IP Library Granted Patent US 10,826,129
Granted Patent B2
US 10,826,129 · App. 15/321,460 · Granted Nov 3, 2020

Electrode for secondary battery, method for manufacturing same, secondary battery comprising same, and cable-type secondary battery

Inventors: Yo-Han Kwon (Daejeon, KR); In-Sung Uhm (Daejeon, KR); Je-Young Kim (Daejeon, KR); Suk-In Noh (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
H01M10/4235H01M2/0275H01M2/1673H01M4/13H01M4/366H01M4/525H01M4/587H01M10/04H01M10/0431H01M10/058H01M4/14H01M4/24H01M10/12H01M10/28H01M10/36
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Patent No.
US 10,826,129
App. No.
15/321,460
Granted
Nov 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a sheet-type electrode for a secondary battery, a method for manufacturing the same, a secondary battery comprising the same, and a cable-type secondary battery, the electrode comprising: a sheet-type electrode stacked body comprising a collector, an electrode active material formed on a surface of the collector, and a porous first support layer formed on the electrode active material; and a sealing layer formed so as to surround the entire side surface of the electrode stacked body.

Claims (38)

1. A sheet-type electrode for a flexible cable-type secondary battery, comprising:

a sheet-type electrode stacked body comprising a current collector, an electrode active material layer formed on one surface of the current collector, and a porous first support layer formed on the electrode active material layer, and a second support layer formed directly on the other surface of the current collector; and

a sealing layer formed around an entire side surface of the electrode stacked body, except top and bottom surfaces of the electrode stacked body,

wherein the sheet-type electrode is configured to spirally wound to form the flexible cable-type secondary battery,

wherein the porous first support layer is a mesh-type porous membrane or a non-woven fabric,

wherein the porous first support layer and the porous second support layer are formed of any one selected from the group consisting of high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, polypropylene polyethyleneterephthalate, polybutyleneterephthalate, polyester, polyacetal, polyamide, polycarbonate, polyimide, polyether ether ketone, polyether sulfone, polyphenylene oxide, polyphenylene sulfide, polyethylenenaphthalate, and mixtures thereof,

the sealing layer is formed of a polymer including at least one selected from the group consisting of high-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene, polypentene, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyester, polyacetal, polyamide, polycarbonate, polyimide, polyether ether ketone, polyether sulfone, polyphenylene oxide, polyphenylene sulfide, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoro propylene, polyvinylidene fluoride-co-trichloroethylene, polybutyl acrylate, polymethyl methacrylate, polyacrylonitrile and polyethylene naphthalate.

2. The electrode according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a conductive layer between the electrode active material layer and the porous first support layer, the conductive layer comprising a conductive material and a binder.

3. The electrode according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an organic-inorganic porous layer between the electrode active material layer and the porous first support layer, the organic-inorganic porous layer comprising inorganic particles and a binder polymer.

4. The electrode for a secondary battery according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a porous polymer layer between the electrode active material layer and the porous first support layer.

5. The electrode according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a conductive material coating layer on the porous first support layer, the conductive material coating layer comprising a conductive material and a binder.

6. The electrode according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a porous coating layer on the porous first support layer, the porous coating layer formed of a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder polymer.

7. The electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet-type electrode has a strip structure extending in one direction.

8. A cable-type secondary battery comprising:

an inner electrode;

a separation layer formed around an outer surface of the inner electrode to prevent a short circuit in electrodes; and

an outer electrode formed such that it is spirally wound around an outer surface of the separation layer,

wherein at least one of the inner electrode and the outer electrode is formed of the electrode of claim 1 .

9. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein the outer electrode has a strip structure extending in one direction.

10. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein the outer electrode is formed such that it is spirally wound in non-overlapping turns.

11. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein the outer electrode is formed such that it is spirally wound in overlapping turns.

12. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein the inner electrode has a hollow structure in which a space is formed inside.

13. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 12 , wherein the inner electrode comprises at least one electrode wound spirally.

14. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 12 , wherein an inner electrode current collector core, a lithium ion supplying core comprising an electrolyte, or a filling core is formed in the space formed within the inner electrode.

15. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein the inner electrode is a negative electrode or a positive electrode, and the outer electrode is a positive electrode or a negative electrode opposing the inner electrode.

16. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein the separation layer is an electrolyte layer or a separator.

17. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a protective coating formed around an outer surface of the outer electrode.

18. A cable-type secondary battery comprising:

an inner electrode; and

an outer electrode formed such that it is spirally wound around an outer surface of the inner electrode,

wherein the outer electrode is the electrode of claim 1 , and

the porous first support layer prevents a short circuit in the inner electrode and the outer electrode.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: LG CHEM, LTD.
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058295/0068 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2016
From: KWON, YO-HAN; UHM, IN-SUNG; KIM, JE-YOUNG; NOH, SUK-IN
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 040800/0501 →
Priority Claims (4)
KR 10-2014-0150754 · Oct 31, 2014 · national
KR 10-2014-0150760 · Oct 31, 2014 · national
KR 10-2014-0150766 · Oct 31, 2014 · national
KR 10-2014-0150767 · Oct 31, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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