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US 12,215,572 · App. 18/201,380 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Power system for high temperature applications with rechargeable energy storage

Inventors: John J. Cooley (Boston, MA); Riccardo Signorelli (Boston, MA); Morris Green (Brighton, MA); Padmanaban Sasthan Kuttipillai (Malden, MA); Christopher John Sibbald Deane (Boston, MA); Lindsay A. Wilhelmus (Cambridge, MA)
Assignee: FASTCAP ULTRACAPACITORS LLC
E21B41/0085H01G2/065H01G11/08H01G11/10H01G11/14H01G11/32H01G11/58H01G11/60H01G11/62H01G11/78H01M10/39H01M10/425H01M10/4257H01M10/44H01M10/46H01M10/48H01M16/00H02J7/0042H02J7/0068H02J7/0071B82Y30/00H01G11/36H01M2010/4271H01M2010/4278H01M50/107H01M2220/10H02J7/345Y02E60/13Y10T29/49108Y10T29/49117
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Patent No.
US 12,215,572
App. No.
18/201,380
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power system adapted for supplying power in a high temperature environment is disclosed. The power system includes a rechargeable energy storage that is operable in a temperature range of between about seventy degrees Celsius and about two hundred and fifty degrees Celsius coupled to a circuit for at least one of supplying power from the energy storage and charging the energy storage; wherein the energy storage is configured to store between about one one hundredth (0.01) of a joule and about one hundred megajoules of energy, and to provide peak power of between about one one hundredth (0.01) of a watt and about one hundred megawatts, for at least two charge-discharge cycles. Methods of use and fabrication are provided. Embodiments of additional features of the power supply are included.

Claims (36)

1. A power system adapted for supplying power in a high temperature environment, the power system comprising:

a rechargeable energy storage that is configured to store between about one tenth (0.1) of a joule and about one hundred kilojoules of energy, and to provide peak power of between about one watt and about one hundred kilowatts, for at least two charge-discharge cycles; rechargeable energy storage being coupled to a circuit for at least one of supplying power from the energy storage and charging the energy storage; and

wherein the rechargeable energy storage comprises an ultracapacitor comprising an electrochemical double-layer capacitor comprising:

two electrodes wetted with an electrolyte, each electrode being attached to or in contact with or coated onto a current collector and separated from each other by a separator porous to the electrolyte, wherein the electrodes comprise activated carbon, carbon fibers, rayon, graphene, aerogel, carbon cloth, carbon nanotubes and another nano-form of carbon; wherein the electrolyte comprises a plurality of cations and a plurality of anions, the cations comprising at least one of 1-(3-cyanopropyl)-3-methylimidazolium, 1,2-dimethyl-3-propylimidazolium, 1,3-bis(3-cyanopropyl)imidazolium, 1,3-diethoxyimidazolium, 1-butyl-1-methylpiperidinium, 1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium, 1-butyl-3-methylpyrolidinium, 1-butyl-4-methylpyridinium, 1-butylpyridinium, 1-decyl-3-methylimidazolium, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium and 3-methyl-1-propylpyridinium; the anions comprising at least one of bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate)imide, tris(trifluoromethanesulfonate)methide, dicyanamide, tetrafluoroborate, hexafluorophosphate, trifluoromethanesulfonate, bis(pentafluoroethanesulfonate)imide, thiocyanate, and trifluoro(trifluoromethyl)borate;

wherein the ultracapacitor exhibits a leakage current less than 1 amp per liter of volume over a range of operating temperatures and at a voltage up to a rated voltage; and

a power supply; where the power supply is configured to supply energy from an energy storage to a logging instrument.

2. The power system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first subsystem controller;

a first subsystem that is operative to provide a current draw for battery depassivation; where the first subsystem controller is configured to control the first subsystem; and

an automatic bypass; where the automatic bypass determines a failed state for a component of the power system and reroutes power from the energy storage around the failed component; wherein the energy storage is configured to store between about a tenth of a joule and about one hundred kilojoules of energy, and to provide peak power of between about one watt and about one hundred kilowatts, for at least two charge-discharge cycles.

3. The power system of claim 2 , wherein the first subsystem comprises a measurement apparatus that is operative to determine a need for depassivation.

4. The power system of claim 3 , wherein the first subsystem for switching between two modes of operation is configured according to temperature.

5. The power system of claim 2 , wherein the first subsystem is configured to provide at least two modes of operation.

6. The power system of claim 2 , wherein the first subsystem is configured to provide for control of a voltage output from the power system.

