Vb Autobatterie Gmbh

Johnson Controls Autobatterie Gmbh & Co. Kgaa

Vb Autobatterie Gmbh & Co. Kgaa

Clarios Germany Gmbh & Co. Kgaa

Clarios Germany Gmbh & Co. Kg

Robert Boschgmbh

Johnson Controls Technology Company

Ciarlos Germany Gmbh & Co. Kg

Johnson Controls Autobatterie Gmbh & Co.

Ingo Koch

Eberhard Meissner

Armin Staffeldt

Peter Streuer

Bernd Ide

Ornwasa Traisigkhachol

Andreas Dudenbostel

Dirk Bremer

Julius Martin Schwab

Thorsten Werle

Gerolf Richter

Donald J Caldwell

Jerome R Heiman

Frank-Thomas Johns

Helmut Laig-Hoerstebrock

Doreen Lucht

Peter Ostertag

Peter Schellenberg

Jürgen Bauer

Dirk Oldenburg

Andreas Schulze-Beckinghausen

Juergen Bauer

Nadine Dehnert

Anja Schwarze

Dirk Stellfeldt

Amo Koerber

Dirk Goebbels

Ursula Teutsch

Peter Baeuerlein

Christian Fischer

Frank Helkmer

Boris Vyshnepolskiy

Dirk GÖBBELS

Jerone Heiman

Arne Körber

Julius Schwab

A stopper () for closing and sealing an opening () in a housing () of an energy storage system (), in particular for closing and sealing an opening () in a housing () of a lead acid storage battery, wherein the stopper () comprises a connecting region (), which is configured to engage with the opening () in the energy storage system (), and a sealing region (), which is disposed above the connecting region () in the axial direction (A) of the stopper (), wherein the sealing region () is configured to accommodate a sealing element () which is designed to be deformed by a force acting at least partially, in particular completely, in the axial direction (A) of the stopper () when the stopper () is in the installed state.

Stopper for closing and sealing an opening in a housing of an energy storage system and energy storage system

The invention relates to a grid arrangement for a plate-shaped battery electrode of an electrochemical accumulator having a frame and a grid arranged thereon, wherein the frame comprises at least one upper frame element having a connecting lug of the battery electrode disposed on its side facing away from the grid, and wherein the grid is at least formed by horizontal bars, which are bars extending substantially horizontally, and vertical bars, which are bars extending substantially vertically, wherein at least some of the vertical bars are arranged at different angles to one another in the shape of a fan. The invention further relates to an accumulator.

Grid assembly for a plate-shaped battery electrode of an electrochemical accumulator battery

A method of estimating a state of an energy storage system of a vehicle, in particular for estimating an aging state of the energy storage system, includes the following steps: acquiring information about the energy storage system; analyzing the acquired information while taking into account specified boundary conditions; and estimating the state of the energy storage system.

Method and device for estimating a state of an energy storage system of a vehicle

A sealing plug arrangement for sealing a combined filling and degassing opening of an accumulator. The sealing plug arrangement includes at least one valve part, one valve holder, and one sealing plug. The valve part is arranged on the valve holder and forms an openable valve mechanism with the valve holder for sealing at least one interior space of the accumulator from the surrounding area upon pressurization. The sealing plug includes at least one fastening means for fixing to the filling and degassing opening and at the same time subjecting the valve part to a pretensioning force toward the valve holder. The valve holder includes at least one extension axially projecting toward the valve part which is formed as a circumferential sealing edge on a surface facing the valve part on which the valve part rests.

Sealing plug arrangement, housing and accumulator

The invention relates to a mixing element designed to be installed into a housing of a liquid electrolyte-operated electrochemical accumulator in order to mix the electrolyte as a result of forces and/or motion exerted on the accumulator during operation, wherein the mixing element is designed as a hollow body provided with at least one respective opening at opposite end regions such that a channel is formed in the hollow body which leads into the at least one respective opening in the opposite end regions and is circumferentially delimited there by the material of the mixing element, wherein the mixing element comprises one or more securing and/or spacer ribs protruding from the external side of the mixing element and designed to contact parts of the accumulator housing in order to fix the mixing element in the accumulator and/or set a specific position of the mixing element relative to the housing parts. The invention further relates to a range of mixing elements as well as an accumulator having at least one mixing element.

Modification of truck mixing element for manual and automatic assembly

The invention relates to a grid arrangement for a plate-shaped battery electrode of an electrochemical accumulator comprising a frame and a grid arranged thereon, wherein the frame comprises at least one upper frame element having a connecting lug of the battery electrode disposed on its side facing away from the grid, wherein the grid comprises grid bars respectively surrounding cutouts of the grid, wherein the majority of the grid bars surrounding the cutouts are respectively disposed in a hexagonal arrangement such that the cutout situated in between forms a hexagon, characterized by one, some or all of the following a), b), c), d), e) features): The invention further relates to an accumulator.

