Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a battery module comprising: an enclosure comprising an interior surface, the interior surface defined by a first endplate and a second endplate extending between a first side wall and a second side wall and a top plate and a bottom plate, two or more battery cells disposed in the interior space of the enclosure; and one or more spacer elements disposed between adjacent battery cells, each of the spacer elements comprising at least one thermal capacitive layer and at least one insulation layer; wherein at least the insulation portion of each of the spacer elements extends to contacts the interior surface of the enclosure such that a thermal barrier is formed between the adjacent battery cells; wherein each of the spacer elements contact one or more channels formed on and/or in the interior surface: and wherein the one or more channels are substantially U-shaped having opposing sidewalls and a bottom surface.
Abstract:
The present disclosure can provide an aerogel composite. The aerogel composite comprises at least one base layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, the base layer comprising a reinforced aerogel composition which comprises a reinforcement material and a monolithic aerogel framework, a first facing layer comprising a first facing material attached to the top surface of the base layer, and a second facing layer comprising a second facing material attached to the bottom surface of the base layer. At least a portion of the monolithic aerogel framework of the base layer extends into at least a portion of both the first facing layer and the second facing layer. The first facing material and the second facing material can each comprise or consist essentially of elastic fibers such as spandex, nylon, lycra, elastane, or combinations thereof.
Abstract:
The present invention provides aerogel materials based on imidazoles and polyimidazoles. The polyimidazole based aerogel materials can be thermally stable up to 500° C or more, and can be carbonized to produce a carbon aerogel having a char yield of 60% or more, specifically 70% or more. The present invention also provides methods of producing polyimidazole based aerogel materials by reacting at least one monomer in a suitable solvent to form a polybenzimidazole gel precursor solution, casting the polybenzimidazole gel precursor solution into a fiber reinforcement phase, allowing the at least one gel precursor in the precursor solution to transition into a gel material, and drying the gel materials to remove at least a portion of the solvent, to obtain an polybenzimidazole-based aerogel material.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to an insulation barrier for use in an electrical energy storage system, the insulation barrier comprising: at least one insulation layer having a thermal conductivity through a thickness dimension of the insulation layer of less than about 50 mW/m-K at 25 °C and less than about 60 mW/m-K at 600 °C; a support member surrounding at least a portion of a perimeter of the insulation layer, the support member having a flexural modulus greater than the flexural modulus of the insulation layer, and an encapsulation layer at least partially surrounding the insulation layer, wherein the encapsulation layer contacts at least a portion of the support member; wherein the support member comprises one or more registration elements, wherein the registration elements couple with a registration guide, wherein the registration guide aligns a plurality of insulation barriers and battery cells with each other.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which also has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Also provided is a method of preparing an aerogel composition which is durable and easy to handle, which has favorable performance in aqueous environments, and which has favorable combustion and self-heating properties. Further provided is a method of improving the hydrophobicity, the liquid water uptake, the heat of combustion, or the onset of thermal decomposition temperature of an aerogel composition.