A battery includes at least one battery cell (10, 10′), the cell including in a housing structure at least one slave cell management unit (BMS), and at least one communication unit (14) for wireless communication of data or parameter or measurement signals with a communication unit (24) of a master battery management unit (20). The cell includes combined means in a portion of a wall of the cell housing structure or forming part of an externally or internally configured plate disposed on a wall facing the cell communication unit (14) for enhancing or promoting good reception of radio frequency signals with the master battery management unit (20).
A method for producing a cathode (1) for a battery cell, including: pre-treating a cathode active material (4) with a first covalent linker; reacting the pre-treated active material with a monomer in the presence of a solvent, thereby obtaining a cathode mixture; pre-treating a cathode current collector (2) with a second covalent linker; applying the cathode mixture to the pre-treated cathode current collector; heating the pre-treated cathode current to a temperature between 50° C. and 150° C. to remove the solvent and polymerize the monomer into an electronically conductive redox polymer (5), thereby obtaining the cathode (1); wherein the polymer (5) is covalently bonded to the cathode active material (4) and to the cathode current collector (2) through the first (6) and the second (7) covalent linker, respectively. Also a cathode (1) including a coated cathode current collector (2) and a battery cell including the cathode (1).
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PARTICULATE MATERIAL FOR A COMPOSITE ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE PARTICULATE MATERIAL
The present invention discloses a method for producing a particulate material for a composite electrode comprising ball milling of: an electrode active component comprising a transition metal M having a pristine oxidation state of 5+ and optionally 4+ and/or 3+; at least one second additional oxide selected from the group consisting of Li, Al, Cu, Fe, Cr, Mn, Sn, Mo, Ni, Sn, Ag, Ru or Ti and; a first lithium-comprising sulphide compound comprising an element X, X being P, Ge, Si or Sn, wherein an electronically conductive component is added to the electrode active component and the first lithium-comprising sulphide compound, thereby obtaining the particulate material. The present invention further discloses a particulate material obtained by the method, a composite cathode comprising the particulate material and a battery cell comprising the composite cathode.
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The present invention relates to a method of producing a cathode active material, comprising at least partially dissolving iron fluoride trihydrate (IFH) in a polar solvent, thereby obtaining a solution; adding water to the solution, thereby precipitating a compound comprising pyrochlore iron hydroxy-fluoride hydrate (Pyr-IHFH); separating the precipitated compound from the solution; and heating the separated, precipitated compound to a temperature between 50 and 400 °C, thereby obtaining the cathode active material comprising pyrochlore iron hydroxy-fluoride (Pyr-IHF), wherein adding water to the solution converts IFH to Pyr-IHFH. The invention further relates to a cathode active material comprising Pyr-IHF, a cathode comprising the cathode active material and a battery comprising the cathode.
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A battery cell including a cathode current collector, a cathode, an anode current collector, optionally an anode, and a solid state electrolyte comprising a non-aqueous solvent, an aluminium-based halogenated compound AlXn and/or a polymeric form thereof, wherein X is a halogen atom and n is between 1 and 6, a metal salt of the alkali metal, the alkaline earth metal or the metal of Group Ib, Group IIb, or Group IIIa of the periodic table, and a bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide anion.
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SOLID STATE ELECTROLYTE FOR ANODE-FREE METAL BATTERY CELL
A solid state electrolyte (SSE) for an anode-free metal battery cell, wherein the metal is an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal or a metal of Group Ib, Group IIb, or Group IIIa of the periodic table, the SSE comprising a non-aqueous solvent, a metal salt of the alkali metal, the alkaline earth metal or the metal of Group Ib, Group IIb, or Group IIIa of the periodic table, an aluminium-based halogenated compound AlXn, wherein X is a halogen atom and n is between 1 and 6, and a bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide anion. Also, a method of producing such a SSE comprising preparing a liquid precursor and exposing the liquid precursor to a temperature between 20° C. and 80° C. to solidify the liquid precursor, thereby obtaining the solid state electrolyte.
2322O and LiOH, wherein the first lithium metal anode protective layer (3) comprises a first halide of lithium. The present invention further relates to batteries comprising the lithium metal anode, and to methods of producing the lithium metal anode.
A lithium metal anode protective layer (a single layer or multi layers) including one or more selected from the group consisting of a halide of lithium, such as lithium iodide and lithium fluoride, a lithium metal anode including an anode active layer including lithium metal and the lithium metal anode protective layer including one or more selected from the group consisting of lithium iodide and lithium fluoride, and a method of depositing a lithium metal anode protective layer (a single layer or multi layers) on a lithium metal anode, the method including providing a coating composition including one or more selected from the group consisting of lithium iodide and lithium fluoride on the lithium metal anode, and depositing the lithium metal anode protective layer including the coating composition on the lithium metal anode by conducting a thermal evaporation.
The invention relates to a bipolar solid state battery cell comprising a plurality of electrochemical units, arranged in a stack so that adjacent electrochemical units share an electronic conductor, the plurality of stacked electrochemical units being arranged in series, and the bipolar solid state battery cell comprising: a cathode current collector; a first electrochemical unit comprising a first catholyte layer, a first solid state electrolyte, and a first electronic conductor; x second electrochemical units, individually comprising a second catholyte layer, a second solid state electrolyte, and a second electronic conductor, wherein x is between 0 and 8; a third electrochemical unit comprising a third catholyte layer and a third solid state electrolyte; an anode current collector; and an electrically insulating layer. The invention further relates to a bipolar solid state battery comprising a stack of at least two bipolar solid state battery cells.
H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodesLithium-ion batteries
H01M 10/0585 - Construction or manufacture of accumulators having only flat construction elements, i.e. flat positive electrodes, flat negative electrodes and flat separators
H01M 10/42 - Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
The present invention relates to an anode-free battery cell comprising a cathode, an electrolyte and an electronic conductor provided at the anode side of the battery cell, wherein the battery cell further comprises a high surface area substrate provided between the cathode and the electronic conductor, wherein at least a portion of a surface of the high surface area substrate contacts at least a portion of a surface of the electronic conductor, wherein the high surface area substrate (4) has a porosity of at least 40 % as measured by X-ray computed tomography, and wherein the high surface area substrate (4) comprises an organic compound and/or an inorganic compound comprising lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide and/or a silica polymorph. The present invention further relates to an anode-free battery comprising a stack of between 2 and 20 inventive anode-free battery cells.
The present invention relates to an ultrafast high-temperature sintering apparatus comprising a first and a second carbon-comprising thermally conductive substrate arranged at a distance from each other, thereby providing a space for receiving a substrate to be sintered, and provided between a third and a fourth thermally conductive substrate; and heating means for heating the third and/or the fourth thermally conductive substrate, thereby heating the first and/or the second thermally conductive substrate, respectively, wherein the third and the fourth thermally conductive substrate comprise, independently from one another, one or more metal nitride and/or metal oxide.
The present invention discloses a method for producing a multilayer solid state electrolyte (SSE) comprising alternating dense layers and porous layers, wherein the number of layers is at least two, the method comprising: addint a first compound comprising one or more of an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal and a first binder to a first solvent, thereby obtaining a first mixture; adding a second compound comprising one or more of an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal, a second binder, and a pore-forming compound to a second solvent, thereby obtaining a second mixture; film- casting the first mixture and the second mixture on a substrate until the number of layers is obtained, thereby obtaining a green (multilayer) structure; debinding the green (multilayer) structure in an atmosphere comprising at least 20 vol.% oxygen at a temperature between 250 °C and 800 °C, and sintering the green (multilayer) structure, thereby obtaining the multilayer SSE. The invention further discloses a multilayer SSE obtained by methods of the invention, and a solid state battery comprising such a SSE.
C04B 38/00 - Porous mortars, concrete, artificial stone or ceramic warePreparation thereof
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The present invention relates to a method for producing a sintered inorganic substrate, comprising providing an inorganic substrate between a first and a second carbon-comprising thermally conductive substrate, providing the first and the second thermally conductive substrate and the inorganic substrate between a third and a fourth thermally conductive substrate, heating the third and/or the fourth thermally conductive substrate at a heating rate of at least 50 °C/s to a temperature between 750 °C and 1400 °C, thereby heating the first and/or the second thermally conductive substrate, respectively, and sintering the inorganic substrate by heating the inorganic substrate at a temperature between 750 °C and 1400 °C with the heated first and/or second thermally conductive substrate, wherein the third and the fourth thermally conductive substrates comprise, independently from one another, one or more of a monocrystalline metal oxide and/or a monocrystalline metal nitride.
C04B 35/44 - Shaped ceramic products characterised by their compositionCeramic compositionsProcessing powders of inorganic compounds preparatory to the manufacturing of ceramic products based on oxides based on aluminates
F27D 11/04 - Ohmic resistance heating with direct passage of current through the material being heated
Provided herein are a biological sorbent reagent for extracting a metal from a solution comprising the metal, comprising one or more of a Mucoromycota fungus and a prepared or processed biomass of the Mucoromycota fungus, a biological sorbent reagent for extracting a metal from a solution comprising the metal, comprising one or more of a fungus and a biomass produced by the fungus, wherein the biomass is hydrophilic and has a point of zero charge (pHPZC) corresponding to the pH of the solution comprising the metal, and a method for extracting a metal from a solution comprising the metal, comprising contacting the solution comprising the metal with a filter comprising the biological sorbent reagent of the present invention.
An electrolyte composition for an anode-free metal battery cell, wherein the metal is an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or a metal of Group IIIa of the periodic table, including a first solvent, a salt of the alkali metal, the alkaline earth metal or the metal of Group IIIa of the periodic table, the salt being soluble in the first solvent, and an additive. The concentration of the salt in the electrolyte is between 2 M and 3 M, and the additive is a perfluorinated organic compound including at least one halogen atom. The halogen is chlorine, bromine or iodine. An anode-free metal battery cell can include the electrolyte composition.
An active material for an electrode for a battery cell, wherein the active material comprises H2-xV3O8, wherein x is between 0.01 and 0.99. Also, a method for producing an active material for an electrode comprising a step of oxidation of H2V3O8, thereby obtaining H2-xV3O8, wherein x is between 0.01 and 0.99, as the active material, wherein the oxidation is performed at a temperature between 80° C. and 150° C., preferably between 100° C. and 130° C.
The present invention discloses a method for producing a particulate material for a composite electrode comprising ball milling of: an electrode active component comprising a transition metal M having a pristine oxidation state of 5+ and optionally 4+ and/or 3+; at least one second additional oxide selected from the group consisting of Li, Al, Cu, Fe, Cr, Mn, Sn, Mo, Ni, Sn, Ag, Ru or Ti and; a first lithium- comprising sulphide compound comprising an element X, X being P, Ge, Si or Sn, wherein an electronically conductive component is added to the electrode active component and the first lithium-comprising sulphide compound, thereby obtaining the particulate material. The present invention further discloses a particulate material obtained by the method, a composite cathode comprising the particulate material and a battery cell comprising the composite cathode.
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The invention relates to a thermal energy recovery and regulation device for an electric vehicle with an electrochemical generator in which a fluid circulates, the air-conditioning circuit comprising at least an external condenser/evaporator (2), a compressor (4), an internal condenser (6) intended to heat the passenger compartment, a first expansion opening (8) provided downstream from the internal condenser (6), an internal evaporator (14) intended to cool the passenger compartment, a second expansion opening (12) provided upstream from the internal evaporator (14). The regulation device further comprises a first heating circuit for heating or for recovering thermal heating energy from the electrochemical generator, the electric motor (5), the electronic circuit (7) and the braking circuit (9), and a second cooling circuit for cooling or for recovering thermal cooling energy from the electrochemical generator, the electric motor, the electronic circuit and the braking circuit. Several valves (24, 28, 32, 20) are arranged so as to be able to bring the air-conditioning circuit into communication with one or the other of the first heating circuit and the second, cooling circuit, and means for controlling the valves (24, 28, 32, 20) are arranged to authorise, depending on the temperature of the electrochemical generator (1), the electric motor, the electronic circuit and the braking circuit, the circulation of the fluid from the air-conditioning circuit into the first heating circuit for a heating operation and the circulation of the fluid from the air-conditioning circuit into the second, cooling circuit for a cooling operation.
