Method for producing an electrode stack for a battery cell, battery cell
The invention relates to a method for producing an electrode stack for a battery cell, comprising the following steps: providing a strip-shaped anode element ( 45 ) comprising an anodic current discharger ( 31 ) to which an anodic active material ( 41 ) is applied; providing a strip-shaped cathode element ( 46 ) comprising a cathodic current discharger ( 32 ) to which a cathodic active material ( 42 ) is applied; providing at least one strip-shaped separator element ( 16 ); introducing grooves ( 70 ) into the cathodic active material ( 42 ) around segmentation lines (S); generating a strip-shaped composite element ( 50 ) by applying the cathode element ( 46 ) onto the anode element ( 45 ), with the interposition of the at least one separator element ( 16 ); cutting the composite element ( 50 ) into plate-shaped composite segments at the segmentation lines (S); and stacking the composite segments. The invention also relates to a battery cell comprising at least one electrode stack which is produced according to the method according to the invention.
1. A method for producing an electrode stack ( 10 ) for a battery cell ( 2 ), comprising the following steps:
providing a strip-shaped anode element ( 45 ), comprising an anodic current collector ( 31 ) onto which an anodic active material ( 41 ) is applied,
providing a strip-shaped cathode element ( 46 ), comprising a cathodic current collector ( 32 ) onto which a cathodic active material ( 42 ) is applied,
providing at least one strip-shaped separator element ( 16 ),
forming a plurality of grooves ( 70 ), each of the plurality of grooves ( 70 ) penetrating fully through the cathodic active material ( 42 ) and extending as far as the cathodic current collector ( 32 ), and each of the plurality of grooves ( 70 ) being formed along a respective segmentation line (S),
producing a strip-shaped composite element ( 50 ) by applying the cathode element ( 46 ) onto the anode element ( 45 ) with interposition of the at least one separator element ( 16 ),
cutting the composite element ( 50 ) into plate-shaped composite segments ( 52 ) on the segmentation lines (S), and
stacking the composite segments ( 52 ).
2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the anode element ( 45 ) has a width (d 1 ) in a transverse direction (y) which is greater than a width (d 2 ) of the cathode element ( 46 ) in the transverse direction (y).
3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the segmentation lines (S) and the plurality of grooves ( 70 ) extend in the transverse direction (y).
4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cathodic active material ( 42 ) is applied on both sides of the cathodic current collector ( 32 ), and wherein the plurality of grooves ( 70 ) are formed on both sides into the cathodic active material ( 42 ).
5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the grooves ( 70 ) are formed into the cathodic active material ( 42 ) by a laser.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the grooves ( 70 ) have an at least approximately U-shaped cross section.
7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the grooves ( 70 ) have an at least approximately triangular cross section.
8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the grooves ( 70 ) have an at least approximately rectangular cross section.
9. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the cathodic active material ( 42 ) is applied on both sides of the cathodic current collector ( 32 ), and wherein the plurality of grooves ( 70 ) are formed on both sides into the cathodic active material ( 42 ).
10. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the plurality of the grooves ( 70 ) are formed into the cathodic active material ( 42 ) by a laser.
11. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the plurality of the grooves ( 70 ) have an at least approximately U-shaped cross section.
12. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the plurality of the grooves ( 70 ) have an at least approximately triangular cross section.
13. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the plurality of the grooves ( 70 ) have an at least approximately rectangular cross section.