Secondary battery cell and winding formation system thereof
11329352 · 2022-05-10
Assignee
Inventors
- Peipei Guo (Fujian, CN)
- Yi Zhao (Fujian, CN)
- Ping He (Fujian, CN)
- Hongxin Fang (Fujian, CN)
- Wenqiang Cheng (Fujian, CN)
Cpc classification
H01M10/0585
ELECTRICITY
H01M50/528
ELECTRICITY
Y02E60/10
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
H01M10/0587
ELECTRICITY
Y02P70/50
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
H01M2220/20
ELECTRICITY
H01M50/536
ELECTRICITY
H01M10/0525
ELECTRICITY
H01M50/538
ELECTRICITY
International classification
H01M10/0525
ELECTRICITY
H01M10/0585
ELECTRICITY
H01M50/538
ELECTRICITY
H01M50/528
ELECTRICITY
H01M50/54
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
The present invention provides a secondary battery. The secondary battery comprises a first electrode tab and a first electrode plate. The first electrode plate first electrode plate comprises a first current collector, a first active layer, a first electrode tab receiving groove and a first electrode plate notch. The first active layer is disposed on a surface of the first current collector. The first electrode tab receiving groove is configured to receive the first electrode tab, and the first electrode tab is electrically connected with the first current collector through the first electrode tab receiving groove. The first electrode plate notch is disposed on an edge of the first electrode tab receiving groove.
Claims
1. A secondary battery, comprising: a first electrode tab; a first electrode plate, comprising: a first current collector; and a first active substance, disposed on a first surface of the first current collector and a second surface of the first current collector, wherein the second surface is opposite to the first surface; a first electrode tab receiving groove, defined by an exposed portion of the first surface of the first current collector and the first active substance on a periphery of the first electrode tab receiving groove, the first electrode tab receiving groove receiving the first electrode tab, wherein the first electrode tab is electrically connected with the first current collector through the first electrode tab receiving groove; a first recess that is opposite to the first electrode tab receiving groove, defined by a corresponding portion of the second surface of the first current collector and the first active substance on a periphery of the first recess; a first electrode plate notch disposed on a side edge of the first electrode tab receiving groove and extending through the second surface and the first surface of the first current collector; and the first electrode tab receiving groove is formed by the first current collector and at least two first active substance walls; wherein the secondary battery is a wound-type secondary battery.
2. The secondary battery according to claim 1, further comprising: a second electrode tab; a second electrode plate, comprising: a second current collector; and a second active substance, disposed on a surface of the second current collector; a second electrode tab receiving groove, configured to receive the second electrode tab, wherein the second electrode tab is electrically connected with the second current collector through the second electrode tab receiving groove; and a second electrode plate notch disposed on a side edge of the second electrode tab receiving groove and extending through the surface of the second current collector.
3. The secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein: the first electrode plate is an anode electrode plate; the first current collector is an anode current collector; the first active substance is an anode active substance; the first electrode tab is an anode electrode tab; the first electrode tab receiving groove is an anode electrode tab receiving groove; the first recess is an anode recess; the first electrode plate notch is an anode electrode plate notch; the second electrode plate is a cathode electrode plate; the second current collector is a cathode current collector; the second active substance is a cathode active substance; the second electrode tab is a cathode electrode tab; the second electrode tab receiving groove is a cathode electrode tab receiving groove; and the second electrode plate notch is a cathode electrode plate notch.
4. The secondary battery according to claim 3, wherein: a length of the first electrode plate notch is 0.9-1.2 times a length of the first electrode tab receiving groove along a length direction of the first electrode plate; and a width of the first electrode plate notch is 0.2-0.8 times a width of the first electrode tab receiving groove along a width direction of the first electrode plate.
5. The secondary battery according to claim 3, further comprising: a first insulating adhesive tape, disposed on the second electrode tab receiving groove; and a second insulating adhesive tape, disposed on the second active substance and facing the first electrode tab receiving groove.
6. The secondary battery according to claim 5, further comprising: a third insulating adhesive tape, disposed on the anode recess.
7. The secondary battery according to claim 5, further comprising: a fourth insulating adhesive tape; the cathode electrode plate comprising a cathode recess, wherein the cathode recess and the cathode electrode tab receiving groove are disposed on opposite sides of the cathode current collector; and the fourth insulating adhesive tape is disposed on the cathode recess.
8. The secondary battery according to claim 7, wherein: each of the first insulating adhesive tape, the second insulating adhesive tape, the third insulating adhesive tape, and the fourth insulating adhesive tape is a single-sided insulating adhesive tape.
9. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein: the first electrode tab receiving groove is defined by the first active substance and extends to the first surface of the first current collector; and the first electrode plate notch extends through the first current collector from the first surface of the first current collector.