A solid single-ion conductive polymer comprising a repeat unit of formula (Ia):
3, or F; and the polymer has an average molecular weight of 350.000 to 1.200.000 Da.
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Unit and system for wireless balancing for battery cell
A balancing unit is installed on a battery cell, and includes an element for measuring state parameters of the cell, a wireless communication element, making it possible to send and receive state parameters, and a wireless power transfer element.
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Liquid electrolyte formulation for lithium metal secondary battery and lithium metal secondary battery comprising said liquid electrolyte formulation
a second ionic liquid as anti-corrosion agent, said second ionic liquid having the formula (CATION)(ANION) where (CATION) is defined as above and (ANION) is an anion comprising at least one nitrile functionality. The present invention relates also to a process for preparing such liquid electrolyte formulation and a lithium metal secondary battery comprising said liquid electrolyte formulation.
A method for producing conductive carbon coated particles of an at least partially lithiated electroactive core material comprises the step of premixing an oxidant electroactive material with a metallated reductant followed by chemically reacting the oxidant electroactive material with the metallated reductant, said reductant being a coating precursor, said metal being at least one alkaline and/or at least one alkaline earth metal, and said chemically reacting being performed under conditions allowing reduction and metallation of the electroactive material via insertion/intercalation of the alkaline metal cation(s) and/or the alkaline earth metal cation(s) and coating formation via a polymerisation reaction like polyanionic or radicalic polymerisation of the reductant.
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Antimony based anode material for rechargeable batteries and preparation method
y, where M is an element selected from the group consisting of Sn, Ni, Cu, In, Al, Ge, Pb, Bi, Fe, Co, and Ga, with 0≤x<2 and 0≤y≤2.5+2x. The nanoparticles form a substantially monodisperse ensemble with an average size not exceeding a value of 30 nm and by a size deviation not exceeding 15%. A method for preparing the antimony based anode material is carried out in situ in a non-aqueous solvent and starts by reacting an antimony salt and an organometallic amide reactant and oleylamine.
H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodesLithium-ion batteries
H01M 4/485 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of mixed oxides or hydroxides for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiTi2O4 or LiTi2OxFy
H01M 4/525 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of nickel, cobalt or iron of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing iron, cobalt or nickel for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 or LiCoOxFy
H01M 4/56 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of lead
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H01M 10/054 - Accumulators with insertion or intercalation of metals other than lithium, e.g. with magnesium or aluminium
B22F 1/00 - Metallic powderTreatment of metallic powder, e.g. to facilitate working or to improve properties
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The invention relates to a method for the production of MSn x nanoparticles,whereinM is an element selected from the group consisting of Co, Mn,Fe, Ni, Cu, In, Al, Ge, Pb, Bi, Ga, and0 < x .ltoreq.10said method comprising the steps of:- synthesizing Sn nanoparticles by reducing a tin salt with a solution of a hydride in an anhydrous polar solvent, separating the solid Sn nanoparticles formed from the solution, and washing the Sn nanoparticles,- synthesizing M nanoparticles by reducing a metal salt with a solution of a hydride in an anhydrous polar solvent, separating the solid M nanoparticles formed from the solution, and washing the M nanoparticles,- mechanical mixing said Sn nanoparticles and said M nanoparticles to convert them into MSn x nanoparticles.
The invention relates to an air compressor or water pump (1) comprising a frame (2) in which are mounted a stator (4), a rotor (5) that interacts with said stator (4) to form a synchronous motor, and comprising a shaft (6), at least one turbine (12) borne by said shaft (6), a supply duct (14) carrying fluid toward the turbine (12), and an outlet duct (16) for compressed fluid, the shaft (6) of the rotor (5) being mounted with the ability to rotate on the frame (2) about an axis (A) by means of a first (7) and of a second (8) bearing, characterized in that said first (7) and second (8) bearings respectively comprise a respective first (18) and second (22) spherical element provided respectively at a first (9) and a second (10) end of the shaft and arranged so that it is centred with respect to the axis (A) of the shaft (6) and a respective first (20) and second (24) housing provided in the frame (2) having the shape of a cup arranged so that it is centred with respect to the axis (A) of the shaft (6) and designed to support said respective first (18) and second (22) spherical element.
The invention relates to a machine (50) comprising a chassis (52) comprising at least one functional element (53) and a control unit (54). Said machine comprises an air compressor or water pump (1) integrated into the chassis (52), said air compressor or water pump (1) comprising a frame (2) in which are mounted a stator (4), a rotor (5) that interacts with said stator (4), and comprising a shaft (6), at least one turbine (12) borne by said shaft (6), a supply duct (14) carrying fluid toward the turbine (12), and an outlet duct (16) for compressed fluid, the shaft (6) of the rotor (5) being mounted with the ability to rotate on the frame (2) about an axis (A) by means of a first (7) and of a second (8) bearing, said first (7) and second (8) bearings respectively comprising a respective first (18) and second (22) spherical element provided respectively at a first (9) and a second (10) end of the shaft and arranged so that it is centred with respect to the axis (A) of the shaft (6) and a respective first (20) and second (24) housing provided in the frame (2) having the shape of a cup arranged so that it is centred with respect to the axis (A) of the shaft (6) and designed to support said respective first (18) and second (22) spherical element. Said chassis (52) comprises a fluid inlet designed to supply the air compressor or water pump (1) and a supply circuit (56) designed to carry the compressed fluid to the functional element (53).
A specific cross-linker, an alkaline metal bis(styrenesulfonyl)imide monomer, is used in the synthesis of single ionic conductive copolymers that are non-fluorinated and non-PEO based. Such copolymers meet the security and costs requirements to be used as solid polymers electrolytes (SPE). They are promising alternatives to standard liquid electrolytes in alkaline metal-ion batteries because of their improved security and inflammability properties. The copolymers described are either polyvinylsulfonates or acrylate vinylsulfonate block-copolymers. Preferred acrylate monomers are methacrylates and preferred vinylsulfonates are styrene sulfonates. The copolymer is prepared by radical polymerization of the vinyl sulfonate and the cross-linker and optionally the acrylate, in particular radical photopolymerization using a functionalized bis(acyl)phosphane oxide (BAPO) as photoinitiator. Also described is the use of such copolymer as solid polymer electrolyte in a lithium ion battery.
