Electrovaya Inc.

Electrofuel Manufacturing Company

Other

Rakesh Bhola

Sankar Dasgupta

James K Jacobs

Rajshekar Das Gupta

Sankar Das Gupta

Sankar c/o Electrovaya Dasgupta

A double-sealed thin film electrochemical pouch cell, comprising a cathode current collector, a cathode, an electrolyte, an anode, and an anode current collector, which is double-sealed by a first inner laminate layer forming a primary seal covered by a second outer polymer layer forming a secondary seal The second outer polymer layer comprises embedded particles to increase the thermal conductivity of the second outer polymer layer.

Thin film electrochemical cell with a polymer double seal

A battery module for receiving battery cells provides cooling through a cooling fluid. Chilled fluid travels first to the hottest part of the battery module and then continues to gradually less hot areas. As the chilled cooling fluid absorbs heat and travels to cooler parts of the battery module, the heat transfer between the fluid and the battery cells decreases because the temperature differential between the cells and cooling fluid decreases, providing a more even temperature distribution across the battery module. The cooling fluid may be contained in a conduit associated with one or more cooling plates. A plurality of slots provide a precise mechanical support for each battery cell, increasing the heat conduction from the cell to the battery module, protecting the battery module from vibration and decreasing contamination in case of thermal runaway or other damage to the cells.

Fluid-cooled battery module containing battery cells

A double-sealed thin film electrochemical pouch cell, comprising a cathode current collector, a cathode, an electrolyte, an anode, and an anode current collector, which is double-sealed by a first inner laminate layer forming a primary seal covered by a second outer polymer layer forming a secondary seal. The second outer polymer layer comprises embedded particles to increase the thermal conductivity of the second outer polymer layer.

The composite electrolyte for use in a thin plate rechargeable lithium battery comprises a porous or micro-porous inert, multi-layered polymer separator laminate which carries an adherent second polymer coating containing a dissociable lithium compound, and the multi-layered separator having adherent solid second polymer layer, is impregnated with an organic liquid containing another lithium salt. The porous or micro-porous separator laminate is made of multiple polymer layers, at least one of the member layers having melting temperature at least 20-C below the melting temperature of the other polymer member layers. The composite porous electrolyte is inserted between the electrodes of a rechargeable lithium battery. In another embodiment the porous polymer separator sheet has an adherent, dissociable lithium compound containing, solid second polymer layer on each of its major faces.

Composite polymer electrolytes for a rechargeable lithium battery

An electrical energy storage device for storing electrical energy and supplying the electrical energy to a driving motor at different power levels is disclosed. The electrical storage device has an energy battery connected to a power battery. The energy battery has a higher energy density than the power battery. However, the power battery can provide electrical power to the electrical motor at different power rates, thereby ensuring that the motor has sufficient power and current when needed. The power battery can be recharged by the energy storage battery. In this way, the power battery temporarily stores electrical energy received from the energy battery and both batteries can provide electrical energy at the different power rates as required by the motor. The energy storage device can be releasably connected to an external power source in order to recharge both batteries. Both batteries can be recharged independently to optimize the recharging and lifetime characteristics of the batteries.

Energy storage device for loads having variable power rates

A matted particulate electrode located between the current collector and a porous separator of a rechargeable lithium battery is described, which contains electro-active particles intermixed with pliable, solid, lithium ion conducting, polymer electrolyte filaments having adhesive surfaces. The electro-active particles and the optionally added electro-conductive carbon particles adhere to the tacky surface of the adhesively interlinking polymer electrolyte filaments. The matted particulate electrode is impregnated with an organic solution containing another lithium compound. In a second embodiment the porous separator is coated on at least one of its faces, with polymer electrolyte having an adhesive surface and made of the same polymer as the electrolyte filaments. The polymer electrolyte filaments in the matted layer may adhere to the coated surface of the separator. In addition the polymer coating is partially filling the pores of the porous electrolyte, but leaving sufficient space in the pores for the organic solution to penetrate the separator of the lithium battery.

Particulate electrode including electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery

Lithium electrochemical cells and batteries are described having electron conductive additives in the form of a mixture of carbon fibres and fine carbon particles. The electron conductive additives are provided in a polymeric fluoride coating between the electrode and the current collector. A mixture of carbon fibres and fine carbon can also be admixed with the cathode-active component in the cathode.

Lithium battery having improved current collecting means

A silicon nitride based composition for manufacturing sintered ceramic articles, in particular cutting tool inserts, having improved density, hardness and fracture toughness characteristics is described. The amounts of yttrium oxide, aluminum nitride and titanium nitride contained in the silicon nitride based mixture are interrelated by a formula to attain substantially improved abrasion resistance.

Silicon nitride based cutting tool insert

A composition is described for hard sintered ceramic articles having densities which are 97% or higher than the theoretical density. The composition contains up to 98.5 vol. % titanium diboride, 0-59 vol % aluminum nitride, 0-59 vol. % hexagonal boron nitride, 0-59 vol. % zirconium nitride, and in addition, zirconia, hafnia or ceria having particle size 0.7 .mu.m or less, in 1.5 vol. % and optionally, a sintering aid in less 2 vol. %. The mixture of the above components is further mixed and ground by ball-milling and vibro-milling in the presence of an aliphatic alcohol, cast into required shapes and sintered in an inert gas at temperatures below 1950.degree. C. The sintered ceramic articles obtained of this composition include ceramic cutting tool inserts, impact-resistant ceramic structures, nozzles, extrusion dies and ceramic evaporating boats.

Ceramic articles made of compositions containing borides and nitrides

A composition for hard, sintered, tough and wear resistant ceramic articles is described. The composition is comprised of alumina, titanium carbonitride and filaments of titanium diboride or titanium nitride. The ceramic articles made of this composition are isostatically hot pressed or sintered at high temperature in inert gas. The density of the ceramic articles is usually in excess of 99% theoretical density and the hardness is greater than 20 GPa. The process was applied to manufacture ceramic cutting inserts of the above composition.

Growing community of inventors

Mississauga, Canada

Rakesh Bhola