DIRECT SYNTHESIS OF NICKEL-RICH MONOCRYSTALLINE NMC FROM A TRANSITION METAL HYDROXIDE PRECURSOR AND A LITHIUM COMPOUNDAspects of a one-step method for synthesizing monocrystalline LiNiMnMCoOinclude heating a solid hydroxide precursor comprising NiMnMCo(OH)and a molar excess of a lithium compound in an oxygen-containi…DRIVE·5d ago·1 min readFollowC01G53/504Battelle Memorial Institute
Batteries and battery manufacture methodsBatteries and associated methods of manufacture are described. According to one aspect, a battery includes a battery case, an anode within the battery case, a cathode within the battery case, a separa…DRIVE·Jun 16·1 min readFollowH01M50/46Battelle Memorial Institute
RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-ION MICRO-BATTERY AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEA cylindrical battery having a wound jelly roll configuration that includes an anode current collector having a first surface and an opposing second surface; at least one anode disposed on the first s…DRIVE·Mar 5·1 min readFollowH01M10/0431Battelle Memorial Institute
ANOLYTES COMPRISING ALKANOLAMINE-BASED LIGANDS FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERY SYSTEMSDisclosed herein are anolytes comprising alkanolamine-base ligands and an iron-ion component. Also disclosed herein is a redox flow battery system comprising an anolyte comprising the alkanolamine-bas…DRIVE·Feb 5·1 min readFollowH01M8/188Battelle Memorial Institute
ELECTROLYTE FOR USE IN SECONDARY LITHIUM BATTERIES WITH NICKEL-RICH CATHODE MATERIALSAn electrolyte for use in a secondary lithium battery having a nickel-rich cathode material includes lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide, a solvent system including a first solvent and a fluorinated cycl…DRIVE·Dec 18·1 min readFollowH01M10/0568Battelle Memorial Institute
SUBSTRATE MODIFICATION WITH CROSSLINKED BRANCHED POLYMER FOR USE IN BATTERIESA modified electrode includes a conductive substrate and a crosslinked branched polymer disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the conductive substrate. The crosslinked branched polymer compri…DRIVE·Jan 2·1 min readFollowH01M4/604Battelle Memorial Institute
DIRECT RECYCLING AND CONVERTING CATHODE MATERIALS INTO HIGH-PERFORMANCE SINGLE CRYSTAL CATHODE MATERIALSA solid-state method for recycling spent and/or scrap cathode material includes heating a cathode material comprising lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide in an oxygen-containing atmosphere at a temp…DRIVE·Oct 24·1 min readFollowH01M10/54Battelle Memorial Institute
APPARATUS FOR ACTIVE ENGINE IDLE CONTROLIn an approach to active engine idle control, an apparatus comprises: an accelerator module interface; an engine control module (ECM) interface; a computer readable storage media; and a controller. Th…DRIVE·Aug 15·1 min readFollowF02D41/083Battelle Memorial Institute
DIRECT RECYCLING AND CONVERTING CATHODE MATERIALS INTO HIGH-PERFORMANCE SINGLE CRYSTAL CATHODE MATERIALSA solid-state method for recycling spent and/or scrap cathode material includes heating a cathode material comprising lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide in an oxygen-containing atmosphere at a temp…DRIVE·May 2·1 min readFollowH01M10/54Battelle Memorial Institute
HYDROFLUOROCARBON (HFC)-BASED SAFE ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERIESAn electrolyte composition comprising a solution comprising an active salt; and a solvent portion that comprises a first solvent and a second solvent, wherein the first solvent is a hydrofluorocarbon …DRIVE·Apr 4·1 min readFollowH01M10/0569Battelle Memorial Institute
FAST SIMULTANEOUS FEASIBILITY TEST WITH ELECTRICAL POWER GRID PERTURBATIONS OVER STATES AND CONTINGENCIESFast simultaneous feasibility testing (SFT) for management of an electrical power grid is achieved through various innovations. The computation problem relates to evaluation of candidate solutions for…DRIVE·Dec 21·1 min readFollowG06Q50/06Battelle Memorial Institute
APPARATUS FOR ACTIVE ENGINE IDLE CONTROLIn an approach to active engine idle control, an apparatus comprises: an accelerator module interface; an engine control module (ECM) interface; a computer readable storage media; and a controller. Th…DRIVE·Dec 7·1 min readFollowF02D41/083Battelle Memorial Institute
ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES OPERATING AT EXTREME CONDITIONSElectrolytes for lithium ion batteries with carbon-based, silicon-based, or carbon- and silicon-based anodes include a lithium salt; a nonaqueous solvent comprising at least one of the following compo…DRIVE·Nov 23·1 min readFollowH01M10/0569Battelle Memorial Institute
ADDITIVES FOR FLUORENONE/FLUORENOL BASED AQUEOUS REDOX FLOW BATTERIESAqueous anolytes for redox flow batteries are disclosed. The anolytes include a fluorenone-fluorenol derivative, an additive comprising an organic compound including one or more proton acceptor groups…DRIVE·Jan 5·1 min readFollowH01M8/08Battelle Memorial Institute