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A specific cross-linker, an alkaline metal bis(styrenesulfonyl)imide monomer, is used in the synthesis of single ionic conductive copolymers that are non- fluorinated and non-PEO based. Such copolymers meet the security and costs requirements to be used as solid polymers electrolytes (SPE). They are promising alternatives to standard liquid electrolytes in alkaline metal-ion batteries because of their improved security and inflammability properties. The copolymers described are either polyvinylsulfonates or acrylate vinylsulfonate block-copolymers. Preferred acrylate monomers are methacrylates and preferred vinylsulfonates are styrene sulfonates. The copolymer is prepared by radical polymerization of the vinyl sulfonate and the cross-linker and optionally the acrylate, in particular radical photopolymerization using a functionalized bis(acyl)phosphane oxide (BAPO) as photoinitiator. Also described is the use of such copolymer as solid polymer electrolyte in a lithium ion battery. (see formula I)
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Electrical installation with improved gateway module
A gateway module for an electrical power grid, the gateway module configured to receive a power signal including a modulated component for conveying information from an electrical module producing electricity, and to process the power signal to provide a compatible signal to the electrical power grid. The gateway module includes a main unit including a control circuit controlling an interface to manage information from the modulated component of the power signal and a filtering circuit for filtering the modulated component.
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M of the membrane and the sensor extracts from the signal a first and a second parameter that respectively relate to said first stable value and said transient mode of the signal. A value of the concentration of said gas and of the pressure of said two-mixture is calculated from these two parameters.
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Tin based anode material for a rechargeable battery and preparation method
y wherein M is a further element selected from the group 5 consisting of Ni, Cu, In, Al, Ge, Pb, Bi, Sb, Fe, Co, Ga, with 0≤x≤0.5 and 0≤y≤2+2x. The nanoparticles form a substantially monodisperse ensemble with an average size not exceeding 30 nm and a size deviation not exceeding 15%, the nanoparticles optionally being coated with a capping species. A method for preparing the tin based anode material is carried out in situ in a non-aqueous solvent and starts by reacting a tin salt and an organometallic amide reactant and oleylamine.
A method for producing colloidal graphene dispersions comprises the steps of: (i) stirring graphite oxide in an aqueous dispersion medium to form a dispersion; (ii) determining if the dispersion is optically clear in a light microscope at 1000 fold magnification after 1 to 5 hours of stirring, and, if not clear, removing any undissolved impurities in the dispersion, in order to form a colloidal graphene oxide dispersion, or a multi-graphene oxide dispersion, that is optically clear in a light microscope at 1000 fold magnification; and (iii) thermally reducing the graphene oxide, or multi-graphene oxide, in dispersion in the aqueous dispersion medium at a temperature between 120° C. and 170° C. under pressure in order to ensure that the dispersion medium is not evaporated to form a stable colloidal graphene dispersion or a stable multi-graphene dispersion. Using the method used for the preparation of the starting dispersion a graphene or a multi-graphene dispersion is obtained that can be further processed to multi-graphene with larger inter-planar distances than graphite. Such dispersions and multi-graphenes are suitable materials in the manufacturing of rechargeable lithium ion batteries.
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An electric module for adapting a first signal of a first system to a second signal of a second system, including: a power supply source supplying a first signal; a converter module configured to convert the first signal into an intermediate signal; a microcontroller controlling and regulating the converter module; and an inverter module configured to output a signal compatible with a second signal of a second system.
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The present invention is related to a new scalable method of forming graphite oxide (only one or few layers of carbon atoms) of high purity (notably without metallic residues) and high oxidation degree from graphite flakes in a cost-effective and reduced environmental impact.
y where M is a further element selected from the group consisting of Sn, Ni, Cu, In, Al, Ge, Pb, Bi, Fe, Co, Ga, with 0≦x<2 and 0≦y≦2.5+2x. The nanoparticles form a substantially monodisperse ensemble with an average size not exceeding a value of 30 nm and by a size deviation not exceeding 15%. A method for preparing the antimony based anode material is carried out in situ in a non-aqueous solvent and starts by reacting an antimony salt and an organometallic amide reactant and oleylamine.
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The present invention relates to an electronic device comprising a power supply module connected to a converter system, wherein said power supply module comprises a plurality of elements for producing electricity from renewable energy connected in series and said elements for producing electricity from renewable energy are assembled in groups, characterized in that the converter system comprises a plurality of regulator circuits, each regulator circuit being connected to a group of elements for producing electricity from renewable energy so that each group of elements for producing electricity from renewable energy can be controlled separately.
The present invention concerns a gateway module for an electrical network, said gateway module being capable of receiving a power signal comprising a modulated component for conveying information from an electrical module producing electricity and capable of processing this power signal to provide said electrical network with a compatible signal, said gateway module comprising a main unit comprising a control circuit controlling interface means so as to manage the information of the modulated component of the power signal and a filtering circuit for filtering this modulated component.
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8 modified by an aluminum hydroxide coating achieved in a one pot multistep reaction using aluminum in an amount comprised between 0.5 wt % and 10 wt %.
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A method of controlling operation of a hybrid continuous current supply, the current supply including a fuel cell stack, a battery, and a DC/DC converter including an input and an output, the converter input being connected to the fuel cell stack output and the output being connected to a variable load in parallel with the battery, the fuel cell stack being formed of a plurality of electrochemical cells configured to produce electricity from a fuel and an oxidizing gas.
A DC/DC converter including a control unit configured to control a voltage variation mechanism, the voltage variation mechanism including a plurality of variable voltage regulator circuits each controlled by a switching signal. The variable voltage regulator circuits are grouped together in plural modules each controlled by a control signal sent by the control unit and the switching signals of the variable voltage regulator circuits of a same module are phase shifted in relation to each other, and the control signals of the modules are also phase shifted in relation to each other.
