ELECTROLYTE INJECTION APPARATUS AND ELECTROLYTE INJECTION METHOD
This application relates to the field of battery manufacturing technologies, and in particular, to an electrolyte injection apparatus and an electrolyte injection method. The electrolyte injection apparatus includes an electrolyte injection assembly, a gas extraction assembly, and a gas injection assembly. The electrolyte injection assembly has an electrolyte injection end, the electrolyte injection end being configured to communicate with an inner cavity of the housing. The gas extraction assembly has a gas extraction end, the gas extraction end being configured to communicate with the inner cavity of the housing. The gas injection assembly has a gas inlet and a gas injection end, the gas inlet being configured to communicate with a gas storage container, and the gas injection end being configured to communicate with the inner cavity of the housing, where the gas storage container stores target gas, the target gas being soluble in the electrolyte.
1 . An electrolyte injection apparatus, configured to inject electrolyte into a housing of a battery cell, wherein the electrolyte injection apparatus comprises:
an electrolyte injection assembly having an electrolyte injection end, the electrolyte injection end being configured to communicate with an inner cavity of the housing;
a gas extraction assembly having a gas extraction end, the gas extraction end being configured to communicate with the inner cavity of the housing; and
a gas injection assembly having a gas inlet and a gas injection end, the gas inlet being configured to communicate with a gas storage container, and the gas injection end being configured to communicate with the inner cavity of the housing;
wherein the gas storage container stores target gas, the target gas being soluble in the electrolyte.
2 . The electrolyte injection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a solubility of the target gas in the electrolyte is greater than 0.1.
3 . The electrolyte injection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the target gas comprises either one of CO 2 gas or CO gas.
4 . The electrolyte injection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the target gas is a dry gas.
5 . The electrolyte injection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the gas injection assembly further comprises:
a pressure regulating valve provided between the gas inlet and the gas injection end.
6 . An electrolyte injection method, wherein the electrolyte injection method injects electrolyte into a housing of a battery cell by using the electrolyte injection apparatus according to claim 1 , and the method comprises:
injecting the target gas into the housing by using the gas injection assembly;
extracting gas from within the housing by using the gas extraction assembly; and
injecting the electrolyte into the housing by using the electrolyte injection assembly.
7 . The electrolyte injection method according to claim 6 , before the injecting the target gas into the housing by using the gas injection assembly, the method further comprising:
extracting gas from within the housing by using the gas extraction assembly.
8 . The electrolyte injection method according to claim 6 , wherein during the process of injecting electrolyte into the housing by using the electrolyte injection assembly, the method further comprises:
controlling gas pressure within the housing by using the pressure regulating valve such that the gas pressure within the housing is lower than gas pressure within the electrolyte injection assembly.
9 . The electrolyte injection method according to claim 6 , wherein the injecting electrolyte into the housing by using the electrolyte injection assembly comprises:
injecting gas into the electrolyte injection assembly such that gas pressure within the housing is lower than gas pressure within the electrolyte injection assembly.
10 . The electrolyte injection method according to claim 6 , wherein before the injecting electrolyte into the housing by using the electrolyte injection assembly, the method further comprises:
drying an electrode assembly in the battery cell.
11 . The electrolyte injection method according to claim 10 , wherein the drying an electrode assembly in the battery cell comprises:
placing the battery cell in an oven;
extracting gas from within the oven by using the gas extraction assembly; and
injecting the target gas into the oven by using the gas injection assembly.