The invention relates to a system with a stacking aid (2) and a plurality of batteries (3) which are arranged in the stacking aid (2). The stacking aid (2) has a support element (7) and two sidewalls (8, 9) which are aligned orthogonally thereto and which receive the support element (7) between each other, wherein the support element (7) receives a plurality of batteries (3) arranged one over the other in rows (10), and a positioning aid (18) is arranged between two rows (10) of batteries (3) arranged one above the other in the vertical direction (16), said positioning aid having a plate (25) which is equipped with a protrusion (24) that is used as a stop. The positioning aid (18) is designed in two parts and has a first section (19) and a second section (20) which are releasably connected together. A connecting piece (21) is provided which engages into a first recess (22) provided by the first section (19) and into a second recess (23) provided by the second section (20) in a form-fitting manner in each case in the final assembly state.
H01M 50/204 - Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells
H01M 50/209 - Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells characterised by their shape adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells
H01M 50/289 - MountingsSecondary casings or framesRacks, modules or packsSuspension devicesShock absorbersTransport or carrying devicesHolders characterised by spacing elements or positioning means within frames, racks or packs
The invention relates to a mesh for an electrode of a lead-acid battery, having a plurality of longitudinal ribs (2) arranged spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction (6) and having a plurality of transverse ribs (3) arranged between two respective adjacent longitudinal ribs (2) and connected thereto, which longitudinal and transverse ribs (2, 3) form a mesh pattern with open areas (10) for receiving an active substance, wherein the longitudinal ribs (2) have a first maximum width (B1) in the transverse direction (6) at least in one section (A1) running in the longitudinal direction (5), which is formed in an optimised manner with respect to the total receiving volume provided by the open areas (10) for receiving the active substance, wherein at least one further longitudinal rib (4) is provided, which has a second, maximum width (B2) over its entire longitudinal extent in the transverse direction (6), said width exceeding the first, maximum width (B1) of the other longitudinal ribs (2).
The invention relates to a system consisting of a stacking aid (2) and a plurality of AGM batteries (3) arranged in the stacking aid (2), wherein an AGM battery (3) has a housing (4) comprising first side walls (5) and has electrode plates arranged in the housing (4), wherein the first side walls (5) and the electrode plates are aligned so as to extend in parallel, wherein the stacking aid (2) has a U-shaped round body (6) which has a support element (7) and two flanges (8, 9) aligned orthogonally thereto, wherein the flanges (8, 9) receive the support element (7) between them, which support element is arranged at one end on one flange (8) and on the other end on the other flange (9), wherein the support element (7) receives a plurality of AGM batteries (3) arranged one above the other in rows (10), wherein both the support element (7) and the first side walls (5) of the housing (4) of the AGM batteries (3) are aligned so as to extend horizontally, and wherein the stacking aid (2) is formed so as to be free of further support elements (7) which are arranged on the flanges (8, 9) and receive AGM batteries (3).
The disclosure relates to a traction battery, comprising a plurality of battery cells which are wired to one another and which each have positive and negative electrode plates arranged alternately with one another in a cell housing, and having a plurality of battery troughs, which each accommodate a plurality of battery cells in series, each battery trough is designed to be electrolyte-resistant and electrolyte-tight, and having a battery box accommodating the battery troughs, wherein adjacent battery troughs are arranged at a distance from one another, leaving a gap space, and wherein, underneath the battery troughs, a volume space is provided, which is in fluidic connection with the gap spaces and is used as a distribution gap space for all the gap spaces, and having a forcible flow system for a cooling medium, which has a means for generating a forcible flow, which is connected to the distributor gap space, for which purpose the distributor gap space has at the inlet end thereof a connection for a cooling medium feed line.
H01M 50/249 - MountingsSecondary casings or framesRacks, modules or packsSuspension devicesShock absorbersTransport or carrying devicesHolders specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains
The aim of the disclosure is to improve a battery box to the extent that, when manufactured and used in a simple manner, the performance of the battery is ensured also over a longer period of time and responses can be made to modifications to the box, to the pressures prevailing in the box, etc. This aim is achieved, according to the disclosure, by a battery box, for a block battery, for receiving at least one battery cell having an electrode plate, said battery box comprising a main body, which is made of plastics material and has two end walls, which extend substantially in parallel with the electrode plates, and two side walls, which extend substantially at a right angle to said end walls, the end walls and side walls each having a top edge and a bottom edge and being interconnected so as to form a corner edge and the side walls having on the outer faces thereof a fastening edge extending at an angle to the corner edge.
The disclosure relates to a system comprising a holder and stored energy sources which can be placed in the holder, in particular rechargeable batteries, each having a casing which has side walls and in which are placed electrode plates oriented parallel to the side walls and nonwoven materials containing a bound electrolyte, the electrode plates being placed between adjacent nonwoven materials. The holder consists of at least two supports placed one above the other to hold stored energy sources in such a manner that the side walls of the casing which are oriented parallel to the electrode plates are oriented substantially horizontally. At least one pressure element is situated between the supports and rests on the side walls of the casing of the stored energy sources and transmits at least the weight force of the stored energy sources situated at the top of the holder to stored energy sources situated underneath the stored energy sources situated at the top.