H02M 3/158 - Conversion of DC power input into DC power output without intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only with automatic control of output voltage or current, e.g. switching regulators including plural semiconductor devices as final control devices for a single load
8 with x ranging from 0.1 to 2.2, as well as a method for its manufacture were developed. The composite material is suitable for being used as electrode in an electrochemical cell.
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A tin based anode material for a rechargeable battery comprises nanoparticles of composition SnMxOy wherein M is a further element selected from the group 5 consisting of Ni, Cu, In, Al, Ge, Pb, Bi, Sb, Fe, Co, Ga, with 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5 and 0 ≤ y ≤ 2+2x. The nanoparticles form a substantially mono- disperse ensemble with an average size not exceeding 30 nm and a size deviation not exceeding 15%, the nanoparticles optionally being coated with a capping species. A method for preparing the tin based anode material is carried out in situ in a non-aqueous solvent and starts by reacting a tin salt and an organometallic amide reactant and oleylamine.
Described is an electrode comprising and preferably consisting of electronically active material (EAM) in nanoparticulate form and a matrix, said matrix consisting of a pyrolization product with therein incorporated graphene flakes and optionally an ionic lithium source. Also described are methods for producing a particle based, especially a fiber based, electrode material comprising a matrix formed from pyrolized material incorporating graphene flakes and rechargeable batteries comprising such electrodes.
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H01M 4/485 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of mixed oxides or hydroxides for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiTi2O4 or LiTi2OxFy
The invention relates to an electric module (100) for adapting a first signal of a first system to a second signal of a second system, including: a power source (101) providing a first signal (SI); a converter module (102) configured to convert the first signal into an intermediate signal (Sint); a microcontroller (111) for controlling and adjusting the converter module; and an inverter module (104) configured to output a signal compatible with a second signal (Sout) of a second system.
The invention relates to a method for managing an electronic inverter circuit that converts an input signal into a sinusoidal signal. Said electronic inverter signal includes an inverter module (104) consisting of four switches (104a) arranged such as to form two groups, each including a first switch (A, C) and a second switch (B, D) that are mounted in series. The groups are parallel therebetween, each switch each connected, by one of the terminals thereof, to a load. Said electronic circuit also includes a micro-controller configured to control said inverter module.
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a second electric cell (14) enclosed a second casing (15),
wherein at least one of first and second casings (13, 15) comprises a recessed portion (16, 18) extending along a side edge (11) thereof to form a receptacle (30), which is adapted to receive at least one thermal transfer element (28).
The piezoelectric and barrier liner for a high-pressure storage vessel is made out of PVDF-TrFE copolymer and the amount of crystallinity in the liner material is over 30%, preferably 35% at least.
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RENEWABLE ENERGY UNIT HAVING A SIMPLIFIED CONNECTOR TECHNOLOGY
The present invention relates to an electronic device including an energy module (19) connected to an inverter system (100), said energy module including a plurality of means (18) for generating electricity from renewable energy which are connected in series, said means (18) for generating electricity from renewable energy being combined into a group (22), characterized in that the inverter system includes a plurality of control circuits (40), each control circuit being connected to a group of means (18) for generating electricity from renewable energy such that each group (22) of means for generating electricity from renewable energy can be separately controlled.
An electronically active glass has the composition (TxOy)z - (MuOv)w - (Na/LiBO2)t wherein T is a transition metal selected from V and Mo, M is a metal selected from Ni, Co, Na, Al, Mn, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ti and mixtures thereof, x, y, u, and v are the stoichiometric coefficients resulting in a neutral compound, i.e. x = 2y/ (oxidation state of T) and u = 2v/ (oxidation state of M), z, w and t are weight-%, wherein z is 70-80, w is 0-20, t is 10-30, and the sum of z, w and t is 100 weight-%, in particular V2O5-LiBO2 and V2O5-NiO-LiBO2.
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POLYPHENOTHIAZINE POLYMERS AS CONDUCTIVE, REDOX-ACTIVE MATERIALS FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
The present invention provides for a method for synthesizing an electrically conductive, preferably redox active, phenothiazine-type polymer from a polyaniline, comprising the steps of a. optionally reacting polyaniline, preferably in emeraldine form, with a source of chalcogen in a solvent to form a suspension of polyaniline in leucoemeraldine form, b. optionally removing the solvent from the suspension of a polyaniline in leucoemeraldine form to form a powder of a polyaniline in leucoemeraldine form, c. heating the powder of a polyaniline in leucoemeraldine form in the presence of a catalyst and a chalcogen to form an phenothiazine-type polymer and d. optionally doping the phenothiazine-type polymer with a protic acid.
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4 wherein M is one or more transition metals, comprising at least one metal which is capable of undergoing oxidation to a higher valence state. In order to obtain a synergistic effect, the particles of formula (I) and the particles of formule (II) are present in amounts of 5:95% by weight to 95:5% by weight.
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wherein the annular duct (16) extends into an interior chamber (18) of the tubular body (12) via an annular gap (20) extending between an inside facing side wall portion (15) of the body (12) and a first insert (30; 50).
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Coating and lithiation of inorganic oxidants by reaction with lithiated reductants
A method for producing conductive carbon coated particles of an at least partially lithiated electroactive core material comprises the step of premixing an oxidant electroactive material with a metallated reductant followed by chemically reacting the oxidant electroactive material with the metallated reductant, said reductant being a coating precursor, said metal being at least one alkaline and/or at least one alkaline earth metal, and said chemically reacting being performed under conditions allowing reduction and metallation of the electroactive material via insertion/intercalation of the alkaline metal cation(s) and/or the alkaline earth metal cation(s) and coating formation via a polymerization reaction like polyanionic or radicalic polymerization of the reductant.
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8 is described as well as a method for its production, an electroactive cathode coating material comprising this electroactive material, a method for its production and cathodes as well as aqueous and non aqueous, rechargeable and non rechargeable batteries comprising such cathodes.
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The present invention relates to a method of managing the operation of a hybrid DC current supply (1), said supply comprising a fuel cell (2), a battery (6) and a DC/DC converter (4) comprising an input and an output, the input of the converter being linked to the output of the fuel cell and the output being linked to a variable load in parallel with the battery, the fuel cell being formed of a plurality of electrochemical cells adapted to produce electricity on the basis of a combustible gas and of an oxidizing gas.
