IP Library Granted Patent US 12,191,475
Granted Patent B2
US 12,191,475 · App. 17/933,855 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Electrode assembly, secondary battery, battery module, battery pack and electrical device

Inventors: Tao Zhang (Ningde, CN); Jianfu He (Ningde, CN); Qian Liu (Ningde, CN); Xueyang Sun (Ningde, CN); Yonghuang Ye (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M4/13H01M2004/021
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Patent No.
US 12,191,475
App. No.
17/933,855
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrode assembly, secondary battery, battery module, battery pack and electrical device are provided. In some embodiments, the electrode assembly comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a separator disposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, the positive electrode plate satisfies 0<CAP1/CAP2<1, in which CAP1 represents capacity of the first positive electrode film layer in Ah, CAP2 represents capacity of the second positive electrode film layer in Ah, and the electrode assembly satisfies R 4 /R 3 −R 2 /R 1 ≥0, in which R 1 represents resistance of the first positive electrode film layer in Ω, R 2 represents resistance of the second positive electrode film layer in Ω, R 3 represents resistance of the first negative electrode film layer in mΩ and R 4 represents resistance of the second negative film layer in mΩ. The present applicant may extend the cycle life of the secondary battery.

Claims (51)

1. An electrode assembly, comprising

a positive electrode plate comprising a positive electrode current collector and a first positive electrode film layer and a second positive electrode film layer located on two opposite surfaces of the positive electrode current collector,

a negative electrode plate comprising a negative electrode current collector and a first negative electrode film layer and a second negative electrode film layer located on two opposite surfaces of the negative electrode current collector; and

a separator disposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, wherein the first positive electrode film layer is located on a side of the positive electrode current collector close to the separator and the second negative electrode film layer is located on a side of the negative electrode current collector near the separator, wherein

the positive electrode plate satisfies 0<CAP1/CAP2<1, wherein CAP1 represents capacity of the first positive electrode film layer in Ah, CAP2 represents capacity of the second positive electrode film layer in Ah, and

the negative electrode plate satisfies 0≤R 4 /R 3 ≥30, the positive electrode plate satisfies 0<R 2 /R 1 ≤20, the electrode assembly satisfies R 4 /R 3 −R 2 /R 1 ≥0, wherein R 1 represents resistance of the first positive electrode film layer in Ω, R 2 represents resistance of the second positive electrode film layer in Ω, R 3 represents resistance of the first negative electrode film layer in mΩ and R 4 represents resistance of the second negative film layer in mΩ,

the second positive electrode film layer comprises a second positive electrode base layer and at least one second positive electrode conductive carbon layer disposed on at least one of two opposite surfaces of the second positive electrode base layer,

the positive electrode plate satisfies R 2 <R 1 .

2. The electrode assembly of claim 1 , wherein the electrode assembly satisfies 0≤R 4 /R 3 −R 2 /R 1 ≤20.

3. The electrode assembly of claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode plate satisfies 0.33≤CAP1/CAP2<1.

4. The electrode assembly of claim 1 , wherein

0Ω< R 1 ≤20Ω,

0Ω< R 2 ≤20Ω,0 mΩ<R 3 ≤200 m Ω, and/or

0 mΩ<R 4 ≤200 mΩ.

5. The electrode assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first positive electrode film layer comprises a first positive electrode active material, the second positive electrode film layer comprises a second positive electrode active material, and the positive electrode plate satisfies one or more of the following:

(1) a coating weight of the first positive electrode film layer is less than a coating weight of the second positive electrode film layer,

(2) a gram capacity of the first positive electrode active material is less than a gram capacity of the second positive electrode active material, or

(3) w 1 <w 2 , in which w 1 represents a mass percentage of the first positive electrode active material based on the total mass of the first positive electrode film layer, and w 2 represents a mass percentage of the second positive electrode active material based on the total mass of the second positive electrode film layer.

6. The electrode assembly of claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode plate satisfies R 4 /R 3 ≥1, and the electrode assembly satisfies 0<R 4 /R 3 −R 2 /R 1 ≤20.

7. The electrode assembly of claim 6 , wherein the negative electrode plate satisfies 1≤R 4 /R 3 ≤30.

8. The electrode assembly of claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode plate satisfies 0<R 4 /R 3 <1, the positive electrode plate satisfies 0<R 2 /R 1 <1, and the electrode assembly satisfies 0≤R 4 /R 3 −R 2 /R 1 <1.