10. The secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein: the second electrode tab receiving groove is defined in the second active substance and extends to the surface of the second current collector; and the second electrode plate notch extends through the second current collector from the surface of the second current collector.
11. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein a whole of the first electrode tab is parallel with the first surface of the first current collector.
12. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein a bottom of the first electrode plate notch is located between the first active substance disposed on two opposite sides of the first electrode tab receiving groove in the length direction of the first electrode plate.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
(7) The secondary battery and winding formation system thereof of the present invention will be elaborated hereafter with reference to the drawings.
(8) First, the secondary battery according to the first aspect of the present invention is elaborated.
(9) With reference to
(10) The anode electrode plate 101 comprises: an anode current collector 1011; and an anode active layer 1012 disposed on the surface of the anode current collector 1011.
(11) The cathode electrode plate 103 comprises: a cathode current collector 1031; and a cathode active layer 1032 disposed on the surface of the cathode current collector 1031.
(12) The separator 105 is disposed between the anode electrode plate 101 and the cathode electrode plate 103.
(13) The anode electrode plate 101 is formed with: an anode electrode tab receiving groove 1013, provided with the anode current collector 1011 at the bottom and the anode active layer 1012 on the periphery, and receiving the anode electrode tab 102 therein, wherein, the anode electrode tab 102 is electrically connected to the anode current collector 1011 at the anode electrode tab receiving groove 1013.
(14) The cathode electrode plate 103 is formed with: a cathode electrode tab receiving groove 1033, provided with the cathode current collector 1031 at the bottom and the cathode active layer 1032 on the periphery, and receiving the cathode electrode tab 104 therein, wherein, the cathode electrode tab 104 is electrically connected to the cathode current collector 1031 at the cathode electrode tab receiving groove 1033.
(15) The anode electrode plate 101 is further formed with: an anode electrode plate die-cut notch 1014, located on the side edge of the anode electrode tab receiving groove 1013 and extending through the anode electrode plate 101;
(16) The cathode electrode plate 103 is further formed with: a cathode electrode plate die-cut notch 1034, located on the side edge of the cathode electrode tab receiving groove 1033 and extending through the cathode electrode plate 103.
(17) In the secondary battery 1 according to the present invention, the anode electrode tab 102 is received in the anode electrode tab receiving groove 1013, and the cathode electrode tab 104 is received in the cathode electrode tab receiving groove 1033, thus effectively improving the energy density of the secondary battery 1; the anode electrode plate die-cut notch 1014 can remove the burrs formed on the current collector 1011 of the edge part of the anode electrode tab receiving groove 1013 during formation, and the cathode electrode plate die-cut notch 1034 can effectively remove the burrs formed on the current collector 1031 of the edge part of the cathode electrode tab receiving groove 1033 during formation, thus effectively preventing the secondary battery 1 from generating internal short circuit, and in turn improving the safety performance of the secondary battery 1 while ensuring a high energy density.
(18) In the secondary battery 1 according to the present invention, the secondary battery 1 is a wound-type cell.
(19) In the secondary battery 1 according to the present invention, with reference to
(20) In the secondary battery 1 according to the present invention, with reference to
(21) In the secondary battery 1 according to the present invention, with reference to
(22) In the secondary battery 1 according to the present invention, with reference to
(23) In the secondary battery 1 according to the present invention, with reference to
(24) In the secondary battery 1 according to the present invention, with reference to
(25) In the secondary battery 1 according to the present invention, in one embodiment, the anode electrode plate 101 is further formed with an anode concave 1015, provided with the anode current collector 1011 at the bottom and the anode active layer 1012 on the periphery, and located exactly on the back side of the anode electrode tab receiving groove 1013, as shown in
(26) In the secondary battery 1 according to the present invention, the first insulating adhesive tape T1, the second insulating adhesive tape T2, the third insulating adhesive tape T3 and the fourth insulating adhesive tape T4 are single-sided insulating adhesive tape or double-sided insulating adhesive tape. When double-sided insulating adhesive tapes are adopted, the double-sided insulating adhesive tape sticking areas are denser than the sticking areas when single-sided insulating adhesive tapes are used, such that the integrity of the secondary battery is enhanced, thus avoiding the area from protruding and becoming the largest deformation area after a reforming process of the secondary battery and the secondary battery expands due to charging and discharging.
(27) Second, the secondary battery winding formation system according to the second aspect of the present invention is elaborated.
(28) With reference to
(29) The working platform 201 is fixed immovably.
(30) The winding mechanism 202 is disposed on the working platform 201.
(31) The anode electrode plate unwinding roller 203 is disposed on the working platform 201, and is wound with anode electrode plate 101, wherein, the anode electrode plate 101 comprises: an anode current collector 1011; and an anode active layer 1012 disposed on the surface of the anode current collector 1011.
