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公开(公告)号:US20250015412A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-09
申请号:US18347091
申请日:2023-07-05
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Meng Jiang , Yongjie Zhu , Louis G. Hector, JR. , Meinan He , Srikanth Arisetty , Mei Cai
IPC: H01M50/242 , B60L50/64 , H01M10/0525 , H01M50/209 , H01M50/231 , H01M50/249
Abstract: Excessive expansion of rechargeable batteries during recharging is a significant concern since the uncontrolled buildup of high internal battery pressures from expansion inside a confined space can lead to separator membrane failure and/or thermal runaway of a battery cell. A crushable foam or honeycomb insert layer is placed inside of a rigid battery fixture to automatically limit the progressive buildup of internal battery pressure due to charging-induced expansion of the battery cell during recharging. The crushable insert layer is included as part of the rigid battery fixture. Aluminum honeycomb cores and porous aluminum metal foam materials have a significant amount of crushability over a very wide range of compressive strains. Alternatively, a porous metal foam or metal honeycomb material may be infused with a liquid polymer (e.g., silicone, rubber, EDPM, or polyurethane) to enhance the mechanical properties of the polymer-infused metal foam or honeycomb metal/polymer composite material.
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公开(公告)号:US11936066B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-19
申请号:US17375414
申请日:2021-07-14
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Xingcheng Xiao , Mei Cai
IPC: H01M50/431 , C01B39/14 , C01B39/24 , C01B39/32 , C01B39/38 , H01M10/0525 , H01M50/451 , H01M50/491 , H01M50/497
CPC classification number: H01M50/431 , C01B39/14 , C01B39/24 , C01B39/32 , C01B39/38 , H01M10/0525 , H01M50/451 , H01M50/491 , H01M50/497
Abstract: Lithium ion-exchanged zeolite particles and methods of making such lithium ion-exchanged zeolite particles are provided herein. The method includes combining precursor zeolite particles with (NH4)3PO4 to form a first mixture including intermediate zeolite particles including NH4+ cations. The method further includes adding a lithium salt to the first mixture to form the lithium ion-exchanged zeolite particles, or separating the intermediate zeolite particle from the first mixture and combining the intermediate zeolite particles with the lithium salt to form the lithium ion-exchanged zeolite particles.
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公开(公告)号:US11784349B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-10
申请号:US17220058
申请日:2021-04-01
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Meinan He , Mei Cai , Shuru Chen
IPC: H01M10/00 , H01M10/0568 , H01M10/0525 , H01M10/0569 , H01M10/0567 , H01M4/38 , H01M4/485 , H01M4/505 , H01M4/525 , H01M4/02
CPC classification number: H01M10/0568 , H01M4/382 , H01M4/485 , H01M4/505 , H01M4/525 , H01M10/0525 , H01M10/0567 , H01M10/0569 , H01M2004/021 , H01M2004/027 , H01M2004/028 , H01M2300/0034
Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium metal battery including a nonaqueous aprotic organic solvent and a lithium salt dissolved or ionized in the nonaqueous aprotic organic solvent. The nonaqueous aprotic organic solvent includes a cyclic carbonate, an acyclic carbonate, and an acyclic fluorinated ether. The lithium salt includes an aliphatic fluorinated disulfonimide lithium salt.
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公开(公告)号:US11600814B2
公开(公告)日:2023-03-07
申请号:US17158737
申请日:2021-01-26
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Meinan He , Biqiong Wang , Mei Cai
Abstract: An electrode precursor or slurry according to various aspects of the present disclosure includes a blended electroactive material and a binder solution. The blended electroactive material includes a first electroactive material and a second electroactive material. The first electroactive material includes nickel. The first electroactive material is selected from the group consisting of LiNixCoyMnzO2 where x is greater than 0.6, LiNixCoyAlzO2 where x is greater than 0.6, LiNixCoyMnzAlαO2 where x is greater than 0.6, or any combination thereof. The second electroactive material includes a phosphor-olivine compound at less than or equal to about 30 weight percent of the blended electroactive material. The binder solution including a polymeric binder and a solvent including N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone. In various aspects, the present disclosure provides a high-nickel-content positive electrode formed from the slurry. In various aspects, the present disclosure provides an electrochemical cell including the positive electrode and a lithium metal negative electrode.
