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20140082166 | IDENTIFICATION OF VIRTUAL APPLICATIONS FOR BACKUP IN A CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM - Exemplary embodiments provide various techniques for identifying a virtual application for backup in a cloud computing system. A cloud service layer of the cloud computing system is queried for a listing of virtual applications. In response to the querying, an attribute associated with the virtual application is received from the cloud service layer. The attribute associated with the virtual application is then transformed into an attribute associated with a hypervisor-managed virtual machine, and this transformation of the attribute exposes the hypervisor-managed virtual machine associated with the virtual application such that the hypervisor-managed virtual machine is identifiable for backup. As a result, the virtual application can be backed up based on the attribute of the hypervisor-managed virtual machine. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082167 | PROVISION OF BACKUP FUNCTIONALITIES IN CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEMS - Exemplary embodiments provide various techniques for providing backup functionalities in a cloud computing system. In one exemplary method, a workflow that defines a set of actions associated with a backup functionality in a cloud computing system is accessed. A plug-in module that is configured to perform at least one of the set of actions associated with the backup functionality is identified from a number of plug-in modules. This identified plug-in module is then called to execute the action defined in the workflow. | 03-20-2014 |
20140149790 | FRAMEWORKS FOR PROVIDING BACKUP FUNCTIONALITIES TO DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS - Example embodiments provide various techniques for providing a backup functionality to a particular application. In one example, a plug-in module is selected for activation from a number of different plug-in modules. This selected plug-in module is adapted to interface with the particular application. It should be noted that each plug-in module is adapted to interface with a different application. The particular application is quiesced using the selected plug-in module. After the application has been quiesced, the backup functionality is initiated. | 05-29-2014 |
20150040132 | IDENTIFICATION OF VIRTUAL APPLICATIONS FOR BACKUP IN A CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM - Exemplary embodiments provide various techniques for identifying a virtual application for backup in a cloud computing system. A cloud service layer of the cloud computing system is queried for a listing of virtual applications. In response to the querying, an attribute associated with the virtual application is received from the cloud service layer. The attribute associated with the virtual application is then transformed into an attribute associated with a hypervisor-managed virtual machine, and this transformation of the attribute exposes the hypervisor-managed virtual machine associated with the virtual application such that the hypervisor-managed virtual machine is identifiable for backup. As a result, the virtual application can be backed up based on the attribute of the hypervisor-managed virtual machine. | 02-05-2015 |
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20130273422 | EX-SITU PRODUCTION OF A LITHIUM ANODE PROTECTIVE LAYER - In a method for producing an anode for a lithium cell, and/or a lithium cell as well as anodes and lithium cells of this type, to extend the service life of the lithium cell and to selectively form a first protective layer including electrolytic decomposition products, on an anode including metallic lithium, a first electrolyte is applied on the anode ex situ, i.e., prior to assembling the lithium cell to be produced. To stabilize the first protective layer, a second protective layer is applied in a subsequent method step. | 10-17-2013 |
20130292613 | CATHODE MATERIAL FOR A LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY - A method for producing a cathode material for a cathode of a galvanic cell, such as a lithium or natrium sulfur cell. In order to improve the electric and ionic conductivity, the sulfur accessibility and utilization, elemental sulfur, at least one electrically conductive component and a solvent or a solvent mixture are mixed in method step a), the elemental sulfur being completely dissolved in the solvent or in the solvent mixture, and the solvent or solvent mixture is removed in a method step b). | 11-07-2013 |
20140030580 | BATTERY SYSTEM FOR A LITHIUM-SULFUR CELL - A battery system includes: a battery which includes a sulfur-containing polymer cathode and an anode containing lithium and having an active surface area; and a pressure-exerting device configured to apply, at least during some periods of operation of the battery, anisotropic pressure to the battery, one component of the pressure being perpendicular to an active surface area of an anode of the battery. | 01-30-2014 |
20140072698 | ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRODE - An electrode for an energy store, in particular for a lithium-ion battery. To achieve a particularly good and long-term stable capacitance, the electrode includes an active material, optionally a binder, optionally a conductive additive, and a sorption agent; intermediate stages of the active material arising during a charging and/or discharging procedure of the energy store may be immobilized by the sorption agent. Furthermore, also described is a method for manufacturing an electrode for an energy store, and the use of a sorption agent for manufacturing an electrode for an electrochemical energy store. | 03-13-2014 |