Grid arrangement for plate-shaped battery electrode and accumulator

The invention relates to a battery cell connector with a first and a second substantially flat limb (), wherein the first limb () has a connecting side () for connection to a plurality of electrodes of a battery, the second limb () is arranged at an angle with respect to the first limb () and extends from that side () of the first limb which is opposite the connection side (), wherein a shoulder () is provided which extends from the first to the second limb. Against this background, the invention specifies a battery cell connector with a high current-carrying capacity which is improved in comparison with the known battery cell connectors. For this purpose, the invention provides that the profile of the height (h) of the shoulder () from the first limb () towards the second limb is nonlinear and is convex with respect to the first and the second limb ().

Battery cell connector

The invention relates to a venting device () for an electrochemical battery (). The venting device comprises at least one inlet opening () for receiving gases venting from the battery (), at least one outlet opening () for venting the gases received from the battery (), and at least one flame arrester element (). The inlet opening () is in communication with the outlet opening () via the flame arrester element (). An explosion chamber () is located within the venting device () on the side of the flame arrester element () which is directed to the outlet opening (). The explosion chamber () is arranged for developing and temporarily storing an explosive mixture of the gases received from the battery () and oxygen from the ambient air, which explodes in case a flame occurs within the explosion chamber (), thereby blowing off the flame.

Venting device for an electrochemical battery and battery with a venting device

The invention relates to a sealing plug arrangement () for a battery, wherein the sealing plug arrangement comprises at least one plug part () and a plug retainer (), and the plug retainer () has a hollow area () for accommodating at least one retaining section of the plug part (), wherein the plug part () is designed to seal off at least one interior () of the battery from the environment when the plug part is installed in the hollow area () of the plug retainer (). Proceeding from this, an improved sealing plug arrangement is specified that can be realized at low cost and that is reliable. For this purpose, the plug retainer () comprises at least one flow channel () on the inside of the plug retainer in the hollow area (), which flow channel extends at least along the area in which the plug part () is retained in the plug retainer () when the plug part is installed in the hollow area ().

Valve plug

The invention relates to a battery, particularly a lead storage battery, having at least one battery cell connector element () comprising a substantially prismatic base body () extending along a longitudinal axis (L) for connection to a plurality of pole flanges on a lower face () of the base body () and a contact lug () disposed adjacent to a contact-lug-side end face () of the base body () on the side of the contact lug, said contact lug being connected to the base body as one piece. A second groove () formed in the base body () and running to the lower face () is provided according to the invention.

Battery cell connecting element and method of production thereof

An accumulator with an accumulator housing, having at least one cell changer, with several electrodes and liquid electrolyte in each cell chamber with at least one wall element in the cell chambers to divide the cell chambers into at least two intercommunicating volume chambers. In the lower region of the volume chambers is a communicating connection for the liquid electrolyte between the volume chambers and a pressure equalization connection between the volume chambers is arranged in the upper region of the volume chambers to assure an equivalent air pressure in the intercommunicating volume chambers. The wall elements extend at least far upwards such that on movement of the accumulator firstly electrolyte in at least one volume chamber flows through the intercommunicating connection in the lower region and secondly electrolyte again flows through the intercommunicating connection in the lower region out of said at least one volume region without an overflow of liquid electrolyte from one volume chamber to the adjacent volume chamber over the upper edge of the wall elements.

Accumulator

The invention relates to a battery, comprising at least one battery cell connecting element (), which is conductively connected to (a) a connector () having a cuboid-like base shape for connecting the same to at least one pole flange on a base () of the connector (), and (b) a welded bracket (), which is conductively connected to the connector (), (c) wherein in the installed position of the battery () the connector () is disposed substantially horizontally, and the welded bracket () is disposed substantially vertically, and (d) wherein the connector () has a top () positioned opposite the base () and (c) at least one longitudinal side () adjoining the base (), the welded bracket () being connected to the connector () on said side. The invention provides that the welded bracket () is electrically connected to the connector () via at least one contact element () laterally disposed on the welded bracket () and leading onto the surface of the connector ().

Battery and battery cell connecting element

A method of determining a stratification of an electrolyte in an active mass of positive electrode plates in rechargeable batteries includes determining a variation of at least one of a charging current and a charging voltage of the rechargeable battery occurring during charging of the rechargeable battery; and detecting a stratification of the electrolyte from an increased charging current consumption in the rechargeable battery as compared to an identical rechargeable battery without stratification when there is a fixed charging voltage variation or a reduced charging voltage when there is a fixed charging current variation.

Method of determining acid stratification in rechargeable batteries

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Ingo Koch