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公开(公告)号:US20230059036A1
公开(公告)日:2023-02-23
申请号:US17396208
申请日:2021-08-06
Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Inventor: Xingcheng Xiao , Mei Cai , Anne M. Dailly , Prabjot Nanua , Julian Sherborne
IPC: H01M50/143 , C09K21/02 , C09K21/12 , C09K21/10 , H01M50/204
Abstract: A battery module comprises a plurality of secondary battery cells arranged side-by-side; and a flame-retardant composition disposed atop the plurality of secondary battery cells; where the flame-retardant composition comprises a first composition and a second composition. The first composition comprises porous particles upon which are disposed a first metal catalyst particle and a first flame-retardant particle. The second composition comprises a fibrous composition that comprises a fibrous substrate upon which is disposed a second metal catalyst particle and a second flame-retardant particle.
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公开(公告)号:US11462765B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-04
申请号:US16742399
申请日:2020-01-14
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Fang Dai , Anne M. Dailly , Mei Cai
IPC: H01M10/056 , H01M4/505 , H01M4/525 , H01M4/38 , H01M4/136 , H01M4/134 , H01M4/58 , H01M10/0569 , H01M4/131 , H01M50/446 , H01M50/426 , H01M50/411 , H01M50/42 , H01M50/417 , H01M10/052 , H01M4/02
Abstract: In an embodiment, a metal-organic framework electrolyte layer, can comprise a plurality of metal-organic frameworks having a porous structure and comprising a solvated salt absorbed in the porous structure; and a polymer. The MOF electrolyte layer can have at least one of a density of less than or equal to 0.3 g/cm3 or a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area of 500 to 4,000 m2/g. A lithium metal battery can comprise the metal-organic framework electrolyte layer.
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公开(公告)号:US11424509B1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-23
申请号:US17172609
申请日:2021-02-10
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Ruchira R. Dharmasena , Shuru Chen , Fang Dai , Mei Cai
Abstract: A method for coating a separator for a battery includes creating an electrostatic field and disposing a substrate material within the electrostatic field. The method further includes applying a coating material to the substrate material in a presence of the electrostatic field and drying the coating material upon the substrate material.
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公开(公告)号:US11328878B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-10
申请号:US16453112
申请日:2019-06-26
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Fang Dai , Jingmei Shen , Mei Cai , Anne M. Dailly
IPC: C01B31/08 , H01G11/62 , H01G11/24 , H01G11/34 , H01M4/62 , C01B32/342 , H01G11/86 , C01B32/30 , H01G11/60 , H01M10/052
Abstract: A porous carbon material includes a hierarchical porous structure including a primary microporous structure and at least one of a secondary mesoporous structure and a secondary macroporous structure. The porous carbon material is formed by combining a halogenated-hydrocarbon, an aprotic hydrocarbon solvent, and a reductant to initiate a reaction that forms intermediate particles having a microporous framework; and subjecting the intermediate particles to a heat treatment at a heat treatment temperature ranging from about 300° C. to less than 1,500° C. for a heat treatment time period ranging from about 20 minutes to about 10 hours to thereby form the porous carbon material. The aprotic hydrocarbon solvent is selected from the group consisting of toluene, hexane, cyclohexane, and combinations thereof.
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公开(公告)号:US11084947B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-10
申请号:US15845402
申请日:2017-12-18
Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Inventor: Fang Dai , Mahmoud Abd Elhamid , Anne M. Dailly , Mei Cai
Abstract: Systems and methods of providing a self-healing UV-protective polymer coating include a polymer matrix formed by initiating polymerization of a UV-absorbing-matrix precursor and a UV initiator and a self-healing portion disposed within the polymer matrix. The polymer matrix includes a plurality of active sites therein. The self-healing portion includes a self-healing precursor that is flowable and a self-healing initiator. The self-healing initiator is configured to polymerize the self-healing precursor using a cationic ring opening process.
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公开(公告)号:US11031586B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-08
申请号:US16221874
申请日:2018-12-17
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Shuru Chen , Hongliang Wang , Fang Dai , Meinan He , Mei Cai
IPC: H01M4/1393 , H01M4/1397 , H01M4/136 , H01M4/62 , H01M4/133 , H01M4/02
Abstract: Methods for manufacturing sulfur electrodes include providing an electrode, wherein the electrode includes a current collector having a first surface, and a sulfur-based host material applied to the first surface of the current collector, wherein the sulfur-based host material comprises one or more sulfur compounds, one or more electrically conductive carbon materials, and one or more binders. The methods further include forming a plurality of channels within the sulfur-based host material using a laser or electron beam, wherein the plurality of channels define a plurality of host material columns, each column having one or more exterior surfaces contiguous which one or more of the channels which extend outward from the first surface of the current collector. Each of the one or more exterior surfaces can define a heat affected zone comprising a higher concentration of sulfur than the host material column prior to forming the plurality of channels.
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