9. The electrode assembly of claim 8 , wherein

the negative electrode plate satisfies 0<R 4 /R 3 <1, and

the positive electrode plate satisfies 0.05≤R 2 /R 1 ≤0.9.

10. The electrode assembly of claim 8 , wherein

the negative electrode plate satisfies 0.05≤R 4 /R 3 <0.9, and

the positive electrode plate satisfies 0.05≤R 2 /R 1 ≤0.9.

11. The electrode assembly of claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode plate satisfies R 2 /R 1 =1, and the negative electrode plate satisfies R 4 /R 3 =1.

12. The electrode assembly of claim 1 , wherein,

the first negative electrode film layer comprises a first negative electrode base layer and at least one first negative electrode conductive carbon layer disposed on at least one of two opposite surfaces of the first negative electrode base layer,

the negative electrode plate satisfies R 3 <R 4 .

13. A secondary battery comprising an outer package, an electrolyte, and the electrode assembly according to claim 1 .

14. The secondary battery of claim 13 , wherein the outer package includes a casing and a cover plate, the casing has an accommodating cavity and an opening, the electrode assembly is accommodated in the accommodating cavity, and the cover plate is used to close the opening of the casing.

15. A battery module comprising the secondary battery according to claim 13 .

16. A battery pack, comprising one of the secondary battery according to claim 13 .

17. An electrical device comprising at least one of the secondary battery according to claim 13 .

18. An electrode assembly comprising

a positive electrode plate comprising a positive electrode current collector and a first positive electrode film layer and a second positive electrode film layer located on two opposite surfaces of the positive electrode current collector,

a negative electrode plate comprising a negative electrode current collector and a first negative electrode film layer and a second negative electrode film layer located on two opposite surfaces of the negative electrode current collector; and

a separator disposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, wherein the first positive electrode film layer is located on a side of the positive electrode current collector close to the separator and the second negative electrode film layer is located on a side of the negative electrode current collector near the separator, wherein

the positive electrode plate satisfies 0<CAP1/CAP2<1, wherein CAP1 represents capacity of the first positive electrode film layer in Ah, CAP2 represents capacity of the second positive electrode film layer in Ah, and

the negative electrode plate satisfies 0≤R 4 /R 3 ≤30, the positive electrode plate satisfies 0<R 2 /R 1 ≤20, the electrode assembly satisfies R 4 /R 3 −R 2 /R 1 ≥0, wherein R 1 represents resistance of the first positive electrode film layer in Ω, R 2 represents resistance of the second positive electrode film layer in Ω, R 3 represents resistance of the first negative electrode film layer in mΩ and R 4 represents resistance of the second negative film layer in mΩ,

the first positive electrode film layer comprises a first positive electrode base layer and at least one first positive electrode ceramic layer disposed on at least one of two opposite surfaces of the first positive electrode base layer, the first positive electrode ceramic layer comprises one or more of alumina ceramics, silicon nitride ceramics, silicon carbide ceramics, and boron nitride ceramics,

the positive electrode plate satisfies R 2 <R 1 .

19. The electrode assembly of claim 18 , wherein,

the second negative electrode film layer comprises a second negative electrode base layer and at least one second negative electrode ceramic layer disposed on at least one of two opposite surfaces of the second negative electrode base layer, the second negative electrode ceramic layer comprises one or more of alumina ceramics, silicon nitride ceramics, silicon carbide ceramics, and boron nitride ceramics,

the negative electrode plate satisfies R 3 <R 4 .

20. The electrode assembly of claim 18 , wherein the first positive electrode film layer comprises a first positive electrode active material, the second positive electrode film layer comprises a second positive electrode active material, and the positive electrode plate satisfies one or more of the following:

(1) a coating weight of the first positive electrode film layer is less than a coating weight of the second positive electrode film layer,

(2) a gram capacity of the first positive electrode active material is less than a gram capacity of the second positive electrode active material, or

(3) w 1 <w 2 , in which w 1 represents a mass percentage of the first positive electrode active material based on the total mass of the first positive electrode film layer, and w 2 represents a mass percentage of the second positive electrode active material based on the total mass of the second positive electrode film layer.

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 Sep 21, 2022
From: ZHANG, TAO; HE, JIANFU; LIU, QIAN; SUN, XUEYANG; YE, YONGHUANG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 061158/0902 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021123648 · Oct 13, 2021
Related Publication 20230112421A1 · Apr 13, 2023
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