公开(公告)号：US10608224B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-31

申请号：US16246762

申请日：2019-01-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Steven Kaye ,  Maria N. Luckyanova ,  Josef L. Miler ,  Luke A. Wilhelm

IPC: H01M6/50 ,  H01M10/653 ,  H01M2/16 ,  H01M2/10 ,  H01M2/14 ,  B32B15/09 ,  B32B23/22 ,  B32B27/32 ,  B32B23/08 ,  B32B23/10 ,  B32B15/20 ,  B32B9/04 ,  B32B15/08 ,  B32B5/30 ,  B32B5/16 ,  B32B27/12 ,  B32B15/085 ,  B32B27/14 ,  B32B15/082 ,  B32B15/18 ,  B32B3/26 ,  B32B27/36 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B23/04 ,  B32B27/30 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B9/02 ,  B32B15/16 ,  B32B27/28

Abstract: Insulators and polymer-coated insulators are provided. The insulators can include thermally-insulating nanoparticles and a binder configured to volatilize at a volatilization temperature. Insulators can also include an inorganic thermally-insulating material forming a porous structure. The porous structure can be configured to reduce the mean free path of gases in the insulator as compared to gases outside the porous structure. Polymer-coated insulators including an inorganic thermally-insulating material and a polymer coating disposed on the surface of the inorganic thermally-insulating material are also provided. Insulators can also include thermally-insulating nanoparticles and an opacifier. The opacifier can include a carbonaceous material coated with a refractory material that inhibits oxidation of the carbonaceous material at a carbon oxidation temperature. The insulators or polymer-coated insulators can be disposed between battery cells or battery cell blocks in an apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US20190140237A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US16062498

申请日：2016-12-15

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Steven Kaye ,  Maria N. Luckyanova ,  Josef L. Miler ,  Luke A. Wilhelm

IPC: H01M2/16 ,  H01M2/14 ,  H01M2/10

Abstract: Insulators and polymer-coated insulators are provided. The insulators can include thermally-insulating nanoparticles and a binder configured to volatilize at a volatilization temperature. Insulators can also include an inorganic thermally-insulating material forming a porous structure. The porous structure can be configured to reduce the mean free path of gases in the insulator as compared to gases outside the porous structure. Polymer-coated insulators including an inorganic thermally-insulating material and a polymer coating disposed on the surface of the inorganic thermally-insulating material are also provided. Insulators can also include thermally-insulating nanoparticles and an opacifier. The opacifier can include a carbonaceous material coated with a refractory material that inhibits oxidation of the carbonaceous material at a carbon oxidation temperature. The insulators or polymer-coated insulators can be disposed between battery cells or battery cell blocks in an apparatus.