Patent classifications
H01M50/48
ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY
An all-solid secondary battery includes: a cathode layer; an anode layer; a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode layer and the anode layer; and an inactive member disposed on a thickness side of the cathode layer, wherein the cathode layer includes a cathode current collector and a cathode active material layer disposed on the cathode current collector, the anode layer includes an anode current collector and a first anode active material layer disposed on the anode current collector, the inactive member includes a multilayer structure, and the multilayer structure includes an adhesive layer and a support layer.
Battery
A battery (30) is disclosed which comprises: a housing (32) containing an electrolyte solution; a plurality of jelly roll electrode assemblies (10) arranged substantially in parallel with each other in contact with the electrolyte solution within the housing (32) thereby forming a single electrochemical system of the battery (30), each jelly roll electrode assembly (10) having a first end (10A) and an opposing second end (10B); and a current collector plate (20); wherein the current collector plate (20) is arranged to be shared among and in direct physical and electrical contact with the first ends (10A) of the plurality of jelly roll electrode assemblies (10).
IMPROVED FLOODED LEAD ACID BATTERIES UTILIZING AN IMPROVED SEPARATOR WITH A FIBROUS MAT, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING THE SAME
A flooded lead acid battery and a vehicle comprising the same are described herein. The flooded lead acid battery comprises an electrode array, comprising one or more negative plates and one or more positive plates alternately arranged and interleafed with one another. In some embodiments, a negative plate is wrapped or enveloped with a fibrous mat, and a porous membrane is wrapped or enveloped about an adjacent positive electrode. In some embodiments, a fibrous mat is at least partially integrated into a negative plate, and a porous membrane is enveloped about either the negative plate with the fibrous mat partially integrated therein or around an adjacent positive plate. In other embodiments, a negative plate is enveloped with a porous membrane having ribs, and a fibrous mat is present between the wrapped negative plate and the porous membrane enveloping the negative plate. Methods, systems, and vehicles utilizing the disclosed batteries are also provided.
BATTERY CELL, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, DEVICE USING BATTERY CELL AS POWER SUPPLY, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING BATTERY CELL
The present disclosure relates to a battery cell to alleviate the problem of impurities falling into an electrode assembly. Wherein, the battery cell includes: an electrode assembly including a tab and a cell body, wherein the tab is connected to the cell body; a cover plate assembly including an electrode terminal and a cover plate, wherein the electrode terminal is disposed on the cover plate; a connecting sheet connected between the tab and the electrode terminal, the connecting sheet includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, wherein the first connecting portion is connected to the tab, and the second connecting portion is connected to the electrode terminal; an insulating pallet disposed between the cell body and the connecting sheet; and an insulation member disposed between the insulating pallet and the second connecting portion.
ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE
An energy storage device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a winding type electrode assembly including a negative electrode containing a negative active material, a positive electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; a case housing the electrode assembly; and a spacer disposed between the electrode assembly and an inner surface of the case in the case, wherein the separator includes a wet film, the negative active material is a carbonaceous material or lithium titanate, and the spacer is harder than the separator.
Electrochemical cell
An electrochemical cell includes an all-solid-state electrode body in which a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer are laminated together through a solid electrolyte and an exterior body having a cavity in which the electrode body is stored. The exterior body has a first case and a second case which sandwich the electrode body and a sealing member that defines the cavity together with the first case and the second case by joining the first case and the second. The thermal expansion coefficients of the electrode body, the first case, the second case, and the sealing member are all 10×10.sup.−6/° C. or lower.
Electrochemical cell
An electrochemical cell includes an all-solid-state electrode body in which a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer are laminated together through a solid electrolyte and an exterior body having a cavity in which the electrode body is stored. The exterior body has a first case and a second case which sandwich the electrode body and a sealing member that defines the cavity together with the first case and the second case by joining the first case and the second. The thermal expansion coefficients of the electrode body, the first case, the second case, and the sealing member are all 10×10.sup.−6/° C. or lower.
POWER STORAGE DEVICE
The power storage device is provided with a cell stack body formed by alternately arranging a plurality of secondary cells and a plurality of buffer plates. Each of the buffer plates has a non-deformable section and a deformable section that is elastically deformed according to a volume change in the secondary cell. The non-deformable section has a through hole in which the deformable section is fitted. The deformable section is formed thicker than the non-deformable section.
SPACERS FOR ELECTRODES, ELECTRODE STACKS AND BATTERIES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREFOR
A battery includes an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly has a population of unit cells, each unit cell including an electrode current collector layer, an electrode layer, a separator layer, a counter-electrode layer, and a counter-electrode current collector layer in stacked succession. The electrode layer has an electrode active material, and the counter-electrode layer has a counter-electrode active material. One of the electrode active material and the counter-electrode material is a cathodically active material and the other of the electrode active material and the counter-electrode material is an anodically active material. A subset of the unit cell population includes a pair of spacer members located between the electrode current collector layer and the counter-electrode current collector layer. At least a portion of the counter-electrode active material is located between the spacer members in a common plane defined by the x and z axes.
SPACERS FOR ELECTRODES, ELECTRODE STACKS AND BATTERIES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREFOR
A battery includes an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly has a population of unit cells, each unit cell including an electrode current collector layer, an electrode layer, a separator layer, a counter-electrode layer, and a counter-electrode current collector layer in stacked succession. The electrode layer has an electrode active material, and the counter-electrode layer has a counter-electrode active material. One of the electrode active material and the counter-electrode material is a cathodically active material and the other of the electrode active material and the counter-electrode material is an anodically active material. A subset of the unit cell population includes a pair of spacer members located between the electrode current collector layer and the counter-electrode current collector layer. At least a portion of the counter-electrode active material is located between the spacer members in a common plane defined by the x and z axes.