Charging device and charging method

    公开(公告)号:US11545847B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-03

    申请号:US16774817

    申请日:2020-01-28

    Inventor: Jusuke Shimura

    Abstract: A charging device for charging a lithium-ion secondary battery based on at least a constant voltage method is provided. In the charging device, before starting charging with a constant voltage or while performing charging with a constant voltage, a first current pulse having a peak current value i1 larger than a charge current value i0 is applied at least once.

    Electrochemical nanofluid or particle suspension energy conversion and storage device

    公开(公告)号:US10403930B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-03

    申请号:US14737754

    申请日:2015-06-12

    Inventor: Joseph C. Farmer

    Abstract: An electro-chemical energy conversion and storage device includes an enclosure, a first electrode operatively connected to the enclosure, a second electrode operatively connected to the enclosure, a nanofluid or particle suspension in the enclosure, a heat transfer unit, and a circulation system for circulating the nanofluid or particle suspension to the heat transfer unit. The nanofluid includes nanoparticles plus a dielectric or ionic fluid. The particle suspension includes particles plus a dielectric or ionic fluid. A wide range of nanoparticles or particles can be used. For example the following nanoparticles or particles can be used: metal and metal alloy particles for anodic dissolution and thermal transport; hydrides as source of hydrogen ions; lithium and lithium alloys; intercalated graphite and carbon aerogel as Li source (anodic material); intercalated transition metal oxide as Li sink (cathodic material); and semiconductors for photovoltaic conversion in photo-electrochemical or hybrid electrochemical cell.

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