WO2023013929A1 - 전극 조립체, 배터리 및 이를 포함하는 배터리 팩 및 자동차 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and automobile including the same.
- a jelly roll type electrode assembly having a shape in which a positive electrode tab and a negative electrode tab are respectively extended vertically along the height direction of the battery housing may be applied to maximize current collection efficiency.
- the present invention which has been devised in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, aims to reduce the internal resistance of a cylindrical battery and effectively prevent an internal short circuit at the same time.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an electrode assembly capable of fully exerting the effect of an insulating coating even if the electrode is bent (bending), and a battery including the same.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an electrode assembly capable of improving electrolyte impregnability through an insulating coating, and a battery including the same.
- the electrode assembly according to the present invention for achieving the above technical problem is an electrode assembly in which a first electrode and a second electrode having a sheet shape and a separator interposed therebetween are wound around an axis to define a core and an outer circumferential surface.
- the first electrode and the second electrode may include a non-coated portion protruding out of the separator along an axial direction without an active material layer coated on a long side end; and a holding portion coated with an active material layer except for the uncoated portion.
- the first electrode includes at least one insulating layer simultaneously covering at least a portion of the uncoated portion and at least a portion of the holding portion along a winding direction.
- the uncoated portion is bent in a radial direction at a point spaced apart from the insulating layer in the axial direction.
- a thickness of the insulating layer may be smaller than a thickness of the active material layer, and the insulating layer and the separator may be slightly spaced apart from each other.
- the insulating layer reinforces strength of a portion of the first electrode covered by the insulating layer. Accordingly, when the uncoated portion is bent, the uncoated portion is bent in an area not covered by the insulating layer.
- a predetermined gap exists between the bent portion of the uncoated portion and the insulating layer.
- the gap may be 0.2 mm or more, preferably 0.4 mm or more. If the gap is smaller than this, the insulating layer may be damaged or deformed when the uncoated portion is bent.
- the gap may be 4 mm or less and preferably 1.5 mm or less. When the gap is larger than this, the effect of preventing the insulation from being damaged or deformed does not increase, but the effect of supporting the bending of the uncoated portion of the insulation layer begins to decrease.
- the gap may be 0.2 to 4 mm, preferably 0.4 to 1.5 mm.
- At least part of the uncoated portion may be used as an electrode tab by itself.
- the uncoated portion of the first electrode has a first surface facing the core and a second surface facing the outer circumferential surface.
- the insulating layer may be provided on the first surface and the second surface.
- the uncoated portion may be bent toward the core so that the first surface faces an end surface of the electrode assembly.
- a region where the insulating layer covers the first surface may extend more toward a distal end of the uncoated portion than a region where the insulating layer covers the second surface.
- the insulating layer covering the second surface is lower than the height of the insulating layer of the first surface, when the bent portion of the adjacent uncoated portion facing the second surface overlaps the second surface, the insulating layer is adjacent to the second surface.
- the uncoated portion may be overlapped in several layers in an axial direction while being bent, and an insulating layer may not be formed on a mutually contacting surface between adjacent uncoated portions in the axial direction.
- a front end of the insulating layer may have substantially the same height as at least a front end of the separation membrane.
- a front end of the insulating layer may extend further outward in an axial direction than a front end of the separator.
- one end of the insulating layer in the axial direction may be positioned at substantially the same height as or outside of one end of the separator in the axial direction.
- one end of the insulating layer in the axial direction may be located at substantially the same height as one end of the separator in the axial direction.
- the uncoated portion may further protrude outward from the insulating layer.
- the holding part may not protrude further than the separation membrane in an axial direction.
- the first electrode may be an anode.
- one end of the second electrode facing the insulating layer with the separator interposed therebetween may not protrude outward more than one end of the separator.
- the holding part may include a sliding part in which a thickness of the active material layer is reduced compared to a central region of the holding part.
- the sliding part may be formed in a boundary region between the holding part and the uncoated part.
- the sliding part may be provided at one end of the first electrode and the other end of the second electrode, respectively.
- the sliding part of the holding part provided in the first electrode and the sliding part of the holding part provided in the second electrode may be provided in opposite directions with respect to an axial direction.
- the separator may protrude outward from the other end of the first electrode and one end of the second electrode.
