Provided is an all-solid-state battery module including: an all-solid-state battery with a voltage in excess of 0 V; a switching element connected in series with the all-solid-state battery; a control unit that controls on/off of the switching element; and a trigger input path connected to the control unit, where a trigger that causes the switching element to transition to an on state is input via the trigger input path.

Provided is a secondary battery including an electrode assembly and an exterior body that houses the electrode assembly. In the secondary battery, the exterior body includes a metal plate joined via an insulating material interposed therebetween, and the exterior body has a cavity, and one of a peripheral edge of the cavity and an outer edge of the metal plate is bent toward the insulating material.

Methods for activating a secondary battery are provided, as well as methods for manufacturing a secondary battery, which include: providing a secondary battery including an electrode assembly and an electrolyte solution in a battery case, pre-aging the secondary battery at room temperature to provide a pre-aged secondary battery; initially charging the pre-aged secondary battery to provide an initially-charged secondary battery; aging the initially-charged secondary battery at room temperature to provide a room-temperature-aged secondary battery; fully charging the room-temperature-aged secondary battery to a voltage of 4.4V or more to provide a fully-charged secondary battery; and degassing the charged secondary battery to remove gas inside the fully-charged secondary battery. According to these methods, it is possible to increase the remaining amount of an electrolyte solution inside an electrode by fully charging a secondary battery.

Methods for activating a secondary battery are provided, as well as methods for manufacturing a secondary battery, which include: providing a secondary battery including an electrode assembly and an electrolyte solution in a battery case, pre-aging the secondary battery at room temperature to provide a pre-aged secondary battery; initially charging the pre-aged secondary battery to provide an initially-charged secondary battery; aging the initially-charged secondary battery at room temperature to provide a room-temperature-aged secondary battery; fully charging the room-temperature-aged secondary battery to a voltage of 4.4V or more to provide a fully-charged secondary battery; and degassing the charged secondary battery to remove gas inside the fully-charged secondary battery. According to these methods, it is possible to increase the remaining amount of an electrolyte solution inside an electrode by fully charging a secondary battery.

Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a dry electrode. The method allows determination of the micro-fibrilization degree of a binder resin from the crystallinity of the binder resin. Based on this, the processing conditions of mixed powder for electrode or an electrode film may be controlled. In this manner, it is possible to check and control the processing conditions easily and efficiently. In addition, the method for manufacturing a dry electrode includes a kneading step using a kneader under a low speed and high temperature and pulverization step. Therefore, there is no problem of blocking of a flow path caused by aggregation of the ingredients, which is favorable to mass production.

The propose method of manufacturing a solid-state lithium battery consists of preparing an anode coated with a solid-state electrolyte precursor and a cathode unit coated with solid-state electrolyte, both precursors containing a predetermined amount of a redundant water. The thus prepared anode unit and cathode unit are pressed to each other through their respective electrolyte precursor layers in a closed chamber at a predetermined elevated temperature and under a predetermined mechanical pressure, whereby an integral pre-final solid-state battery unit is formed. The manufacture of the battery is completed by inserting the prefinal product into a casing that leaves parts of the metal current collectors of the prefinal product exposed for use as a battery anode and a battery cathode.

The propose method of manufacturing a solid-state lithium battery consists of preparing an anode coated with a solid-state electrolyte precursor and a cathode unit coated with solid-state electrolyte, both precursors containing a predetermined amount of a redundant water. The thus prepared anode unit and cathode unit are pressed to each other through their respective electrolyte precursor layers in a closed chamber at a predetermined elevated temperature and under a predetermined mechanical pressure, whereby an integral pre-final solid-state battery unit is formed. The manufacture of the battery is completed by inserting the prefinal product into a casing that leaves parts of the metal current collectors of the prefinal product exposed for use as a battery anode and a battery cathode.

The adhesion between metal foil serving as a current collector and a negative electrode active material is increased to enable long-term reliability. An electrode active material layer (including a negative electrode active material or a positive electrode active material) is formed over a base, a metal film is formed over the electrode active material layer by sputtering, and then the base and the electrode active material layer are separated at the interface therebetween; thus, an electrode is formed. The electrode active material particles in contact with the metal film are bonded by being covered with the metal film formed by the sputtering. The electrode active material is used for at least one of a pair of electrodes (a negative electrode or a positive electrode) in a lithium-ion secondary battery.

In a method for manufacturing an energy storage device by applying welding to a container of the energy storage device, the method includes: arranging a jig on which wall surfaces are formed between two parts to be welded to which welding is applied; and welding the two parts to be welded while supplying a shield gas to the two parts to be welded from two different directions corresponding to the two parts to be welded.

In a method for manufacturing an energy storage device by applying welding to a container of the energy storage device, the method includes: arranging a jig on which wall surfaces are formed between two parts to be welded to which welding is applied; and welding the two parts to be welded while supplying a shield gas to the two parts to be welded from two different directions corresponding to the two parts to be welded.