7. The power system of claim 2 , wherein the first subsystem is configured to provide for control of a current output from the power system.

8. The power system of claim 2 , wherein the first subsystem is configured to provide for control of a maximum current output from the power system.

9. The power system of claim 2 , wherein the first subsystem is arranged to be configured by way of a remote signal.

10. The power system of claim 2 , wherein the first subsystem is arranged to be configured by way of a user-generated signal.

11. The power system of claim 2 , wherein the first subsystem is configured to provide for deactivation of a circuit.

12. The power system of claim 11 , wherein the first subsystem for switching between two modes of operation includes at least one transistor or relay for switching passive components.

13. The power system of claim 2 , wherein the first subsystem is configured to provide for limiting a voltage output from the power system.

14. The power system of claim 2 , wherein the first subsystem is configured to provide for limiting a current output from the power system.

15. The power system of claim 2 , wherein the first subsystem is configured to provide for control according to temperature.

16. The power system of claim 2 , wherein the first subsystem is configured to provide for control according to vibration.

17. The power system of claim 1 , further comprising a second subsystem controller that is operative to control a second subsystem.

18. The power system of claim 17 , wherein the first subsystem controller and the second subsystem controller are combined to form at least a part of a control circuit.

19. A method of fabricating a power system for a logging instrument comprising:

selecting a rechargeable energy storage that is operable in a temperature range of between about minus forty degrees Celsius and about two hundred and ten degrees Celsius coupled to a circuit for at least one of supplying power from the energy storage and charging the energy storage;

wherein the rechargeable energy storage comprises an ultracapacitor comprising an electrochemical double-layer capacitor comprising:

two electrodes wetted with an electrolyte, wherein at least one of the two electrodes comprise activated carbon, carbon fibers, rayon, graphene, aerogel, carbon cloth, carbon nanotubes and another nano-form of carbon; wherein the electrolyte comprises a plurality of cations and a plurality of anions, the cations comprising at least one of 1-(3-cyanopropyl)-3-methylimidazolium, 1,2-dimethyl-3-propylimidazolium, 1,3-bis(3-cyanopropyl)imidazolium, 1,3-diethoxyimidazolium, 1-butyl-1-methylpiperidinium, 1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium, 1-butyl-3-methylpyrolidinium, 1-butyl-4-methylpyridinium, 1-butylpyridinium, 1-decyl-3-methylimidazolium, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium and 3-methyl-1-propylpyridinium; the anions comprising at least one of bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate)imide, tris(trifluoromethanesulfonate)methide, dicyanamide, tetrafluoroborate, hexafluorophosphate, trifluoromethanesulfonate, bis(pentafluoroethanesulfonate)imide, thiocyanate, and trifluoro(trifluoromethyl)borate;

wherein the electrodes, electrolyte and current collector contain less than 1,000 parts per million (ppm) of impurities, the impurities comprising at least one of halide ions and metallic species, and

wherein the ultracapacitor exhibits a leakage current less than 1 amp per liter of volume over a range of operating temperatures and at a voltage up to a rated voltage; and

a power supply; where the power supply is configured to supply energy from an energy storage to a logging instrument;

a first subsystem controller;

a first subsystem that is operative to provide a current draw for battery depassivation; where the first subsystem controller is configured to control the first subsystem; and

an automatic bypass; where the automatic bypass determines a failed state for a component of the power system and reroutes power from the energy storage around the failed component; wherein the energy storage is configured to store between about a tenth of a joule and about one hundred kilojoules of energy, and to provide peak power of between about one watt and about one hundred kilowatts, for at least two charge-discharge cycles.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2024
From: FASTCAP ULTRACAPACITORS LLC
To: WINDSAIL CAPITAL FUND, L.P.
Reel/Frame 069547/0440 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 4, 2024
From: FASTCAP SYSTEMS CORPORATION
To: FASTCAP ULTRACAPACITORS LLC
Reel/Frame 069495/0394 →
Continuity (13)
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Continuation 15930069 · May 12, 2020
Continuation 15918908 · Mar 12, 2018
Continuation 14792726 · Jul 7, 2015
Continuation 14683475 · Apr 10, 2015
Continuation 13480085 · May 24, 2012
Continuation In Part 12928896 · Dec 21, 2010
Provisional Application 61620364 · Apr 4, 2012
Provisional Application 61537360 · Sep 21, 2011
Provisional Application 61494332 · Jun 7, 2011
Provisional Application 61493039 · Jun 3, 2011
Provisional Application 61489389 · May 24, 2011
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