- the insulating layer may cover at least a portion of the sliding portion.
- the insulating layer may cover the uncoated portion by 0.3 to 5 mm.
- the insulating layer may cover the uncoated portion by 1.5 to 3 mm.
- the insulating layer may cover the holding portion by 0.1 to 3 mm.
- the insulating layer may cover the holding portion by 0.2 to 0.5 mm.
- At least a portion of the uncoated region may be divided into a plurality of segments.
- At least a partial section of the uncoated portion may be divided into a plurality of segments by a plurality of cutting grooves spaced apart in a winding direction.
- the segments may be bent in a radial direction.
- a bending moment may be concentrated on the lower end of the cutting groove, and thus a bending line may be formed at a position corresponding to the lower end of the cutting groove.
- the gap may exist between a lower end of the cutting groove and the insulating layer.
- the cutting groove may include a flat bottom, side portions of segment segments located on both sides of the bottom, and round portions connecting the bottom and the side portions.
- an imaginary line along an axial end of the insulating layer may overlap the round portion.
- the uncoated portion of the first electrode has a first surface facing the core and a second surface opposite the outer circumferential surface, and the insulating layer is the first surface.
- a region covering the first surface extends further toward the distal end of the uncoated portion of the first electrode than a region where the insulating layer covers the second surface, and an axial end portion of the insulating layer formed on the second surface of the uncoated portion of the first electrode.
- An imaginary line along may overlap with the round portion.
- the plurality of segments may be overlapped in several layers along the axial direction while being bent toward the core.
- the uncoated portion provided on the first electrode and the uncoated portion provided on the second electrode may protrude in opposite directions with respect to an axial direction.
- an axial length of the holding part provided in the first electrode may be shorter than an axial length of the holding part provided in the second electrode.
- the holding part provided in the first electrode may be located on the inner side of the holding part provided in the second electrode in the axial direction.
- the insulating layer may be an insulating coating layer or an insulating tape provided on a boundary region between the uncoated portion and the holding portion.
- the insulating layer may include a binder and an inorganic filler.
- the insulating layer may have porosity.
- a battery according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem the electrode assembly; a battery housing in which the electrode assembly is accommodated and electrically connected to one of the first electrode and the second electrode; a sealing body sealing the open end of the battery housing; and a terminal electrically connected to the other one of the first electrode and the second electrode and having a surface exposed to the outside.
- the battery may further include a first collector plate electrically coupled to the uncoated portion provided on the first electrode.
- the uncoated portion may be electrically coupled to the first current collector in an area not covered by the insulating layer among the entire area of the uncoated portion.
- the uncoated portion may be coupled to the first current collector plate by welding in an area not covered by the insulating layer among the entire area of the uncoated portion.
- a battery pack according to the present invention for achieving the above technical problem includes a plurality of the above-described batteries; and a pack housing accommodating the plurality of batteries.
- the above technical problem can also be achieved by a vehicle including the battery pack.
- the internal resistance of the battery can be drastically reduced.
- the insulating layer supports the bending point of the uncoated portion, buckling occurring during bending of the uncoated portion can be minimized.
- the uncoated portion includes a plurality of segments spaced apart by the cut groove
- the axial end portion of the insulating layer overlaps the round portion of the cut groove, thereby improving electrolyte impregnability.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cylindrical battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a cylindrical battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG 3 is a perspective view of an electrode assembly included in a cylindrical battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a disposition structure of an electrode and a separator included in an electrode assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a disposition structure of an electrode and a separator included in an electrode assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a disposition structure of electrodes and separators included in an electrode assembly when a non-coated portion is bent according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7A is a partial plan view of an electrode showing characteristics of a gap between an insulating layer and a cut groove when an uncoated portion of the electrode includes a plurality of segments according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7B is a partial plan view of an electrode showing characteristics when an end portion of an insulating layer overlaps a round portion of a cut groove when an uncoated portion of the electrode includes a plurality of segments according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating an electrode assembly in a state in which segments are bent according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a disposition structure of electrodes and separators included in an electrode assembly according to the prior art.
- 10 is a graph showing power distribution in several short-circuit cases in a battery.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a battery pack including a cylindrical battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a vehicle including a battery pack according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a direction corresponding to the winding axis of the electrode assembly 10 may be referred to as an axial direction (Z).
