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Electric automobile and electric power drive therefor
Assignee: Ube Corp
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Filing: 1997-06-16
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Granted: 2000-10-17
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Expires: 2017-06-16
Abstract
Abstract An electric automobile which is equipped with an electric power drive composed of a main electric power drive source of a lithium ion secondary battery which contains a positive electrode active material of lithium manganese oxide having spinel structure and/or a negative electrode active material of a complex metal oxide which accepts intercalation of a lithium ion, an auxiliary electric power source, a temperature-controlling means, and a regenerative braking device, shows a good balance in the relationship between driving performance and safety and cost.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsutomu Miyasaka
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 21:47
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/36; H01M4/38; B; B60; B60L; B60L3/00; B60L3/0023; B60L3/0046; B60L3/0053; B60L58/00; B60L58/10; B60L58/12; B60L58/14; B60L58/15; B60L58/24; B60L58/25; B60L58/26; B60L58/40; B60L8/00; B60L8/003; H01M4/40; H01M4/48; H01M4/50; H01M4/505; H01M10/00; H01M10/05; H01M10/052; H01M10/056; H01M10/0561; H01M10/0562; H01M10/0564; H01M10/0565; H01M4/485; H01M4/52; H01M4/525; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/70; Y02T10/7072; Y02T90/00; Y02T90/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
An electric power drive means which comprises a main electric power drive source comprising a lithium ion secondary battery which contains a positive electrode active material comprising lithium manganese oxide of spinel crystal structure, an auxiliary electric power source, a temperature-controlling means, and a regenerative braking means; wherein the lithium manganese oxide has the following formula: Li.sub.x Mn.sub.2-a M.sub.a/c O.sub.4+b wherein M is a cation of a metal other than Li and Mn, and x, a, c and b are numbers satisfying the conditions of 0.1<x≦1.2, 0<a<2, 1≦c≦3, and 0≦b<0.3, respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
An electric power drive means which comprises a main electric power drive source comprising a lithium ion secondary battery which contains a positive electrode active material comprising lithium manganese oxide of spinel crystal structure, an auxiliary electric power source, a temperature-controlling means, and a regenerative braking means; wherein the lithium manganese oxide has the following formula: Li.sub.x Mn.sub.2-a M.sub.a/c O.sub.4+b wherein M is a cation of a metal other than Li and Mn, and x, a, c and b are numbers satisfying the conditions of 0.1<x≦1.2, 0<a<2, 1≦c≦3, and 0≦b<0.3, respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The electric power drive means of claim 1, wherein the lithium ion secondary battery contains a negative electrode active material comprising a metal alloy which accepts intercalation of a lithium ion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The electric power drive means of claim 1, wherein the lithium ion secondary battery contains a solid electrolyte comprising an ion conductive polymer or an ion conductive inorganic material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The electric power drive means of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary electric power source is selected from the group consisting of a lead-acid battery, a nickel-hydrogen battery, a sodium cell, a fuel cell, and a solar battery.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
91 words
An electric automobile which is equipped with a main electric power drive source comprising a lithium ion secondary battery which contains a positive electrode active material comprising lithium manganese oxide of spinel crystal structure, an auxiliary electric power source, a temperature-controlling means, and a regenerative braking means; wherein the lithium manganese oxide has the following formula: Li.sub.x Mn.sub.2-a M.sub.a/c O.sub.4+b wherein M is a cation of a metal other than Li and Mn, and x, a, c and b are numbers satisfying the conditions of 0.1<x≦1.2, 0<a<2, 1≦c≦3, and 0≦b<0.3, respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
91 words
An electric automobile which is equipped with a main electric power drive source comprising a lithium ion secondary battery which contains a positive electrode active material comprising lithium manganese oxide of spinel crystal structure, an auxiliary electric power source, a temperature-controlling means, and a regenerative braking means; wherein the lithium manganese oxide has the following formula: Li.sub.x Mn.sub.2-a M.sub.a/c O.sub.4+b wherein M is a cation of a metal other than Li and Mn, and x, a, c and b are numbers satisfying the conditions of 0.1<x≦1.2, 0<a<2, 1≦c≦3, and 0≦b<0.3, respectively.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
The electric automobile of claim 5, wherein the lithium ion secondary battery contains a negative electrode active material comprising a metal alloy or an oxide of a combination of tin (II) and one or more other elements which accepts intercalation of a lithium ion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electric automobile of claim 5, wherein the lithium ion secondary battery contains a solid electrolyte comprising an ion conductive polymer or an ion conductive inorganic material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The electric automobile of claim 5, wherein the auxiliary electric power source is selected from the group consisting of a lead-acid battery, a nickel-hydrogen battery, a sodium cell, a fuel cell, and a solar battery.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The electric automobile of claim 5, wherein the lithium ion secondary battery comprises one or more of a plurality of battery units connected in series which is encased in the temperature-controlling means.
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