BATTERY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICES

• US 20140356670A1
• Filed: 04/23/2014
• Published: 12/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Globalfoundries US Incorporated (GlobalFoundries, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Seiffert, Roland, HAUG, WALTER, Letz, Stefan
• Application Number:
  US14/259,852
• Publication Number:
  US 20140356670A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/90
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/32 of electricity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/34 of parts
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0046 relating to electric energy storage systems, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/66 Arrangements of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/80 Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/16 responding to battery ageing, e.g. to the number of charging cycles or the state of health [SoH]
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/18 of two or more battery modules
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/20 Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/107 having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic H01M50/103, H01M50/109, H01M50/11 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/213 adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic H01M50/209, H01M50/216 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/249 specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles B60L50/64
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/264 for cells or batteries, e.g. straps, tie rods or peripheral frames
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/291 characterised by their shape
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/50 Current conducting connections for cells or batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/548 on opposite sides of the cell
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/559 Terminals adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round, elliptic or button cells H01M50/553 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/56 Cup shaped terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 : Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 : Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 : Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 : Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 : Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/167 : Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 : Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49108 : Electric battery cell making
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49169 : Assembling electrical component directly to terminal or elongated conductor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/5313 : Means to assemble electrical device

Abstract

A battery system for electrical devices, a battery, a battery loading system may be provided. The battery system may comprise a battery container with an inlet channel for a serially inserting multiple batteries with substantially identical shape into the battery container, and a battery holder with a holding mechanism to selectively hold the inserted battery. For each of the battery holders, electrical connectors for connecting the inserted batteries may be available. An ejection may be possible via an outlet channel and an ejection mechanism.

Claims

1. A battery system comprising:

a battery container;

an inlet channel adapted to receive multiple inserted batteries with substantially identical shape and guide them serially into said battery container;

said battery container comprising several battery holders;

each battery holder comprising a holding mechanism that is operable by applying an operation trigger to selectively hold a said battery , and electrical connectors connectable to said battery; and

an ejection mechanism to serially eject the batteries via an outlet channel

2. The battery system according to claim 1, wherein the ejection mechanism comprises a tube element adapted for unloading a said battery from the battery container.

3. The battery system according to claim 1, wherein the holding mechanism is operable by means of compressed air.

4. The battery system according to claim 1, wherein the battery container comprises a transport mechanism for the batteries.

5. The battery system according to claim 1, adapted to receive the batteries having similar electrical properties.

6. The battery system according to claim 1, adapted to receive the batteries having a substantially spherical shape.

7. The battery system according to claim 6, adapted to receive the batteries having several substantially half-sphere shaped terminals separated by an isolator.

8. The battery system according to claim 7, wherein the holding mechanism comprises a lock with several electrical contact areas and a sensor for detecting which terminals of the battery its electrical contact areas are in contact with.

9. A battery having a substantially spherical shape, the battery comprising two half-sphere shaped electrical terminals separated from each other by an isolator.

10. A battery loading system for loading spherical batteries with a predetermined diameter to a device, said battery loading system comprising:

a tube element having an inner diameter corresponding to the diameter of said spherical batteries;

said tube element being connectable to said device;

a first container for batteries to be inserted into said tube element;

a second container for batteries being ejected from said tube element; and

a vent for selectively giving way for the batteries from said first container into said tube element or from said tube element to said second container.

11. The battery loading system according to claim 10, further comprising an fluid supply tube element for providing compressed fluid for operating a holding mechanism of the device for the inserted batteries.

12. The battery loading system according to claim 11, wherein the fluid supply tube element is attached to the tube element.

13. The battery loading system according to claim 10, further comprising a recognition device for identifying a socket of the device for connecting to the tube element.

14. (canceled)

15. An electrical device including a battery system, the battery system comprising:

a battery container;

an inlet channel adapted to receive multiple inserted batteries with substantially identical shape and guide them serially into said battery container;

said battery container comprising several battery holders;

each battery holder comprising a holding mechanism that is operable by applying an operation trigger to selectively hold a said battery, and electrical connectors connectable to said battery; and

an ejection mechanism to serially eject the batteries via an outlet channel.