IP Library Granted Patent US 11,841,328
Granted Patent B2
US 11,841,328 · App. 18/135,743 · Granted Dec 12, 2023

Method and device for testing electrode sheet

Inventors: Guoda Huang (Fujian, CN); Weizhi Zhou (Fujian, CN); Yuanfu Chen (Fujian, CN); Qingqing Song (Fujian, CN); Kai Cui (Fujian, CN); Minjiang Xu (Fujian, CN); Yiruo Wang (Fujian, CN); Gang Lin (Fujian, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
G01N21/892G01B11/043G01N2201/126
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Patent No.
US 11,841,328
App. No.
18/135,743
Granted
Dec 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and a device for testing an electrode sheet, the method may comprise: acquiring M pieces of test data of a tab, wherein the tab protrudes from the end face of the electrode sheet along the first direction, the M pieces of test data are the test data of the tab at M consecutive positions along the second direction, the M pieces of test data are the test data of the height of the tab in the first direction, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and M is a positive integer greater than 1; and determining whether the shape of the tab is normal based on the M pieces of test data.

Claims (52)

1. A method for testing an electrode sheet, wherein the method comprises:

acquiring M pieces of test data of a tab, wherein the tab protrudes from an end face of an electrode sheet along a first direction, the M pieces of test data are the test data of a height of the tab in the first direction at M consecutive positions along a second direction, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and M is a positive integer greater than 1; and

determining whether a shape of the tab is normal based on a change of the height of the tab at the M consecutive positions according to the M pieces of test data.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein multiple tabs arranged on the end face of the electrode sheet along the second direction have different heights.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the shape of the tab is normal according to the M pieces of test data comprises:

selecting N1 pieces of test data from the M pieces of test data, wherein N1 is a positive integer greater than 1, and N1<M; and

determining whether the tab is folded according to a relationship between the N1 pieces of test data and a first threshold, wherein the first threshold is determined based on a preset height of the tab in the first direction.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the determining whether the tab is folded according to the relationship between the N1 pieces of test data and a first threshold comprises:

if the values of the N1 pieces of test data are smaller than the first threshold, determining that the tab is folded.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the first threshold is H0−X or H0/2−X, H0 is the preset height of the tab in the first direction, and X is a preset value.

6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein N1=(⅔)×M.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the shape of the tab is normal according to the M pieces of test data comprises:

from the M pieces of test data, selecting N2 pieces of test data and N3 pieces of test data, respectively, wherein N2 and N3 are positive integers greater than 1, N2<M, and N3<M; and

determining whether the tab is damaged according to a relationship between the N2 pieces of test data and a second threshold and a relationship between the N3 pieces of test data and a third threshold, wherein the second threshold and the third threshold are determined based on the preset height of the tab in the first direction.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the determining whether the tab is damaged according to the relationship between the N2 pieces of test data and a second threshold and the relationship between the N3 pieces of test data and a third threshold comprises:

if there are more than K1 consecutive pieces of test data in the N2 pieces of test data whose value is smaller than the second threshold, and there are more than K2 pieces of test data in the N3 pieces of test data whose value is greater than the third threshold, determining that the tab is damaged, wherein K1 and K2 are preset values.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein K1=2, and/or K2=M/2.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the N2 pieces of test data are N2 pieces of test data in a middle of the M pieces of test data, and the N3 pieces of test data are N3 pieces of test data at two ends of the M pieces of test data.

11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein N2=(⅓)×M, and N3=(⅔)×M.

12. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the second threshold is H0/3, and/or the third threshold is 2H0/3, and H0 is the preset height of the tab in the first direction.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

acquiring P pieces of test data of a non-tab region on the end face of the electrode sheet, wherein the P pieces of test data are the test data of the non-tab region at P different positions along the second direction, the P pieces of test data are the test data corresponding to heights of the non-tab region in the first direction, and P is a positive integer greater than 1; and

determining whether the shape of the end face of the electrode sheet is normal according to the P pieces of test data.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the determining whether the shape of the end face of the electrode sheet is normal according to the P pieces of test data comprises:

if there are more than Q1 consecutive pieces of test data in the P pieces of test data whose difference with their adjacent test data is in a fourth threshold range, determining that the end face of the electrode sheet is damaged, wherein Q1 is a preset value.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the fourth threshold ranges between 1 mm and 3 mm.

16. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the determining whether the shape of the end face of the electrode sheet is normal according to the P pieces of test data comprises:

if there are Q2 pieces of test data in the P pieces of test data whose value is greater than a fifth threshold, determining that a movement direction of the electrode sheet deviates from the second direction during the test.

17. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the fifth threshold is 0.5 mm.

18. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method is performed by a device for testing electrode sheet, the device is connected to a sensor, the sensor comprises a transmitting end and a receiving end, the transmitting end and the receiving end are arranged oppositely on the two sides of the electrode sheet, so that the electrode sheet moves between the transmitting end and the receiving end along the second direction; the transmitting end is used for emitting light, and the receiving end is used for collecting optical signals as the electrode sheet moves to multiple different positions so as to acquire corresponding multiple pieces of test data,

the acquiring M pieces of test data of the tab comprises:

acquiring the multiple pieces of test data from the sensor; and

determining the M pieces of test data of the tab according to the multiple pieces of test data.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein a height of the test region formed by the light emitted by the transmitting end in the first direction at least covers the height of the tab.

20. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the sensor is used to test the tab in a process of die-cutting the electrode sheet to form the tab; or, the sensor is used to test the tab in the process of winding the electrode sheet to form an electrode assembly.

21. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the determining the M pieces of test data of the tab according to the multiple pieces of test data comprises:

determining the test data in the multiple pieces of test data whose numerical value changes from small to large with an amount of change exceeding a sixth threshold as an initial test data in the M pieces of test data; and

determining the M consecutive pieces of test data starting from the initial test data as the M pieces of test data of the tab.

22. The method according to claim 21 , wherein the sixth threshold is between 3 mm and 5 mm.

23. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the determining the M pieces of test data of the tab according to the multiple pieces of test data comprises:

determining the M pieces of test data from the multiple pieces of test data according to a preset position of the tab on the electrode sheet.

24. A device for testing electrode sheet, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call the computer program to execute the method for testing an electrode sheet of claim 1 .

25. A method for testing an electrode sheet, wherein a tab is provided on an end face of the electrode sheet along a first direction, and the method comprises:

acquiring P pieces of test data of a non-tab region on the end face, wherein the P pieces of test data are the test data corresponding to a height of the non-tab region in the first direction at P different positions along a second direction, and P is a positive integer greater than 1; and

determining whether a shape of the end face of the electrode sheet is normal based on a change of the height of the tab at the M consecutive positions according to the P pieces of test data.

26. The method according to claim 25 , wherein the determining whether the shape of the end face of the electrode sheet is normal according to the pieces of test data comprises:

if there are more than Q1 consecutive pieces of test data in the P pieces of test data whose difference with their adjacent test data is in a fourth threshold range, determining that the end face of the electrode sheet is damaged, wherein Q1 is a preset value.

27. The method according to claim 25 , wherein the fourth threshold ranges between 1 mm and 3 mm.

28. The method according to claim 25 , wherein the determining whether the shape of the end face of the electrode sheet is normal according to the P pieces of test data comprises:

if there are Q2 pieces of test data in the P pieces of test data whose value is greater than a fifth threshold, determining that a movement direction of the electrode sheet deviates from the second direction during the test.

29. The method according to claim 27 , wherein the fifth threshold is 0.5 mm.

30. A device for testing electrode sheet, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call the computer program to execute the method for testing an electrode sheet of claim 25 .

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 068338/0723 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2023
From: HUANG, GUODA; ZHOU, WEIZHI; CHEN, YUANFU; SONG, QINGQING; CUI, KAI; XU, MINJIANG; WANG, YIRUO; LIN, GANG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 063354/0744 →
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