A capacitor assembly including at least one capacitor each having a first end and a second end spaced apart in a longitudinal direction, and a first terminal and a second terminal located at the first end of the capacitor, the first end being provided with a first surface, and the second end being provided with a second surface; a heat sink having a first cooling surface; and a connection system connecting the at least one capacitor heat conductively to the heat sink such that the second surface of each of the at least one capacitor is in heat conductive connection with the first cooling surface. The connection system is to in contact with the first surface of each of the at least one capacitor.

The invention relates to the use of a polymeric-inorganic nanoparticle composition as a heat transfer fluid in battery or other electrical equipment systems. The electrical equipment can be in particular electric batteries, electric motors, electric vehicle transmissions, electric transformers, electric capacitors, fluid-filled transmission lines, fluid-filled power cables, computers and power electronics such as electric power converters.

An electrochemical energy storage device comprises: a cover plate (4), comprising a lead-out bar (41) and a fixing plate (42), wherein the lead-out bar (41) is a conductor, the fixing plate (42) is an insulator, and the lead-out bar (41) vertically passes through the fixing plate (42) and is fixed thereon; a housing (9), which is cylindrical and is provided with an opening at at least one end thereof, wherein the insulating fixing plate (42) and the opening of the housing (9) are connected in a sealed manner by means of a sealing ring (2); and a rolled core (7), provided in an inner cavity of the housing (9), wherein the rolled core (7) is conductively connected to the lead-out bar (41) by means of an upper connecting piece (6), and is conductively connected to another lead-out end of the housing (9) by means of a lower connecting piece (8); and the device further comprises: a welding ring (1), conductively connected to the housing (9) by means of welding, and a welding bar (3), conductively connected to the lead-out bar (41) of the cover plate (4) by means of welding, wherein the welding ring (1) and the welding bar (3) are provided on the same side of the housing (9). The upper connecting piece (6) and the lower connecting piece (8) respectively lead out the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the electrochemical energy storage device, and lead the positive electrode and the negative electrode to the outside. The device is led out at two ends, has a low internal resistance, and can be tin-soldered, thereby facilitating the assembly of modules.

An apparatus for monitoring a power capacitor having a housing with a housing interior to be gas-tightly closed off at a housing opening, includes a sensor device outputting a signal as a function of a gas pressure in the housing. An adapter mechanically connects the sensor device to the housing at the housing opening and fluidically connects it to the housing interior. The adapter has a cylindrical adapter body divided into a plurality of functional longitudinal sections and a feed-through for the fluidic connection extending over the plurality of longitudinal sections. A first longitudinal section, disposed in a region of the housing opening after connecting the adapter to the housing, caps or closes off the feed-through in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the adapter body and fluidically connects it to the housing interior in at least one plane parallel to the longitudinal axis.

A control system for a secondary battery which is less affected by the ambient temperature by performing temperature control of the secondary battery is provided. A control system for a secondary battery which is less affected by the ambient temperature and in which a plurality of kinds of secondary batteries are used for temperature control is achieved and mounted on a vehicle. Specifically, when the ambient temperature is low, some of second secondary batteries are heated by self-heating of a first secondary battery. After the second secondary batteries are sufficiently heated, the rest of the second secondary batteries are heated in stages by self-heating of the some of the second secondary batteries whose temperature has been increased. Whether the some or all of the second secondary batteries are sufficiently heated can be confirmed if the temperatures of a plurality of temperature sensors provided in the second secondary batteries are within the operating temperature range of the second secondary batteries. For example, with the use of a temperature sensing terminal (T terminal) for a temperature sensor, a switch is closed when the internal temperature of the secondary batteries is out of the operating temperature range.

An electrical system, and, more particularly, to an electrical system for an aircraft comprising one or more energy sinks and a hybrid energy storage system. The hybrid energy storage system may comprise one or more primary energy sources, a secondary energy source, and a secondary energy source control unit. The one or more primary energy sources may be coupled to and supply power to the one or more energy sinks. The secondary energy source may be coupled to the one or more primary energy sources and adapted to supply power at a variable output voltage to the one or more primary energy sources.

An electricity storage module according to the present invention is provided with: a plurality of arranged cylindrical electricity storage devices; and an upper holder which holds the upper end parts of the plurality of electricity storage devices, while being provided with a plurality of containing parts that is formed of a thermoplastic resin. The upper holder comprises an upper support member which is formed of a thermosetting resin and supports electricity storage devices adjacent to each other, while being positioned between the adjacent electricity storage devices. In comparison to the thermoplastic resin, the thermosetting resin is not susceptible to deformation or melting event if heat is applied thereto.

A power storage pack includes: at least one storage device including a gas discharging part that discharges a gas produced inside; a porous member that has a structure in which a plurality of fire extinguishing agent grains are collected and has an air gap inside; and a case that stores the storage device and the porous member. Each fire extinguishing agent grain is a collection of a plurality of fire extinguishing agent powders, and the porous member is provided such that the gas flows in the air gap.

The present disclosure generally relates to a venting system that includes a wall of a lid or a container, the lid or container defining a central longitudinal axis, and a line segment that is measured from the longitudinal axis to an outermost surface of the lid or container, and a pressure relief feature that is disposed along the lid or container. The pressure relief feature includes a thinned region of the lid or container that defines a minimum thickness that is less than 40% of a maximum thickness of the respective lid or container. The pressure relief feature extends at least 180 degrees about the longitudinal axis, and the pressure relief feature is located at a distance from the longitudinal axis of more than 80% of the line segment.

A thermal insulation component according to various aspects of the present disclosure includes a matrix, a crosslinking precursor, and a crosslinking initiator. The matrix includes a thermal insulation material having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to about 5 W/mK. The crosslinking precursor is embedded in the matrix. The crosslinking precursor includes at least one of an acrylate functional group or a methacrylate functional group. The crosslinking initiator is embedded in the matrix. The crosslinking initiator is configured to decompose to initiate crosslinking of the crosslinking precursor. In certain aspects, the present disclosure also provides an electronics assembly including an electronic component and a thermal insulation material in thermal communication with the electronic component. In certain aspects, the present disclosure also provides methods of manufacturing the thermal insulation component.