Electrode assembly, manufacturing method and manufacturing system of same, battery cell, and battery
Embodiments of this application provide an electrode assembly, a manufacturing method and manufacturing system of same, a battery cell, and a battery. The electrode assembly includes a negative electrode plate and a positive electrode plate, where the negative electrode plate and the positive electrode plate are wound in a winding direction to form a winding structure, and the winding structure includes a bending zone. The negative electrode plate and the positive electrode plate each include a plurality of bending portions located in the bending zone.
1 . An electrode assembly, comprising a negative electrode plate and a positive electrode plate,
wherein the negative electrode plate and the positive electrode plate are wound in a winding direction to form a winding structure, and the winding structure comprises a bending zone; and the negative electrode plate and the positive electrode plate each comprise a plurality of bending portions located in the bending zone;
wherein the negative electrode plate comprises a negative electrode current collector a first negative electrode active substance layer and a second negative electrode active substance laver, the first negative electrode active substance layer is located outward from the negative electrode current collector, and the second negative electrode active substance layer is located inward from the negative electrode current collector;
the first negative electrode active substance layer comprises a first portion and a second portion that are arranged along the winding direction, the first portion extends from a start end of the first negative electrode active substance layer in the winding direction, the second portion is arranged with the first portion in succession in the winding direction, and a thickness of the first portion is greater than a thickness of the second portion; and
at least one innermost bending portion in the negative electrode plate is a first bending portion, and an active substance capacity per unit area in an outer part of the first bending portion is greater than an active substance capacity per unit area in an inner part of the first bending portion;
and/or
wherein the positive electrode plate comprises a positive electrode current collector, a first positive electrode active substance layer, and a second positive electrode active substance layer, the first positive electrode active substance layer is located outward from the positive electrode current collector, and the second positive electrode active substance layer is located inward from the positive electrode current collector;
the second positive electrode active substance layer comprises a third portion and a fourth portion that are arranged along the winding direction, the third portion extends from a start end of the second positive electrode active substance layer in the winding direction, the fourth portion is arranged with the third portion in succession in the winding direction, and a thickness of the third portion is less than a thickness of the fourth portion; and
at least one innermost bending portion in the positive electrode plate is a second bending portion, and an active substance capacity per unit area in an outer part of the second bending portion is greater than an active substance capacity per unit area in an inner part of the second bending portion.
2 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein at least one innermost bending portion in the negative electrode plate is the first bending portion, at least one innermost bending portion in the positive electrode plate is the second bending portion, and the second bending portion adjacent to the first bending portion is arranged outward from the first bending portion.
3 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
at least one innermost bending portion in the negative electrode plate is the first bending portion;
a bending portion in the positive electrode plate and adjacent to the first bending portion is a third bending portion; and
an active substance capacity per unit area in an outer part of the third bending portion is equal to an active substance capacity per unit area in an inner part of the third bending portion.
4 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
at least one innermost bending portion in the positive electrode plate is the second bending portion;
a bending portion in the negative electrode plate and adjacent to the second bending portion is a fourth bending portion; and
an active substance capacity per unit area in an outer part of the fourth bending portion is equal to an active substance capacity per unit area in an inner part of the fourth bending portion.
5 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the second bending portion comprises a second current collector portion, a third active substance portion, and a fourth active substance portion; and
the second current collector portion has a second inner surface and a second outer surface that are arranged opposite each other in a thickness direction of the second current collector portion, wherein the third active substance portion is provided on the second outer surface, and the fourth active substance portion is provided on the second inner surface.
6 . The electrode assembly according to claim 5 , wherein a thickness of the third active substance portion is greater than a thickness of the fourth active substance portion.
7 . The electrode assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the second bending portion further comprises a second conductive portion, wherein the second conductive portion is connected between the fourth active substance portion and the second inner surface, and the thickness of the third active substance portion is greater than or equal to a total thickness of the fourth active substance portion and the second conductive portion.
8 . The electrode assembly according to claim 5 , wherein a gram capacity of an active material in the third active substance portion is greater than a gram capacity of an active material in the fourth active substance portion.
9 . The electrode assembly according to claim 5 , wherein a mass ratio of an active material in the third active substance portion to the third active substance portion is greater than a mass ratio of an active material in the fourth active substance portion to the fourth active substance portion.
10 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the thickness of the second portion is equal to a thickness of the second negative electrode active substance layer.
11 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first portion is wound at least one turn in the winding direction.
12 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the thickness of the fourth portion is equal to a thickness of the first positive electrode active substance layer.
13 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the third portion is wound at least one turn in the winding direction.
14 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of bending portions in the negative electrode plate that are sequentially arranged outward from an innermost part are first bending portions; and
a bending portion in the negative electrode plate and located outward from the plurality of first bending portions is a fourth bending portion, and an active substance capacity per unit area in an outer part of the fourth bending portion is equal to an active substance capacity per unit area in an inner part of the fourth bending portion.
15 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of bending portions in the positive electrode plate that are sequentially arranged outward from an innermost part are second bending portions; and
a bending portion in the positive electrode plate and located outward from the plurality of second bending portions is a third bending portion, and an active substance capacity per unit area in an outer part of the third bending portion is equal to an active substance capacity per unit area in an inner part of the third bending portion.
16 . A battery cell, comprising a housing and the electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the electrode assembly is accommodated in the housing.
17 . A battery, comprising a case and the battery cell according to claim 16 , wherein the battery cell is accommodated in the case.
18 . An electric device, comprising the battery according to claim 17 , wherein the battery is configured to supply electric energy.