(32) The anode electrode plate cleaning mechanism 204 is disposed on the working platform 201, is located at the downstream of the anode electrode plate unwinding roller 203, and is used for cleaning out, on the anode electrode plate 101, an anode electrode tab receiving groove 1013 provided with the anode current collector 1011 at the bottom and the anode active layer 1012 on the periphery.
(33) The anode electrode plate die-cutting mechanism 205 is disposed on the working platform 201, is located at the downstream of the anode electrode plate cleaning mechanism 204, and is used for, at the side edge of the anode electrode tab receiving groove 1013, die-cutting the anode electrode plate 101 to form an anode electrode plate die-cut notch 1014 extending through the anode electrode plate 101.
(34) The anode electrode tab supply mechanism 206 is disposed on the working platform 201, is located at the downstream of the anode electrode plate die-cutting mechanism 205, is wound with an anode electrode tab 102, and is used for supplying the anode electrode tab 102 to the anode electrode tab receiving groove 1013 of the anode electrode plate 101 of the anode electrode plate die-cut notch 1014, such that the anode electrode tab 102 is received in the anode electrode tab receiving groove 1013.
(35) The anode electrode tab connection mechanism 207 is disposed on the working platform 201, is located at the downstream of the anode electrode plate die-cutting mechanism 205, and is used for electrically connecting and fixing the anode electrode tab 102 received in the anode electrode tab receiving groove 1013 to the anode current collector 1011 at the anode electrode tab receiving groove 1013.
(36) The anode electrode plate convey mechanism 208 is disposed on the working platform 201, and is used for conveying the anode electrode plate 101 unwound from the anode electrode plate unwinding roller 203 to the winding mechanism 202 sequentially via the anode electrode plate cleaning mechanism 204, the anode electrode plate die-cutting mechanism 205 and the anode electrode tab connection mechanism 207. The cathode electrode plate unwinding roller 209 is disposed on the working platform 201, and is wound with a cathode electrode plate 103, wherein, the cathode electrode plate 103 comprises: a cathode current collector 1031; and a cathode active layer 1032 disposed on the surface of the cathode current collector 1031.
(37) The cathode electrode plate cleaning mechanism 210 is disposed on the working platform 201, is located at the downstream of the cathode electrode plate unwinding roller 209, and is used for cleaning out, on the cathode electrode plate 103, a cathode electrode tab receiving groove 1033 provided with the cathode current collector 1031 at the bottom and the cathode active layer 1032 on the periphery.
(38) The cathode electrode plate die-cutting mechanism 211 is disposed on the working platform 201, is located at the downstream of the cathode electrode plate cleaning mechanism 210, and is used for, on the side edge of the cathode electrode tab receiving groove 1033, die-cutting the cathode electrode plate 103 to form a cathode electrode plate die-cut notch 1034 extending through the cathode electrode plate 103.
(39) The cathode electrode tab supply mechanism 212 is disposed on the working platform 201, is located at the downstream of the cathode electrode plate die-cutting mechanism 211, is wound with a cathode electrode tab 104, and is used for supplying the cathode electrode tab 104 to the cathode electrode tab receiving groove 1033 of the cathode electrode plate 103 having die-cut out the cathode electrode plate die-cut notch 1034, such that the cathode electrode tab 104 is received in the cathode electrode tab receiving groove 1033.
(40) The cathode electrode tab connection mechanism 213 is disposed on the working platform 201, is located at the downstream of the cathode electrode plate die-cutting mechanism 211, and is used for electrically connecting and fixing the cathode electrode tab 104 received in the cathode electrode tab receiving groove 1033 to the cathode current collector 1031 at the cathode electrode tab receiving groove 1033.
(41) The cathode electrode plate convey mechanism 214 is disposed on the working platform 201, and is used for conveying the cathode electrode plate 103 unwound from the cathode electrode plate unwinding roller 209 to the winding mechanism 202 sequentially via the cathode electrode plate cleaning mechanism 210, the cathode electrode plate die-cutting mechanism 211 and the cathode electrode tab connection mechanism 213.
(42) The first separator unwinding roller 215A is disposed on the working platform 201, and is wound with a separator 105.
(43) The second separator unwinding roller 215B is disposed on the working platform 201, and is wound with another separator 105.
(44) The first separator convey mechanism 216A is disposed on the working platform 201, and is used for conveying the corresponding separator 105 unwound from the first separator unwinding roller 215A to the winding mechanism 202, such that the corresponding separator 105 is configured between the anode electrode plate 101 and the cathode electrode plate 103 after the secondary battery is wound and formed.
(45) The second separator convey mechanism 216B is disposed on the working platform 201, and is used for conveying the corresponding separator 105 unwound from the second separator unwinding roller 215B to the winding mechanism 202, such that the corresponding separator 105 is configured between the anode electrode plate 101 and the cathode electrode plate 103 after the secondary battery is wound and formed.