- the axial direction Z may be a direction corresponding to a width direction of sheet-type electrodes and separators.
- the longitudinal direction (X) of the sheet-shaped electrodes and separators may correspond to the circumferential direction (X) surrounding the wound electrode assembly 10 .
- the normal direction (Y) of the surfaces of the sheet-shaped electrodes and separators may correspond to the radial direction (Y) of the wound electrode assembly 10 .
- the battery 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an electrode assembly 10, a battery housing 20, a sealing body 30, and a terminal 40.
- the battery 1 additionally includes a first collector plate 50 and/or an insulator 60 and/or an insulating gasket 70 and/or a second collector plate 80 and/or a seal
- a gasket 90 may be further included.
- the electrode assembly 10 includes a first electrode 11 having a first polarity, a second electrode 12 having a second polarity, the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 11. It includes a separator 13 interposed between the electrodes 12 and an insulating layer 14 covering at least a portion of the first electrode 11 .
- the first electrode 11 is an anode or a cathode
- the second electrode 12 corresponds to an electrode having a polarity opposite to that of the first electrode 11 .
- the first electrode 11 is an anode
- the second electrode 12 is a cathode.
- the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12 may have a sheet shape.
- the electrode assembly 10 may have, for example, a jelly-roll shape. That is, in the electrode assembly 10, a laminate formed by sequentially stacking the first electrode 11, the separator 13, the second electrode 12, and the separator 13 at least once is wound around the center (C). It can be manufactured by winding based on. In this case, an outermost winding turn of the separator 13 may be provided on the outer circumferential surface of the electrode assembly 10 to insulate the battery housing 20 .
- the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12 may include uncoated portions 11a and 12a at long side ends that are not coated with an active material layer.
- the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12 may include holding portions 11b and 12b coated with an active material layer except for the uncoated portions 11a and 12a.
- the first electrode 11 includes a first electrode current collector and a first electrode active material layer applied on one or both surfaces of the first electrode current collector.
- a region where the first electrode active material layer is applied on the first electrode current collector is referred to as a holding portion 11b provided in the first electrode 11 .
- An uncoated portion 11a to which the first electrode active material layer is not coated may exist at one end of the first electrode current collector in the axial direction. At least a part of the uncoated portion 11a is used as an electrode tab by itself. That is, at least some of the winding turns of the uncoated portion 11a function as electrode tabs of the first electrode 11 .
- the uncoated portion 11a provided on the first electrode 11 is provided on an upper portion of the electrode assembly 10 accommodated in the battery housing 20 in the axial direction.
- the second electrode 12 includes a second electrode current collector and a second electrode active material layer applied on one or both surfaces of the second electrode current collector.
- a region where the second electrode active material layer is applied on the second electrode current collector is referred to as a holding portion 12b provided in the second electrode 12 .
- An uncoated portion 12a to which the second electrode active material layer is not coated may exist at the other end of the second electrode current collector in the axial direction. At least a part of the uncoated portion 12a is used as an electrode tab by itself. That is, at least some of the winding turns of the uncoated portion 12a function as electrode tabs of the second electrode 12 .
- the uncoated portion 12a provided on the second electrode 12 is provided below the electrode assembly 10 accommodated in the battery housing 20 in the axial direction.
- the uncoated portion 11a provided on the first electrode 11 and the uncoated portion 12a provided on the second electrode 12 may protrude in opposite directions.
- the uncoated portion 11a provided on the first electrode 11 protrudes upward toward the axial direction of the electrode assembly 10 and is provided on the second electrode 12.
- the uncoated portion 12a may protrude toward the lower portion of the electrode assembly 10 in the axial direction. Accordingly, the uncoated portion 11a provided on the first electrode and the uncoated portion 12a provided on the second electrode extend outward from the separator 13 in opposite directions along the axial direction of the electrode assembly 10. may protrude.
- the thicknesses of the separation membrane 13, the first electrode 11, and the second electrode 12 are exaggerated, and the length of the uncoated portion 11a is shown reduced compared to actual.
- the holding parts 11b and 12b may include sliding parts having a reduced thickness of the active material layer compared to a central region of the holding parts 11b and 12b.
- each of the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12 may have a sliding portion, which is a region in which the thickness of the active material layer is reduced, at one end or the other end.