M of the membrane and the sensor extracts from the signal a first and a second parameter that respectively relate to said first stable value and said transient mode of the signal. A value of the concentration of said gas and of the pressure of said two-mixture is calculated from these two parameters.
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Self-monitoring composite vessel for high pressure media
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The invention concerns a method of managing a facility for producing and storing energy (1) comprising means (3) of generating electricity from renewable energy, a power supply from an electrical power network, storage means arranged to store the electrical energy provided by the means (3) of generating electricity from renewable energy and by the electrical power network, an electricity-consuming unit (7) arranged to use the energy from the means (3) of generating electricity from renewable energy and/or from the electrical power network, a vehicle capable of connecting to said facility and using the energy stored in the storage means or the electrical energy from the means (3) of generating electricity from renewable energy or from the electrical power network, and distribution means (12) comprising a power distributor arranged to distribute the electrical energy provided by the means (3) of generating electricity from renewable energy and by the electrical power network and a user interface arranged to control the management controller.
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The fuel cell system includes: - at least one fuel cell adapted to generate electrical energy from a fuel gas and an oxidizer gas; - a fuel feed duct (11) provided for supplying the fuel cell with fuel gas, the fuel feed duct including an upstream part (11A) and a downstream part (11B); - a Venturi effect ejector (113) including a high pressure inlet (233), a low pressure inlet (238) and an outlet (240), the upstream part of the fuel feed duct being connected to the high pressure inlet of the ejector and the downstream part extending between the ejector outlet and the fuel cell; - an off-gas recirculation duct (11R) extending between the fuel cell and the low pressure ejector inlet (238) so that, in the presence of a stream of fuel gas coming from the upstream part of the fuel feed duct (11A) and passing through the ejector (113), the ejector draws up off-gas from the recirculation duct and ejects it into the downstream part (11B) mixed with the stream of fuel gas coming from the upstream part; - a control circuit (15) and a valve (110) arranged in the upstream part (11A) of the fuel feed duct and arranged to be controlled by the control circuit, the valve being adapted to be placed in an open state, in which it lets the stream of fuel gas from the upstream part pass through the ejector (113), or in a closed state, in which no stream of gas from the upstream part can flow through the ejector. - characterized in that said control circuit (15) is arranged to place the valve alternately in the open state and then the closed state, so that the stream of fuel gas passing through the ejector (113) is intermittent, being frequency and/or pulse width modulated by the control circuit.
The present invention relates to a DC/DC converter (100) comprising a control unit (105) designed to control voltage variation means (106), said voltage variation means (106) comprising a plurality of variator circuits (10) each controlled by a switching signal, characterized in that said variator circuits (10) being grouped together into several modules (101, 102, 103, 104,) each controlled by a control signal (CMD1, CMD2, CMD3, CMD4) dispatched by the control unit (105) and in that the switching signals for the variator circuits (10) of one and the same module are out of phase with respect to one another and in that the control signals (CMD1, CMD2, CMD3, CMD4) for the modules (101, 102, 103, 104) are also out of phase with respect to one another.
H02M 3/158 - Conversion of DC power input into DC power output without intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only with automatic control of output voltage or current, e.g. switching regulators including plural semiconductor devices as final control devices for a single load
A method for managing the operation of a hybrid continuous current supply, said supply including a fuel cell stack a battery and a DC/DC converter including an input and an output, the converter input being connected to the output of the fuel cell stack and the output being connected to a variable load in parallel to the battery, the fuel cell stack being formed of a plurality of electrochemical cells adapted to produce electricity from a fuel and an oxidising gas.
A shunt system for a stack of series connected electrochemical units. The system includes shunt circuits each connected between a positive pole and a negative pole of an electrochemical unit and a control circuit to send a control signal to at least one of the shunt circuits to cause it to shunt the electrochemical unit between the poles to which it is connected. The control system includes control modules each having its own voltage reference, each of the shunt circuits belonging to one of the modules. Each control circuit includes plural shunt circuits and the shunt circuits belonging to a control module are connected between the poles of contiguous electrochemical units, so that the control modules subdivide the stack into plural groups of electrochemical units. Each control module includes a mechanism to communicate with the control circuit, so that the control circuit can control the shunt circuits belonging to different control modules.
The invention relates to a micro-inverter (100) for a means (101) for generating electricity from renewable energy, which has two output terminals including a first decoupling means (104) connected in parallel to the output terminal of said means (101) for generating electricity from renewable energy, at least two control units (105, 106, 107, 108), which are galvanically isolated and each of which are connected, at the output thereof, to second decoupling means (109) connected in parallel, the output of the second decoupling means being connected to a filtering means (110) enabling the output voltage of the means (101) for generating electricity from renewable energy to be adjusted to the standards of the low-voltage electrical network, said micro-inverter further including a microcontroller (111) that controls each control unit via pulse-width modulation.
H02M 3/335 - Conversion of DC power input into DC power output with intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode to produce the intermediate AC using devices of a triode or a transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only
The present invention concerns an electrochemical system (100) including a stack of series connected electrochemical units (102). The system is controlled by a control circuit (104) and includes a plurality of differential amplifiers (114), each connected by two inputs to the terminals of an electrochemical unit, in order to supply a voltage representative of the potential difference present between the terminals of said electrochemical unit. Each representative voltage is sent to a control unit (106) arranged for converting said representative voltage into a numerical value transmitted to the control circuit. The system further includes, between each differential amplifier and the control unit, a buffer means (116) controlled by the control circuit. The buffer means is capable of saving the voltage representative of the potential difference present between the terminals of the electrochemical unit to which it is connected. The voltage is saved simultaneously by all of the buffer means.
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Electrode (anode and cathode) performance enhancement by composite formation with graphene oxide
Described is an electrode comprising and preferably consisting of electronically active material (EAM) in nanoparticulate form and a matrix, said matrix consisting of a pyrolization product with therein incorporated graphene flakes and optionally an ionic lithium source. Also described are methods for producing a particle based, especially a fiber based, electrode material comprising a matrix formed from pyrolized material incorporating graphene flakes and rechargeable batteries comprising such electrodes.
