IP Library Granted Patent US 12,308,459
Granted Patent B2
US 12,308,459 · App. 17/887,220 · Granted May 20, 2025

Battery module, battery pack, power consumption apparatus, and manufacturing method and manufacturing device of battery module

Inventors: Qian Liu (Fujian, CN); Chengdu Liang (Fujian, CN); Yonghuang Ye (Fujian, CN); Haizu Jin (Fujian, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M50/267H01M4/386H01M4/387H01M4/485H01M4/583H01M50/204H01M50/249H01M50/51H01M2004/021H01M2004/027H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,308,459
App. No.
17/887,220
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to a battery module including a first-type battery cell and a second-type battery cell at least connected in series, where the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell are battery cells of different chemical systems, the first-type battery cell includes N first battery cell(s), and the second-type battery cell includes M second battery cell(s), where N and M are positive integers; and when a battery state of health (SOH) of a first battery cell is the same as an SOH of a second battery cell, and a state of charge (SOC) of the first battery cell is the same as an SOC of the second battery cell, a ratio of a total charge capacity of a first negative electrode sheet of the first battery cell to a total charge capacity of a second negative electrode sheet of the second battery cell is 0.8 to 1.2.

Claims (46)

1. A battery module comprising a first-type battery cell and a second-type battery cell at least connected in series, wherein the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell are battery cells of different chemical systems,

the first-type battery cell comprises at least one of N first battery cells, and

the second-type battery cell comprises at least one of M second battery cells, where N and M are positive integers; and

when a battery state of health (SOH) of a first battery cell is the same as an SOH of a second battery cell, and a state of charge (SOC) of the first battery cell is the same as an SOC of the second battery cell, a ratio of a total charge capacity of a first negative electrode sheet of the first battery cell to a total charge capacity of a second negative electrode sheet of the second battery cell is 0.8 to 1.2.

2. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein:

when the battery state of health (SOH) of the first battery cell is the same as the SOH of the second battery cell, and the state of charge (SOC) of the first battery cell is the same as the SOC of the second battery cell, the ratio of the total charge capacity of the first negative electrode sheet to the total charge capacity of the second negative electrode sheet is 0.9 to 1.1.

3. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein:

a ratio of a discharge capacity of the first negative electrode sheet to a discharge capacity of the second negative electrode sheet is 0.8 to 1.2, optionally, 0.9 to 1.1.

4. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein:

a ratio of a rated capacity of the first-type battery cell to a rated capacity of the second-type battery cell is 0.8 to 1.2, optionally, 0.9 to 1.1.

5. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the first negative electrode sheet and the second negative electrode sheet further satisfy at least one of the following conditions:

(1) a ratio of a compacted density of the first negative electrode sheet to a compacted density of the second negative electrode sheet is 0.85 to 1.15, optionally, 0.95 to 1.05;

(2) a ratio of coating mass per unit area of the first negative electrode sheet to coating mass per unit area of the second negative electrode sheet is 0.85 to 1.15, optionally, 0.95 to 1.05; and

(3) a ratio of porosity of the first negative electrode sheet to porosity of the second negative electrode sheet is 0.8 to 1.25, optionally, 0.9 to 1.1.

6. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein:

a compacted density of the first negative electrode sheet and a compacted density of the second negative electrode sheet are each independently 1.0 g/cm 3 to 1.9 g/cm 3 , optionally, 1.2 g/cm 3 to 1.8 g/cm 3 .

7. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein:

coating mass per unit area of the first negative electrode sheet and coating mass per unit area of the second negative electrode sheet are each independently 6 mg/cm 2 to 17 mg/cm 2 , optionally, 8 mg/cm 2 to 14 mg/cm 2 .

8. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein:

porosity of the first negative electrode sheet and porosity of the second negative electrode sheet are each independently 15% to 35%, optionally, 20% to 30%.

9. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein:

a negative active substance of the first negative electrode sheet and a negative active substance of the second negative electrode sheet may be independently selected from one or more of artificial graphite, natural graphite, soft carbon, hard carbon, silicon-based materials, tin-based materials, and lithium titanate,

optionally, the negative active substance of the first negative electrode sheet and the negative active substance of the second negative electrode sheet have the same composition.

10. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein:

a ratio of the number of first-type battery cells to the number of second-type battery cells is 0.1 to 50, optionally, 2 to 10.

11. A battery pack, comprising a battery module, the battery module comprising a first-type battery cell and a second-type battery cell at least connected in series, wherein the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell are battery cells of different chemical systems,

the first-type battery cell comprises at least one of N first battery cells, and

the second-type battery cell comprises at least one of M second battery cells, where N and M are positive integers; and

when a battery state of health (SOH) of a first battery cell is the same as an SOH of a second battery cell, and a state of charge (SOC) of the first battery cell is the same as an SOC of the second battery cell, a ratio of a total charge capacity of a first negative electrode sheet of the first battery cell to a total charge capacity of a second negative electrode sheet of the second battery cell is 0.8 to 1.2.

12. A power consumption apparatus, comprising a battery module or a battery pack comprising the battery module, wherein the battery module or the battery pack is used as a power supply or an energy storage unit of the power consumption apparatus, the battery module comprising a first-type battery cell and a second-type battery cell at least connected in series, wherein the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell are battery cells of different chemical systems,

the first-type battery cell comprises at least one of N first battery cells, and

the second-type battery cell comprises at least one of M second battery cells, where N and M are positive integers; and

when a battery state of health (SOH) of a first battery cell is the same as an SOH of a second battery cell, and a state of charge (SOC) of the first battery cell is the same as an SOC of the second battery cell, a ratio of a total charge capacity of a first negative electrode sheet of the first battery cell to a total charge capacity of a second negative electrode sheet of the second battery cell is 0.8 to 1.2.

13. A manufacturing method of a battery module, comprising the following steps:

obtaining a first-type battery cell and a second-type battery cell, wherein the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell are battery cells of different chemical systems,

the first-type battery cell comprises N first battery cell(s), and

the second-type battery cell comprises M second battery cell(s), where N and M are positive integers; and

when a battery state of health (SOH) of a first battery cell is the same as an SOH of a second battery cell, and a state of charge (SOC) of the first battery cell is the same as an SOC of the second battery cell, a ratio of a total charge capacity of a first negative electrode sheet of the first battery cell to a total charge capacity of a second negative electrode sheet of the second battery cell is 0.8 to 1.2; and

electrically connecting the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell in a manner including series connection to form the battery module according to claim 1 .

14. A manufacturing device of a battery module, comprising:

a clamping arm unit configured to obtain a first-type battery cell and a second-type battery cell, wherein the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell are battery cells of different chemical systems,

the first-type battery cell comprises N first battery cell(s), and

the second-type battery cell comprises M second battery cell(s), where N and M are positive integers; and

when a battery state of health (SOH) of a first battery cell is the same as an SOH of a second battery cell, and a state of charge (SOC) of the first battery cell is the same as an SOC of the second battery cell, a ratio of a total charge capacity of a first negative electrode sheet of the first battery cell to a total charge capacity of a second negative electrode sheet of the second battery cell is 0.8 to 1.2;

an assembling unit configured to electrically connect the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell in a manner including series connection to form the battery module according to claim 1 ; and

a control unit configured to control the clamping arm unit and the assembling unit.

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 12, 2022
From: LIU, QIAN; LIANG, CHENGDU; YE, YONGHUANG; JIN, HAIZU
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060798/0967 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020139184 · Dec 24, 2020
Related Publication 20220399607A1 · Dec 15, 2022
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