- the sliding phenomenon is a phenomenon in which the slurry in the application boundary area has a substantially inclined shape in which less electrode active material is applied in the slurry application boundary area than in areas other than the slurry application border area due to the spread of the slurry containing the electrode active material. it means.
- the slurry volume decreases as the solvent contained in the slurry evaporates, and the sliding phenomenon may be further intensified near the boundary between the area where the electrode active material is applied and the area where the electrode active material is not applied.
- the sliding part may be formed in a boundary region between the holding parts 11b and 12b and the uncoated parts 11a and 12a.
- the sliding part may be provided at one end of the first electrode 11 and at the other end of the second electrode 12 , respectively. That is, the sliding part of the holding part 11b provided in the first electrode 11 and the sliding part of the holding part 12b provided in the second electrode 12 may be provided in opposite directions.
- the sliding part of the first electrode 11 may be formed at an upper part in the axial direction
- the sliding part of the second electrode 12 may be formed at the lower part in the opposite direction, the axial direction. can be formed in
- the length of the holding part 11b provided on the first electrode 11 in the axial direction may be shorter than the length of the holding part 12b provided on the second electrode 12 in the axial direction.
- the holding part 11b provided on the first electrode 11 may be located on the inner side of the holding part 12b provided on the second electrode 12 in the axial direction.
- the axial length of the holding portion 12b provided on the second electrode 12 is greater than the axial length of the holding portion 11b provided on the first electrode 11. may have been formed. Accordingly, the upper end of the holding part 11b of the first electrode 11 is lower than the upper end of the holding part 12b of the second electrode 12, and the lower end of the holding part 11b of the first electrode 11 is the second electrode 11.
- the axial length of the holding portion 11b provided on the first electrode 11 is the axial length of the holding portion 12b provided on the second electrode 12, excluding the sliding portion. It may be formed shorter than the length. This structure is to prevent the precipitation of lithium metal when the NP ratio of the anode/cathode is reduced to 100% or less.
- the holding portions 11b and 12b may not protrude further than the separation membrane 13 in the axial direction. That is, if the holding parts 11b and 12b protrude more than the separator 13 in the axial direction, the possibility of contact between the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12 may increase. If so, an internal short circuit may occur in the contact area, increasing the risk of ignition. Therefore, it is important that the holding portions 11b and 12b do not protrude from the separator 13 in the axial direction. That is, the holding portions 11b and 12b are preferably positioned inside the separation membrane 13 in the axial direction.
- the positive active material coated on the positive electrode plate and the negative active material coated on the negative electrode plate may be used without limitation as long as they are known in the art.
- the cathode active material has the general formula A (A x M y ) O 2+z (A includes at least one element of Li, Na and K; M is Ni, Co, Mn, Ca, Mg, Al, including at least one element selected from Ti, Si, Fe, Mo, V, Zr, Zn, Cu, Al, Mo, Sc, Zr, Ru, and Cr; x ⁇ 0, 1 ⁇ x+y ⁇ 2, - 0.1 ⁇ z ⁇ 2; the stoichiometric coefficients x, y and z are chosen such that the compound remains electrically neutral).
- the cathode active material is an alkali metal compound disclosed in US6,677,082, US6,680,143, etc. xLiM1O 2- (1-x)Li 2 M2O 3 (M1 includes at least one element having an average oxidation state of 3; M2 is an average oxidation state of at least one element). It may contain at least one element having an oxidation state of 4; 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1).
- the cathode active material has the general formula Li a M1 x Fe 1-x M2 y P 1-y M3 z O 4-z
- M1 is Ti, Si, Mn, Co, Fe, V, Cr, Mo, Includes at least one element selected from Ni, Nd, Al, Mg, and Al
- M2 is Ti, Si, Mn, Co, Fe, V, Cr, Mo, Ni, Nd, Al, Mg, Al, As, Sb, Contains at least one element selected from Si, Ge, V and S
- M3 contains a halogen group element optionally including F; 0 ⁇ a ⁇ 2, 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 1, 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 1; the stoichiometric coefficients a, x, y and z are chosen such that the compound remains electrically neutral), or Li 3 M 2 (PO 4 ) 3 [M is Ti, Si, Mn, Fe, Co, V, Cr , including at least one element selected from Mo
- the cathode active material may include primary particles and/or secondary particles in which the primary particles are aggregated.