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II both being transition metals of the groups IVB, VB, VIB and VIIB, and periods 3d, 4d and 5d, in particular transition metals selected from Zr, Nb, Mo, Ti, V, Cr, W, Mn, Ni, Co, Fe and Cu. Dependent on the kind of transition metal, its oxidation state and the Li content, such materials may be used as anode materials or as cathode materials, respectively.
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A fuel cell system including: a fuel cell stack including plural fuel cells sandwiched between two end plates; a fuel supply system supplying a stream of fuel gas to the fuel cell stack; an oxidizer supply system supplying a stream of oxidizer gas to the fuel cell stack; a closed loop coolant circulation system driving a cooling liquid through the fuel cell stack so that the cooling liquid enters the fuel cell stack, absorbs heat from the fuel cells, and exits the fuel cell stack. The coolant circulation system includes a circulation pump driving the cooling liquid, a heat exchanger removing heat from the cooling liquid and for at least partially transferring the heat to the stream of fuel gas and/or the stream of oxidizer gas. The heat exchanger includes a tube made from a heat-conducting material and inserted into a bore in one of the end plates, the tube and the bore defining at least a first fluid channel inside the tube and a second fluid channel in a space existing between the tube and the sides of the bore in the end plate, one of the first and second fluid channels being for the cooling liquid, and the other fluid channel being for the fuel or the oxidizer gas.
Described is a cathode comprising a conductor and a cathode material said cathode material comprising as electronically active material a transition metal (T) borate (BO3) of formula LixTImTIInOyBO3 in form of nanoparticles, wherein m+n = 1, x = 0 - 3, and y = 0 - 2, and TI and TII are different transition metals, e.g. selected from Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Co and Cu. In a specific embodiment, m is 1 and n is 0.
H01M 4/58 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFySelection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of polyanionic structures, e.g. phosphates, silicates or borates
H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodesLithium-ion batteries
A method of operating a PEM fuel cell including an anode feed circuit and a cathode feed circuit for feeding of an anode side with a reactant gas and for feeding a cathode side with a cathode gas. A shut-down mode for shutting down an electricity generating operation of the fuel system includes decreasing the supply of reactant gas and cathode gas in response of a shut-down signal, monitoring an output voltage of at least one cell of a fuel cell stack, monitoring the reactant gas pressure and the cathode gas pressure, electrically shunting of the at least one fuel cell in response of the output voltage reaching a predefined voltage level, at least reducing the pressure of the anode side to a predefined pressure level by means of at least one pump, and filling and/or flushing of at least the anode side with an inert gas.
A method for producing a graft polymer comprises the steps of: a) irradiating a base polymer with an electron beam or a source of γ-radiation, b) contacting a grafting solution with the base polymer, wherein the grafting solution contains at least one oxygen scavenger and at least one graft monomer selected from the group consisting of styrene and styrene derivatives, and c) graft polymerizing the mixture of the base polymer and the grafting solution obtained in step b).
F17C 13/02 - Special adaptations of indicating, measuring, or monitoring equipment
G01L 9/00 - Measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by electric or magnetic pressure-sensitive elementsTransmitting or indicating the displacement of mechanical pressure-sensitive elements, used to measure the steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or fluent solid material, by electric or magnetic means
78.
Method for limiting the output voltage of a PEM fuel cell system
A method for the early detection of liquid water formation in a fuel cell (1), in which a fuel gas and an oxidant gas flow, delivered by a gas supply circuit (50) that has a control module (110). According to the invention, the method includes: - monitoring the temperature change in one of said gases over time; - detecting a variation in said temperature by measuring a temperature differential by unit of time and comparing it to a threshold value, and - generating a signal representative of said detection via said control module (110).
A method for producing colloidal graphene dispersions comprises the steps of: (i) dispersing graphite oxide in a dispersion medium to form a colloidal graphene oxide or multi-graphene oxide dispersion, and (ii) thermally reducing the graphene oxide or multi-graphene oxide in dispersion. Depending on the method used for the preparation of the starting dispersion, a graphene or a multi-graphene dispersion is obtained that can be further processed to multi-graphene with larger inter-planar distances than graphite. Such dispersions and multi-graphenes are, for example, suitable materials in the manufacturing of rechargeable lithium ion batteries.
The present invention relates to a system for bypassing (10) a pile of electrochemical blocks (3) connected in series. The system includes bypass circuits (27) each connected between a positive pole and a negative pole of an electrochemical block. The system (10) also includes a control circuit (11) provided for sending a control signal to at least one of the bypass circuits in order to ensure the latter bypasses the electrochemical block to which the circuit is connected between the poles of the block. The control system comprises control modules (12), each with its own voltage reference, in which each one of the bypass circuits belongs to one of the modules. Each control module includes a plurality of bypass circuits, the bypass circuits belonging to a control module being connected between the poles of adjacent electrochemical blocks, such that the control modules sub-divide the pile into a plurality of groups (13) of electrochemical blocks. The system is furthermore characterised in that each control module includes a means (23) for communicating with the control circuit, such that the control circuit can control bypass circuits belonging to separate control modules.
04 - Industrial oils and greases; lubricants; fuels
07 - Machines and machine tools
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
12 - Land, air and water vehicles; parts of land vehicles
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Fuel and lighting fuel, in particular ecological,
alternative and renewable energy. Machines and machine tools, in particular apparatus and
installations for producing ecological, alternative and
renewable energy (included in this class); motors and
engines (other than for land vehicles); machine coupling and
transmission components (other than for land vehicles). Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching,
transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling
electricity, in particular solar and photovoltaic cells,
batteries, apparatus and installations for accumulating
ecological, alternative and renewable energy (included in
this class). Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking,
refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply and
sanitary purposes, in particular solar sensors, collectors
and panels as well as apparatus and installations for
collecting ecological, alternative, renewable and solar
energy (included in this class). Vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water. Treatment of materials, in particular for producing
ecological, alternative and renewable energy. Scientific and technological services and research and
design relating thereto, in particular in the field of
ecological, alternative and renewable energy including
consulting in these fields; industrial analysis and research
services, in particular in the field of ecological,
alternative and renewable energy including consulting in
these fields; design and development of computers and
software.
