SELF-HEATING CELLS AND SELF-HEATING BATTERIES INCLUDING THE SELF-HEATING CELLS

• US 20180108956A1
• Filed: 10/17/2016
• Published: 04/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David Fortenbacher
• Original Assignee: David Fortenbacher
• Inventors: Fortenbacher, David
• Granted Patent: US 10,644,364 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0525 Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0585 of accumulators having only flat construction elements, i.e. flat positive electrodes, flat negative electrodes and flat separators
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0587 of accumulators having only wound construction elements, i.e. wound positive electrodes, wound negative electrodes and wound separators
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/615 Heating or keeping warm
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/63 Control systems charging or discharging in response to temperature H01M10/44 , H01M10/443; measurement of temperature H01M10/48 , H01M10/486
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/643 Cylindrical cells
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/647 Prismatic or flat cells, e.g. pouch cells
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/654 located inside the innermost case of the cells, e.g. mandrels, electrodes or electrolytes
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/6571 Resistive heaters arrangements for heating the battery by its resistance to the internal current H01M10/637
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/658 by thermal insulation or shielding
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 70/50 Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

Abstract

Self-heating cells and batteries are provided that include a nanoparticle composite heating element. Self-heating cells and batteries of the present disclosure may also include an inert material to isolate associated nanoparticle composite material from any corrosive materials. Self-heating cells and batteries of the present disclosure may also include a thermally insulating material. Self-heating cells and batteries of the present disclosure may also include a thermally conducting material.

Claims

1. A self-heating battery, comprising:

an anode;

a cathode;

an electrolyte; and

a nanoparticle composite heating element, wherein the nanoparticle composite heating element includes multi-wall carbon nanotubes suspended in a polymer, a first electrode and a second electrode.

2. The self-heating battery of claim 1, further comprising:

an inert material that isolates the multi-wall carbon nanotubes and the polymer from the electrolyte.

3. The self-heating battery of claim 2, wherein the inert material is thermally conductive.

4. The self-heating battery of claim 1, further comprising:

a thermally insulating material that insulates the nanoparticle composite heating element from an ambient environment surrounding the self-heating battery.

5. The self-heating battery of claim 1, further comprising:

a thermally conducting material proximate the nanoparticle composite heating element.

6. The self-heating battery of claim 1, further comprising:

a temperature control circuit electrically connected to the nanoparticle composite heating element to automatically control a temperature of the self-heating battery.

7. The self-heating battery of claim 1, further comprising:

a housing, wherein the nanoparticle composite heating element is proximate at least one of;

an outer surface of the housing or an inner surface of the housing.

8. A self-heating battery, comprising:

a housing;

an anode within the housing;

a cathode within the housing;

an electrolyte within the housing; and

a nanoparticle composite heating element within the housing, wherein the nanoparticle composite heating element includes nanoparticle suspended in a polymer, a first electrode and a second electrode.

9. The self-heating battery of claim 8, further comprising:

an inert material that isolates the nanoparticle composite heating element from the electrolyte.

10. The self-heating battery of claim 9, wherein the inert material is thermally conductive.

11. The self-heating battery of claim 8, further comprising:

a thermally insulating material that insulates the nanoparticle composite heating element from an ambient environment surrounding the self-heating battery.

12. The self-heating battery of claim 8, further comprising:

a thermally conducting material proximate the nanoparticle composite heating element.

13. The self-heating battery of claim 8, further comprising:

a temperature control circuit electrically connected to the nanoparticle composite heating element to automatically control a temperature of the self-heating battery, wherein the temperature control circuit is within the housing.

14. The self-heating battery of claim 8, wherein the nanoparticles are selected from at least one of:

BCN nanotubes, ˜

BCN nanotubes, ˜

BC2N nanotubes, boron nitride nanotubes, carbon nanotubes, DNA nanotubes, gallium nitride nanotubes, silicon nanotubes, inorganic nanotubes, tungsten disulphide nanotubes, membrane nanotubes having a tubular membrane connection between cells, titania nanotubes, or tungsten sulfide nanotubes.

15. A self-heating battery, comprising:

a housing;

an anode within the housing;

a cathode within the housing;

an electrolyte within the housing;

a nanoparticle composite heating element within the housing, wherein the nanoparticle composite heating element includes nanoparticle suspended in a polymer, a first electrode and a second electrode; and

a temperature control circuit electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode of the nanoparticle composite heating element to automatically control a temperature of the self-heating battery.

16. The self-heating battery of claim 15, further comprising:

an inert material that isolates the nanoparticle composite heating element from the electrolyte.

17. The self-heating battery of claim 16, wherein the inert material is thermally conductive.

18. The self-heating battery of claim 15, further comprising:

a thermally insulating material that insulates the nanoparticle composite heating element from an ambient environment surrounding the self-heating battery.

19. The self-heating battery of claim 15, further comprising:

a thermally conducting material proximate the nanoparticle composite heating element.

20. The self-heating battery of claim 15, wherein the temperature control circuit is within the housing.