H01M 50/20 - MountingsSecondary casings or framesRacks, modules or packsSuspension devicesShock absorbersTransport or carrying devicesHolders
H01M 10/04 - Construction or manufacture in general
H01M 50/103 - Primary casingsJackets or wrappings characterised by their shape or physical structure prismatic or rectangular
H01M 50/204 - Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells
H01M 50/262 - MountingsSecondary casings or framesRacks, modules or packsSuspension devicesShock absorbersTransport or carrying devicesHolders with fastening means, e.g. locks
H01M 50/271 - Lids or covers for the racks or secondary casings
H01M 50/209 - Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells characterised by their shape adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells
The invention relates to an arrangement (10) for a vehicle (5), in particular for an on-board network (6) of a railway vehicle (5), preferably for an emergency power railway battery system, comprising: - at least one charging path (11) for electrically coupling at least one electrical energy storage device (80) to a charging device (7) in order to charge the energy storage device (80), - at least one discharging path (12) for electrically coupling the energy storage device (80) to at least one load (8) in order to provide an energy supply to the load (8) by discharging the energy storage device (80), - at least one first activation means (K1) for the charging path (11) in order to activate the charging, - at least one second activation means (K2) for the discharging path (12) in order to activate the discharging, - a control arrangement (20) for providing actuation of the activation means (K1, K2) by a battery management system (1) in order to carry out the activation of the charging and discharging, - an emergency supply arrangement (30) of the discharging path (12) for independent retention of the activated discharging in order to maintain the energy supply, in particular independently of the actuation by the battery management system (1).
B61C 3/02 - Electric locomotives or railcars with electric accumulators
B60L 1/02 - Supplying electric power to auxiliary equipment of electrically-propelled vehicles to electric heating circuits
B60L 1/14 - Supplying electric power to auxiliary equipment of electrically-propelled vehicles to electric lighting circuits
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposesMonitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
B60L 53/22 - Constructional details or arrangements of charging converters specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
B60L 58/10 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
A calcium-free lead alloy comprises lead and 0.003 wt %-0.025 wt % of at least two rare-earth metals. The rare-earth metals are at least a lanthanide and yttrium. Uses of the lead alloy include an electrode with an electrode structure, which is at least partly formed of the lead alloy and a lead-acid accumulator with the electrode.
A recombinator for the catalytic recombination of hydrogen and oxygen generated in energy converters, in particular accumulators, to form water, comprising a housing in which a volume space is formed, into which the gases can flow via an opening and in which a recombination device is arranged that comprises a portion for a catalyst material and a portion for an absorption material, wherein the flow path of the gases to be recombined extends through the portion comprising the absorption material into the portion comprising the catalyst material, wherein a distance space is formed between the portion comprising the absorption material and the portion comprising the catalyst material, wherein the catalyst material is configured as a catalyst bar, the catalyst bar is arranged in a first gas-permeable tube and the distance space is formed in a gap space between the inner walling of the first gas-permeable tube and the outer wall of the catalyst bar.
B01J 10/00 - Chemical processes in general for reacting liquid with gaseous media other than in the presence of solid particlesApparatus specially adapted therefor
B01J 19/02 - Apparatus characterised by being constructed of material selected for its chemically-resistant properties
H01M 10/52 - Removing gases inside the secondary cell, e.g. by absorption
The invention relates to a housing for accommodating a lithium ion storage-battery cell, comprising: a U-shaped main body (2), which has a bottom (3) and two side walls (4, 5); a first and a second front cover (10, 11) and a first and a second rear cover (12, 13), a fire protection material being arranged between the first and second front covers (10, 11) and between the first and second rear covers (12, 13); a first and a second lid part (14, 15), which are arranged at a distance from each other, a gap space (16) thus being formed; a covering made of a fire protection material, which covering lies against the second lid part (15), the bottom (3) and the side walls (4, 5); and connecting elements (22, 23) provided at the housing bottom side and/or at the housing top side and connecting element receptacles (24, 25) provided at the housing bottom side and/or at the housing top side in the housing vertical direction (27), the connecting elements (22, 23) and the connecting element receptacles (24, 25) being designed so as to correspond to each other.
The aim of the invention is to improve a battery box (1) to the extent that, when manufactured and used in a simple manner, the performance of the battery is ensured also over a longer period of time and responses can be made to modifications to the box, to the pressures prevailing in the box, etc. This aim is achieved, according to the invention, by a battery box (1), for a block battery, for receiving at least one battery cell having an electrode plate, said battery box comprising a main body (2), which is made of plastics material and has two end walls (3), which extend substantially in parallel with the electrode plates, and two side walls (4), which extend substantially at a right angle to said end walls, the end walls and side walls each having a top edge and a bottom edge and being interconnected so as to form a corner edge (5) and the side walls (4) having on the outer faces thereof a fastening edge (6) extending at an angle to the corner edge (5).
