BATTERY CELL, BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
20230031906 · 2023-02-02
Inventors
Cpc classification
H01M4/13
ELECTRICITY
H01M4/62
ELECTRICITY
H01M10/0585
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
International classification
H01M10/0587
ELECTRICITY
H01M4/36
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
A battery cell, including an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly is formed by stacking in sequence or winding a first electrode plate, a separator, and a second electrode plate. The first electrode plate includes a first current collector and a first active material layer disposed on two sides of the first current collector. The first electrode plate further includes a conductive layer. The first current collector includes a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface. The conductive layer completely covers the first surface and/or the second surface. The first active material layer is disposed on a surface of the conductive layer. This application further provides a battery containing the battery cell and an electronic apparatus with such battery.
Claims
1. A battery cell, comprising an electrode assembly, wherein the electrode assembly is formed by stacking in sequence or winding a first electrode plate, a separator, and a second electrode plate; the first electrode plate comprises a first current collector and a first active material layer disposed on two sides of the first current collector; wherein, the first electrode plate further comprises a conductive layer; the first current collector comprises a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface; the conductive layer completely covers the first surface and/or the second surface; and the first active material layer is disposed on a surface of the conductive layer.
2. The battery cell according to claim 1, wherein, the second electrode plate comprises a second current collector, a second active material layer disposed on two surfaces of the second current collector, and an insulation layer; wherein the second current collector comprises an uncoated area not disposed with the second active material layer, and the insulation layer is disposed in the uncoated area.
3. The battery cell according to claim 2, wherein, the electrode assembly is formed by winding the first electrode plate, the separator and the second electrode plate; in a winding direction of the electrode assembly, the second active material is disposed on two surfaces of a starting end of the second current collector, the second active material layer is disposed on a surface of a finishing end of the second current collector facing towards a center of the electrode assembly; and the insulation layer is disposed on a surface of the finishing end of the second current collector facing away from the center of the electrode assembly.
4. The battery cell according to claim 3, wherein, on a surface at an outermost circle of the electrode assembly, a portion where the second current collector bends for the last time is defined as a bending section, and the electrode assembly further comprises an insulation tape, with one end of the insulation tape attached to the finishing end of the second current collector and the other end of the insulation tape attached to the bending section.
5. The battery cell according to claim 2, wherein, the insulation layer comprises 3%-15% first binder and 85%-97% ceramics.
6. The battery cell according to claim 5, wherein, the ceramics comprise one or more selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, aluminum hydroxide, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, and zirconium oxide.
7. The battery cell according to claim 1, wherein, the electrode assembly is formed by winding the first electrode plate, the separator and the second electrode plate; in a winding direction of the electrode assembly, the first active material layer is not disposed on a surface of the conductive layer facing towards a center of the electrode assembly at a starting end of the first current collector, and the first active material layer is disposed on two surfaces of the conductive layer at a finishing end of the first current collector.
8. The battery cell according to claim 1, wherein, the conductive layer comprises 3%-20% conductive agent, 70%-95% second binder, and 2%-5% dispersing agent.
9. The battery cell according to claim 1, wherein, the conductive layer has a resistance of 0.15Ω-0.8 Ω.
10. A battery, comprising the battery cell according to claim 1; and a housing for accommodating the battery cell.
11. An electronic apparatus, comprising the battery according to claim 10; and a battery compartment configured to accommodate the battery.
12. The battery according to claim 10, wherein, the second electrode plate comprises a second current collector, a second active material layer disposed on two surfaces of the second current collector, and an insulation layer; wherein the second current collector comprises an uncoated area not disposed with the second active material layer, and the insulation layer is disposed in the uncoated area.
13. The battery according to claim 12, wherein, the electrode assembly is formed by winding the first electrode plate, the separator and the second electrode plate; in a winding direction of the electrode assembly, the second active material is disposed on two surfaces of a starting end of the second current collector, the second active material layer is disposed on a surface of a finishing end of the second current collector facing towards a center of the electrode assembly; and the insulation layer is disposed on a surface of the finishing end of the second current collector facing away from the center of the electrode assembly.
