Cadenza Innovation, Inc.

Thermal Ceramics, Inc.

Ricky Edward Bowersock

Jay Jie Shi

Jason Peter Street

Gary Eugene Gayman

Tord Per Jens Onnerud

Tord Per Onnerud

Lithium ion batteries are provided that include materials that provide advantageous endothermic functionalities contributing to the safety and stability of the batteries. The endothermic materials may include a ceramic matrix incorporating an inorganic gas-generating endothermic material. If the temperature of the lithium ion battery rises above a predetermined level, the endothermic materials serve to provide one or more functions to prevent and/or minimize the potential for thermal runaway, e.g., thermal insulation (particularly at high temperatures); (ii) energy absorption; (iii) venting of gases produced, in whole or in part, from endothermic reaction(s) associated with the endothermic materials, (iv) raising total pressure within the battery structure; (v) removal of absorbed heat from the battery system via venting of gases produced during the endothermic reaction(s) associated with the endothermic materials, and/or (vi) dilution of toxic gases (if present) and their safe expulsion from the battery system.

Lithium ion battery with thermal runaway protection

A material consisting of an insulating, ceramic-based matrix into which an endothermic gas-generating material is incorporated for the intended purpose of protecting electrical energy storage devices from cascading thermal runaway.

Passive insulation materials

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Augusta, GA, United States of America

Ricky Edward Bowersock