IP Library Granted Patent US 9,350,049
Granted Patent B2
US 9,350,049 · App. 14/555,946 · Granted May 24, 2016

Electric storage device and electric storage apparatus

Inventors: Kenta Nakai (Kyoto, JP); Takeshi Sasaki (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
H01M10/0567H01M2/204H01M2/206H01M10/052H01M10/0525H01M10/4235H01M2300/0025
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Patent No.
US 9,350,049
App. No.
14/555,946
Granted
May 24, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The electric storage device includes: an electrode assembly; and an electrolytic solution at least part of which is impregnated into the electrode assembly, wherein the electrode assembly includes, as electrode assembly forming members, at least a positive electrode and a negative electrode that face each other, and contains lithium carbonate, the electrolytic solution contains at least lithium hexafluorophosphate, at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode includes an active material layer containing a metal compound, the active material layer includes a peripheral area and an inner area inside the peripheral area, the electrode assembly includes a high-content part the ratio of lithium carbonate content of which is higher than that of the inner area.

Claims (42)

1. An electric storage device comprising:

an electrode assembly; and

an electrolytic solution at least part of which is impregnated into the electrode assembly, wherein

the electrode assembly includes, as electrode assembly forming members, at least a positive electrode and a negative electrode that face each other and contains lithium carbonate,

the electrolytic solution contains at least lithium hexafluorophosphate,

at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode includes an active material layer containing a metal compound,

the active material layer includes a peripheral area and an inner area inside the peripheral area,

the electrode assembly includes a high-content part the ratio of lithium carbonate content of which is higher than that of the inner area, and

the high-content part is formed in at least part of the peripheral area of the active material layer.

2. The electric storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising a case housing the electrode assembly therein, wherein

an excess electrolytic solution serving as part of the electrolytic solution is reserved within the case, and at least part of the high-content part is in contact with the excess electrolytic solution.

3. The electric storage device according to claim 1 , wherein

the positive electrode includes a positive-electrode active material layer serving as the active material layer, and

the high-content part is formed in at least part of the peripheral area of the positive-electrode active material layer.

4. The electric storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio of lithium carbonate content of the high-content part is 0.02 mg/cm 2 or higher but no higher than 0.2 mg/cm 2 .

5. The electric storage device according to claim 1 , wherein

the electrode assembly is rectangular in shape when viewed from one side thereof and includes a pair of high-content parts, and

the pair of high-content parts are respectively disposed along opposed sides of the electrode assembly.

6. The electric storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the peripheral area of the active material layer is an area, greater than 0 and 10 mm or less in width, extending inward from the peripheral edges of the active material layer.

7. An electric storage apparatus comprising:

an electric storage device according to claim 1 ; and

a busbar member electrically connected to the electric storage device.

8. An electric storage device comprising:

an electrode assembly; and

an electrolytic solution at least part of which is impregnated into the electrode assembly, wherein

the electrode assembly includes, as electrode assembly forming members, at least a positive electrode and a negative electrode that face each other and contains lithium carbonate,

the electrolytic solution contains at least lithium hexafluorophosphate,

at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode includes an active material layer containing a metal compound,

the active material layer includes a peripheral area and an inner area inside the peripheral area,

the electrode assembly includes a high-content part the ratio of lithium carbonate content of which is higher than that of the inner area, and

the high-content part is formed in at least part of the electrode assembly forming members of the electrode assembly facing the peripheral area of the active material layer in a layer thickness direction thereof.

9. The electric storage device according to claim 8 , further comprising a case housing the electrode assembly therein, wherein

an excess electrolytic solution serving as part of the electrolytic solution is reserved within the case, and

at least part of the high-content part is in contact with the excess electrolytic solution.

10. The electric storage device according to claim 8 , wherein the ratio of lithium carbonate content of the high-content part is 0.02 mg/cm 2 or higher but no higher than 0.2 mg/cm 2 .

11. The electric storage device according to claim 8 , wherein

the electrode assembly is rectangular in shape when viewed from one side thereof and includes a pair of high-content parts, and

the pair of high-content parts are respectively disposed along opposed sides of the electrode assembly.

12. The electric storage device according to claim 8 , wherein the peripheral area of the active material layer is an area, greater than 0 and 10 mm or less in width, extending inward from the peripheral edges of the active material layer.

13. An electric storage apparatus comprising:

an electric storage device according to claim 8 ; and

a busbar member electrically connected to the electric storage device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2014
From: NAKAI, KENTA; SASAKI, TAKESHI
To: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.,
Reel/Frame 034306/0243 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-246074 · Nov 28, 2013 · national
JP 2014-200547 · Sep 30, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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