SHEATH MATERIAL FOR BATTERY
20210351462 · 2021-11-11
Inventors
Cpc classification
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
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
H01M10/0468
ELECTRICITY
H01M50/131
ELECTRICITY
International classification
Abstract
A battery pouch that is formed to accommodate an electrode assembly, comprising: a first member layer; and a second member layer that is located between the first member layer and the electrode assembly, and contains an elastomer and protrudes toward the electrode assembly at a plurality of locations to be brought into discontinuous contact with the electrode assembly, wherein the second member layer has spaces open to the electrode assembly between the protruding portions. Accordingly, the power output characteristics of the battery can be improved and the damage to the damage to the sealing portion can be prevented.
Claims
1. A battery pouch that is formed to accommodate an electrode assembly 140, comprising: a first member layer 110; and a second member layer 120 that is located between the first member layer 110 and the electrode assembly 140, and contains an elastomer and protrudes toward the electrode assembly at a plurality of locations to be brought into discontinuous contact with the electrode assembly 140, wherein the second member layer has spaces open to the electrode assembly between the protruding portions.
2. The battery pouch of claim 1, wherein the elastomer includes any one or more selected from the group consisting of unsaturated rubbers that can be cured by sulfur vulcanization, saturated rubbers that cannot be cured by sulfur vulcanization, and thermoplastic elastomers.
3. The battery pouch of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of impressed parts 210 and non-impressed parts 220 processed to be repeatedly impressed, and a sealing portion 130, wherein an area of the second member layer corresponding to the non-impressed parts is in contact with the electrode assembly 140.
4. The battery pouch of claim 3, wherein in a repeated pattern of the plurality of impressed parts 210 and non-impressed parts 220, when the width of the impressed part is defined a, the width of the non-impressed part is defined as b and the height of the impressed part is defined as h, and based on the height of the non-impressed part which is a reference plane, an internal angle of the impressed part is defined as θ, an external angle of the impressed part is defined as θ′, the perimeter of the impressed part is defined as α.sub.i (wherein i is a positive integer), the edge between the impressed part and the non-impressed part is defined as d, the interior center axis of a perpendicular to d is defined as c and the distance between d and c is defined as r, a is more than 0 mm and equal to or less than 20 mm, b is from 0 mm to 5a, h is more than 0 mm and equal to or less than 2a, θ is more than 0° and equal to or less than 90°, θ′ is equal to or more than 90° and less than 180°, the sum
5. The battery pouch of claim 3, wherein the in a repeated pattern of the plurality of impressed parts 210 and non-impressed parts 220, when the width of the impressed part is defined a, the width of the non-impressed part is defined as b, the height of the impressed part is defined as h and the sum of the perimeter of the impressed part is defined as
6. The battery pouch of claim 1, wherein when a pressure inside a battery assembly decreases, the second member layer 120 applies a pressure to the electrode assembly 140 and thus reduces the distance between the electrodes of the elect.
7. The battery pouch of claim 1, wherein a fraction CA-1/CA-2 of a contact angle CA-1 to the electrolyte of the first member layer and a contact angle CA-2 to the electrolyte of the second member layer is more than 0 and less than 1.
8. The battery pouch of claim 1, wherein when the first member layer 110 is compared to the second member layer 120, the first member layer has relatively high Young's modulus, low water vapor transmission rate, low elongation, and low elastic recovery from elongation.
9. The battery pouch of claim 8, wherein the ratio of Young's modulus of the first member layer 110 and the second member layer 120 is from 1,500,000:1 to 1:1, the ratio of water vapor transmission rate is from 1:1 to 1:100, the ratio of elongation is from 1:1 to 1:2,000, and the ratio of elastic recovery is from 1:1 to 1:1,000.
10. The battery pouch of claim 1, wherein the first member layer 110 has a Young's modulus of from 10,000 kgf cm.sup.−2 to 3,000,000 kgf cm.sup.−2, an elongation of from 0.5% to 80%, an elastic recovery from elongation of from 0% to 50%, a contact angle of from 5° to 60° with respect to the electrolyte, and a water vapor transmission rate of from 0 g m.sup.−2 day.sup.−1 to 7 g m.sup.−2 day.sup.−1 at a thickness of 0.5 mm, and the second member layer 120 has a Young's modulus of from 2 kgf cm.sup.−2 to 50,000 kgf cm.sup.−2, an elongation of from 50% to 2,000%, an elastic recovery from elongation of from 50% to 100%, a contact angle of 40° to 150° with respect to the electrolyte, and a water vapor transmission rate of from 1 g m.sup.−2 day.sup.−1 to 17 g m.sup.−2 day.sup.−1 at a thickness of 0.5 mm.
