IP Library Granted Patent US 9,343,742
Granted Patent B2
US 9,343,742 · App. 14/066,414 · Granted May 17, 2016

Nickel hydride secondary battery

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Patent No.
US 9,343,742
App. No.
14/066,414
Granted
May 17, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A nickel hydride secondary battery houses an electrode group including a positive electrode and a negative electrode which are overlapped with each other via a separator with an alkaline electrolyte solution, the negative electrode includes a hydrogen absorbing alloy, a negative-electrode additive agent, a thickening agent, and a conductive material, and the negative-electrode additive agent includes at least one selected from calcium fluoride, calcium sulfide, and calcium chloride.

Claims (56)

1. A nickel hydride secondary battery comprising:

a container; and

an electrode group housed in the container with an alkaline electrolyte solution in an air-tightly closed state, wherein

the electrode group comprises a positive electrode and a negative electrode which are overlapped with each other via a separator,

the negative electrode comprises a hydrogen absorbing alloy, a negative-electrode additive agent, a thickening agent, and a conductive material, and

the negative-electrode additive agent comprises at least one selected from calcium fluoride, calcium sulfide, and calcium chloride.

2. The nickel hydride secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

an additive amount of the negative-electrode additive agent is 0.1 to 1.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy.

3. The nickel hydride secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the thickening agent comprises at least one selected from carboxymethylcellulose, sodium polyacrylate, and hydroxypropylcellulose.

4. The nickel hydride secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

an additive amount of the negative-electrode additive agent is 0.1 to 1.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy, and

the thickening agent comprises at least one selected from carboxymethylcellulose, sodium polyacrylate, and hydroxypropylcellulose.

5. The nickel hydride secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

an additive amount of the thickening agent is 0.01 to 0.1 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy.

6. The nickel hydride secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

an additive amount of the negative-electrode additive agent is 0.1 to 1.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy, and

an additive amount of the thickening agent is 0.01 to 0.1 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy.

7. The nickel hydride secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

an additive amount of the negative-electrode additive agent is 0.1 to 1.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy,

the thickening agent comprises at least one selected from carboxymethylcellulose, sodium polyacrylate, and hydroxypropylcellulose, and

an additive amount of the thickening agent is 0.01 to 0.1 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy.

8. The nickel hydride secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the hydrogen absorbing alloy has a composition represented by a general formula: Ln 1-w Mg w Ni x-y-z Al y T z , wherein Ln represents at least one element selected from a lanthanoid element, Ca, Sr, Sc, Y, Yb, Er, Ti, Zr, and Hf, T represents at least one element selected from V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Ga, Zn, Sn, In, Cu, Si, P, and B, and w, x, y, and z represent 0<w<0.3, 3.00≦x≦3.80, 0.10≦y≦0.25, and 0≦z≦0.1, respectively.

9. The nickel hydride secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

an additive amount of the negative-electrode additive agent is 0.1 to 1.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy, and

the hydrogen absorbing alloy has a composition represented by a general formula: Ln 1-w Mg w Ni x-y-z Al y T z , wherein Ln represents at least one element selected from a lanthanoid element, Ca, Sr, Sc, Y, Yb, Er, Ti, Zr, and Hf, T represents at least one element selected from V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Ga, Zn, Sn, In, Cu, Si, P, and B, and w, x, y, and z represent 0<w<0.3, 3.00≦x≦3.80, 0.10≦y≦0.25, and 0≦z≦0.1, respectively.

10. The nickel hydride secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

an additive amount of the negative-electrode additive agent is 0.1 to 1.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy,

the thickening agent comprises at least one selected from carboxymethylcellulose, sodium polyacrylate, and hydroxypropylcellulose, and

the hydrogen absorbing alloy has a composition represented by a general formula: Ln 1-w Mg w Ni x-y-z Al y T z , wherein Ln represents at least one element selected from a lanthanoid element, Ca, Sr, Sc, Y, Yb, Er, Ti, Zr, and Hf, T represents at least one element selected from V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Ga, Zn, Sn, In, Cu, Si, P, and B, and w, x, y, and z represent 0<w<0.3, 3.00≦x≦3.80, 0.10≦y≦0.25, and 0≦z≦0.1, respectively.

11. The nickel hydride secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

an additive amount of the negative-electrode additive agent is 0.1 to 1.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy,

the thickening agent comprises at least one selected from carboxymethylcellulose, sodium polyacrylate, and hydroxypropylcellulose,

an additive amount of the thickening agent is 0.01 to 0.1 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy, and

the hydrogen absorbing alloy has a composition represented by a general formula: Ln 1-w Mg w Ni x-y-z Al y T z , wherein Ln represents at least one element selected from a lanthanoid element, Ca, Sr, Sc, Y, Yb, Er, Ti, Zr, and Hf, T represents at least one element selected from V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Ga, Zn, Sn, In, Cu, Si, P, and B, and w, x, y, and z represent 0<w<0.3, 3.00≦x≦3.80, 0.10≦y≦0.25, and 0≦z≦0.1, respectively.

12. The nickel hydride secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the conductive material comprises carbon black.

13. The nickel hydride secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

an additive amount of the negative-electrode additive agent is 0.1 to 1.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy, and

the conductive material comprises carbon black.

14. The nickel hydride secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

an additive amount of the negative-electrode additive agent is 0.1 to 1.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy,

the thickening agent comprises at least one selected from carboxymethylcellulose, sodium polyacrylate, and hydroxypropylcellulose, and

the conductive material comprises carbon black.

15. The nickel hydride secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

an additive amount of the negative-electrode additive agent is 0.1 to 1.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy,

the thickening agent comprises at least one selected from carboxymethylcellulose, sodium polyacrylate, and hydroxypropylcellulose,

an additive amount of the thickening agent is 0.01 to 0.1 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy, and

the conductive material comprises carbon black.

16. The nickel hydride secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

an additive amount of the negative-electrode additive agent is 0.1 to 1.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy,

the thickening agent comprises at least one selected from carboxymethylcellulose, sodium polyacrylate, and hydroxypropylcellulose,

an additive amount of the thickening agent is 0.01 to 0.1 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the hydrogen absorbing alloy,

the hydrogen absorbing alloy has a composition represented by a general formula: Ln 1-w Mg w Ni x-y-z Al y T z , wherein Ln represents at least one element selected from a lanthanoid element, Ca, Sr, Sc, Y, Yb, Er, Ti, Zr, and Hf, T represents at least one element selected from V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Ga, Zn, Sn, In, Cu, Si, P, and B, and w, x, y, and z represent 0<w<0.3, 3.00≦x≦3.80, 0.10≦y≦0.25, and 0≦z≦0.1, respectively), and

the conductive material comprises carbon black.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jan 8, 2016
From: FDK CORPORATION
To: FDK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037952/0896 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ADDRESS OF THE RECEIVING PARTY PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 034842 FRAME: 0772. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 6, 2015
From: FDK TWICELL CO., LTD.
To: FDK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036827/0058 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 29, 2015
From: FDK TWICELL CO., LTD.; FDK CORPORATION
To: FDK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034842/0772 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2013
From: KIHARA, MASARU; SAGUCHI, AKIRA; TAKEI, MASAAKI; ITO, TAKESHI; IMOTO, YUZO
To: FDK TWICELL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 031503/0965 →