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US 12,100,842 · App. 16/858,977 · Granted Sep 24, 2024

Electrode plate, battery cell, and electrochemical device

Inventor: Zhenghuang Cai (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
H01M4/667H01M4/13H01M4/661H01M4/668H01M10/0525H01M50/54
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,100,842
App. No.
16/858,977
Filed
Apr 27, 2020
Granted
Sep 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1728
USPC
429/211
Abstract

An electrode plate includes a first electrode tab, a second electrode tab, and an active material layer. The composite current collector includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and an insulation layer therebetween. The first electrode tab is on an edge of the first metal layer and extends beyond the insulation layer. The second electrode tab is on an edge of the second metal layer and extends beyond the insulation layer. The active material layer is disposed on the first metal layer and the second metal layer, and covers a portion of the first electrode tab on the first metal layer and a portion of the second electrode tab one the second metal layer. A battery cell and an electrochemical device including the electrode plate are also disclosed.

Claims (19)

1. An electrode plate comprising:

a composite current collector comprising a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and an insulation layer sandwiched between the first metal layer and the second metal layer;

a plurality of first electrode tabs disposed on an edge of the first metal layer and extending beyond the insulation layer;

a plurality of second electrode tabs disposed on an edge of the second metal layer and extending beyond the insulation layer, and the plurality of first electrode tabs and the plurality of second electrode tabs extending from a same side;

wherein the first metal layer is disposed between the plurality of first electrode tabs and the insulation layer in a thickness direction of the electrode plate, and the second metal layer is disposed between the plurality of second electrode tabs and the insulation layer in the thickness direction of the electrode plate; and

wherein the plurality of first electrode tabs and the plurality of second electrode tabs are disposed alternately in a length direction of the electrode plate, and at least one of the plurality of first electrode tabs is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of second electrode tabs.

2. The electrode plate of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the first electrode tabs and the plurality of the second electrode tabs are respectively arranged at intervals in the length direction of the electrode plate.

3. The electrode plate of claim 1 , wherein the electrode plate comprises a head portion, a middle portion, and a tail portion wherein the head portion, the middle portion, and the tail portion are connected in order in the length direction of the electrode plate, further comprising a first end face adjacent to the head portion and a second end face adjacent to the tail portion, wherein when the first electrode tab and the second electrode tab are both on the head portion of the electrode plate, in the length direction of the electrode plate, a distance between the first end face and each of the first electrode tab and the second electrode tab is less than ⅕ of a length of the electrode plate, wherein when the first electrode tab and the second electrode tab are both on the tail portion of the electrode plate, in the length direction of the electrode plate, a distance between the second face and each of the second electrode tab and the second electrode tab is less than ⅕ of a length of the electrode plate.

4. The electrode plate of claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer extends beyond the first metal layer and the second metal layer in a width direction of the electrode plate, and the electrode plate further comprises an insulating sheet disposed on each of a side of the first electrode tab and a side of the second electrode tab away from the insulation layer.

5. A battery cell, comprising a first electrode plate according to claim 1 , a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate.

6. The battery cell of claim 5 , wherein the electrode plate further comprises a plurality of the first electrode tabs and a plurality of the second electrode tabs respectively arranged at intervals along the electrode plate.

7. The battery cell of claim 6 , wherein a distance between adjacent two of the plurality of first electrode tabs increases or decreases along the electrode plate, and a distance between adjacent two of the plurality of second electrode tabs correspondingly increase or decreases along the electrode plate.

8. The battery cell of claim 5 , wherein in the length direction of the electrode plate, the electrode plate comprises a head portion, a middle portion, and tail portion connected in order, the first electrode tab is disposed on one of a head portion, a middle portion, and a tail portion of the first metal layer, and the second electrode tab is disposed on one of a head portion, a middle portion, and a tail portion of the second metal layer.

9. The battery cell of claim 8 , wherein the electrode plate further comprises a first end face adjacent to the head portion and a second end face adjacent to the tail portion, wherein when the first electrode tab and the second electrode tab are both on the head portion of the electrode plate, in the length direction of the electrode plate, a distance between the first end face and each of the first electrode tab and the second electrode tab is less than ⅕ of a length of the electrode plate, wherein when the first electrode tab and the second electrode tab are both on the tail portion of the electrode plate, in the length direction of the electrode plate, a distance between the second face and each of the second electrode tab and the second electrode tab is less than ⅕ of a length of the electrode plate.

10. The battery cell of claim 5 , wherein the insulation layer extends beyond the first metal layer and the second metal layer in a width direction of the electrode plate, and the electrode plate further comprises an insulating sheet disposed on each of a side of the first electrode tab and a side of the second electrode tab away from the insulation layer.

11. The battery cell of claim 5 , wherein the first electrode tab is attached to a surface of the first metal layer, and the second electrode tab is attached to a surface of the second metal layer.

12. An electrochemical device, comprising an adapter plate and a battery cell comprising a first electrode plate according to claim 1 , a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate,

wherein the first electrode tab and the second electrode tab are stacked to form a multi-tab structure, and the multi-tab structure is electrically connected to the adapter plate.

13. The electrode plate of claim 1 , wherein the electrode plate further comprises an active material layer disposed on each of the first metal layer and the second metal layer, and covering a portion of the plurality of first electrode tabs on the first metal layer and a portion of the plurality of second electrode tabs on the second metal layer, such that the portion of the plurality of the first electrode tabs and the portion of the plurality of the second electrode tabs each extends into an interface between the active material layer and each of the first metal layer and the second metal layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2020
From: CAI, ZHENGHUANG
To: NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 052499/0786 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part PCTCN2020079497 · Mar 16, 2020
Related Publication 20210288330A1 · Sep 16, 2021