Abstract:
An article of personal protective equipment (PPE) includes a battery, a charging circuit, and a controller. The battery is configured to power one or more components of the article of PPE. The charging circuit is configured to receive electrical power from a power supply and supply an electric current to the battery. The controller is configured to determine a plurality of thresholds of one or more electrical parameters of the battery. The plurality of thresholds has progressively increasing values. The controller is further configured to determine the one or more electrical parameters of the battery and control the charging circuit to progressively decrease a magnitude of the electric current supplied to the battery when the one or more electrical parameters progressively increase above each threshold from the plurality of thresholds.
Abstract:
There is provided a system having an electronic device powered by at least one battery, a controller communicably coupled to at least one battery, wherein the controller is configured to: determine a state of charge of the at least one battery; and interrupt a function of the electronic device for at least one predefined time period based on the state of charge of the at least one battery, where the interruption is indicative of a state of charge of the at least one battery. There is also provided an electronic device for use in the system.
Abstract:
A lithium transition metal oxide composition. The composition has the formula Lia[LibNicMndCoe]O2, where a≧0.9, b≧0, c>0, d>0, e>0, b+c+d+e=1, 1.05≦c/d≦1.4, 0.05≦e≦0.30, 0.9≦(a+b)/M≦1.06, and M=c+d+e. The composition has an O3 type structure.
Abstract translation:锂过渡金属氧化物组合物。 该组合物具有式Li [LibNicMndCoe] O 2,其中a≥0.9,b≥0,c> 0,d> 0,e> 0,b + c + d + e = 1,1.05≦̸ c / d≦̸ 1.4 ,0.05≦̸ e≦̸ 0.30,0.9≦̸(a + b)/M≦̸ 1.06和M = c + d + e。 该组合物具有O3型结构。
Abstract:
High capacity lithium-ion electrochemical cells are provided that include positive electrode comprising a layered lithium transition metal oxide having a first irreversible capacity and a negative electrode that includes an alloy anode material that also has a first irreversible capacity. The first irreversible capacity of the positive electrode is less than the first irreversible capacity of the negative electrode. The discharge voltage curve of the positive electrode covers at least 10% of its capacity at voltages below 3.5 V ea) vs. Li/Li+. The average discharge voltage of the positive electrode is above 3.75 V vs. Li/Li+ when the cell is discharged from about 4.6 V vs. Li/Li+ to about 2.5 V vs. Li/Li+ at a rate of C/10 or slower and when the electrochemical cell is discharged to a final discharge voltage of about 2.5 V vs. Li/Li+ or greater.
Abstract translation:提供了高容量锂离子电化学电池,其包括具有第一不可逆容量的层状锂过渡金属氧化物的正电极和包含也具有第一不可逆容量的合金阳极材料的负电极。 正极的第一不可逆容量小于负极的第一不可逆容量。 正极的放电电压曲线在低于3.5V ea)相对于Li / Li +的电压下至少占其容量的10%。 当电池从约4.6V对Li / Li +放电至约2.5V时,正极的平均放电电压相对于Li / Li +高于3.75V,相对于Li / Li +以C / 10或更慢的速率放电, 当电化学电池放电到约2.5V对Li / Li +或更高的最终放电电压时。
Abstract:
Methods of preparing a dry powder blend co-coagulating conductive carbon black particles and fibrillizable polytetrafluoroethylene particles from an aqueous dispersion and drying the co-coagulate are described. Dry powders prepared by such methods and electrodes prepared from such powders are also described.
Abstract:
A breathing apparatus includes a blower unit including a blower. The breathing apparatus further includes a battery pack including at least one electrochemical cell. The breathing apparatus further includes an adaptor including an adaptor housing physically connected to the blower unit and the battery pack. The adaptor further includes electrical contacts that engages with corresponding electrical terminals of the blower unit and the battery pack, such that the blower is electrically coupled to the electrochemical cell. The adaptor further includes at least one communication interface for receiving data from at least one of the blower unit and the battery pack, and transmitting data to an external device.
Abstract:
A negative electrode composition includes a silicon containing material and a crosslinked polymer containing coating surrounding at least a portion of the silicon containing material. The crosslinked polymer containing coating comprises a (co)polymer derived from polymerization of one or more vinylic monomers comprising a carboxyl or carboxylate group.
Abstract:
A cathode composition includes a lithium transition metal oxide having the formula Lip□qNixMnyCozO2, where □ represents assumed vacancy content, p+q+x+y+z=2, 0.05