20140127589 | POLYACRYLONITRILE-SULPHUR COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The invention relates to a method for preparing a polyacrylonitrile-sulfur composite material, in which, polyacrylonitrile is converted to cyclized polyacrylonitrile, and the cyclized polyacrylonitrile is reacted with sulfur to form a polyacrylonitrile-sulfur composite material. By a separation of the preparation method into two partial reactions, the reaction conditions are advantageously able to be optimized for the respective reactions and a cathode material is able to be provided for alkali-sulfur cells with improved electrochemical properties. In addition, the invention relates to a polyacrylonitrile-sulfur composite material, a cathode material, an alkali-sulfur cell or an alkali-sulfur battery as well as to an energy store. | 05-08-2014 |
20140154589 | CATHODE MATERIAL FOR AN ALKALI-SULFUR CELL - In a method for preparing a cathode material for an alkali-sulfur cell, e.g., a lithium-sulfur cell, at least one polyacrilonitrile-sulfur composite material and elemental sulfur are mixed, in order to increase the voltage, the capacitance and the energy density. | 06-05-2014 |
20140170457 | Redox Additive for Secondary Cells with Liquid-Solid Phase Change - A secondary cell, in particular a lithium-sulfur cell, that encompasses a cathode having an electrochemically active cathode active material, an anode having an electrochemically active anode active material, and a liquid electrolyte, the cathode active material and/or anode active material changing, in the context of the charging or discharging operation, from a solid phase form into a liquid phase form that is soluble in the electrolyte. To increase the charging/discharging rate and cycle stability and to decrease overvoltages, the secondary cell encompasses at least one redox additive that is soluble in reduced form and oxidized form in the electrolyte and that is suitable for reacting with the phase-changing electrode active material in a redox reaction in such a way that the electrode active material is convertible from the solid phase form into the liquid phase form. | 06-19-2014 |
20140234692 | SEPARATOR FOR AN ENERGY STORE AND AN ENERGY STORE - A separator for an energy store. The separator may be used in a lithium-sulfur battery in particular. To achieve improved cycle stability, the separator has at least one first layer and at least one second layer, the at least one first layer containing a material having an affine property with respect to at least one active electrode material, and the at least one second layer containing a material having a repellent property with respect to at least one active electrode material. The at least one first layer and the at least one second layer may be situated directly adjacent to one another. Also described is an energy store including the separator. | 08-21-2014 |
20140272537 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING A FOLDED ELECTRODE AND SEPARATOR, BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - An electrochemical cell including a folded electrode layer and a folded separator, a battery including the electrochemical cell, and methods of forming the electrochemical cell and battery are disclosed. The electrode layer is folded in a first direction and the separator is folded in a second direction, such that the first direction and second direction are orthogonal each other. | 09-18-2014 |
20140326043 | Energy store, system including the energy store, and method for ascertaining the state of health of an energy store - An energy store, in particular to a lithium-based energy store. In order to make a simple and exact determination of a state of health, e.g., the aging condition, possible, the energy store includes at least one cell having an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte which is situated between the anode and the cathode, at least one cell having an outlet for conveying functional material from the cell to an analysis unit and the outlet being connectable to the analysis unit in a fluid-tight manner. Also described is a system including the energy store and an analysis unit, and a method for ascertaining a state of health of an energy store. | 11-06-2014 |
20140327911 | Energy store system and state detection system including the energy store system - An energy store system, including at least one cell element situated in a cell region having an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte system that is situated between the anode and the cathode and that is particularly at least partially liquid, the anode, the cathode and/or the electrolyte system being configured so that, as a function of a charging or discharging process of the cell element, functioning material is situated in the electrolyte system, and the functional material situated in the electrolyte system being ascertainable qualitatively and/or quantitatively. Because of such an energy store system, operating states of an energy store or a cell may be ascertained particularly simply and accurately. Also described is a related state detection system. | 11-06-2014 |
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20140315049 | ELECTROLYTE FLUID METERING DEVICE FOR LITHIUM CELLS - A battery system includes at least one lithium cell with an electrolyte having at least one polymer which is configured to be impregnated with an electrolyte fluid. In order to increase the capacity, the life and the safety of the battery system, the battery system further includes at least one electrolyte fluid metering device, by which at least one component of the electrolyte fluid can be supplied to the lithium cell and/or by which electrolyte fluid can be discharged from the lithium cell. | 10-23-2014 |
