IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,374,264
Granted Patent B2
US 11,374,264 · App. 16/845,257 · Granted Jun 28, 2022

Detection system

Inventors: Ayumu Fukuoka (Osaka, JP); Kazuyoshi Honda (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H01M10/4228G01N27/125G01N33/0044H01M10/0525H01M10/0562H01M10/48H01M50/20G01N27/12H01M2300/0068
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Patent No.
US 11,374,264
App. No.
16/845,257
Granted
Jun 28, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A detection system includes a power generation element; a first outer cover body enveloping the power generation element; a second outer cover body located between the power generation element and the first outer cover body, and enveloping the power generation element; a first space section enclosed by the first outer cover body and the second outer cover body; a second space section enclosed by the second outer cover body; and a detector that detects a gas in the first space section.

Claims (39)

1. A detection system comprising:

a power generation element;

a first outer cover body enveloping the power generation element;

a second outer cover body located between the power generation element and the first outer cover body, and enveloping the power generation element;

a first space section enclosed by the first outer cover body and the second outer cover body;

a second space section enclosed by the second outer cover body; and

a detector that detects a gas in the first space section,

wherein a second gas is encapsulated in the second space section, and

wherein the detector detects an outside atmosphere entering from outside of the first outer cover body and the second gas, in the first space section.

2. The detection system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a processor that determines a breakage state of the first outer cover body and a breakage state of the second outer cover body on the basis of a detection result of the detector,

wherein, when the detection result indicates that the outside atmosphere is not detected in the first space section and the second gas is not detected in the first space section, the processor determines that neither the first outer cover body nor the second outer cover body is broken,

wherein, when the detection result indicates that the outside atmosphere is detected in the first space section and the second gas is not detected in the first space section, the processor determines that the first outer cover body is broken and the second outer cover body is not broken,

wherein, when the detection result indicates that the outside atmosphere is not detected in the first space section and the second gas is detected in the first space section, the processor determines that the first outer cover body is not broken and the second outer cover body is broken, and

wherein, when the detection result indicates that the outside atmosphere is detected in the first space section and the second gas is detected in the first space section, the processor determines that both the first outer cover body and the second outer cover body are broken.

3. The detection system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first sensor,

wherein the first sensor is arranged in the first space section, and

wherein the detector detects the outside atmosphere and the second gas in the first space section on the basis of a detection signal from the first sensor.

4. The detection system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first communicating tube that causes the first space section to communicate with the detector,

wherein the detector detects the outside atmosphere and the second gas in the first space section introduced through the first communicating tube.

5. The detection system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the power generation element contains a material which contributes to generation of a generated gas, and

wherein the detector detects the generated gas in the first space section.

6. The detection system according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a processor that determines a breakage state of the second outer cover body on the basis of a detection result of the detector,

wherein, when the detection result indicates that the generated gas is not detected in the first space section, the processor determines that the second outer cover body is not broken, and

wherein, when the detection result indicates that the generated gas is detected in the first space section, the processor determines that the second outer cover body is broken.

7. The detection system according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a circuit that determines a breakage state of the second outer cover body on the basis of a detection result of the detector,

wherein, when the detection result indicates that the generated gas is not detected in the first space section, the circuit determines that the second outer cover body is not broken, and

wherein, when the detection result indicates that the generated gas is detected in the first space section, the circuit determines that the second outer cover body is broken.

8. The detection system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a circuit that determines a breakage state of the first outer cover body and a breakage state of the second outer cover body on the basis of a detection result of the detector,

wherein, when the detection result indicates that the outside atmosphere is not detected in the first space section and the second gas is not detected in the first space section, the circuit determines that neither the first outer cover body nor the second outer cover body is broken,

wherein, when the detection result indicates that the outside atmosphere is detected in the first space section and the second gas is not detected in the first space section, the circuit determines that the first outer cover body is broken and the second outer cover body is not broken,

wherein, when the detection result indicates that the outside atmosphere is not detected in the first space section and the second gas is detected in the first space section, the circuit determines that the first outer cover body is not broken and the second outer cover body is broken, and

wherein, when the detection result indicates that the outside atmosphere is detected in the first space section and the second gas is detected in the first space section, the circuit determines that both the first outer cover body and the second outer cover body are broken.

Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-141438 · Jul 19, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
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