IP Library Granted Patent US 12,341,161
Granted Patent B2
US 12,341,161 · App. 17/543,850 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Electrode assembly, battery cell, battery and electric apparatus

Inventors: Ziyu Bai (Ningde, CN); Huihui Shangguan (Ningde, CN); Xinxin Du (Ningde, CN); Yang Hu (Ningde, CN); Daichun Tang (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M10/0585H01M4/38H01M4/70H01M50/209H01M10/0525H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,341,161
App. No.
17/543,850
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides an electrode assembly, a batter cell, a battery, an electric apparatus, and a manufacturing method and device of the electrode assembly. A negative plate of the electrode assembly includes a plurality of first negative active material layers located in an abutting region, and a plurality of second negative active material layers located in a non-abutting region; a positive plate of the electrode assembly includes a plurality of first positive active material layers located in the abutting region, and a plurality of second positive active material layers located in the non-abutting region. An active material capacity per unit area of the first negative active material layer is greater than that of the second negative active material layer; and/or an active material capacity per unit area of the first positive active material layer is less than that of the second positive active material layer.

Claims (37)

1. An electrode assembly configured to be accommodated in a housing, wherein the electrode assembly comprises a positive plate and a negative plate, and the positive plate and the negative plate are stacked and wound around a winding axis;

the electrode assembly comprises an abutting region configured to abut against the housing and a non-abutting region not abutting against the housing, the abutting region and the non-abutting region respectively located on two sides of a plane of the electrode assembly, and the plane is normal to a thickness direction of the electrode assembly and passes through the winding axis;

wherein when viewing a flat area in the thickness direction of the electrode assembly,

the negative plate comprises a plurality of first negative active material layers located in the abutting region and stacked along the thickness direction, and a plurality of second negative active material layers located in the non-abutting region and stacked along the thickness direction; the positive plate comprises a plurality of first positive active material layers located in the abutting region and stacked along the thickness direction, and a plurality of second positive active material layers located in the non-abutting region and stacked along the thickness direction; and

an active material capacity per unit area of the first negative active material layers is greater than that of the second negative active material layers; and/or, an active material capacity per unit area of the first positive active material layers is less than that of the second positive active material layers.

2. The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a capacity per gram of an active material of the first negative active material layers is greater than that of an active material of the second negative active material layers; and/or, a capacity per gram of an active material of the first positive active material layers is less than that of an active area of the second positive active material layers.

3. The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a weight of the active material of the first negative active material layers to a weight of the first negative active material layers is greater than a ratio of a weight of the active material of the second negative active material layers to a weight of the second negative active material layers; and/or, a ratio of a weight of the active material of the first positive active material layers to a weight of the first positive active material layers is less than a ratio of a weight of the active material of the second positive active material layers to a weight of the second positive active material layers.

4. The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein an active material capacity per unit area of one first negative active material layer of two adjacent first negative active material layers is greater than that of the other first negative active material layer, and the other first negative active material layer is closer to the plane than the one first negative active material layer; and/or, an active material capacity per unit of one first positive active material layer of two adjacent first positive active material layers is less than that of the other first positive active material layer, and the other first positive active material layer is closer to the plane than the one first positive active material layer.

5. The electrode assembly according to claim 4 , wherein a capacity per gram of an active material of one first negative active material layer of two adjacent first negative active material layers is greater than that of the other first negative active material layer, and the other first negative active material layer is closer to the plane than the one first negative active material layer; and/or, a capacity per gram of an active material of one first positive active material layer of two adjacent first positive active material layers is less than that of the other first positive active material layer, and the other first positive active material layer is closer to the plane than the one first positive active material layer.

6. The electrode assembly according to claim 4 , wherein a ratio of a weight of an active material of one first negative active material layer of two adjacent first negative active material layers to a weight of the one first negative active material layer is greater than a ratio of a weight of an active material of the other first negative active material layer to a weight of the other first negative active material layer, and the other first negative active material layer is closer to the plane than the one first negative active material layer; and/or, a ratio of a weight of an active material of one first positive active material layer of two adjacent first positive active material layers to a weight of the one first positive active material layer is less than a ratio of a weight of an active material of the other first positive active material layer to a weight of the other first positive active material layer, and the other first positive active material layer is closer to the plane than the one first positive active material layer.

7. The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a first negative active material layer comprises a plurality of negative active sections, and a first positive active material layer comprises a plurality of positive active sections;

an active material capacity per unit area of one negative active section of two adjacent negative active sections is greater than that of the other negative active section, and the one negative active section is closer to a center of the first negative active material layer than the other negative active section; and/or, an active material capacity per unit area of one positive active section of two adjacent positive active sections is less than that of the other positive active section, and the one positive active section is closer to a center of the first positive active material layer than the other positive active section.

8. The electrode assembly according to claim 7 , wherein a capacity per gram of an active material of one negative active section of two adjacent negative active sections is greater than that of the other negative active section, and the one negative active section is closer to the center of the first negative active material layer than the other negative active section; and/or, a capacity per gram of an active material of one positive active section of two adjacent positive active sections is less than that of the other positive active section, and the one positive active section is closer to the center of the first positive active material layer than the other positive active section.

