In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one exemplary embodiment, a separator includes a substrate, a first filler layer containing phosphate particles and formed on at least one surface of the substrate, and a second filler layer containing inorganic particles and formed on a surface of the first filler layer on the side of the at least one surface of the substrate. The phosphate particles have a BET specific surface area of 5 m.sup.2/g or more and 100 m.sup.2/g or less.

The present invention relates to an electrode lead made of dissimilar metals and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly to an electrode lead including a first metal plate and a second metal plate, wherein a first metal constituting the first metal plate and second metals having a lower melting temperature than the first metal are mixed in the second metal plate in the state in which the second metals are dispersed, and a method of manufacturing the same.

A battery with a laminate in which only the anode is exposed at least at one end or side. The laminate may be folded with the anode as the outermost layer. The battery may have a casing with a shoulder portion and an opposite opening for introduction of the laminate. The battery may have a pressure relieve channel extending in a plane of the wall portion. The battery may have a current interruption device positioned at least partly within a concave end cap for saving space.

New, improved or optimized battery separators, Z wrap separators, Z wrap serrated rib separators, Z wrap serrated rib separators for tubular batteries, components, cells, modules, systems, batteries, tubular batteries, industrial batteries, inverter batteries, batteries for heavy or light industrial applications, forklift batteries, float charged batteries, inverters, accumulators, methods, profiles, additives, compositions, composites, mixes, coatings, and/or related methods of Z wrapping separators, Z wrapping separators on electrodes of tubular batteries, water retention, water loss prevention, improved charge acceptance, production, use, and/or related Z wrapping equipment, and/or combinations thereof. More particularly, the present invention is directed to one or more improved battery separators having various improvements that may result in automated separator Z wrapping, automated Z wrapped cell module production, automated tubular battery production, decreased water loss for a battery in which such a separator is incorporated, enhanced charge acceptance, or combinations thereof. Additionally, the present invention relates to one or more improved battery separators having various improvements with regard to shape, and/or physical profile, and/or chemical(s), additives, mixes, coatings, and/or the like used to make such battery separators (such as oil(s), and/or chemical additive(s) or agents used to coat, finish or improve such battery separators (such as surfactant(s))). Furthermore, the present invention relates to one or more one or more improved separator configurations, Z wrap cell modules, Z wrap tubular electrodes or z wrap gauntlet covered tubular electrodes, and/or battery electrode and separator assembly configurations providing for automation, better acid mixing and/or reduced acid stratification over prior sleeves, pockets, or envelope separator configurations, improved battery electrode and separator assembly configurations and/or manufacturing methods and/or manufacturing equipment. The improved Z wrap battery separators of the instant invention are particularly useful in or with tubular batteries, industrial batteries, such as inverter batteries, batteries for heavy or light industry, and/or the like.

An electrochemical cell including a can defining a lumen, an electrode assembly, a current collector and an insulator is provided. The current collector includes an attachment portion for coupling to the electrode assembly and a current collector strap. The insulator comprises a disc defining a first aperture sized such that the current collector strap is capable of extending through the first aperture. The insulator further comprises a first guide portion including a first arcuate surface for controlling a first bend radius of the current collector strap. Further, the insulator is press-fitted into the lumen to prevent the electrode assembly from pistoning.

The present disclosure provides an electrode assembly and a secondary battery. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate and a separator. The first electrode plate, the second electrode plate and the separator are wound to a flat structure, and the flat structure comprises a main region and corner regions, the corner regions are provided at two ends of the main region along a width direction of the main region. The first electrode plate and the second electrode plate each are wound to turns. A gap is provided between two adjacent turns of the first electrode plate, the gap includes a first gap and a second gap. The first gap corresponds to the corner region in position, the second gap corresponds to the main region in position, and a dimension of the first gap is larger than a dimension of the second gap.

A system for producing electrodes for lead-acid batteries is disclosed. An electrode that has been produced comprises at least one upper and/or one lower frame element as well as a lattice-shaped region that extends away from said upper or lower frame element and has a plurality of openings, the upper and/or lower frame element being of a greater thickness than the lattice-shaped region. Said system comprises the steps of: a) producing a profiled strip-shaped blank using a casting method in which the strip-shaped blank is formed, solely by means of said casting method, to have a greater thickness on one side in at least one of the regions which should eventually form the upper or lower frame element, than the thickness in regions which should eventually form the lattice-shaped region, and b) producing said lattice-shaped region with the openings in a subsequent expanded metal process.

In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one exemplary embodiment, a separator includes a substrate, a first filler layer containing phosphate particles and formed on at least one surface of the substrate, and a second filler layer containing inorganic particles and formed on a surface of the first filler layer on the side of the at least one surface of the substrate. The phosphate particles have a BET specific surface area of 5 m.sup.2/g or more and 100 m.sup.2/g or less.

The present disclosure provides an electrode assembly and a secondary battery. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate and a separator. The first electrode plate, the second electrode plate and the separator are wound to a flat structure, and the flat structure comprises a main region and corner regions, the corner regions are provided at two ends of the main region along a width direction of the main region. The first electrode plate and the second electrode plate each are wound to turns. A gap is provided between two adjacent turns of the first electrode plate, the gap includes a first gap and a second gap. The first gap corresponds to the corner region in position, the second gap corresponds to the main region in position, and a dimension of the first gap is larger than a dimension of the second gap.

Provided is a wound cell, formed by winding of a first and second separator, a first and second electrode plate from start ends thereof, outermost circle of second electrode plate includes second single-side coated area, surface of which facing center of the wound cell is second blank current collector area not coated with second active material, portion of first electrode plate opposite to second blank current collector area includes first single-side coated area, surface of which away from the center of the wound cell is first blank current collector area not coated with first active material; tail end of first electrode plate contains first blank foil area, portion of second electrode plate opposite to first blank foil area contains second blank foil area; start ends of first and second single-side coated area are located at two opposite sides in thickness direction of the cell.