IP Library Granted Patent US 10,014,504
Granted Patent B2
US 10,014,504 · App. 14/370,669 · Granted Jul 3, 2018

Separator, battery, battery pack, electronic device, electric vehicle, power storage device, and power system

Inventor: Moriaki Okuno (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
H01M2/1686H01M2/166H01M2/1653H01M10/0525H02J7/0021H02J7/0068H01M10/052H01M2220/20H02J2007/0096Y02E60/122Y02P70/54Y02T10/7055
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Patent No.
US 10,014,504
App. No.
14/370,669
Granted
Jul 3, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a separator including a first layer of a porous substance and a second layer that is provided on at least one face of the first layer and that includes a resin material and particles. The second layer has an agglomeration network structure of the particles.

Claims (36)

1. A separator comprising:

a first layer of a porous substance; and

a second layer that is provided on at least one face of the first layer and that includes a resin material and particles,

wherein the second layer has a three-dimensional agglomeration network structure that includes chains of the particles cross-linked to one another and that includes pores in interstitial spaces between the cross-linked particle chains,

wherein an average pore size is 5.6-times or more to 10.0-times or less an average particle size of the particles,

wherein the second layer has an average pore size of 2.8 μm or more to 5.0 μm or less, and

wherein the particles have an average particle size from 0.3 μm to 0.8 μm.

2. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the agglomeration network structure is a structure in which agglomerations of the particles are interlinked by the particles.

3. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the particles based on a total amount of the resin material and the particles is 70% by mass or more.

4. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the particles based on a total amount of the resin material and the particles is 80% by mass or more.

5. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the second layer has a porosity of 74% or more to 90% or less.

6. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the resin material includes a fluororesin.

7. The separator according to claim 6 , wherein the fluororesin is polyvinylidene fluoride.

8. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the particles include aluminum oxide.

9. A battery that includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an electrolyte, and a separator,

wherein the separator comprises:

a first layer of a porous substance; and

a second layer that is provided on at least one face of the first layer and that includes a resin material and particles, and

wherein the second layer has a three-dimensional agglomeration network structure that includes chains of the particles cross-linked to one another and that includes pores in interstitial spaces between the cross-linked particle chains,

wherein an average pore size is 5.6-times or more to 10.0-times or less an average particle size of the particles,

wherein the second layer has an average pore size of 2.8 μm or more to 5.0 μm or less, and

wherein the particles have an average particle size from 0.3 μm to 0.8 μm.

10. The battery according to claim 9 , wherein the negative electrode is an alloy-based negative electrode.

11. A battery pack comprising the battery according to claim 9 .

12. An electronic device comprising the battery according to claim 9 , wherein the electronic device receives a supply of power from the battery.

13. An electric vehicle comprising:

the battery according to claim 9 ;

a conversion device configured to receive a supply of power from the battery and convert the received power into a vehicle drive force; and

a control device configured to perform information processing relating to vehicle control based on information regarding the battery.

14. A power storage device comprising:

the battery according to claim 9 ,

wherein the power storage device is configured to supply power to an electronic device connected to the battery.

15. The power storage device according to claim 14 , comprising:

a power information control device configured to exchange signals with another device via a network,

wherein the power storage device is configured to perform charging and discharging control of the battery based on information received by the power information control device.

16. A power system configured to receive a supply of power from the battery according to claim 9 , or to supply power to the battery from a power generation device or a power network.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2017
From: TOHOKU MURATA MANUFACTURING CO.
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044894/0441 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: TOHOKU MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044894/0461 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2014
From: OKUNO, MORIAKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033263/0325 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-008410 · Jan 18, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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