System and method of operating batteries

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11380925-B2
Application number	US-202016830665-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2020
Priority date	Mar 26, 2020
Publication date	Jul 5, 2022
Grant date	Jul 5, 2022

Abstract

In one or more embodiments, a battery may include one or more cells and one or more enclosures that respectively enclose the one or more cells. For example, at least a portion of each enclosure of the one or more enclosures may include a zeolite material that is configured to permit first molecules associated with a first diameter to exit the enclosure and configured to inhibit second molecules associated with a second diameter, greater than the first diameter, from entering the enclosure. In one instance, the first molecules may include CO2 molecules. In another instance, the second molecules may include H2O molecules. In one or more embodiments, the zeolite material may be a DDR-type zeolite material. For example, the DDR-type zeolite material may be applied on a porous α-alumina substrate. In one or more embodiments, the battery may provide power to one or more components of an information handling system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information handling system, comprising:
at least one processor;
a memory medium, coupled to the at least one processor, that stores instructions executable by the at least one processor; and
a battery configured to provide power to the at least one processor and the memory medium;
wherein the battery includes:
one or more cells; and
one or more enclosures that respectively enclose the one or more cells, wherein at least a portion of each of the one or more enclosures includes a decadodecasil 3 rhombohedral (DDR)-type zeolite material that is configured to permit first molecules associated with a first diameter to exit the enclosure and to inhibit second molecules associated with a second diameter, greater than the first diameter, from entering the one or more enclosures.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 ,
wherein the first molecules include carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) molecules; and
wherein the second molecules include water (H 2 O) molecules.

3. The information handling system of claim 2 ,
wherein the battery is a lithium-ion battery; and
wherein the one or more cells include one or more lithium-ion cells.

4. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the DDR-type zeolite material is applied on the porous substrate.

5. The information handling system of claim 4 , wherein the porous substrate is an α-alumina substrate.

6. The information handling system of claim 1 ,
wherein each of the first molecules has a diameter greater than 0.01 nanometers (nm) and less than 0.27 nm; and
wherein each of the second molecules has a diameter greater than 0.27 nm and less than 10 nm.

7. A method, comprising:
configuring an enclosure, for a cell of a battery, with a portion of the enclosure operable for a decadodecasil 3 rhombohedral (DDR)-type zeolite material that is configured to permit first molecules associated with a first diameter to travel through the zeolite material and to inhibit second molecules associated with a second diameter, greater than the first diameter, from traveling through the zeolite material;
fastening the zeolite material in the portion of the enclosure operable for the zeolite material; and
enclosing the cell of the battery in the enclosure.

8. The method of claim 7 ,
wherein the zeolite material is applied on a porous substrate; and
wherein the porous substrate that permits the first molecules to travel through the porous substrate.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
applying the zeolite material on the porous substrate.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the porous substrate is an α-alumina substrate.

11. The method of claim 7 ,
wherein each of the first molecules has a diameter greater than 0.01 nanometers (nm) and less than 0.27 nm; and
wherein each of the second molecules has a diameter greater than 0.27 nm and less than 10 nm.

12. The method of claim 7 ,
wherein the first molecules include carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) molecules; and
wherein the second molecules include water (H 2 O) molecules.

13. The method of claim 12 ,
wherein the battery is a lithium-ion battery; and
wherein the cell includes a lithium-ion cell.

14. A battery, comprising:
one or more cells; and
one or more enclosures that respectively enclose the one or more cells, wherein at least a portion of each of the one or more enclosures includes a decadodecasil 3 rhombohedral (DDR)-type zeolite material that is configured to permit first molecules associated with a first diameter to exit the enclosure and to inhibit second molecules associated with a second diameter, greater than the first diameter, from entering the one or more enclosures.

15. The battery of claim 14 ,
wherein the first molecules include carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) molecules; and
wherein the second molecules include water (H 2 O) molecules.

16. The battery of claim 15 ,
wherein the battery is a lithium-ion battery; and
wherein the one or more cells include one or more lithium-ion cells.

17. The battery of claim 15 ,
wherein the DDR-type zeolite material is applied on a porous α-alumina substrate.

18. The battery of claim 15 ,
wherein each of the first molecules has a diameter greater than 0.01 nanometers (nm) and less than 0.27 nm; and
wherein each of the second molecules has a diameter greater than 0.27 nm and less than 10 nm.

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Ning Yan
• Conde Philip
• Vasudvan Subramanian

Classifications

• B01D71/0281

  Zeolites · CPC title

• H01M50/394 Primary

  Gas-pervious parts or elements · CPC title

• H01M8/0668

  Removal of carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide · CPC title

• Y02E60/50

  Fuel cells · CPC title

• H01M8/1004

  characterised by membrane-electrode assemblies [MEA] (H01M8/12 takes precedence) · CPC title