IP Library Granted Patent US 11,380,925
Granted Patent B2
US 11,380,925 · App. 16/830,665 · Granted Jul 5, 2022

System and method of operating batteries

Inventors: Yan Ning (Cedar Park, TX); Philip Conde (Austin, TX); Subramanian Vasudvan (Cedar Park, TX)
Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
H01M8/0687B01D71/028H01M8/0668H01M8/1004
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Patent No.
US 11,380,925
App. No.
16/830,665
Granted
Jul 5, 2022
Kind
B2
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 CO 2 molecules. In another instance, the second molecules may include H 2 O 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.

Claims (51)

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.

Assignments (11)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (052851/0081) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 060436/0441 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (052851/0917) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 060436/0509 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (052852/0022) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 060436/0582 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 052771 FRAME 0906 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 058001/0298 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 052851/0081 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 052851/0917 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 052852/0022 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 28, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2020
From: NING, YAN; CONDE, PHILIP; VASUDVAN, SUBRAMANIAN
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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