11. The battery pouch of claim 6, wherein the decrease in the pressure inside the battery assembly occurs in a vacuum sealing process during assembly of the battery assembly, and the decrease in the pressure inside the battery assembly causes a decrease in the thickness of the electrode assembly in the range of equal to or more than 0.8 t′ and less than 1 t′, compared to the thickness t′ of the electrode assembly 140 before the vacuum sealing process.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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[0029] Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in detail.
[0030] The following exemplary embodiments are provided only for understanding of the present disclosure but not intended to limit the right scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the equivalent inventions that perform the same functions in the same scope as the present disclosure are also included in the right scope of the present disclosure.
[0031] It is to be noted that when reference numerals refer to components of each drawing, although the same components are illustrated in different drawings, the same components are referred to by the same reference numerals as possible. Further, if it is considered that description of related known configuration or function may cloud the gist of the present disclosure, the description thereof will be omitted.
[0032] Further, in describing components of the present disclosure, terms such as first, second, A, B, (A), (B), etc. can be used. These terms are used only to differentiate the components from other components. Therefore, the nature, order, sequence, etc. of the corresponding components are not limited by these terms. It is to be understood that when one element is referred to as being “connected to” or “coupled to” another element, it may be directly connected or coupled to another element or be connected or coupled to another element, having still another element “connected” or “coupled” therebetween.
[0033] In order to significantly improve the limited power output characteristics of a conventional battery, the present disclosure provides a battery pouch having an elastomer layer that is brought into discontinuous contact with an electrode assembly on an inner surface of a pouch layer containing aluminum or aluminum alloy or stainless steel. In a vacuum sealing process during assembly of a battery, the elastomer layer on the inner surface of the pouch additionally generates an elastic and discontinuous pressure on the electrode assembly due to a decrease in an internal pressure of the battery, and, thus, the power output characteristics can be significantly increased. Further, the discontinuous contact between the elastomer layer and the electrode assembly provides an adequate space inside the battery. Thus, even when the elastomer layer presses the electrode assembly, it is possible to effectively suppress damage to a sealing portion located at the edge of the battery.
[0034] For discontinuous contact with the electrode assembly, the pouch layer containing aluminum or aluminum alloy or stainless steel is composed of an impressed part and a non-impressed part through an impressing process, and an elastomer layer inside an area corresponding to the non-impressed part may be brought into contact with this electrode assembly.
[0035] The elastomer may include unsaturated rubbers that can be cured by sulfur vulcanization, saturated rubbers that cannot be cured by sulfur vulcanization, and thermoplastic elastomers.
[0036] Referring to
[0037] In the battery pouch according to an embodiment of the present disclosure shown in
[0038] 1) The unsaturated rubbers that can be cured by sulfur vulcanization may include natural polyisoprene (cis-1,4-polyisoprene (natural rubber), trans-1,4-polyisoprene (gutta-percha)), polyisoprene rubber (IR), polybutadiene rubber (BR), polychloroprene rubber (CR), neoprene, Baypren etc., poly(isobutylene-co-isoprene) rubber (MR), chloro MR (CNR), bromo IIR (BUR), poly(styrene-co-butadiene) rubber (SBR), poly(acrylonitrile-co-butadiene) rubber (NBR), hydrogenated NBR (HNBR), Therban, Zetpol and the like.
[0039] 2) The saturated rubbers cannot be cured by sulfur vulcanization may include epichlorohydrin rubber (ECO), polyacrylic rubber (ACM, ABR), silicone rubber (SI, Q, VMQ), fluorosilicone rubber (FVMQ), polyether block amides (PEBA), chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSM), Hypalon, ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) and the like.
[0040] 3) The thermoplastic elastomers may include thermoplastic styrenic block copolymers (TPE-s), for example, polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polystyrene (SBS), polystyrene-block-polyisoprene-block-polystyrene (SIS), polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-ran-propylene)-block-polystyrene (SEPS), polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-ran-butylene)-block-polystyrene (SEBS) and the like.
[0041] The thermoplastic elastomers may also include olefin polymer blends, called thermoplastic polyolefin blends (TPE-o). These polymers are elastomeric alloys obtained by mixing the above-described TPE-s, such as SBS, SIS, SEPS and SEBS, with polyolefin, such as PS, PP and PE. Further, the thermoplastic elastomers may include thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU), thermoplastic copolyester, thermoplastic polyamides and the like. Finally, thermoplastic vulcanizate elastomers (TPV) include, for example, ethylene propylene monomer (EPM) rubber, ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber, fluroelastomer (FKM, and FEPM), perfluoroelastomers (FFKM) and the like.