20140342214 | SEPARATOR HAVING A POLYSULFIDE BARRIER LAYER FOR LITHIUM-SULFUR CELLS - A lithium-sulfur cell includes a lithium-containing anode, a sulfur-containing cathode and a separator arranged between the lithium-containing anode and the sulfur-containing cathode. To suppress a shuttle mechanism and to prevent a loss of active material, the separator includes a base layer and a polysulfide barrier layer. The polysulfide barrier layer is formed on the cathode side of the separator. | 11-20-2014 |
20140377604 | Battery anode component for a battery cell and method for manufacturing a battery anode component for a battery cell - A battery anode component for a battery cell including a current collector component having a lithium receiving side in which at least two spatially separated recesses are formed as lithium receiving chambers, at least two lithium-based anode material units which are situated in the at least two lithium receiving chambers, and a protective cover which covers the lithium receiving side at least partially and with the aid of which outer surfaces of the at least two lithium-based anode material units which are exposed by the current collector component are covered. A method is also described for manufacturing a battery anode component for a battery cell. | 12-25-2014 |
20150017487 | Safety System for Batteries - A battery, particularly a lithium-metal battery or a lithium-ion battery, having at least one galvanic cell surrounded by a cell housing. To increase the safety of the battery and to close up again a cell opened by a safety device or by a leakage, the inner chamber of the cell housing of the at least one cell includes a first chemical component, a chamber bordering on at least one section of the outer side of the housing including a second chemical component; a solid reaction product being developable by the chemical reaction of the first and second chemical components. The first component is containable in the electrolyte of the cell and the second component in a cooling and/or tempering arrangement. Also described is a cooling and/or tempering arrangement based on it, and an electrolyte, an electrolytic liquid, a safety system, a method and a mobile or stationary system. | 01-15-2015 |
20150056479 | method for connecting battery cells in a battery, battery, and monitoring device - A method for connecting battery cells in a battery is provided, the battery including at least one measuring battery cell and at least one standard battery cell in a series connection, the standard battery cell having at least a nominal capacity which is greater than a nominal capacity threshold, the measuring battery cell having a nominal capacity which is less than the nominal capacity threshold, the measuring battery cell having a switchable bypass, the method including: monitoring a state of charge of the at least one measuring battery cell; and bypassing the at least one measuring battery cell using the switchable bypass if the state of charge of the at least one measuring battery cell drops below a predefined state of charge threshold. | 02-26-2015 |
20150129810 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A POLYACRYLONITRILE-SULFUR COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method is described for manufacturing a polyacrylonitrile-sulfur composite material, including the following method steps: a) providing a matrix material; b) optionally adding sulfur to the matrix material; c) adding polyacrylonitrile to the matrix material to produce a mixture made of sulfur and polyacrylonitrile; and d) reacting sulfur and polyacrylonitrile. A composite material manufactured in this way may be used in particular as an active material of a cathode of a lithium-ion battery and offers a particularly high rate capacity. In addition, methods are provided for manufacturing an active material for an electrode. | 05-14-2015 |
20150155547 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRODE FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE MEANS AND ELECTRODE - The subject matter of the present is a method for manufacturing an electrode for an electrochemical energy reservoir, in particular for a lithium-ion battery, encompassing the method steps of: a) furnishing a mixture of initial substances for formation of a lithium titanate; b) calcining the mixture of initial substances for formation of a lithium titanate; c) adding to the mixture of initial substances for formation of a lithium titanate, before and/or after calcination, a component encompassing sulfur and optionally lithium; and/or d) adding a pore former, before and/or after calcination, to the mixture of initial substances for formation of a lithium titanate; e) sintering the calcined product; and f) optionally removing the pore former from the calcined and optionally sintered product. Electrodes having a particularly defined pore structure can be generated with a method of this kind, thereby making possible particularly good capacity that is stable over the long term. A further subject is an electrode for use in a lithium-ion battery, as well as a lithium-ion battery. | 06-04-2015 |
20150155560 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A POLYACRYLONITRILE-SULFUR COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method is provided for manufacturing a polyacrylonitrile-sulfur composite material, the polyacrylonitrile-sulfur composite material having an sp | 06-04-2015 |