Batteries providing high power and high energy density

    公开(公告)号:US12261306B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-25

    申请号:US16739823

    申请日:2020-01-10

    Abstract: Systems and methods which provide battery configurations for delivering high power while maintaining high energy density are described. Embodiments provide cylindrical batteries configured to deliver high energy density while having high power density at least in part through an electrode configuration disposing electrode material for the cathode and/or anode over an extended length of a longitudinal edge of the respective cathode or anode. An electrode configuration may provide for a continuous length of electrode material disposed along a longitudinal edge of at least one of the cathode or anode. Additionally or alternatively, an electrode configuration may provide for a plurality of electrode tabs of electrode material spaced out along a longitudinal edge of at least one of the anode or cathode.

    BATTERY PACK, TOOL BATTERY AND BATTERY OPERATED TOOL

    公开(公告)号:US20220069366A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17522449

    申请日:2021-11-09

    Abstract: A lithium-polymer based battery pack for power a hand held power tool or a garden tool, the battery pack has a plurality of battery cells located within housing that is selectively connectable to and supportable by a hand held power tool or a garden tool. The battery cells have a lithium-polymer based chemistry and a nominal charged internal impedance of less than or equal to approximately 5 milliohms. In one embodiment the cells are think cells are stacked within the housing such that each sell is layered over or under an adjacent cell and a resiliently deformable substrate located between adjacent battery cells. In another embodiment the cells may be interconnected to have a combined output voltage of at least 9 volts and to produce a combined average discharge current of greater than 20 amps. A lithium-polymer tool battery and a battery powered tool are also part of the invention.

    A DOCKING STATION FOR USE WITH AN AUTONOMOUS TOOL, AN AUTONOMOUS LAWN MOWER AND A METHOD OF GUIDING AN AUTONOMOUS TOOL TOWARDS A DOCKING STATION

    公开(公告)号:US20210315155A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-14

    申请号:US17273629

    申请日:2018-09-28

    Abstract: A docking station for use with an autonomous tool comprising a docking module for detachably receiving the autonomous tool and a guiding module arranged to guide the movement of the autonomous tool towards the docking module, wherein the autonomous tool, upon termination of the movement, is received by the docking module at a predetermined position and orientation. The present invention also discloses an autonomous lawn mower having a docking module and a guiding module and a method of guiding an autonomous tool towards a docking station.
    A docking station for use with an autonomous tool (100) comprises a docking module (200) for detachably receiving the autonomous tool (100) and a guiding module (210) arranged to guide the movement of the autonomous tool (100) towards the docking module (200), wherein the autonomous tool (100), upon termination of the movement, is received by the docking module (200) at a predetermined position and orientation (400). An autonomous lawn mower has a docking module (200) and a guiding module (210). A method is applied to guide an autonomous tool (100) towards a docking station.

    BATTERY CHARGING AND DISCHARGING USING A BATTERY BANK DURING BATTERY MANUFACTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20210257840A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:US16792049

    申请日:2020-02-14

    Abstract: An apparatus includes a charging circuit configured to electrically connect to a plurality of batteries during manufacture of a set of batteries that includes the plurality of batteries. The apparatus further includes a battery bank configured to supply charge to the plurality of batteries during a formation process of each battery of the plurality of batteries and to receive the charge from the plurality of batteries during the formation process. The battery bank has at least one attribute that enables the battery bank to concurrently charge, for each plurality of batteries of the set of batteries, a particular number of batteries based on at least a threshold charging rate and to concurrently discharge, for each plurality of batteries of the set of batteries, the particular number of batteries based on at least a threshold discharging rate.

    Lithium ion battery for power tools

    公开(公告)号:US12278369B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-15

    申请号:US17633236

    申请日:2020-05-27

    Abstract: There is provided a lithium ion battery for use in a power tool. The lithium ion battery includes a carbon-based negative electrode containing a certain weight content of silicon-based material, a positive electrode including a lithium metal oxide containing nickel, and a non-flammable electrolyte placed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode. The weight content of silicon-based material in the negative electrode is no less than 5%. A composition of nickel of the lithium metal oxide is no less than the composition of other metals of the lithium metal oxide.

    CREATION OF A VIRTUAL BOUNDARY FOR A ROBOTIC GARDEN TOOL

    公开(公告)号:US20240061433A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-22

    申请号:US18308078

    申请日:2023-04-27

    Abstract: A communication system may include a robotic garden tool with an electronic processor that may be configured to determine (i) a plurality of relative distances between the robotic garden tool and an object as the object moves in the operating area, and (ii) one or more locations of the robotic garden tool as the object moves in the operating area. The electronic processor may be further configured to determine a respective location of the one or more locations of the robotic garden tool at a respective time at which data was captured that allowed for the determination of each relative distance of the plurality of relative distances. A virtual boundary may be generated using each relative distance in combination with the respective location of the robotic garden tool at the respective time at which the data was captured that allowed for the determination of each relative distance.

    ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR USE IN A NAVIGATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210341939A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-04

    申请号:US17270340

    申请日:2018-09-28

    Abstract: An electronic communication device for use in a navigation system. The electronic communication device comprises a first communication module arranged to communicate a first electromagnetic signal to at least one external communication device, wherein the at least one external communication device is operable to determine a physical distance between the respective external communication and the electronic communication device based on the first electromagnetic signal being received; a power module arranged to power the first communication module; and a mechanical structure arranged to at least temporally anchor the electronic communication device at a predetermined position.

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