- the negative electrode active material may use a carbon material, lithium metal or a lithium metal compound, silicon or a silicon compound, tin or a tin compound, or the like.
- Metal oxides such as TiO 2 and SnO 2 having a potential of less than 2 V can also be used as an anode active material.
- the carbon material both low crystalline carbon and high crystalline carbon may be used.
- the separator is a porous polymer film, for example, a porous polymer film made of polyolefin-based polymers such as ethylene homopolymer, propylene homopolymer, ethylene/butene copolymer, ethylene/hexene copolymer, and ethylene/methacrylate copolymer. Alternatively, they may be laminated and used. As another example, the separator may use a conventional porous nonwoven fabric, for example, a nonwoven fabric made of high melting point glass fiber, polyethylene terephthalate fiber, or the like.
- At least one surface of the separator may include a coating layer of inorganic particles. It is also possible that the separation membrane itself is made of a coating layer of inorganic particles. Particles constituting the coating layer may have a structure combined with a binder so that an interstitial volume exists between adjacent particles.
- the inorganic particles may be made of an inorganic material having a dielectric constant of 5 or more.
- the inorganic particles are Pb(Zr,Ti)O 3 (PZT), Pb 1-x La x Zr 1-y Ti y O 3 (PLZT), PB(Mg 3 Nb 2/3 )O 3- PbTiO 3 (PMN-PT), BaTiO 3 , hafnia(HfO 2 ), SrTiO 3 , TiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , ZrO 2 , SnO 2 , CeO 2 , MgO, CaO, ZnO and Y 2 O 3 It may include at least one or more materials selected from the group consisting of.
- the electrolyte may be a salt having a structure such as A + B - .
- a + includes alkali metal cations such as Li + , Na + , and K + or ions made of combinations thereof.
- B - is F - , Cl - , Br - , I - , NO 3 - , N(CN) 2 - , BF 4 - , ClO 4 - , AlO 4 - , AlCl 4 - , PF 6 - , SbF 6 - , AsF 6 - , BF 2 C 2 O 4 - , BC 4 O 8 - , (CF 3 ) 2 PF 4 - , (CF 3 ) 3 PF 3 - , (CF 3 ) 4 PF 2 - , (CF 3 ) 5 PF - , (CF 3 ) 6 P - , CF 3 SO 3 - , C 4 F 9 SO 3 - , CF 3 CF 2
- the electrolyte can also be used by dissolving it in an organic solvent.
- organic solvent propylene carbonate (PC), ethylene carbonate (EC), diethyl carbonate (DEC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), dipropyl carbonate (DPC) , dimethyl sulfoxide, acetonitrile, dimethoxyethane, diethoxyethane, tetrahydrofuran, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone 2-pyrrolidone (NMP), ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC), ⁇ -butyrolactone, or mixtures thereof may be used.
- the first electrode 11 of the present invention includes at least a portion of the uncoated portion 11a and at least a portion of the holding portion 11b. It may include at least one insulating layer 14 covering a portion of the same. The insulating layer 14 may cover at least a boundary between the uncoated portion 11a and the holding portion 11b, and cover portions of the uncoated portion 11a and the holding portion 11b adjacent to the boundary.
- Electrical contact between the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12 can be effectively prevented by the insulating layer 14 . More specifically, electrical contact between the uncoated portion 11a provided on the first electrode 11 and the holding portion 12b provided on the second electrode 12 can be effectively prevented.
- the insulating layer 14 may be provided on at least one surface of the first electrode 11 .
- the insulating layer 14 may be provided on both sides of the first electrode 11 .
- the separator 13 When viewed in the radial direction, the separator 13 is positioned on both sides of the first electrode 11, and the second electrode 12 faces the separator with the separator interposed therebetween. Therefore, in order to prevent electrical contact between the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12 facing each other with the separator 13 interposed therebetween, the insulating layer 14 is formed on both sides of the first electrode 11. It is desirable to have all of them.
- the insulating layer 14 may be provided in all regions of the region of the first electrode 11 that may face the holding portion 12b provided in the second electrode 12 .