SEASONAL ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES BASED ON RECHARGEABLE BATTERIESRechargeable batteries include a NiFecathode where 0≤y≤1, an anode comprising a current collector, a porous separator positioned between the cathode and the anode, and an electrolyte comprising MAlX, …DRIVE·Dec 8·1 min readFollowH01M10/0561Battelle Memorial Institute
AUTOMATION TOOL TO CREATE CHRONOLOGICAL AC POWER FLOW CASES FOR LARGE INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMSA computer-implemented method includes extending simulation results and input data of a DC production cost model (PCM) of a power grid to an initial AC power flow model (PFM) using a generation distri…DRIVE·May 5·2 min readFollowH02J3/003Battelle Memorial Institute
ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES OPERATING AT EXTREME CONDITIONSElectrolytes for lithium ion batteries with carbon-based, silicon-based, or carbon- and silicon-based anodes include a lithium salt; a nonaqueous solvent comprising at least one of the following compo…DRIVE·Apr 14·1 min readFollowH01M10/0569Battelle Memorial Institute
ENHANCING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM RESILIANCY USING TRANSACTIVE MECHANISMSComputing apparatus and methods to increase operational flexibility in an energy distribution system include using a transactive mechanism to adjust voltage supplied to a power grid by one or more dis…DRIVE·Mar 17·1 min readFollowG06Q50/06Battelle Memorial Institute
LITHIUM METAL POUCH CELLS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMEA lithium metal pouch cell having a specific energy ≥300 Wh·kgincludes an anode comprising lithium metal and an anode current collector, the anode having an areal capacity N (mAh·cm); a cathode compri…DRIVE·Feb 17·2 min readFollowH01M4/366Battelle Memorial Institute
Methods and Systems for Evaluating and Improving Distribution-Grid ObservabilityThis document describes systems and techniques for evaluating and improving distribution-grid observability. These systems and techniques allow engineers to quantify the observability of a distributio…DRIVE·Dec 16·1 min readFollowG01R22/10Battelle Memorial Institute
Solar Thermochemical Processing System and MethodA solar thermochemical processing system is disclosed. The system includes a first unit operation for receiving concentrated solar energy. Heat from the solar energy is used to drive the first unit op…DRIVE·Oct 21·1 min readFollowB01J19/127Battelle Memorial Institute
WIRELESS MICRO-SENSORS SYSTEM FOR MONITORING DEEP SUBSURFACE OPERATIONSDescribed herein is a method and techniques for subsurface monitoring. The system includes a downhole including a casting with a lumen, a wireless power transmitter within the casting, a micro-sensor …DRIVE·Sep 9·2 min readFollowE21B47/13Battelle Memorial Institute
Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries with Carbon and/or Silicon AnodesElectrolytes for lithium ion batteries with carbon-based, silicon-based, or carbon- and silicon-based anodes include a lithium salt; a nonaqueous solvent comprising at least one of the following compo…DRIVE·Jul 15·1 min readFollowH01M10/0568Battelle Memorial Institute
USING DISTRIBUTED POWER ELECTRONICS-BASED DEVICES TO IMPROVE THE VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY STABILITY OF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSMethods include, in response to a line frequency variation of a power grid, adjusting a voltage setpoint of a voltage regulator coupled to the power grid at a grid edge to maintain a voltage at the gr…DRIVE·Jul 8·1 min readFollowH02J3/00125Battelle Memorial Institute
Methods for Attaching Transmitters to AnimalsMethods for attaching a radio frequency (RF) transmitter to an animal are provided. The methods can include providing an RF transmitter and providing an injection device having a needle of gauge of 9 …DRIVE·Jun 24·1 min readFollowH04B1/034Battelle Memorial Institute
FUEL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SULFUR BEARING FUELSA fuel processing system and method for a sulfur bearing fuel include a hydrodesulfurization reactor followed by an adsorbent bed for removing sulfur or sulfur containing species from the fuel. In cer…DRIVE·May 27·1 min readFollowC10G67/06Battelle Memorial Institute
FLUORENONE/FLUORENOL DERIVATIVES FOR AQUEOUS REDOX FLOW BATTERIESAqueous electrolytes comprising fluorenone/fluorenol derivatives are disclosed. The electrolyte may be an anolyte for an aqueous redox flow battery. In some embodiments, the compound, or salt thereof,…DRIVE·May 20·1 min readFollowC07C309/38Battelle Memorial Institute
STABILIZED POROUS SILICON STRUCTURE FOR HIGHLY STABLE SILICON ANODE AND METHODS OF MAKINGStabilized porous silicon particles are disclosed. The particles include a porous silicon particle comprising a plurality of interconnected silicon nanoparticles and (i) a heterogeneous layer comprisi…DRIVE·Apr 29·1 min readFollowC01B33/02Battelle Memorial Institute
COORDINATION OF THERMOSTATICALLY CONTROLLED LOADS WITH UNKNOWN PARAMETERSApparatus and methods are disclosed for coordination of a population of Thermostatically Controlled Loads (TCLs) with unknown parameters to achieve group objectives including bidding and market cleari…DRIVE·Mar 31·1 min readFollowG06Q40/04Battelle Memorial Institute
