Robust Joining Technology for Safer Metallized Polymer Battery Current Collectors
TS-073732 —
Advanced lithium-ion batteries increasingly adopt metallized polymer current collectors to improve safety by mitigating internal short circuits and thermal runaway. However, these collectors are inherently difficult to join to each other and to battery tabs using conventional manufacturing methods…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Colvin, Nathaniel "Flint"; Benatar, Avraham "Avi"
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Fuel Cell-Enabled CO2-to-CO Conversion Using Ultra-Selective Membrane Technology
TS-072615 — The Need
Efficient carbon dioxide (CO₂) utilization and separation remain critical challenges in energy, chemical, and environmental sectors. Existing processes for CO₂ conversion to carbon monoxide (CO) and for separating CO₂/CO mixtures are energy-intensive, costly, and often lack selectivit…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Ho, W.S. Winston; Han, Yang
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Sacrificial Layer to Facilitate Welding of Thin Foils
TS-065430 — Cost-effective method to prevent damaged electrodes when welding thin foils.
Manufacturing of automotive lithium-ion batteries and battery packs is attracting growing attention with the driving demands of electric vehicles. During battery assembly, multi-layers of metal films, functioning as anodes, cathodes, or bus-bars are welded together. Achieving satisfying weld quali…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Liu, Xun; Kwon, Ho; Shah, Umair
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Integrated High Power On-board Charger for Electric Vehicles
TS-063283 —
As the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) becomes more widespread, there is an increasing emphasis on improving charging technologies. There is substantial commercial need for technologies that sit on-board EVs, enhancing charging efficiency and reducing mechanical complexity.
The Ohio State U…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Wang, Jin
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Modular Dc Circuit Breaker with Integrated Energy Storage for Future Dc Networks
TS-051200 —
Traditional AC distribution is not suitable for a wide range of applications in regard to efficiency, cost, and power carrying capacity compared to alternative distributions. Low voltage distribution suffers from high transmission losses due to higher current requirements necessitating thicker, he…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Wang, Jin; Na, Risha; Zhang, Yue
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana