IP Library Patent Application 18526527
Patent Application
App. No. 18/526,527

DESIGN METHOD FOR CONNECTION SHEET, CONNECTION SHEET, AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE

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App. No.
18/526,527
Abstract

The disclosure provides a design method for a connection sheet, a connection sheet, and an energy storage device. The design method for the connection sheet includes: an area S of a welding region, connectable to a tab, of the connection sheet is obtained; the connection sheet is divided into a first effective region and a second effective region, where the first effective region is a region, having a regular shape, of the connection sheet, the second effective region is a region, connectable to a terminal post, of the connection sheet, the first effective region is implemented as N first effective regions, N≥1, and multiple first effective regions are connected on the same side of the second effective region; a gauge size of the first effective region is determined according to S=a*S1, a being in a range of 0.095˜0.96, and S1 being an area of the first effective region.

Claims (38)

1 . A design method for a connection sheet, comprising:

obtaining an area S of a welding region, connectable to a tab, of the connection sheet;

dividing the connection sheet into a first effective region and a second effective region, wherein the first effective region is a region, having a regular shape, of the connection sheet, the second effective region is a region, connectable to a terminal post, of the connection sheet, the first effective region is implemented as N first effective regions, N≥1, and a plurality of first effective regions are connected on the same side of the second effective region ( 20 ); and

determining a gauge size of the first effective region according to S=a*S1, a being in a range of 0.095-0.96, and S1 being an area of the first effective region.

2 . The design method for the connection sheet of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the area S of the welding region, connectable to the tab, of the connection sheet comprises:

obtaining an area of a part of the connection sheet where the tab is subject to continuous overcurrent and having temperature rise less than a set threshold as the area S of the welding region.

3 . The design method for the connection sheet of claim 1 , wherein determining the gauge size of the first effective region comprises:

when the welding region is in a shape of rectangle, a length of the first effective region is x1 and a width of the first effective region is y1, and a length of the welding region is x2 and a width of the welding region is y2, determining the length of the first effective region and the width of the first effective region according to x2=m*x1, y2=n*y1, a=m*n, m being in a range of 0.1-0.95, and n being in a range of 0.1-0.95.

4 . The design method for the connection sheet of claim 1 , wherein determining the gauge size of the first effective region comprises:

when the welding region is in a shape of circle, a width of the first effective region is y1, and a radius of the welding region is r1, determining a length of the first effective region and the width of the first effective region according to r1≤0.95y1.

5 . The design method for the connection sheet of claim 1 , wherein determining the gauge size of the first effective region comprises:

when the welding region is in a shape of oval, a longitudinal axis of the welding region is parallel to a width direction of the first effective region, a length of the longitudinal axis of the welding region is L1, and a width of the first effective region is y1, determining a length of the first effective region and the width of the first effective region according to L1: y1=(0.2-0.95):1.

6 . The design method for the connection sheet of claim 1 , wherein adjacent first effective regions are spaced apart by a distance of w1, a width of each of the plurality of first effective regions is w2, a width of the second effective region is w3, and w3=w1+N*w2, N being the number of the plurality of first effective regions.

7 . A connection sheet for a battery, the battery comprising a tab and a terminal post, the connection sheet being connectable to the tab and the terminal post and comprising:

N first effective regions, N≥1, the N first effective regions each having a welding region connectable to the tab;

a second effective region connected to the N first effective regions, a plurality of first effective regions being located on the same side of the second effective region; wherein

an area S of the welding region and an area S1 of a first effective region satisfy S=a*S1, a being in a range of 0.095˜0.96; and

during a preset cycle number of charging-and-discharging cycles of the battery, temperature rise of a welding mark in the welding region during charging-and-discharging is less than a temperature rise threshold, and a capacity retention rate ≥85%, wherein the temperature rise thresholds ≤10° C., and the preset cycle number is in a range of [0, 1500].

8 . The connection sheet of claim 7 , wherein the preset cycle number is in a range of [0,1000], and the capacity retention rate ≥90%.

9 . The connection sheet of claim 7 , wherein when the welding region is in a shape of rectangle, a length of the first effective region is x1 and a width of the first effective region is y1, and a length of the welding region is x2 and a width of the welding region is y2, x2=m*x1, y2=n*y1, a=m*n, m being in a range of 0.1-0.95, and n being in a range of 0.1-0.95.

10 . The connection sheet of claim 7 , wherein when the welding region is in a shape of circle, a width y1 of the first effective region and a radius r1 of the welding region satisfy r1≤0.95y1.

11 . The connection sheet of claim 7 , wherein when the welding region is in a shape of oval, a longitudinal axis of the welding region is parallel to a width direction of the first effective region, and a ratio of a length L1 of the longitudinal axis to a width y1 of the first effective region is (0.2-0.95):1.

12 . The connection sheet of claim 7 , wherein the welding region connectable to the tab is a part of the connection sheet where the tab is subject to continuous overcurrent and having temperature rise less than a set threshold.

13 . The connection sheet of claim 7 , wherein adjacent first effective regions are spaced apart by a distance of w1, a width of each of the plurality of first effective regions is w2, a width of the second effective region is w3, and w3=w1+N*w2, N being the number of the plurality of first effective regions.

14 . An energy storage device, comprising:

a can;

an end cap covering the can and provided with a terminal post; and

a connection sheet connected to the terminal post and comprising:

N first effective regions, N≥1, the N first effective regions each having a welding region connectable to a tab of the energy storage device;

a second effective region connected to the N first effective regions, a plurality of first effective regions being located on the same side of the second effective region; wherein

an area S of the welding region and an area S1 of a first effective region satisfy S=a*S1, a being in a range of 0.095-0.96; and

during a preset cycle number of charging-and-discharging cycles of the energy storage device, temperature rise of a welding mark in the welding region during charging-and-discharging is less than a temperature rise threshold, and a capacity retention rate ≥85%, wherein the temperature rise threshold ≤10° C., and the preset cycle number is in a range of [0, 1500].

15 . The energy storage device of claim 14 , wherein the preset cycle number is in a range of [0,1000], and the capacity retention rate 90%.

16 . The energy storage device of claim 14 , wherein when the welding region is in a shape of rectangle, a length of the first effective region is x1 and a width of the first effective region is y1, and a length of the welding region is x2 and a width of the welding region is y2, x2=m*x1, y2=n*y1, a=m*n, m being in a range of 0.1-0.95, and n being in a range of 0.1-0.95.

17 . The energy storage device of claim 14 , wherein when the welding region is in a shape of circle, a width y1 of the first effective region and a radius r1 of the welding region satisfy r1≤0.95y1.

18 . The energy storage device of claim 14 , wherein when the welding region is in a shape of oval, a longitudinal axis of the welding region is parallel to a width direction of the first effective region, and a ratio of a length L1 of the longitudinal axis to a width y1 of the first effective region is (0.2-0.95):1.

19 . The energy storage device of claim 14 , wherein the welding region connectable to the tab is a part of the connection sheet where the tab is subject to continuous overcurrent and having temperature rise less than a set threshold.

20 . The energy storage device of claim 14 , wherein adjacent first effective regions are spaced apart by a distance of w1, a width of each of the plurality of first effective regions is w2, a width of the second effective region is w3, and w3=w1+N*w2, N being the number of the plurality of first effective regions.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2025
From: XIAMEN HITHIUM ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: HITHIUM TECH HK LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070382/0249 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2023
From: HUANG, HANCHUAN
To: XIAMEN HITHIUM ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065735/0389 →