- one end of the insulating layer 14 in the axial direction may be positioned at the same height as or outside of one end of the separator 13 in the axial direction. More specifically, referring to FIG. 4 as an example, one end of the insulating layer 14 in the axial direction may be positioned at the same height as one end of the separator 13 in the axial direction.
- one end of the insulating layer 14 in the axial direction may be located higher than one end of the separator 13 in the axial direction.
- the separator 13 protrudes in the axial direction between the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12, electrical contact between the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12 is prevented to some extent. can do.
- the second electrode 12 since there is a possibility that flow such as meandering of the first electrode 11 or the second electrode 12 may occur inside the battery 1, the second electrode 12 may be located near the end of the separator 13. possibility cannot be ruled out. Therefore, when the second electrode 12 is located up to the end of the separator 13 due to flow such as meandering or the second electrode 12 protrudes outward more than the end of the separator 13, the first electrode Electrical contact between (11) and the second electrode (12) becomes unavoidable.
- the insulating layer 14 provided on the first electrode 11 is at least one part of the separator 13 It preferably extends to the same height as the end or to the outside of one end.
- the uncoated portion 11a cannot function as an electrode tab, so the insulating layer 14 should cover only a part of the uncoated portion 11a provided on the first electrode 11. That is, the uncoated portion 11a may have a shape that further protrudes outward from the insulating layer 14 .
- the insulating layer 14 may be an insulating coating layer or an insulating tape provided on a boundary region between the uncoated portion 11a and the holding portion 11b.
- the shape of the insulating layer 14 is not limited thereto, and any form in which the insulating layer 14 can be attached to the first electrode 11 while ensuring insulating performance can be employed in the present invention.
- the insulating layer 14 may include, for example, a binder such as oil-based SBR and an inorganic filler such as SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 in order to secure insulation performance.
- the binder and inorganic filler may be other materials known in the art.
- the insulating layer 14 may simultaneously cover at least a portion of the uncoated portion 11a and at least a portion of the holding portion 11b.
- the insulating layer 14 may be provided on a boundary region between the holding portion 11b and the uncoated portion 11a.
- the insulating layer 14 may cover at least a portion of the sliding portion.
- the insulating layer 14 is approximately 0.3 from the boundary between the uncoated portion 11a and the holding portion 11b in the entire area of the uncoated portion 11a provided in the first electrode 11. It can be extended to a point of ⁇ 5 mm. More preferably, the insulating layer 14 is formed approximately from the boundary between the uncoated portion 11a and the holding portion 11b in the entire area of the uncoated portion 11a provided in the first electrode 11. It can be extended to a point of 1.5 to 3 mm.
- the insulating layer 14 extends to a position where no electrical contact occurs.
- the insulating layer 14 is approximately 0.1 to 3 from the boundary between the uncoated portion 11a and the holding portion 11b in the entire area of the holding portion 11b provided in the first electrode 11. It can be extended to the mm point. More preferably, the insulating layer 14 extends approximately from the boundary between the uncoated portion 11a and the holding portion 11b in the entire area of the holding portion 11b provided in the first electrode 11. It can be extended to a point of 0.2 to 0.5 mm.
- the insulating layer 14 covers a part of the holding part 11b provided in the first electrode 11, the capacity loss of the battery occurs, so it is necessary to minimize the length of the holding part covering length of the insulating layer 14. there is.
- the insulating layer 14 provided on the first electrode 11 It is preferable to cover at least a part of the holding portion 11b.
- the separation membrane 13 may have a shape protruding outward from the other end of the first electrode 11 and one end of the second electrode 12 .
- one end means an end in an axial direction upward in the drawing
- the other end means an end in an axial direction downward in the drawing.
- the separator 13 may protrude outward from the lower end of the first electrode 11 and protrude outward from the upper end of the second electrode 12 .
- the separator 13 does not protrude beyond the upper end of the first electrode 11 .
- the separator 13 does not protrude beyond the lower end of the second electrode 12 .
- one end of the second electrode 12 facing the insulating layer 14 with the separation film 13 therebetween may have a shape that does not protrude outward more than one end of the separation film 13.
- an insulating layer 14 is provided at one end of the first electrode 11, and one end of the second electrode 12 facing the insulating layer 14. is located toward the inside of the separation membrane 13. Therefore, even if one end of the first electrode 11 protrudes to the outside of the separator 13, since one end of the second electrode 12 is located inside the separator 13, the first electrode 11 ) and the possibility of contact between the second electrode 12 is significantly reduced.