14. The battery according to claim 13, wherein, on a surface at an outermost circle of the electrode assembly, a portion where the second current collector bends for the last time is defined as a bending section, and the electrode assembly further comprises an insulation tape, with one end of the insulation tape attached to the finishing end of the second current collector and the other end of the insulation tape attached to the bending section.
15. The battery according to claim 12, wherein, the insulation layer comprises 3%-15% first binder and 85%-97% ceramics.
16. The battery according to claim 15, wherein, the ceramics comprise one or more selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, aluminum hydroxide, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, and zirconium oxide.
17. The battery according to claim 10, wherein, the electrode assembly is formed by winding the first electrode plate, the separator and the second electrode plate; in a winding direction of the electrode assembly, the first active material layer is not disposed on a surface of the conductive layer facing towards a center of the electrode assembly at a starting end of the first current collector, and the first active material layer is disposed on two surfaces of the conductive layer at a finishing end of the first current collector.
18. The battery according to claim 10, wherein, the conductive layer comprises 3%-20% conductive agent, 70%-95% second binder, and 2%-5% dispersing agent.
19. The battery according to claim 10, wherein, the conductive layer has a resistance of 0.15Ω-0.8 Ω.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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TABLE-US-00001 Electronic apparatus 100 Battery 10 Battery cell 1 Electrode assembly 11 First electrode plate 12 First current collector 121 First surface 1211 Second surface 1212 First area 1213 First flat region 1213a First bending region 1213b Second flat region 1213c Second bending region 1213d Third flat region 1213e Third bending region 1213f Second area 1214 First active material layer 122 Conductive layer 123 First conductive layer 124 Separator 13 Second electrode plate 14 Second current collector 141 Uncoated area 1411 Two-sided region 1412 One-sided region 1413 Bending section 1414 Second active material layer 142 Insulation layer 143 Insulation tape 15 First tab 16 Second tab 17 Housing 2
[0028] This application will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings in the following specific embodiments.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0029] The following clearly describes the technical solutions in the examples of this application with reference to the accompanying drawings in the examples of this application. Apparently, the described examples are only some but not all of the examples of this application. All other examples obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the examples of this application without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of this application.
[0030] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein shall have the same meanings as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs. The terms used herein in the specification of this application are only used to describe specific examples, and are not intended to limit this application.
[0031] The following describes in detail some embodiments of this application with reference to the accompanying drawings. In absence of conflicts, the following examples and features in the examples may be combined.
[0032] Referring to
[0033] In other embodiments, the electrode assembly 11 is formed by stacking a first electrode plate 12, a separator 13, and a second electrode plate 14 in sequence.
[0034] Referring to
[0035] Referring to
[0036] The second active material layer 142 includes one or more of lithium cobalt oxide, lithium manganate, and lithium iron phosphate.
[0037] In this embodiment, referring to
[0038] Further, referring to
[0039] The insulation layer 143 includes 3%-15% first binder and 85%-97% ceramics. The ceramics include one or more of aluminum oxide, aluminum hydroxide, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, and zirconium oxide. The first binder may be one or more of polyvinylidene fluoride, polytetrafluoroethylene, acrylate, butadiene-styrene rubber, styrene, derivative thereof, and the like.
[0040] The conductive layer 123 includes 3%-20% conductive agent, 70%-95% second binder, and 2%-5% dispersing agent. The conductive agent may be one or more of carbon nanotube, conductive carbon black, conductive graphite, and the like. The second binder may be one or more of polyvinylidene fluoride, polytetrafluoroethylene, acrylate, butadiene-styrene rubber, styrene, derivative thereof, and the like. The dispersing agent may be one or more of sodium carboxymethylcellulose, polyethylene glycol, and the like.
[0041] In this embodiment, referring to
[0042] Further, referring to
[0043] Further, the battery cell 1 further includes a first tab 16 and a second tab 17. The first tab 16 is connected to the first current collector 121 and the second tab 17 is connected to the second current collector 141. The first tab 16 may be a copper sheet or a nickel sheet. The second tab 17 may be an aluminum sheet.
