IP Library Patent Application 18181830
Patent Application
App. No. 18/181,830

ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS

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18/181,830
Abstract

An electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate. The first electrode plate includes a first current collector and a first active material layer, where the first current collector includes a first body portion and a first tab, the first active material layer is applied on a surface of the first body portion, and the first tab extends from an end of the first body portion in a first direction. The second electrode plate includes a second current collector and a second active material layer, where the second current collector includes a second body portion and a second tab, the second active material layer is applied on a surface of the second body portion, and the second tab extends from an end of the second body portion in the first direction.

Claims (23)

1 . An electrode assembly, comprising a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate, wherein

the first electrode plate comprises a first current collector and a first active material layer, wherein the first current collector comprises a first body portion and a first tab, the first active material layer is applied on a surface of the first body portion, and the first tab extends from an end of the first body portion in a first direction;

the second electrode plate comprises a second current collector and a second active material layer, wherein the second current collector comprises a second body portion and a second tab, the second active material layer is applied on a surface of the second body portion, and the second tab extends from an end of the second body portion in the first direction; and

at least an end part of the second active material layer close to the first tab is coated with a ceramic coating in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein length of the ceramic coating in the first direction is ⅓-3/2 of length of the first tab in the first direction.

2 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein thickness of the ceramic coating is 2 µm to 20 µm.

3 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the second active material layer comprises a substrate region and a thinned region extending from the substrate region, thickness of the thinned region being less than thickness of the substrate region; and

the thinned region is provided with the ceramic coating.

4 . The electrode assembly according to claim 3 , wherein a difference between a sum of the thickness of the ceramic coating and the thickness of the thinned region and the thickness of the substrate region is less than 3 µm.

5 . The electrode assembly according to claim 3 , wherein length x of the first tab in the first direction, length y of the ceramic coating in the first direction, thickness d1 of the ceramic coating, and thickness d2 of the thinned region satisfy: 0.09≤(0.283-d1/d2)/(y/x)≤0.25 and 0.07≤(0.23-d1/(d1+d2))/(y/x)≤0.20.

6 . The electrode assembly according to claim 3 , wherein in the first direction, the thinned region is provided on a side of the substrate region close to the second tab.

7 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first tab and the second tab are located on one same side of the electrode assembly in the first direction.

8 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first tab and the second tab are located on two sides of the electrode assembly in the first direction.

9 . The electrode assembly according to claim 8 , wherein an end part of the first active material layer close to the second tab is coated with a ceramic coating in the second direction, wherein length of the ceramic coating in the first direction is ⅓-3/2 of length of the second tab in the first direction.

10 . The electrode assembly according to claim 8 , wherein

in the first direction, a thinned region of the second active material layer is further provided on a side of the substrate region close to the first tab; and

the thinned region is provided with a ceramic coating, wherein a difference between a sum of thickness of the ceramic coating and thickness of the thinned region and thickness of the substrate region is less than 3 µm.

11 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the ceramic coating contains a ceramic material and a binder.

12 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode plate is a positive electrode plate, and the second electrode plate is a negative electrode plate.

13 . A battery, comprising the electrode assembly according to claim 1 .

14 . A battery module, comprising the battery according to claim 13 .

15 . A battery pack, comprising the battery module according to claim 14 .

16 . An electric apparatus, comprising the battery pack according to claim 15 , wherein the battery pack is used as a power source or an energy storage 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 Mar 10, 2023
From: CHANG, WEN; FU, CHENGHUA; ZHANG, CHENCHEN; YE, YONGHUANG; GUO, SUOGANG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062945/0160 →