- the battery housing 20 is a substantially cylindrical container having an opening formed at a lower end thereof, and is made of a conductive material such as metal.
- the material of the battery housing 20 may be aluminum, for example.
- the bottom portion of the battery housing 20 provided with the open portion will be referred to as an open end.
- a side surface (outer circumferential surface) and an upper surface of the battery housing 20 may be integrally formed.
- An upper surface of the battery housing 20 (a surface perpendicular to the Z axis and a surface parallel to the X-Y plane) has a substantially flat shape.
- An upper surface located on the opposite side of the open end is referred to as a closed end.
- the battery housing 20 accommodates the electrode assembly 10 through an opening formed at the lower side and also accommodates the electrolyte.
- the battery housing 20 is electrically connected to the electrode assembly 10 .
- the battery housing 20 may be electrically connected to one of the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12 .
- the battery housing may be electrically connected to the second electrode 12 of the electrode assembly 10 .
- the battery housing 20 may have the same polarity as the second electrode 12 .
- the battery housing 20 may include a beading portion 21 and a crimping portion 22 formed at a lower end thereof.
- the beading part 21 is located below the electrode assembly 10 .
- the beading part 21 is formed by press fitting around the outer circumferential surface of the battery housing 20 .
- the beading portion 21 prevents the electrode assembly 10, which may have a size substantially corresponding to the width of the battery housing 20, from escaping through the opening formed at the lower end of the battery housing 20, and the sealing body ( 30) can function as a support to be seated.
- the crimping part 22 is formed below the beading part 21 .
- the crimping part 22 has an extended and bent shape so as to cover the outer circumferential surface of the sealing body 30 disposed below the beading unit 21 and a part of the lower surface of the sealing body 30 .
- the present invention does not exclude the case where the battery housing 20 does not have such a beading portion 21 and/or crimping portion 22. That is, in the present invention, when the battery housing 20 does not include the beading portion 21 and/or the crimping portion 22, the electrode assembly 10 is fixed and/or the battery housing 20 is sealed. For example, it can be realized through the additional application of a part that can function as a stopper for the electrode assembly 10 . In addition, if the battery 1 of the present invention includes the sealing body 30, the electrode assembly 10 is fixed and/or the battery housing 20 is sealed, for example, the sealing body 30 is seated. It can be realized through additional application of a structure that can be and/or welding between the battery housing 20 and the sealing body 30. That is, the sealing body 30 may seal the open end of the battery housing 20 .
- the sealing body 30 may be made of, for example, a metal material to ensure rigidity.
- the sealing body 30 may cover an open end formed at a lower end of the battery housing 20 . That is, the sealing body 30 forms the lower surface of the battery 1 .
- the sealing body 30 does not have a polarity even when it is made of a metal material having conductivity. Having no polarity may mean that the sealing body 30 is electrically insulated from the battery housing 20 and the terminal 40 . Therefore, the sealing body 30 does not function as the positive terminal 40 or the negative terminal 40 . Therefore, the sealing body 30 does not need to be electrically connected to the electrode assembly 10 and the battery housing 20, and the material does not necessarily have to be a conductive metal.
- the sealing body 30 When the battery housing 20 of the present invention includes the beading part 21 , the sealing body 30 may be seated on the beading part 21 formed in the battery housing 20 . In addition, when the battery housing 20 of the present invention includes the crimping portion 22 , the sealing body 30 may be fixed by the crimping portion 22 . A sealing gasket 90 may be interposed between the sealing body 30 and the crimping portion 22 of the battery housing 20 to ensure airtightness of the battery housing 20 .
- the battery housing 20 of the present invention may not have the beading part 21 and/or the crimping part 22, in which case the sealing gasket 90 is the battery housing 20 It may be interposed between the sealing body 30 and the structure for fixing the sealing body 30 provided on the open side of the battery housing 20 in order to secure the airtightness of the battery housing 20 .
- the terminal 40 may be electrically connected to the other one of the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12 . That is, the terminal 40 may have a polarity opposite to that of the battery housing 20 .
- the terminal 40 may be electrically connected to the first electrode 11 of the electrode assembly 10 .
