THERMAL RUNAWAY PREVENTION
    41.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240136607A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-25

    申请号:US18048641

    申请日:2022-10-20

    摘要: A battery assembly can include a pair of batteries. The battery pair may be electrically coupled by a bimetallic strip. When the temperature of the battery assembly exceeds a threshold temperature, the bimetallic strip deforms so that the coupling between the first and second batteries breaks. In other cases, the battery pair may be coupled by a spring-loaded connector. A sacrificial block configured to melt if the temperature of the battery assembly increases beyond the threshold temperature may force the spring into an energy-storing configuration. When the sacrificial block melts, the spring is released, and the connector is forced in a direction away from the battery terminals. Finally, the battery assembly may include a thermopile and one or more relays. When a temperature gradient of the thermopile exceeds a threshold gradient, the thermopile generates a voltage that causes the relays to disconnect the battery assembly from a charging circuit.

    Fuse element and fuse
    42.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11923163B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US17419802

    申请日:2019-12-03

    摘要: A fuse element for a fuse with an integrated measurement function, includes a first receiving area in an embodiment, for receiving a melting conductor of the fuse, delimited in the length direction of the fuse by a closure element and in a direction orthogonal to the length direction by the fuse element. Further, in an embodiment, the fuse element has a second receiving area, physically separated from the first receiving area, for receiving a measuring device of the fuse. The second receiving area is designed to receive the measuring device in a wall section of the fuse element. The second receiving area formed in the fuse element protects the measuring device arranged therein against interfering environmental influences. The measuring device is used to ascertain the electric current flowing through the fuse directly on the fuse.

    PROTECTION ELEMENT
    45.
    发明申请
    PROTECTION ELEMENT 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20180025879A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-25

    申请号:US15648705

    申请日:2017-07-13

    摘要: Disclosed is a protection element having electrodes for electrically connecting an external circuit, and a fuse structure formed by stacking at least two metal layers of different melting points and installed between the at least two electrodes. The fusing temperature of the fuse structure can be adjusted by controlling the mass ratio of the two different metal layers, and such design not just offers more diversified product specifications to the protection element only, but also provides a broader range of selecting the metals to avoid metals that produce toxic substances, so as to help passing the RoHS standard of the protection element.

    Fuses, and Methods of Forming and Using Fuses
    47.
    发明申请
    Fuses, and Methods of Forming and Using Fuses 审中-公开
    保险丝,以及使用保险丝的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20170047187A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-16

    申请号:US15339699

    申请日:2016-10-31

    IPC分类号: H01H85/06 G11C13/00 H01H85/08

    摘要: Some embodiments include a fuse having a tungsten-containing structure directly contacting an electrically conductive structure. The electrically conductive structure may be a titanium-containing structure. An interface between the tungsten-containing structure and the electrically conductive structure is configured to rupture when current through the interface exceeds a predetermined level. Some embodiments include a method of forming and using a fuse. The fuse is formed to have a tungsten-containing structure directly contacting an electrically conductive structure. An interface between the tungsten-containing structure and the electrically conductive structure is configured to rupture when current through the interface exceeds a predetermined level. Current exceeding the predetermined level is passed through the interface to rupture the interface.

    摘要翻译: 一些实施例包括具有直接接触导电结构的含钨结构的熔丝。 导电结构可以是含钛结构。 含钨结构和导电结构之间的界面被配置为当通过界面的电流超过预定水平时破裂。 一些实施例包括形成和使用保险丝的方法。 保险丝形成为具有直接接触导电结构的含钨结构。 含钨结构和导电结构之间的界面被配置为当通过界面的电流超过预定水平时破裂。 超过预定水平的电流通过界面破裂界面。

    Smart fuse for circuit protection
    48.
    发明授权
    Smart fuse for circuit protection 有权
    智能保险丝用于电路保护

    公开(公告)号:US09548177B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-17

    申请号:US14455809

    申请日:2014-08-08

    摘要: A smart fuse for circuit protection includes a first shaft and second shaft separated by a gap. A heater is located inside portions of the first and second shafts, and the heater is held in place within the shafts by a solder alloy that fills the gap. The shafts and solder alloy form an electrical signal path through the fuse. A spring is attached to the heater. The spring is stretched such that the spring exerts a force on the heater. The solder alloy holds the heater in place and resists the force exerted by the spring. In an activation condition of the fuse, the heater increases in temperature and melts the solder alloy. The melted solder alloy no longer resists the force exerted by the spring, and the spring pulls the heater through the second shaft until the gap is open, thereby severing the electrical connection through the fuse.

