IP Library Patent Application 17822097
Patent Application
App. No. 17/822,097

ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, BATTERY CELL, AND BATTERY

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App. No.
17/822,097
Abstract

An electrode assembly, a method and system for manufacturing same, a battery cell, and a battery are provided. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate that are stacked. A positive active material layer of the positive electrode plate is disposed opposite to a negative active material layer of the negative electrode plate.

Claims (41)

1 . An electrode assembly, comprising a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate that are stacked, wherein

a positive active material layer of the positive electrode plate is disposed opposite to a negative active material layer of the negative electrode plate, the negative active material layer comprising a negative electrode body portion and a negative electrode edge portion connected to the negative electrode body portion, the negative electrode edge portion being located at an end of the negative active material layer along a first direction, the first direction being perpendicular to a stacking direction of the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, and a thickness of the negative electrode edge portion being less than a thickness of the negative electrode body portion; and

in the stacking direction, at least a part of the negative electrode edge portion overlaps the positive active material layer, and the negative active material layer is configured in such a way that a capacity per unit area of the negative electrode edge portion is greater than or equal to a capacity per unit area of the negative electrode body portion;

2 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

a weight ratio of an active material of the negative electrode edge portion to the negative electrode edge portion is greater than a weight ratio of the active material of the negative electrode body portion to the negative electrode body portion.

3 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a gram capacity of an active material of the negative electrode edge portion is greater than a gram capacity of the active material of the negative electrode body portion.

4 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the negative electrode edge portion comprises a first negative coating and a second negative coating that are stacked along the stacking direction; and

a weight ratio of an active material of the second negative coating to the second negative coating is greater than a weight ratio of the active material of the first negative coating to the first negative coating; or, a gram capacity of an active material of the second negative coating is greater than a gram capacity of the active material of the first negative coating.

5 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a particle diameter of an active material of the negative electrode edge portion is less than a particle diameter of the active material of the negative electrode body portion.

6 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the negative electrode plate comprises a negative current collector, the negative current collector comprises a negative coating region and a negative tab, at least a part of the negative active material layer is coated on the negative coating region, and the negative tab is connected to an end of the negative coating region along the first direction; and

the negative electrode edge portion is located on a side that is of the negative electrode body portion and that is close to the negative tab along the first direction.

7 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the negative electrode edge portion gradually decreases along a direction that faces back from the negative electrode body portion and that is parallel to the first direction.

8 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein, in the first direction, a ratio of a dimension of the negative electrode edge portion to a dimension of the negative active material layer is 0.01 to 0.2.

9 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

a weight ratio of an active material of the positive electrode edge portion to the positive electrode edge portion is less than a weight ratio of the active material of the positive electrode body portion to the positive electrode body portion.

10 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a gram capacity of an active material of the positive electrode edge portion is less than a gram capacity of the active material of the positive electrode body portion.

11 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the positive electrode edge portion comprises a first positive coating and a second positive coating that are stacked along the stacking direction; and

a weight ratio of an active material of the second positive coating to the second positive coating is less than a weight ratio of the active material of the first positive coating to the first positive coating; or, a gram capacity of an active material of the second positive coating is less than a gram capacity of the active material of the first positive coating.

12 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a particle diameter of an active material of the positive electrode edge portion is greater than a particle diameter of the active material of the positive electrode body portion.

13 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the positive electrode plate comprises a positive current collector, the positive current collector comprises a positive coating region and a positive tab, at least a part of the positive active material layer is coated on the positive coating region, and the positive tab is connected to an end of the positive coating region along the first direction; and

the positive electrode edge portion is located on a side that is of the positive electrode body portion and that is close to the positive tab along the first direction.

14 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the positive electrode edge portion gradually decreases along a direction that faces back from the positive electrode body portion and that is parallel to the first direction.

15 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein, in the first direction, a ratio of a dimension of the positive electrode edge portion to a dimension of the positive active material layer is 0.01 to 0.2.

16 . A battery cell, comprising:

a shell; and

at least one electrode assembly, wherein the electrode assembly is accommodated in the shell, the electrode assembly comprises a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate that are stacked, wherein

a positive active material layer of the positive electrode plate is disposed opposite to a negative active material layer of the negative electrode plate, the negative active material layer comprises a negative electrode body portion and a negative electrode edge portion connected to the negative electrode body portion, the negative electrode edge portion is located at an end of the negative active material layer along a first direction, the first direction is perpendicular to a stacking direction of the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, and a thickness of the negative electrode edge portion is less than a thickness of the negative electrode body portion; and

in the stacking direction, at least a part of the negative electrode edge portion overlaps the positive active material layer, and the negative active material layer is configured in such a way that a capacity per unit area of the negative electrode edge portion is greater than or equal to a capacity per unit area of the negative electrode body portion; and/or,

the positive active material layer comprises a positive electrode body portion and a positive electrode edge portion connected to the positive electrode body portion, the positive electrode edge portion is located at an end of the positive active material layer along a first direction, a thickness of the positive electrode edge portion is less than a thickness of the positive electrode body portion, and, in the stacking direction, at least a part of the positive electrode edge portion overlaps the negative electrode edge portion, and the positive active material layer is configured in such a way that a capacity per unit area of the positive electrode edge portion is less than a capacity per unit area of the positive electrode body portion.

17 . A battery, comprising:

a box; and

at least one battery cell according to claim 18 , wherein the battery cell is accommodated in the box.

18 . An electrical device, comprising a battery according to claim 17 , wherein the battery is configured to provide electrical energy.

19 . An electrode assembly, comprising a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate that are stacked, wherein

a positive active material layer of the positive electrode plate is disposed opposite to a negative active material layer of the negative electrode plate, the negative active material layer comprising a negative electrode body portion and a negative electrode edge portion connected to the negative electrode body portion, the negative electrode edge portion being located at an end of the negative active material layer along a first direction, the first direction being perpendicular to a stacking direction of the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, and a thickness of the negative electrode edge portion being less than a thickness of the negative electrode body portion; and

in the stacking direction, at least a part of the negative electrode edge portion overlaps the positive active material layer, and the negative active material layer is configured in such a way that a capacity per unit area of the negative electrode edge portion is greater than or equal to a capacity per unit area of the negative electrode body portion; and

the positive active material layer comprises a positive electrode body portion and a positive electrode edge portion connected to the positive electrode body portion, wherein the positive electrode edge portion is located at an end of the positive active material layer along a first direction, a thickness of the positive electrode edge portion is less than a thickness of the positive electrode body portion, and, in the stacking direction, at least a part of the positive electrode edge portion overlaps the negative electrode edge portion, and the positive active material layer is configured in such a way that a capacity per unit area of the positive electrode edge portion is less than a capacity per unit area of the positive electrode body portion.

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 Aug 24, 2022
From: XU, HU
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060892/0773 →