(46) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, the winding mechanism 202, the anode electrode plate unwinding roller 203, the anode electrode plate cleaning mechanism 204, the anode electrode plate die-cutting mechanism 205, the anode electrode tab supply mechanism 206, the anode electrode tab connection mechanism 207, the anode electrode plate convey mechanism 208, the cathode electrode plate unwinding roller 209, the cathode electrode plate cleaning mechanism 210, the cathode electrode plate die-cutting mechanism 211, the cathode electrode tab supply mechanism 212, the cathode electrode tab connection mechanism 213, the cathode electrode plate convey mechanism 214, the first separator unwinding roller 215A, the second separator unwinding roller 215B, the first separator convey mechanism 216A and the second separator convey mechanism 216B are integrated on one working platform 201, thus reducing the volume of the secondary battery winding formation system 2, saving the floor area of a factory building, and reducing the manufacturing cost of the secondary battery 1; the anode electrode plate die-cutting mechanism 205 can remove burrs cleaned out by the anode electrode plate cleaning mechanism 204 and located on the current collector 1011 on the edge part of the anode electrode tab receiving groove 1013, and the cathode electrode plate die-cutting mechanism 211 can remove burrs cleaned out by the cathode electrode plate cleaning mechanism 210 and located on the current collector 1031 on the edge part of the cathode electrode tab receiving groove 1033, thus effectively preventing the manufactured secondary battery 1 from generating internal short circuit, and improving the safety performance of the manufactured secondary battery 1.
(47) In one embodiment, the anode electrode tab receiving groove 1013 and the anode concave 1015 are respectively cleaned out on the two surfaces of the anode electrode plate 101; and the anode electrode plate convey mechanism 208 can lead and change the convey direction of the anode electrode plate 101, thus realizing a double-side cleaning effect.
(48) In one embodiment, the cathode electrode tab receiving groove 1033 and the cathode concave 1035 are respectively cleaned out on the two surfaces of the cathode electrode plate 103; and the cathode electrode plate convey mechanism 214 can lead and change the convey direction of the cathode electrode plate 103, thus realizing a double-side cleaning effect.
(49) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(50) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(51) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(52) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(53) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(54) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(55) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(56) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(57) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(58) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(59) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(60) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(61) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(62) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(63) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(64) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(65) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(66) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(67) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(68) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(69) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(70) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(71) In the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(72) A comparison is performed hereafter between the performance of the secondary battery manufactured by the secondary battery winding formation system 2 of the present invention and the performance of the secondary battery manufactured by the prior art.
(73) Embodiment 1 takes the manufacturing of the 335272 type cell (the finished battery is 3.3 mm thickness, 52 mm width, and 72 mm length) as an example. In the secondary battery 1 manufactured by the secondary battery winding formation system 2 according to the present invention, with reference to
(74) Comparison example 1 also takes the manufacturing of the 335272 type cell (the finished battery is 3.3 mm thickness, 52 mm width, and 72 mm length) as an example, and uses the conventional independent laser cleaning device, welding device and winding device in the prior art to manufacture a secondary battery. With reference to
(75) Comparison example 2 also takes the manufacturing of the 335272 type cell (the finished battery is 3.3 mm thickness, 52 mm width, and 72 mm length) as an example, wherein, except that T1-T4 adopt a 10 μm thickness insulating adhesive tape, the others are the same as the comparison example 1.
(76) Twenty pouch cell lithium ion battery samples are respectively selected from the embodiment 1, the comparison example 1 and the comparison example 2 to perform capacity test and thickness measurement; and then the tested pouch cell lithium ion battery samples are dismantled to observe the internal short circuit situation of the cleaning grooves. The results are as shown in table 1.
(77) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 the test results of the embodiment 1 and the comparison examples 1-2 The number of samples Average Average volume Average generating capacity energy density thickness internal short mAh Wh/L mm circuit Embodiment 1 3027.5 937 3.28 0 Comparison 3027.3 925 3.32 0 example 1 Comparison 3027.4 937 3.28 12 example 2
(78) It can be seen from the above table 1 that: in the embodiment 1, the secondary batteries manufactured by the secondary battery winding formation system 2 of the present invention ensure a high average volume energy density while none of the cells generates internal short circuit; in the comparison example 1, similarly, none of the cells generates the internal short circuit problem, however the average volume energy density is obviously reduced because a thick insulating adhesive tape is stuck; and in the comparison example 2, a high average volume energy density is ensured, however a high ratio of cells generate internal short circuit.
(79) Therefore, in the embodiment 1, the electrode plate structure using die-cutting off the burr areas on the side edges of the anode electrode tab receiving groove 1013 and the cathode electrode tab receiving groove 1033 can completely solve the internal short circuit problem caused by the burrs, thus improving the safety use performance of the cell; furthermore, the secondary battery winding formation system 2 can reduce the comprehensive manufacturing cost of the cell.