    摘要翻译: 用于电路保护的智能保险丝包括由间隙分开的第一轴和第二轴。 加热器位于第一和第二轴的部分内部,并且加热器通过填充间隙的焊料合金保持在轴内的适当位置。 轴和焊料合金形成通过保险丝的电信号路径。 一个弹簧连接在加热器上。 弹簧被拉伸,使得弹簧在加热器上施加力。 焊料合金将加热器保持在适当位置并抵抗弹簧施加的力。 在保险丝的激活状态下,加热器的温度升高并熔化焊料合金。 熔化的焊料合金不再抵抗由弹簧施加的力,并且弹簧通过第二轴拉动加热器,直到间隙打开,从而切断通过保险丝的电连接。

    SUBSEA FUSE
    49.
    发明申请
    SUBSEA FUSE 有权
    SUBSEA保险丝

    公开(公告)号:US20160133422A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-12

    申请号:US14901103

    申请日:2014-07-25

    发明人: Rune BREILI

    摘要: A subsea fuse for use in a high-pressure environment is provided. The subsea fuse includes a fuse element, a first lid and a second lid, and electrical connections for contacting the fuse element. Furthermore, a hollow elongated element made of a flexible material is provided. The first and second lids and the hollow elongated element form a liquid-tight chamber, which is filled with a liquid. The fuse element is arranged inside the liquid-tight chamber.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于高压环境的海底保险丝。 海底保险丝包括熔丝元件,第一盖和第二盖,以及用于接触保险丝元件的电连接。 此外,提供由柔性材料制成的中空细长元件。 第一和第二盖子和中空细长元件形成液体密封室,其被填充液体。 保险丝元件布置在液密室内。

    Smart Fuse for Circuit Protection
    50.
    发明申请
    Smart Fuse for Circuit Protection 有权
    智能保险丝用于电路保护

    公开(公告)号:US20160042904A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-11

    申请号:US14455809

    申请日:2014-08-08

    IPC分类号: H01H85/36 H01H85/06 H01H85/00

    摘要: A smart fuse for circuit protection includes a first shaft and second shaft separated by a gap. A heater is located inside portions of the first and second shafts, and the heater is held in place within the shafts by a solder alloy that fills the gap. The shafts and solder alloy form an electrical signal path through the fuse. A spring is attached to the heater. The spring is stretched such that the spring exerts a force on the heater. The solder alloy holds the heater in place and resists the force exerted by the spring. In an activation condition of the fuse, the heater increases in temperature and melts the solder alloy. The melted solder alloy no longer resists the force exerted by the spring, and the spring pulls the heater through the second shaft until the gap is open, thereby severing the electrical connection through the fuse.

    摘要翻译: 用于电路保护的智能保险丝包括由间隙分开的第一轴和第二轴。 加热器位于第一和第二轴的部分内部,并且加热器通过填充间隙的焊料合金保持在轴内的适当位置。 轴和焊料合金形成通过保险丝的电信号路径。 一个弹簧连接在加热器上。 弹簧被拉伸,使得弹簧在加热器上施加力。 焊料合金将加热器保持在适当位置并抵抗弹簧施加的力。 在保险丝的激活状态下,加热器的温度升高并熔化焊料合金。 熔化的焊料合金不再抵抗由弹簧施加的力,并且弹簧通过第二轴拉动加热器,直到间隙打开,从而切断通过保险丝的电连接。