[0042] The second member layer may be formed on an inner surface of the first member layer by using the first member layer as a substrate, placing a precursor in a molten state of the second member layer on the first member layer and performing cross-linking with heat. Alternatively, the second member layer may be formed on the inner surface of the first member layer through thermal compression after production by separating each layer.
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[0044] As shown in
[0045] Therefore, it is possible to reduce the risk of damage to the sealing portion 130 caused by a pushing pressure for the second member layer in the xy plane direction when a pressure is applied to the second member layer 120 in the z-axis direction in a vacuum sealing process.
(wherein i is a positive integer). Referring to <Side view> of
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[0047] Referring to <Side view> of
(wherein i is a positive integer). Also, d′ which is the edge formed when the impressed part becomes angular, c′ which is the interior center axis of a perpendicular to d′, and r′ which is the distance between d′ and c are defined. Here, r′ may be 0 mm≤r′<2h. <Side view> of
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[0049] When the second member layer 120 and the electrode assembly 140 are in discontinuous contact with each other, an empty space is formed between the second member layer 120 and the electrode assembly 140, and while air in the empty space escapes from the space in the vacuum sealing process, the second member layer 120 effectively applies a pressure to the electrode assembly 140. Thus, the differences as shown in
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[0052] When the battery assembly was repeatedly tested for 500-times bends with a bending radius of 2.5 cm, the sealing portion was kept stable in a battery pouch having a discontinuous contact surface between the second member layer and the electrode assembly according to the present disclosure. However, in a battery pouch having a continuous flat contact surface between the second member layer and the electrode assembly as a comparative example, a sealing portion burst phenomenon that the sealing state is destroyed in the middle of the sealing part 130 occurred. If the second member layer 120 is flat, when a pressure is applied in the z-axis direction, the second member layer 120 is pressed against the electrode assembly and the second member layer is pushed out in the xy plane direction, and, thus, the sealing portion may be damaged. Such sealing portion burst phenomenon may cause deterioration of the battery performance or, in more severe cases, lead to inoperability as the inside of the battery assembly is exposed to oxygen and moisture in the atmosphere.
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[0054] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a fraction CA-1/CA-2 of a contact angle CA-1 to the electrolyte of the first member layer and a contact angle CA-2 to the electrolyte of the second member layer may be more than 0 and less than 1.
[0055] According to the present embodiment, the first member layer is close to the electrolyte and thus may have a small contact angle, and the second member layer is distant from the electrolyte and thus may have a large contact angle. Further, since the second member layer allows very little electrolyte penetration, the initial contact angle can be maintained even after a long time. With these characteristics, even if a pressure is applied from the outside to the inside of the battery assembly and the pressure is transmitted to the electrode assembly 140 so that the electrolyte 143 comes out of the electrode assembly, the electrolyte is continuously pushed back into the electrode assembly due to low affinity between the electrolyte and the second member layer, and, thus, it is possible to effectively suppress a leakage of the electrolyte. In the present embodiment, an electrolyte, 1.2 M LiPF.sub.6, EC/DEC=1/1=v/v, was used.
[0056] Unlike the above-described case, when CA-1/CA-2 exceeds 1, it is difficult to expect an improvement in suppressing a leakage of the electrolyte by the second member layer.
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[0058] Therefore, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first member layer 110 is compared to the second member layer 120, the first member layer desirably has relatively high Young's modulus, low water vapor transmission rate, low elongation, and low elastic recovery from elongation. In particular, high elongation and high elastic recovery of the second member layer compared to the first member layer make it possible to improve the mechanical properties of the pouch as well as suppress a leakage of the electrolyte caused by a high contact angle with respect to the electrolyte.
[0059] More specifically, when the first member layer 110 is compared to the second member layer 120, the ratio of Young's modulus of the first member layer 110 and the second member layer 120 is desirably from 1,500,000:1 to 1:1, the ratio of water vapor transmission rate is desirably from 1:1 to 1:100, the ratio of elongation is desirably from 1:1 to 1:2,000, and the ratio of elastic recovery is desirably from 1:1 to 1:1,000.
[0060] That is, the characteristics of the battery pouch can be greatly improved by applying an excellent resistance to moisture permeability of the first member layer and a high electrolyte contact angle of the second member layer one pouch and applying the above-described numerical ratios so that the second member layer has excellent elastic and flexible properties according to the present disclosure.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0061] The present disclosure can be applied to a flexible secondary battery to improve the power output and safety of the battery.