IP Library Patent Application 18620862
Patent Application
App. No. 18/620,862

BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, ELECTRICITY-CONSUMING APPARATUS, DETECTING METHOD, AND DETECTING MODULE

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18/620,862
Abstract

A battery cell includes a casing including a wall part and an accommodating cavity enclosed and formed by the wall part; an electrode assembly located in the accommodating cavity and connected with a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal; a third electrode arranged on the wall part; and a signal line including a first signal line connected with the third electrode and the first electrode terminal and a second signal line connected with the third electrode and the second electrode terminal.

Claims (30)

8 . A battery cell, comprising:

a casing, comprising a wall part and an accommodating cavity enclosed and formed by the wall part;

an electrode assembly, located in the accommodating cavity and connected with a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal;

a third electrode, arranged on the wall part; and

a signal line, comprising a first signal line connected with the third electrode and the first electrode terminal, and a second signal line connected with the third electrode and the second electrode terminal.

2 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the casing comprises a conductive material and is multiplexed as the third electrode, the first signal line is connected with the casing and the first electrode terminal, and the second signal line is connected with the casing and the second electrode terminal.

3 . The battery cell according to claim 2 , wherein the wall part comprises a casing body with an opening and an end cover covering the opening, the end cover is multiplexed as the third electrode, the first signal line is connected with the end cover and the first electrode terminal, and the second signal line is connected with the end cover and the second electrode terminal.

4 . The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the wall part comprises a casing body with an opening and an end cover covering the opening, and the third electrode is located on a side of the end cover away from the accommodating cavity.

5 . A detecting method for a battery cell, comprising:

providing a battery cell, comprising an electrode assembly and a third electrode, the electrode assembly comprising a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal, and the first electrode terminal being a negative electrode terminal;

obtaining a voltage difference between the first electrode terminal and the third electrode; and

determining a setting parameter of the battery cell according to the voltage difference.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein:

the battery cell further comprises a casing, the electrode assembly is located in the casing, and the casing serves as the third electrode;

obtaining the voltage difference between the first electrode terminal and the third electrode comprises obtaining a first voltage difference between the first electrode terminal and the casing that are not in a charging-and-discharging state within a predetermined time period; and

determining the setting parameter of the battery cell according to the voltage difference comprises determining that corrosion of the casing occurs when the first voltage difference decreases within the predetermined time period.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein determining the setting parameter of the battery cell according to the voltage difference comprises:

determining that the corrosion of the casing is severe and sending an alarm signal when the first voltage difference is less than or equal to a first voltage threshold within the predetermined time period.

8 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein:

obtaining the voltage difference between the first electrode terminal and the third electrode comprises obtaining a second voltage difference between the first electrode terminal and the third electrode in a charging state; and

determining the setting parameter of the battery cell according to the voltage difference comprises determining that lithium precipitation of the first electrode terminal occurs when the second voltage difference is less than or equal to a second voltage threshold.

9 . A detecting module for a battery cell, wherein the battery cell comprises an electrode assembly and a third electrode, the electrode assembly comprises a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal, the first electrode terminal is a negative electrode terminal, and the detecting module comprises:

an obtaining unit, configured to obtain a voltage difference between the first electrode terminal and the third electrode; and

a processing unit, configured to determine a setting parameter of the battery cell according to the voltage difference.

10 . The detecting module according to claim 9 , wherein:

the battery cell further comprises a casing, the electrode assembly is located in the casing, and the casing is multiplexed as the third electrode;

the obtaining unit is configured to obtain a first voltage difference between the first electrode terminal and the casing of the battery cell that are not in a charging-and-discharging state within a predetermined time period; and

the processing unit is configured to determine that corrosion of the casing occurs when the first voltage difference decreases within the predetermined time period.

11 . The detecting module according to claim 10 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to determine that the corrosion of the casing is severe and send an alarm signal when the first voltage difference is less than or equal to a first voltage threshold.

12 . The detecting module according to claim 9 , wherein the obtaining unit is further configured to obtain a second voltage difference between the first electrode terminal and the third electrode of the battery cell in a charging state, and the processing unit is further configured to determine that lithium precipitation of the first electrode terminal occurs when the second voltage difference is less than or equal to a second voltage threshold.

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 28, 2024
From: WU, GUISEN; TAN, HONGJUAN; LI, WEI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066940/0870 →