9. The electrode assembly according to claim 7 , wherein a ratio of a weight of an active material of one negative active section of two adjacent negative active sections to a weight of the one negative active section is greater than a ratio of a weight of an active material of the other negative active section to a weight of the other negative active section, and the one negative active section is closer to the center of the first negative active material layer than the other negative active section; and/or, a ratio of a weight of an active material of one positive active section of two adjacent positive active sections to a weight of the one positive active section is less than a ratio of a weight of an active material of the other positive active section to a weight of the other positive active section, and the one positive active section is closer to the center of the first positive active material layer than the other positive active section.

10. The electrode assembly according to claim 7 , wherein each negative active section is a strip shape, and the plurality of negative active sections are arranged along a direction of the winding axis; and/or, each positive active section is a strip shape, and the plurality of positive active sections are arranged along the direction of the winding axis.

11. The electrode assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of negative active sections comprise a central negative active section and at least one peripheral negative active section, each peripheral negative active section is annular and encircles the central negative active section, the central negative active section and the at least one peripheral negative active section are radially distributed around the center of the first negative active material layer; and/or, the plurality of positive active sections comprise a central positive active section and at least one peripheral positive active section, each peripheral positive active section is annular and encircles the central positive active section, the central positive active section and the at least one peripheral positive active section are radially distributed around the center of the first positive active material layer.

12. The electrode assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the central negative active section and/or the central positive active section are of an oval shape.

13. A battery cell, comprising:

a housing;

the electrode assembly according to claim 1 , the electrode assembly being accommodated in the housing, the abutting region being configured to abut against the housing, and the non-abutting region being configured to not abut against the housing.

14. The battery cell according to claim 13 , wherein the battery cell comprises two electrode assemblies, the two electrode assemblies are arranged side by side along a thickness direction, and the abutting regions of the two electrode assemblies deviate from each other.

15. A battery, comprising the battery cell according to claim 13 .

16. An electric apparatus, comprising the battery cell according to claim 13 .

17. A manufacturing method of an electrode assembly, comprising:

providing a positive plate and a negative plate;

stacking the positive plate and the negative plate and winding the positive plate and the negative plate around a winding axis to form a winding structure, so that the electrode assembly comprises an abutting region configured to abut against a housing and a non-abutting region not abutting against the housing, the abutting region and the non-abutting region respectively located on two sides of a plane of the electrode assembly, and the plane is normal to a thickness direction of the electrode assembly and passes through the winding axis;

wherein when viewing a flat area in the thickness direction of the electrode assembly,

the negative plate comprises a plurality of first negative active material layers located in the abutting region and stacked along the thickness direction, and a plurality of second negative active material layers located in the non-abutting region and stacked along the thickness direction; the positive plate comprises a plurality of first positive active material layers located in the abutting region and stacked along the thickness direction, and a plurality of second positive active material layers located in the non-abutting region and stacked along the thickness direction; and

an active material capacity per unit area of the first negative active material layers is greater than that of the second negative active material layers; and/or, an active material capacity per unit area of the first positive active material layers is less than that of the second positive active material layers.

18. The manufacturing method according to claim 17 , wherein a capacity per gram of an active material of the first negative active material layers is greater than that of an active material of the second negative active material layers; and/or, a capacity per gram of an active material of the first positive active material layers is less than that of an active area of the second positive active material layers.

19. A manufacturing device of an electrode assembly, comprising:

a providing device configured to provide a positive plate and a negative plate;

an assembling device configured to stack the positive plate and the negative plate and wind the positive plate and the negative plate around a winding axis to form a winding structure, so that the electrode assembly comprises an abutting region configured to abut against a housing and a non-abutting region not abutting against the housing, the abutting region and the non-abutting region respectively located on two sides of a plane of the electrode assembly, and the plane is normal to a thickness direction of the electrode assembly and passes through the winding axis;

wherein when viewing a flat area in the thickness direction of the electrode assembly,

the negative plate comprises a plurality of first negative active material layers located in the abutting region and stacked along the thickness direction, and a plurality of second negative active material layers located in the non-abutting region and stacked along the thickness direction; the positive plate comprises a plurality of first positive active material layers located in the abutting region and stacked along the thickness direction, and a plurality of second positive active material layers located in the non-abutting region and stacked along the thickness direction; and

an active material capacity per unit area of the first negative active material layers is greater than that of the second negative active material layers; and/or, an active material capacity per unit area of the first positive active material layers is less than that of the second positive active material layers.

20. The manufacturing device according to claim 19 , wherein a capacity per gram of an active material of the first negative active material layers is greater than that of an active material of the second negative active material layers; and/or, a capacity per gram of an active material of the first positive active material layers is less than that of an active area of the second positive active material layers.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2021
From: BAI, ZIYU; SHANGGUAN, HUIHUI; DU, XINXIN; HU, YANG; TANG, DAICHUN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058315/0942 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021083417 · Mar 26, 2021
Related Publication 20220311054A1 · Sep 29, 2022
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