[0044] Referring to
[0045] Referring to
[0046] The battery pack 10 of this application is described in detail below by using examples. It should be understood that, in this application, a size, a material, and/or a proportion of a first current collector, a first active material layer, a conductive layer, a first conductive layer, a second current collector, a second active material layer, an insulation layer, a separator, and the like may be selected according to actual needs without being limited to the content described in the examples and comparative examples.
Example 1
[0047] Referring
[0048] Referring
[0049] Referring
[0050] In Example 1, referring to
[0051] Referring to
[0052] Referring
[0053] In Example 1, a polyethylene film is used as the separator 13. The first active material layer 122 includes graphite. The second active material layer 142 includes lithium cobalt oxide. The insulation layer 143 includes 10% first binder and 90% aluminum oxide. The conductive layer 123 includes 5% conductive carbon, 92% second binder, and 3% dispersing agent. The battery 10 is a pouch battery, and the housing 2 may be an aluminum-plastic film.
[0054] In other embodiments, the separator 13 may alternatively be a polypropylene film or an aramid film. The battery 10 may alternatively be a steel shell battery or the like.
[0055] In Example 1, a needle penetration test is performed on the battery 10. The needle penetration test included the following steps:
[0056] First, charge the battery 10 to a voltage of 4.2 V-4.4 V; then, use a steel nail with a diameter of 2.5 mm to penetrate the entire battery 10. If the tested battery 10 does not catch fire or explode, the battery 10 is judged to have passed the needle penetration test.
[0057] In Example 1, a heavy impact test is performed on the battery 10. The heavy impact test included the following steps:
[0058] First, charge the battery 10 to a voltage of 4.2 V-4.4 V; then, place a round bar with a diameter of 15.8 mm on the battery 10; and then drop a 9.6 kg hammer in a direction perpendicular to the round bar from a height of 610 mm to give an impact on the battery 10. If the tested battery 10 does not catch fire or explode, the battery 10 is judged to have passed the heavy impact test.
Example 2
[0059] A difference between Example 2 and Example 1 lies in the composition of the insulation layer 143.
[0060] In Example 2, the insulation layer 143 includes 10% first binder and 90% aluminum hydroxide.
Example 3
[0061] A difference between Example 3 and Example 1 lies in the composition of the insulation layer 143.
[0062] In Example 3, the insulation layer 143 includes 10% first binder, 80% aluminum hydroxide, and 10% aluminum oxide.
Example 4
[0063] A difference between Example 4 and Example 1 lies in the composition of the insulation layer 143.
[0064] In Example 4, the insulation layer 143 includes 5% first binder and 95% aluminum hydroxide.
Example 5
[0065] A difference between Example 5 and Example 1 lies in the composition of the insulation layer 143.
[0066] In Example 5, the insulation layer 143 includes 10% first binder and 90% silicon oxide.
Example 6
[0067] A difference between Example 6 and Example 1 lies in the composition of the insulation layer 143 and that of the first active material layer 122.
[0068] In Example 6, the insulation layer 143 includes 10% first binder and 90% aluminum hydroxide. The first active material layer 122 includes 80% graphite and 15% silicon.
Example 7
[0069] A difference between Example 7 and Example 6 lies in the composition of the conductive layer 123 and that of the first active material layer 122.
[0070] In Example 7, the conductive layer 123 includes 10% conductive carbon, 87% first binder, and 3% dispersing agent. The first active material layer 122 includes only graphite.
Example 8
[0071] A difference between Example 8 and Example 6 lies in the composition of the conductive layer 123 and that of the first active material layer 122.
[0072] In Example 8, the conductive layer 123 includes 3% conductive carbon, 94% first binder, and 3% dispersing agent. The first active material layer 122 includes only graphite.
Example 9
[0073] A difference between Example 9 and Example 6 lies in the composition of the conductive layer 123 and that of the first active material layer 122.