The invention relates to a mobile container for charging at least one battery (2), comprising: a housing (3), which bounds a charging space (4) and has a closable loading opening (5); a battery charging place (10), which is arranged in the charging space (4) and has a holder (11) for an energy converter (12) and a battery holder (13), into which a battery (2) can be inserted via the loading opening (5).
The invention relates to a system consisting of a holder (33) and stored energy sources (6) which can be placed in the holder (33), in particular rechargeable batteries, each having a casing (7) which has side walls (8) and in which are placed electrode plates oriented parallel to the side walls (8) and nonwoven materials containing a bound electrolyte, the electrode plates being placed between adjacent nonwoven materials. The holder (33) consists of at least two supports (3, 4) placed one above the other to hold stored energy sources (6) in such a manner that the side walls (8) of the casing (7) which are oriented parallel to the electrode plates are oriented substantially horizontally. At least one pressure element (15) is situated between the supports (3, 4) and rests on the side walls (8) of the casing (7) of the stored energy sources (6) and transmits at least the weight force of the stored energy sources (6) situated at the top of the holder (33) to stored energy sources (6) situated underneath the stored energy sources (6) situated at the top.
The invention relates to a traction battery, comprising a plurality of battery cells (2) which are wired to one another and which each have positive and negative electrode plates arranged alternately with one another in a cell housing, and having a plurality of battery troughs (7), which each accommodate a plurality of battery cells (2) in series, each battery trough (7) is designed to be electrolyte-resistant and electrolyte-tight, and having a battery box (13) accommodating the battery troughs (7),wherein adjacent battery troughs (7) are arranged at a distance from one another, leaving a gap space (17), and wherein, underneath the battery troughs (7), a volume space is provided, which is in fluidic connection with the gap spaces (17) and is used as a distribution gap space (22) for all the gap spaces (17), and having a forcible flow system for a cooling medium, which has a means for generating a forcible flow, which is connected to the distributor gap space (22), for which purpose the distributor gap space (22) has at the inlet end (26) thereof a connection for a cooling medium feed line.
A battery cell has an electrode plate pack arranged in a casing and provided with a terminal of lead material that extends through a cover opening of the casing cover of the casing. A plastic material cap is placed onto the terminal. The cap has an inner side provided with a circumferentially extending shoulder and an exterior side provided with a circumferentially extending support web. A sealing element is arranged at the inner side of the cap between cap and terminal and is positionally fixed by the circumferentially extending shoulder. The casing cover rests on the circumferentially extending support web. Cap and casing cover are welded to each other. A threaded sleeve of nonferrous metal is embedded in the lead material of the terminal and is aligned with an insertion opening of the cap. The threaded sleeve receives a connecting screw to be passed through the insertion opening.
A separator for an electrode plate of a plate-shaped electrode of a battery, particularly a lead-acid battery, comprising a separator pocket providing a receiving space for said electrode plate and including two separator sheets bearing on each other, which are welded to each other along their respective longitudinal sides and upper front sides, the welding seam interconnecting said upper front sides presenting an interruption, which forms a recess for a current-collecting lug disposed on the upper outer edge of the electrode plate to pass through, said welding seam, for forming a degasification opening, being interrupted in a rim portion adjacent to a longitudinal side, a second welding seam spaced from said welding seam being provided which is positioned directly vis-à-vis the degasification opening of the first welding seam.
To improve the procedure for producing plates for lead-acid batteries, it is proposed with the invention to expose the pasted plates to saturated steam in one phase of the procedure.
B05D 5/12 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures to obtain a coating with specific electrical properties
H01M 4/56 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of lead
H01M 4/20 - Processes of manufacture of pasted electrodes
The present invention relates to an apparatus for sealing tube plates of batteries, preferably lead-acid batteries, comprising a base body, on which projections are arranged, and when the apparatus is arranged in the intended manner, the projections engage at the end in the tubes of the tube plate.
In order to provide an improved level monitoring system for monitoring the electrolyte fill level of an accumulator, the present invention proposes a level monitoring system having a level monitoring device and a signal output device (10) which is arranged in a separate housing, receives signals representing the fill level of the electrolyte from the level monitoring device and outputs at least one corresponding fill level signal.
G01F 23/00 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
The present invention relates to a device and a method for the detection of hydrogen in a gas volume by means of an exothermal catalytic recombination of hydrogen and oxygen present in the gas volume into water. The amount of energy that is released during such an exothermal catalytic recombination is measured in the form of a temperature difference and is compared with a stored limit value. When a corresponding limit value is exceeded an appropriate signal is output.
In order to provide an improved level monitoring system for monitoring the electrolyte fill level of a rechargeable battery, the present invention proposes a level monitoring system having a level monitor and a signal output device (10), which is arranged in a separate housing, receives signals representing the fill level of the electrolyte from the level monitor and outputs at least one corresponding fill level signal.
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
The present invention relates to an apparatus for sealing tube plates of batteries, preferably lead-acid batteries, having a basic body, on which projections are arranged, when the apparatus is arranged correctly, which projections engage at the end in the tubes of the tubular plate.
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