-26

申请号：US15201732

申请日：2016-07-05

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hyukjae Kwon ,  Jeongsik Ko ,  Heungchan Lee ,  Dongmin Im

IPC: H01M12/08 ,  H01M8/04791 ,  H01M8/04537 ,  H01M8/0432 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04119 ,  H01M12/06

CPC classification number: H01M12/08 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04171 ,  H01M8/0432 ,  H01M8/04335 ,  H01M8/04544 ,  H01M8/04574 ,  H01M8/04634 ,  H01M8/04798 ,  H01M12/06 ,  Y02E60/128

Abstract: A electrochemical battery including: a battery module including one or more metal air cells which use oxygen gas as a positive electrode active material; an air supply configured to supply air to the battery module and to adjust an oxygen concentration in air supplied to the battery module; and a control unit configured to control an oxygen concentration adjusting operation of the air supply unit. Also a method of operating the electrochemical battery including: supplying air to a battery module using an air supply unit, the battery module including one or more metal air cells which use oxygen in air as a positive electrode active material; and controlling the air supply unit to adjust an oxygen concentration in the air supplied to the battery module.

公开(公告)号：US20150340747A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-26

申请号：US14721067

申请日：2015-05-26

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hyukjae Kwon ,  Jeongsik Ko ,  Sangbok Ma ,  Hyunchul Lee ,  Taeyoung Kim ,  Dongjoo Lee ,  Dongmin Im

IPC: H01M12/02 ,  H01M12/08

CPC classification number: H01M12/02 ,  H01M8/0232 ,  H01M8/0239 ,  H01M8/0247 ,  H01M8/025 ,  H01M8/0254 ,  H01M8/0258 ,  H01M8/026 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/2415 ,  H01M12/08 ,  Y02E60/128

Abstract: A metal-air battery cell includes: a negative electrode metal layer; a positive electrode layer configured to use oxygen as an active material for which a reduction/oxidation reaction of oxygen introduced thereto occurs; a negative electrode electrolyte film disposed between the negative electrode metal layer and the positive electrode layer in a thickness direction; and a channel layer disposed on the positive electrode layer and comprising a plurality of channel structures, the channel structures each elongated to extend in an extension direction crossing the thickness direction.

Abstract translation: 金属 - 空气电池单元包括：负极金属层; 使用氧作为引入氧的还原/氧化反应的活性物质的正极层， 设置在所述负极金属层和所述正极层之间的负极电解质膜的厚度方向; 以及沟道层，其设置在所述正极层上并且包括多个沟道结构，所述沟道结构各自沿与所述厚度方向交叉的延伸方向延伸。

公开(公告)号：US11830998B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US16855257

申请日：2020-04-22

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Daebong Jung ,  Jeongsik Ko ,  Ji-Young Jeong

IPC: H01M10/656 ,  H01M10/613 ,  H01M10/6552

CPC classification number: H01M10/656 ,  H01M10/613 ,  H01M10/6552

Abstract: A cooling structure includes a plurality of bars arranged separately from each other and configured to press a battery cell, a support configured to support the plurality of bars, flow paths defined by a first surface of the battery cell and one pair of neighboring bars, and configured to guide a flow of a cooling medium, with the cooling medium being in direct contact with the first surface of the battery cell, and a separation wall provided in at least one of the flow paths and being configured to separate each of the at least one flow path into sub-flow paths.

公开(公告)号：US10797368B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-06

申请号：US15987058

申请日：2018-05-23

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jeongsik Ko ,  Hyukjae Kwon

IPC: H01M12/02 ,  H01M12/08 ,  H01M12/06

Abstract: A metal air battery system includes: a battery cell module configured to generate electricity by oxidation of a metal and reduction of oxygen; a plurality of air purification modules in fluid communication with the battery cell module; a compressed air supply unit configured to supply compressed air to the plurality of air purification modules; and a buffer tank disposed between the compressed air supply unit and the plurality of air purification modules, and configured to receive compressed air from the compressed air supply unit and to supply the compressed air to the plurality of air purification modules, wherein a bottom portion of the buffer tank includes a plurality of holes, and a hole of the plurality of holes corresponds to an inlet of an air purification module in the plurality of air purification modules, and the hole is directly connected to the corresponding inlet of the air purification module.

公开(公告)号：US10573947B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-25

申请号：US15262142

申请日：2016-09-12

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hyukjae Kwon ,  Jeongsik Ko ,  Heungchan Lee

IPC: H01M12/08 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04119 ,  H01M8/0444 ,  H01M8/04746 ,  H01M8/0662

Abstract: An electrochemical battery including: a battery module comprising at least one electrochemical cell; an air supplier configured to supply air to the battery module and constantly maintain an oxygen concentration in the air that is supplied to the battery module; and an air recirculator configured to recirculate air exhausted from the battery module, wherein the battery module comprises an air inlet port though which air is introduced from the air supplier, and an air outlet port through which air remaining after a reaction in the at least one electrochemical cell is exhausted, and wherein the air recirculator is configured to recirculate the air exhausted through the air outlet port of the battery module to the air inlet port of the battery module.

公开(公告)号：US10074884B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US15132720

申请日：2016-04-19

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jeongsik Ko ,  Hyukjae Kwon ,  Dongmin Im

IPC: H01M12/02 ,  H01M12/08 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/0444 ,  H01M8/04492 ,  H01M4/38

CPC classification number: H01M12/08 ,  H01M4/382 ,  H01M8/0444 ,  H01M8/04492 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  Y02E60/128

Abstract: A metal air battery having an air purification module and a method of operating the metal air battery, the metal air battery including: a battery cell module configured to generate electricity using oxidation of a metal and reduction of oxygen; an air purification module including a first adsorption unit and being configured to supply air purified by the first adsorption unit to the battery cell module, the first adsorption unit being configured to adsorb an impurity; and a detection module configured to detect a concentration of the impurity, wherein the air purification module further includes a recycling unit configured to desorbs the impurity adsorbed into the first adsorption unit; and a controller configured to control an operation of the recycling unit based on the concentration of the impurity detected by the detection module.