A battery comprising a housing, a battery cell, a thermal strain elastic component, and an electric-conductor is provided. The battery cell, the thermal strain elastic component, and the electric-conductor are disposed inside the housing. When a temperature of the battery cell is less than a threshold, the electric-conductor is electrically connected to the housing. When the temperature of the battery cell is greater than or equal to the threshold, the thermal strain elastic component is deformed, so that the electric-conductor is separated from the housing. An overheat structure formed by the housing, the battery cell, the thermal strain elastic component, and the electric-conductor is disposed at a tab inside the housing. A heat transfer path between the foregoing protection structure and a region with a highest temperature in the battery is short, and the foregoing protection structure is directly connected to a current collector in the battery cell.

A secondary battery includes: a plurality of temperature sensing units that is in close contact with an exterior and senses a temperature of respective areas of the exterior; and an insulating film defining an outer surface of the exterior and having electrical insulation, wherein one or more of the plurality of temperature sensing units include: a positive temperature coefficient element; and a negative temperature coefficient element, and the plurality of temperature sensing units are covered by the insulating film. A method for manufacturing the secondary battery, and a battery module are also provided.

Provided is a battery protection circuit module package capable of easily achieving high integration and size reduction. The battery protection circuit module package includes a terminal lead frame including a first internal connection terminal lead and a second internal connection terminal lead provided at two edges of the terminal lead frame and electrically connected to electrode terminals of a battery bare cell, and a plurality of external connection terminal leads provided between the first and second internal connection terminal leads and serving as a plurality of external connection terminals, and a device package including a substrate mounted on the terminal lead frame to be electrically connected to the terminal lead frame, and providing a battery protection circuit device thereon.

Disclosed herein is a battery pack configured to have a structure including a plate-shaped battery cell having electrode terminals formed at one side thereof including a sealed surplus part and a protection circuit module (PCM) mounted at the sealed surplus part, wherein each of the electrode terminals of the battery cell is made of a plate-shaped conductive member, the PCM includes a protection circuit board (PCB), a safety element electrically connected between one of the electrode terminals of the battery cell and the PCB or loaded on the PCB, an external input and output terminal electrically connected to a protection circuit of the PCB, and an electrically insulative module case in which the PCB and the safety element are mounted in a state in which the external input and output terminal extends outside, the PCM is loaded on the sealed surplus part of the battery cell in a state in which the PCM is received in the module case such that the PCM is electrically connected to the electrode terminals of the battery cell, and the module case includes a PCB receiving part open outward at one side thereof and an adhesive fixing tape is attached to an outer surface of the module case contacting the sealed surplus part.

Disclosed is a jellyroll-type electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed between the electrodes folded together, in which the first electrode has a non-coating part and a first electrode tab attached onto the non-coating part, the non-coating part representing a part of the first electrode not coated with an active material, and the at least double-folded-layer separator is disposed between the first electrode tab and the second electrode.

This application relates to an electrode plate, an electrochemical device and a safety coating. The electrode plate comprises a current collector, an electrode active material layer and a safety coating disposed between the current collector and the electrode active material layer. The safety coating layer comprises fluorinated polyolefin and/or chlorinated polyolefin polymer matrix, a conductive material and an inorganic filler. The electrode plate can quickly cut off the circuit when the electrochemical device (for example, a capacitor, a primary battery, or a secondary battery) is in a high temperature condition or an internal short circuit occurs, and thus it may improve the high temperature safety performance of the electrochemical device.

The present invention relates to an electrode plate, an electrochemical device and a safety coating. The electrode plate comprises a current collector, an electrode active material layer and a safety coating disposed between the current collector and the electrode active material layer, the safety coating layer comprising a fluorinated polyolefin and/or chlorinated polyolefin polymer matrix, a conductive material and an inorganic filler. The electrode plate can quickly open the circuit when the electrochemical device (for example, a capacitor, a primary battery, or a secondary battery) is in a high temperature condition or an internal short circuit occurs, and thus it may improve the high temperature safety performance of the electrochemical device.

The present invention relates to a positive electrode plate, an electrochemical device and a safety coating. The positive electrode plate comprises a current collector, a positive electrode active material layer and a safety coating disposed between the current collector and the positive electrode active material layer, the safety coating layer comprising a fluorinated polyolefin and/or chlorinated polyolefin polymer matrix, a conductive material and an inorganic filler. The positive electrode plate can quickly open the circuit when the electrochemical device (for example, a capacitor, a primary battery, or a secondary battery) is in a high temperature condition or an internal short circuit occurs, and thus it may improve the high temperature safety performance of the electrochemical device.

A secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an external terminal electrically connecting a charge collector disposed inside a battery case with a terminal, a first part electrically connected to the charge collector, a second part electrically connected to the terminal, a first connection part electrically connecting the first part with the second part, and a second connection part electrically connecting the first part with the second part, the second connection part being different from the first connection part. The first connection part is ruptured when a displacement of the displacement part toward the outside of the battery case is transferred to the first connection part, and the second connection part becomes nonconductive when a temperature of the second connection part reaches a predefined temperature.

An all-solid-state battery including a laminated body with a cathode current collecting layer, cathode active material layer, solid electrolyte layer, anode active material layer, and anode current collecting layer in this order, and a restraining member that applies a restraining pressure to the laminated body in a laminated direction; containing a conductive material, an insulating inorganic substance, and a polymer, is in at least one of a position between the cathode active material layer and the cathode current collecting layer, and a position between the anode active material layer and the anode current collecting layer; the content of the insulating inorganic substance in the PTC layer is 10 volume % or more and 40 volume % or less; and a proportion of a particle size D.sub.90 of the insulating inorganic substance, D.sub.90, to a thickness of the PTC layer, T.sub.PTC, regarded as D.sub.90/T.sub.PTC is 0.6 or more and 1.0 or less.