ULTRASONIC RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MODULE AND ULTRASONIC RECHARGEABLE BATTERY APPARATUS OF POLYHEDRAL STRUCTURE INCLUDING THE SAME

• US 20130280557A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 10/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: LEE, Sung Q, HWANG, Gunn, YOUM, WooSub
• Application Number:
  US13/843,689
• Publication Number:
  US 20130280557A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/4
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/46 Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an ultrasonic rechargeable battery module and an ultrasonic rechargeable battery apparatus of a polyhedral structure including the same. The ultrasonic rechargeable battery module includes: a packaging including an accommodation part; a reception vibration panel coupled to a peripheral portion of the packaging by using a flexible hinge to seal the packaging; an ultrasonic wave receiving element formed in a lower surface of the reception vibration panel, and configured to convert vibration energy generated by ultrasonic waves to electric energy; a circuit board formed inside the packaging, and configured to convert the electric energy converted by the ultrasonic wave receiving element to electric energy having a predetermined size; and a secondary battery formed inside the packaging and configured to store the electric energy converted by the circuit board, in which the packaging, the flexible hinge, and the reception vibration panel are formed of a titanium alloy.

Claims

1. An ultrasonic rechargeable battery module, comprising:

a packaging including an accommodation part;

a reception vibration panel coupled to a peripheral portion of the packaging by using a flexible hinge to seal the packaging;

an ultrasonic wave receiving element formed in a lower surface of the reception vibration panel, and configured to convert vibration energy generated by ultrasonic waves to electric energy;

a circuit board formed inside the packaging, and configured to convert the electric energy converted by the ultrasonic wave receiving element to electric energy having a predetermined size; and

a secondary battery formed inside the packaging and configured to store the electric energy converted by the circuit board,

wherein the packaging, the flexible hinge, and the reception vibration panel are formed of a titanium alloy.

2. The ultrasonic rechargeable battery module of claim 1, wherein the ultrasonic wave receiving element comprises:

a piezoelectric element configured to convert vibration energy generated by ultrasonic waves to electric energy; and

a matching layer configured to assist vibration of the piezoelectric element through impedance matching.

3. The ultrasonic rechargeable battery module of claim 2, wherein a strain in a longitudinal direction of the flexible hinge and a strain in a translational direction of the flexible hinge are determined by a Poission'"'"'s ratio of the piezoelectric element.

4. The ultrasonic rechargeable battery module of claim 2, wherein when the reception vibration panel is in direct contact with the piezoelectric element, the reception vibration panel is used as an electrode.

5. The ultrasonic rechargeable battery module of claim 2, wherein when the matching layer is a nonconductor, the reception vibration panel and the piezoelectric element is electrically connected by using an electric wire having a spring structure passing through a hole formed at a center of the matching layer.

6. The ultrasonic rechargeable battery module of claim 1, wherein the flexible hinge has a curvature shape or a zigzag shape.

7. The ultrasonic rechargeable battery module of claim 1, wherein the circuit board comprises:

a charging circuit unit configured to convert the electric energy converted by the ultrasonic wave receiving element to electric energy having a predetermined size;

an overcharge prevention circuit unit configured to prevent the secondary battery from being overcharged; and

a MICOM unit configured to transmit voltage information containing a voltage charged in the secondary battery and an amount of voltage charged in the secondary battery by using ultrasonic waves.

8. The ultrasonic rechargeable battery module of claim 1, wherein the charge circuit unit comprises:

a rectifier circuit configured to rectify the electric energy converted by the ultrasonic wave receiving element; and

a converter circuit configured to maintain the electric energy rectified by the rectifier circuit as electric energy having a predetermined size.

9. An ultrasonic rechargeable battery apparatus of a polyhedral structure, comprising:

a polyhedral structure in which an ultrasonic rechargeable battery module is formed in at least one surface,

wherein the ultrasonic rechargeable battery module comprises;

a packaging including an accommodation part;

a reception vibration panel coupled to a peripheral portion of the packaging by using a flexible hinge to seal the packaging;

an ultrasonic wave receiving element formed in a lower surface of the reception vibration panel, and configured to convert vibration energy generated by ultrasonic waves to electric energy;

a circuit board formed inside the packaging, and configured to convert the electric energy converted by the ultrasonic wave receiving element to electric energy having a predetermined size; and

a secondary battery formed inside the packaging and configured to store the electric energy converted by the circuit board,

wherein the packaging, the flexible hinge, and the reception vibration panel are formed of a titanium alloy.

10. The ultrasonic rechargeable battery apparatus of claim 9, wherein the ultrasonic wave receiving element comprises:

a piezoelectric element configured to convert vibration energy generated by ultrasonic waves to electric energy; and

a matching layer configured to assist vibration of the piezoelectric element through impedance matching.

11. The ultrasonic rechargeable battery apparatus of claim 10, wherein a strain in a longitudinal direction of the flexible hinge and a strain in a translational direction of the flexible hinge are determined by a Poission'"'"'s ratio of the piezoelectric element.

12. The ultrasonic rechargeable battery apparatus of claim 9, wherein the flexible hinge has a curvature shape or a zigzag shape.

13. The ultrasonic rechargeable battery apparatus of claim 9, wherein the polyhedral structure further comprises an ultrasonic sensor configured to measure specific information by using ultrasonic waves in at least one surface thereof.

14. The ultrasonic rechargeable battery apparatus of claim 9, wherein the polyhedral structure further comprises an ultrasonic communication module configured to perform communication by using ultrasonic waves in at least one surface thereof.