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US 12,451,563 · App. 17/826,875 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Segment membrane, battery combination, and electrical device

Inventors: Wei Zhou (Shenzhen, CN); Huihui Zhou (Shenzhen, CN); Yaoming Deng (Shenzhen, CN); Yangxing Li (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H01M50/477H01M50/569
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Patent No.
US 12,451,563
App. No.
17/826,875
Granted
Oct 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides example segment membranes, example battery combinations, and example electrical devices. One example segment membrane includes a conductive layer, a first insulation layer, and a second insulation layer that are disposed in a laminated manner, where the conductive layer is located between the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer. The conductive layer includes a first conductive part and a second conductive part that are disposed in a laminated manner and electrically connected. The first insulation layer is a first frame structure, and the first insulation layer is disposed on a surface that is of the first conductive part and that is away from the second conductive part. The second insulation layer is a second frame structure, and the second insulation layer is disposed on a surface that is of the second conductive part and that is away from the first conductive part.

Claims (42)

1. A segment membrane for electrical connection and isolation between electrode assemblies in a battery combination, wherein the segment membrane comprises a conductive layer, a first insulation layer, and a second insulation layer that are disposed in a laminated manner, wherein the conductive layer is located between the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer, and wherein:

the conductive layer comprises a first conductive part and a second conductive part that are disposed in a laminated manner and electrically connected;

the first insulation layer is a first frame structure disposed on a surface of the first conductive part and away from the second conductive part;

the second insulation layer is a second frame structure disposed on a surface of the second conductive part and away from the first conductive part;

the battery combination comprises a package layer;

the segment membrane is configured to separate the package layer into sealing chambers; and

the segment membrane further comprising a third conductive part, wherein the third conductive part is respectively in electrical connection with the first conductive part and the second conductive part, and the third conductive part extends outside the sealing chambers.

2. The segment membrane according to claim 1 , wherein an outer frame edge of the first insulation layer is disposed along an edge of the first conductive part, and wherein an outer frame edge of the second insulation layer is disposed along an edge of the second conductive part.

3. The segment membrane according to claim 1 , wherein an inner frame edge of the first insulation layer is a rectangle, a circle, an ellipse, or a special shape, and wherein an inner frame edge of the second insulation layer is a rectangle, a circle, an ellipse, or a special shape.

4. The segment membrane according to claim 1 , wherein the first conductive part comprises one or more materials of copper, aluminum, nickel, iron, or carbon, and wherein the second conductive part comprises one or more materials of copper, aluminum, nickel, iron, or carbon.

5. The segment membrane according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer further comprises a connection layer, and the first conductive part and the second conductive part are electrically connected by using the connection layer.

6. The segment membrane according to claim 1 , further comprising a third insulation layer, wherein the third insulation layer at least partially wraps a sidewall of the conductive layer.

7. The segment membrane according to claim 6 , wherein the third insulation layer, the first insulation layer, and the second insulation layer are an integral structure.

8. The segment membrane according to claim 1 , wherein the third conductive part is used to connect to an external circuit or serve as a detection point of the battery combination.

9. The segment membrane according to claim 8 , wherein the third conductive part is used for electric potential measurement or capacity equalization adjustment of the battery combination.

10. The segment membrane according to claim 1 , wherein the segment membrane comprises a third insulation layer, and wherein the third conductive part is exposed outside the third insulation layer.

11. A battery combination, comprising a package layer, N electrode assemblies, and N−1 segment membranes, wherein:

N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2;

the N−1 segment membranes separate the package layer into N sealing chambers, the N electrode assemblies are disposed one by one in the N sealing chambers, and each electrode assembly is electrically connected to an adjacent segment membrane;

each sealing chamber is filled with an electrolyte, and a segment membrane is used to isolate electrolytes in adjacent sealing chambers;

the segment membrane is used for electrical connection and isolation between electrode assemblies in the battery combination, wherein the segment membrane comprises a conductive layer, a first insulation layer, and a second insulation layer that are disposed in a laminated manner, and the conductive layer is located between the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer;

the conductive layer comprises a first conductive part and a second conductive part that are disposed in a laminated manner and electrically connected;

the first insulation layer is a first frame structure disposed on a surface of the first conductive part and away from the second conductive part;

the second insulation layer is a second frame structure disposed on a surface of the second conductive part and away from the first conductive part; and

the segment membrane further comprising a third conductive part, wherein the third conductive part is respectively in electrical connection with the first conductive part and the second conductive part, and the third conductive part extends outside the sealing chambers.

12. The battery combination according to claim 11 , wherein the segment membrane isolates the electrolytes in the adjacent sealing chambers by using the conductive layer.

13. The battery combination according to claim 12 , wherein the segment membrane is hermetically connected to the package layer by using the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer.

14. The battery combination according to claim 11 , wherein the segment membrane isolates the electrolytes in the adjacent sealing chambers by using the conductive layer and a third insulation layer.

15. The battery combination according to claim 14 , wherein the segment membrane is hermetically connected to the package layer by using the first insulation layer, the second insulation layer, and the third insulation layer.

16. The battery combination according to claim 11 , wherein the N electrode assemblies are connected in series or in parallel by using the N−1 segment membranes.

17. The battery combination according to claim 11 , wherein the N electrode assemblies are connected in series and parallel by using the N−1 segment membranes.

18. An electrical device, comprising a housing and a battery combination disposed in the housing, wherein:

the battery combination comprises a package layer, N electrode assemblies, and N−1 segment membranes, wherein N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2;

the N−1 segment membranes separate the package layer into N sealing chambers, the N electrode assemblies are disposed one by one in the N sealing chambers, and each electrode assembly is electrically connected to an adjacent segment membrane;

each sealing chamber is filled with an electrolyte, and a segment membrane is used to isolate electrolytes in adjacent sealing chambers;

the segment membrane is used for electrical connection and isolation between electrode assemblies in the battery combination, wherein the segment membrane comprises a conductive layer, a first insulation layer, and a second insulation layer that are disposed in a laminated manner, and the conductive layer is located between the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer;

the conductive layer comprises a first conductive part and a second conductive part that are disposed in a laminated manner and electrically connected;

the first insulation layer is a first frame structure disposed on a surface of the first conductive part and away from the second conductive part;

the second insulation layer is a second frame structure disposed on a surface of the second conductive part and away from the first conductive part; and

the segment membrane further comprising a third conductive part, wherein the third conductive part is respectively in electrical connection with the first conductive part and the second conductive part, and the third conductive part extends outside the sealing chambers.

19. The electrical device according to claim 18 , wherein the segment membrane isolates the electrolytes in the adjacent sealing chambers by using the conductive layer.

20. The electrical device according to claim 18 , wherein the segment membrane further comprising a third insulation layer, wherein the third insulation layer at least partially wraps a sidewall of the conductive layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2023
From: ZHOU, WEI; ZHOU, HUIHUI; DENG, YAOMING; LI, YANGXING
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064131/0482 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201911208846.3 · Nov 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020098616 · Jun 28, 2020
Related Publication 20220294083A1 · Sep 15, 2022
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