[0074] In Example 9, the conductive layer 123 includes 15% conductive carbon, 82% first binder, and 3% dispersing agent. The first active material layer 122 includes only graphite.
Example 10
[0075] A difference between Example 10 and Example 9 lies in the structure of the first electrode plate 12.
[0076] In Example 10, referring to
[0077] The conductive layer 124 includes 65% conductive carbon, 32% first binder, and 3% dispersing agent.
Example 11
[0078] A difference between Example 11 and Example 5 lies in the structure of the second electrode plate 14 and the location where the insulation tape 15 is disposed.
[0079] In Example 11, referring to
[0080] One end of the insulation tape 15 is attached to a finishing end of the second current collector 141, the other end of the insulation tape 15 is attached to an outermost circle of the electrode assembly 10, and the insulation tape 15 is further attached to the separator 3.
Comparative Example 1
[0081] A difference between Comparative Example 1 and Example 10 lies in the structure of the second electrode plate 14 and the location where the insulation tape 15 is disposed.
[0082] In Comparative Example 1, referring
[0083] One end of the insulation tape 15 is attached to a finishing end of the second current collector 141, the other end of the insulation tape 15 is attached to an outermost circle of the electrode assembly 10, and the insulation tape 15 is further attached to the separator 13.
[0084] Experiment parameters and test results involved in Examples 1 to 11 and Comparative Example 1 are shown in Table 1.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 1 Pass Pass First Second rate of rate of active active needle heavy material material penetration impact Group layer layer Conductive layer Insulation layer test test Example 1 Graphite Lithium 5% conductive carbon + 92% 90% aluminum oxide + 90% 90% cobalt binder + 3% dispersing agent 10% binder oxide Example 2 Graphite Lithium 5% conductive carbon + 92% 90% aluminum hydroxide + 100% 100% cobalt binder + 3% dispersing agent 10% binder oxide Example 3 Graphite Lithium 5% conductive carbon + 92% 80% aluminum hydroxide + 80% 80% cobalt binder + 3% dispersing agent 10% aluminum oxide + oxide 10% binder Example 4 Graphite Lithium 5% conductive carbon + 92% 95% aluminum hydroxide + 90% 80% cobalt binder + 3% dispersing agent 5% binder oxide Example 5 Graphite Lithium 5% conductive carbon + 92% 90% silicon oxide + 10% 80% 70% cobalt binder + 3% dispersing agent binder oxide Example 6 80% Lithium 5% conductive carbon + 92% 90% aluminum hydroxide + 90% 80% graphite + cobalt binder + 3% dispersing agent 10% binder 15% oxide silicon Example 7 Graphite Lithium 10% conductive carbon + 87% 90% aluminum hydroxide + 80% 80% cobalt binder + 3% dispersing agent 10% binder oxide Example 8 Graphite Lithium 3% conductive carbon + 97% 90% aluminum hydroxide + 100% 100% cobalt binder + 3% dispersing agent 10% binder oxide Example 9 Graphite Lithium 15% conductive carbon + 82% 90% aluminum hydroxide + 90% 80% cobalt binder + 3% dispersing agent 10% binder oxide Example 10 Graphite Lithium \ 90% aluminum hydroxide + 50% 60% cobalt 10% binder oxide Example 11 Graphite Lithium 5% conductive carbon + 92% \ 50% 60% cobalt binder + 3% dispersing agent oxide Comparative Graphite Lithium \ \ 10% 20% Example 1 cobalt oxide
[0085] Referring to Table 1, it can be known by comparing Example 10 with Example 9 that provision of the conductive layer 123 can enhance rigidity and safety performance of the battery 10. It can be known by comparing Example 10 and Comparative Example 1 that provision of the insulation layer 143 can enhance rigidity and safety performance of the battery 10.
[0086] The foregoing examples are merely intended to describe the technical solutions of this application, but not intended to constitute any limitation. Although this application is described in detail with reference to preferred examples, persons of ordinary skill in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent replacements can be made to the technical solutions of this application, without departing from the spirit and essence of the technical solutions of this application.