IP Library Granted Patent US 12,308,390
Granted Patent B2
US 12,308,390 · App. 18/471,322 · Granted May 20, 2025

Electrolyte solution, and secondary battery, battery module, battery pack and electrical apparatus thereof

Inventors: Meng Qin (Ningde, CN); Qisen Huang (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M10/0569H01M10/0525H01M10/0567H01M10/0568H01M2300/0034
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Patent No.
US 12,308,390
App. No.
18/471,322
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are an electrolyte solution, comprising an organic solvent, an electrolyte lithium salt, and an additive; wherein the organic solvent comprises a fluorinated solvent; the electrolyte lithium salt comprises a fluorine-containing sulfonylimide lithium salt; and the additive comprises a lithium halide salt. The electrolyte solution of the present application has good conductivity and flame retardancy, and a lithium-ion battery comprising the electrolyte solution has at least one of improved energy density, safety performance, output performance, and cycling performance.

Claims (29)

1. An electrolyte solution, comprising an organic solvent containing a fluorinated solvent, an electrolyte lithium salt, and an additive;

wherein

the organic solvent containing a fluorinated solvent is one selected from:

(i) a combination of at least two selected from fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), fluoroethyl methylcarbonate (FEMC), 3-(2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropoxy)-1,2-propylene oxide, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl ether, methyl nonafluorobutyl ether, ethyl nonafluorobutyl ether, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl ether, and nonafluoroisobutyl methyl ether,

(ii) a combination of at least two selected from fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), 3-(2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropoxy)-1,2-propylene oxide, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl ether, methyl nonafluorobutyl ether, ethyl nonafluorobutyl ether, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl ether and nonafluoroisobutyl methyl ether,

(iii) fluoroethyl methylcarbonate (FEMC),

(iv) fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC),

(v) a hydrofluoroether(s) (HFE) selected from at least one of 3-(2,2,3,3-Tetrafluoropropoxy)-1,2-propylene oxide, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl ether, methylnonafluorobutyl ether, ethyl nonafluorobutyl ether, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl ether and nonafluoroisobutyl methyl ether, or

(vi) a combination of ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) and a hydrofluoroether(s) (HFE) selected from at least one of fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), Fluoroethyl methyl carbonate (FEMC), 3-(2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropoxy)-1,2-propylene oxide, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl ether, methyl nonafluorobutyl ether, ethyl nonafluorobutyl ether, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl ether, and nonafluoroisobutyl methyl ether;

the electrolyte lithium salt comprises a fluorine-containing sulfonylimide lithium salt;

the additive comprises a lithium halide salt;

the fluorine-containing sulfonylimide lithium salt, lithium halide salt, and fluorinated solvent satisfy: t= [(k*a*c)/(k*a+c)]/b, and tis from 0.0004 to 0.1000,

k is a molar concentration of the electrolyte lithium salt in the electrolyte solution, a unit of the molar concentration is mol/L,

a is a molar percent of the fluorine-containing sulfonylimide lithium salt relative to a total molar amount of the electrolyte lithium salt,

b is a weight percentage of the fluorinated solvent relative to a total weight of the organic solvent,

c is a weight percentage of the lithium halide salt relative to a total weight of the electrolyte, and

a, b, c, and k each are not 0.

2. The electrolyte solution according to claim 1 , wherein based on a total weight of the organic solvent, a content of the fluorinated solvent is 20% by weight or more.

3. The electrolyte solution according to claim 1 , wherein a molar concentration of the electrolyte lithium salt is 0.5 mol/L to 8 mol/L.

4. The electrolyte solution according to claim 1 , wherein based on a total weight of the electrolyte solution, a content of the lithium halide salt is 0.05% by weight to 10% by weight.

5. The electrolyte solution according to claim 1 , wherein based on a total molar weight of the electrolyte lithium salt, a molar percentage of the fluorine-containing sulfonylimide lithium salt is at least 30%.

6. The electrolyte solution according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium halide salt is selected from at least one of lithium iodide, lithium bromide, lithium chloride, and lithium fluoride.

7. The electrolyte solution according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorine-containing sulfonylimide lithium salt is selected from at least one of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide, lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide, lithium bis(pentafluoroethanesulfonyl) imide and lithium bis(perfluoro-1-butanesulfonyl) imide.

8. The electrolyte solution according to claim 1 , wherein the electrolyte lithium salt further includes at least one of lithium hexafluorophosphate, lithium tetrafluoroborate, lithium hexafluoroarsenate, and lithium perchlorate.

9. The electrolyte solution according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a film-forming additive, a flame retardant additive, an anti-overcharge additive, and a conductive additive.

10. A lithium ion secondary battery, comprising the electrolyte solution of claim 1 .

11. A battery module comprising a secondary battery according to claim 10 .

12. A battery pack comprising the battery module according to claim 11 .

13. A power consumption device, comprising the secondary battery according to claim 10 .

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, 2023
From: QIN, MENG; HUANG, QISEN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064978/0450 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022083710 · Mar 29, 2022
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