83.
Open porous electrically conductive nanocomposite material
H01M 4/136 - Electrodes based on inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFy
H01M 4/58 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFySelection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of polyanionic structures, e.g. phosphates, silicates or borates
H01M 4/62 - Selection of inactive substances as ingredients for active masses, e.g. binders, fillers
H01M 4/36 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids
Described is an anode material which is a transition metal nitride or carbide in form of nanoparticles, preferably a nitride or carbide with one nitrogen or carbon per metal, and especially a nitride or carbide having rock salt structure. A preferred anode material is vanadium nitride, in particular carbon coated vanadium nitride having a mean particle size of <500 nm. Embedded in an electrically conducting environment, such nanoparticulate material, in particular the vanadium nitride shows exceptional good charging-discharging cycle stability.
a final section wherein the plurality of parallel channels extends in a curve along the outer contour of the main surface until it reaches the fluid discharge port.
04 - Industrial oils and greases; lubricants; fuels
07 - Machines and machine tools
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
12 - Land, air and water vehicles; parts of land vehicles
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Industrial oils and greases; lubricants; dust absorbing,
wetting and binding compositions; fuels (including motor
spirit) and illuminants; candles and wicks for lighting. Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (other than
for land vehicles); machine coupling and transmission
components (other than for land vehicles); agricultural
implements other than hand-operated; incubators for eggs. Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic,
cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signaling,
checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus
and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting,
switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or
controlling electricity; apparatus for recording,
transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic
data carriers, recording disks; automatic vending machines
and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers,
calculating machines, data processing equipment and
computers, extinguishers. Apparatus for lighting, apparatus for heating, steam
generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating,
water supply and sanitary purposes. Vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water. Treatment of materials. Scientific and technological services and research and
design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research
services; design and development of computer hardware and
software.
87.
Connecting box of a solar panel with a cooling structure
The invention relates to a receptacle (1) particularly suitable for wiring one or more solar cells (81). The receptacle (1) comprises a housing (10) and a connecting shaft (60) that can be separately closed by a cover (63). The receptacle (1) is raised from the back side of the solar panel (80).
The invention relates to a receptacle (1) particularly suitable for wiring one or more solar cells (81). The receptacle (1) comprises a housing (10) and a connecting shaft (60) that can be separately closed by a cover (63). The receptacle (1) is raised from the back side of the solar panel (80).
H01R 12/00 - Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocksCoupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structuresTerminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- a fuel cell stack (1) comprising a plurality of fuel cells (145) sandwiched between two end plates (130, 140); - a fuel supply system (60, 110, 113, 190) for supplying a stream of fuel gas to the fuel cell stack; - an oxidizer supply system (65, 120, 123, 195) for supplying a stream of oxidizer gas to the fuel cell stack; - a closed loop coolant circulation system for driving a cooling liquid through the fuel cell stack (1) in order that the cooling liquid enter the fuel cell stack, absorb heat from the fuel cells (145) and exit the fuel cell stack, the coolant circulation system comprising a circulation pump (72) for driving the cooling liquid, a heat exchanger (78, 80) for removing heat from the cooling liquid and for at least partially transferring the heat to the stream of fuel gas and/or the stream of oxidizer gas. The heat exchanger (78, 80) comprises a tube (203) made from a heat-conducting material and inserted into a bore in one of the end plates (130), the tube and the bore defining at least a first fluid channel inside the tube (203) and a second fluid channel (205, 207) in a space existing between the tube and the sides of the bore in the end plate (130, 140), one of said first and second fluid channels being for the cooling liquid, and the other fluid channel being for the fuel or the oxidizer gas.
A method for producing a graft polymer comprises the steps of: a) irradiating a base polymer with an electron beam or a source of γ- radiation, b) contacting a grafting solution with the base polymer, wherein the grafting solution contains at least one oxygen scavenger and at least one graft monomer selected from the group consisting of styrene and styrene derivatives, and c) graft polymerizing the mixture of the base polymer and the grafting solution obtained in step b).
C08F 255/00 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by polymerising monomers on to polymers of hydrocarbons as defined in group
C08F 255/02 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by polymerising monomers on to polymers of hydrocarbons as defined in group on to polymers of olefins having two or three carbon atoms
C08F 259/08 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by polymerising monomers on to polymers of halogen containing monomers as defined in group on to polymers containing fluorine
C08F 291/00 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by polymerising monomers on to macromolecular compounds according to more than one of the groups
The present invention provides a method of operating a PEM fuel cell comprising an anode feed circuit and a cathode feed circuit for feeding of an anode side (14) with a reactant gas and for feeding a cathode side (16) with a cathode gas. Said method adapted for shutting down and for starting of an electricity generating operation of the fuel system, in the shut-down mode comprises the steps of : decreasing the supply of reactant gas and cathode gas in response of a shut-down signal, monitoring an output voltage of at least one cell of a fuel cell stack (12), monitoring the reactant gas pressure and the cathode gas pressure, electrically shunting of the at least one fuel cell in response of the output voltage reaching a predefined voltage level, at least reducing the pressure of the anode side (14) to a predefined pressure level by means of at least one pump (16, 18), and filling and/or flushing of at least the anode side (14) with an inert gas.
The method for limiting the output voltage of a PEM fuel cell system operating in, or near, zero load conditions, in such a way as to minimize degradation of performance over time, comprises : supplying a hydrogen stream to the anode of said fuel cell; supplying an oxygen stream to the cathode of said fuel cell; monitoring an output voltage of the fuel cell; monitoring a hydrogen pressure in the fuel cell; monitoring an oxygen pressure in the fuel cell; limiting the hydrogen stream and the oxygen stream while actuating controllable recirculating pumps for the hydrogen and the oxygen in such a way as to bring and maintain the hydrogen and oxygen pressures below 1 bar absolute while maintaining said hydrogen pressure between 70 and 130 % of said oxygen pressure, so that the output voltage remains below.90 volts.
