Battery and battery system
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorKazuya IWAMOTO
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Abstract
A battery includes an outer packaging and a power generating element that contains a sulfur-based material and is included in the outer packaging and disposed in the inside of the outer packaging. The outer packaging includes a communicating port, a hydrogen sulfide eliminator, and an exhausting unit. The communicating port communicates between the inside and the outside of the outer packaging. The hydrogen sulfide eliminator and the exhausting unit are disposed in the communicating port. The exhausting unit introduces hydrogen sulfide generated caused by the sulfur-based material to the communicating port. The hydrogen sulfide eliminator eliminates the hydrogen sulfide introduced by the exhausting unit to the communicating port.
Claims18
A battery system comprising:
- a first battery;
- a first hydrogen sulfide detector that detects the presence of hydrogen sulfide;
- and
- a controller that controls the exhausting unit, wherein
- the first battery includes an outer packaging and a power generating element that contains a sulfur-based material and is included in the outer packaging and disposed in an inside of the outer packaging;
- the outer packaging includes a communicating port, a hydrogen sulfide eliminator, and an exhausting unit;
- the communicating port communicates between the inside and an outside of the outer packaging;
- the hydrogen sulfide eliminator and the exhausting unit are disposed in the communicating port;
- the exhausting unit introduces hydrogen sulfide generated caused by the sulfur-based material to the communicating port;
- the hydrogen sulfide eliminator eliminates the hydrogen sulfide introduced to the communicating port by the exhausting unit;
- the first hydrogen sulfide detector detects the presence of hydrogen sulfide in the inside of the outer packaging;
- the first hydrogen sulfide detector generates a first detection signal when hydrogen sulfide is present in the inside of the outer packaging;
- the first detection signal is input into the controller;
- and
- the controller controls the exhausting unit according to the first detection signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.