Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100183915 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - Provided is an electric double layer capacitor capable of simply connecting a current collector to an external electrode at a low cost and ensuring a sealing property of a container. The electric double layer capacitor includes: a container in which an opening of a concave portion is sealed; an electrolytic solution and a pair of electrode active materials which are accommodated inside the container; and a pair of conductive films which is respectively and electrically connected to the pair of electrode active materials and is formed from a bottom surface of the concave portion to a surface of the container through an opening edge. | 07-22-2010 |
20100261083 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A power supply apparatus, which can detect an abnormal voltage drop in a power cell and, if recovery from this voltage drop is made, resume power generation, thereby realizing reasonable and stable power supply, is provided. The power supply apparatus comprises a combined power source composed of a plurality of power cells configured electrically independently, a switch for arbitrarily connecting each of the power cells by selectively connecting terminals of the power cells through switching elements, a voltage detector for respectively detecting differences in electrical potentials between the terminals of the power cells, and a controller for controlling the switch by a control signal to control ON/OFF states of the switching elements so as to isolate a power cell to halt a supply of electrical power therefrom when a voltage generated in the power cell has dropped to a set voltage or lower as found based on voltage signals which respectively indicate the differences in electric potentials detected by the voltage detector, and resume the supply of electrical power from the power cell whose power supply has been halted when a down time in the isolated power cell has reached a predetermined time or longer. | 10-14-2010 |
20110059370 | ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION - Provided are an electrolytic solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery each of which not only has heat resistance enough to resist reflow soldering but also can maintain the discharge capacity of the battery even in a low-temperature environment. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided with an electrolytic solution | 03-10-2011 |
20110212373 | Hydrogen generator - Hydrogen generation materials are a complex hydride which generates hydrogen upon hydrolysis, and an aqueous solution comprising water for causing the hydrolysis, and an accelerator dissolved therein for accelerating a hydrogen generation reaction. A method of hydrogen generation by a hydrogen generator comprises a first step S | 09-01-2011 |
20120019983 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - Provided is an electric double-layer capacitor and the like, which may be easily manufactured. In a recessed container ( | 01-26-2012 |
20120044614 | ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION FOR ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR, ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR USING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are an electrolytic solution for an electric double layer capacitor capable of providing an electric double layer capacitor having stable quality, an electric double layer capacitor using the electrolytic solution, and a manufacturing method for the electric double layer capacitor. The electrolytic solution includes a supporting electrolyte, sulfolane, and a linear sulfone. It is preferred that the electrolytic solution further include an organic fluorine compound. Further, it is preferred that the supporting electrolyte contain 5-azoniaspiro[4.4]nonane tetrafluoroborate, and the content of 5-azoniaspiro[4.4]nonane tetrafluoroborate be 1.5 to 3.6 mol/dm | 02-23-2012 |
20120092809 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electric double-layer capacitor is provided in which an upper end portion of a recessed container is sealed by a sealing plate. An electrode and an electrode are accommodated in a hollow portion formed by a recessed portion and the sealing plate. One step portion is formed in the middle of one inner peripheral surface of the recessed portion, and another step portion is formed in the middle of the other opposing inner peripheral surface. The one step portion and said another step portion are formed at the same height, and upper surfaces of those step portions exist on the same plane. | 04-19-2012 |
20120237845 | PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE, FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING SAME, AND HYDROGEN GENERATING FACILITY - A pressure regulating valve has a first pressure deformation portion which receives a pressure on a fuel demand side, a second pressure deformation portion opposed to the first pressure deformation portion and which receives a predetermined pressure, first and second flow passages, and a communication passage communicating the first and second flow passages with each other. A valve member connects the first and second pressure deformation portions together and has a valve element that closes the communication passage when moved toward the second pressure deformation portion. When the pressure on the fuel demand side is lower than a predetermined value, the valve element does not close the communication passage, but when the pressure on the fuel demand side is equal to or higher than the predetermined value, the valve element closes the communication passage. | 09-20-2012 |
20130157121 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A high-quality electrochemical cell is provided that can suppress lowering of charge-discharge efficiency, and that can stably maintain the charge-discharge cycle characteristics over extended time periods. The electrochemical cell includes: a sealing container that includes a base member, and a lid member welded to the base member via a weld layer, the base member and the lid member sealing and defining a storage space in between: and a chargeable and dischargeable electrochemical element housed in the storage space and that includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separation member impregnated with a nonaqueous electrolytic solution the positive electrode is electrically connected to the base member. The negative electrode is electrically connected to the lid member by being overlaid on the positive electrode via the separation member, and allows cations and/or anions to move between the positive electrode and the negative electrode through the nonaqueous electrolytic solution. The lid member is formed of a metallic material that contains nickel. The negative elect ode has a greater capacitance than the positive electrode, | 06-20-2013 |
20130308249 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - An electric double layer capacitor with a low resistance value is disclosed. The electric double layer capacitor includes an electrochemical device in the inside of a housing container and capable of achieving charge and discharge via external terminals, wherein the electrochemical device includes a pair of electrodes, a separator disposed between the pair of electrodes, and an electrolytic solution with which the pair of electrodes and the separator are impregnated; when a volume between the pair of electrodes is designated as Ve, and a volume of a void in an inter-electrode part of the separator disposed between the pair of electrodes is designated as Se, an inter-electrode part void ratio Re is defined as Re=Se/Ve×100 (%); and when a thickness of the inter-electrode part is designated as L2 (μm), and a separator evaluation index Ie is defined as Ie=L2/Re (μm/%), a relation of Ie≦1.0 (μm/%) is satisfied. | 11-21-2013 |
20140049878 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - The electrochemical cell of the present invention is provided with a hermetic container having a base member, a jointing material fixed to the base member, and a lid member welded on the base member via the jointing material, and in which a housing space sealed between the base member and the lid member is defined, and an electrochemical element which is housed inside the housing space and which is available to effect charging and discharging, wherein the lid member is made of stainless steel. | 02-20-2014 |