- the surface of the terminal 40 may be exposed to the outside.
- the terminal 40 may be made of a conductive metal material.
- the terminal 40 may pass through, for example, a substantially central portion of a closed end formed at an upper end of the battery housing 20 . A portion of the terminal 40 may be exposed to the upper portion of the battery housing 20 and the remaining portion may be located inside the battery housing 20 .
- the terminal 40 may be fixed on the inner surface of the closed end of the battery housing 20 by, for example, riveting.
- the terminal 40 may pass through the insulator 60 and be coupled to the uncoated portion 11a provided on the first collector plate 50 or the first electrode 11 . In this case, the terminal 40 may have a first polarity. Therefore, the terminal 40 can function as a first electrode terminal in the battery 1 of the present invention.
- the terminal 40 When the terminal 40 has the first polarity, the terminal 40 is electrically insulated from the battery housing 20 having the second polarity. Electrical isolation between the terminal 40 and the battery housing 20 may be realized in various ways. For example, insulation may be realized by interposing an insulation gasket 70, which will be described later, between the terminal 40 and the battery housing 20. Alternatively, insulation may be realized by forming an insulating coating layer on a portion of the terminal 40 . Alternatively, a method of structurally firmly fixing the terminal 40 to prevent contact between the terminal 40 and the battery housing 20 may be applied. Alternatively, a plurality of methods among the methods described above may be applied together.
- the first collector plate 50 may be coupled to an upper portion of the electrode assembly 10 .
- the first collector plate 50 may be coupled to the uncoated portion 11a provided on the first electrode 11 at the top of the electrode assembly 10 .
- the first collector plate 50 may be made of a conductive metal material.
- the first collector plate 50 may have a plurality of irregularities radially formed on its lower surface. When the irregularities are formed, the irregularities may be pressed into the uncoated portion 11a provided in the first electrode 11 by pressing the first collector plate 50 .
- the battery 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention may not include the first collector plate 50 .
- the uncoated portion 11a provided on the first electrode 11 may be directly electrically connected to the terminal 40 .
- the first collector plate 50 may be coupled to an end of the uncoated portion 11a provided on the first electrode 11 .
- the coupling between the uncoated portion 11a provided on the first electrode 11 and the first current collecting plate 50 may be performed by, for example, laser welding.
- the laser welding may be performed by partially melting the base material of the first collector plate 50, or by interposing solder for welding between the first collector plate 50 and the uncoated portion 11a. there is.
- the solder preferably has a lower melting point than that of the first collector plate 50 and the uncoated portion 11a.
- resistance welding, ultrasonic welding, etc. are possible, but the welding method is not limited thereto.
- the uncoated portion 11a may be bent in a first direction (right direction in the drawing).
- a location where the uncoated portion 11a is bent may be spaced apart from the insulating layer 14 by a predetermined distance in the axial direction. That is, a predetermined gap G may be provided between the bent position of the uncoated portion 11a and the front end of the insulating layer 14 .
- the insulating layer 14 covering the first surface S 1 and the second surface S 2 of the uncoated portion 11a has rigidity at the base end of the uncoated portion 11a (near the boundary between the holding portion and the uncoated portion). reinforces As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the distal end of the uncoated portion 11a has a structure like a cantilever. Therefore, when the front end of the uncoated portion 11a is pressed in the core (centripetal) direction to bend the uncoated portion 11a, a bending moment acts on the proximal end of the uncoated portion 11a. At this time, the insulating layer 14 reinforces the proximal end of the uncoated portion 11a, and the uncoated portion 11a is bent at an upper portion than the front end of the insulating layer 14.
- the bent portion of the uncoated portion 11a is made at a position separated from the front end of the insulating layer 14 by a predetermined gap G. If an excessively large bending moment is applied to the insulating layer 14 when the uncoated portion 11a is bent, the insulating layer 14 itself may be deformed or damaged. This increases the possibility of contact between the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12 due to the absence of the insulating layer 14 in the position where it should be.
- the bent portion 11a when the uncoated portion 11a is bent in the radial direction, the bent portion is spaced apart from the insulating layer 14 by a predetermined gap G.
- the thickness of the insulating layer 14 is smaller than the thickness of the active material layer (11b). Accordingly, a slight gap is generated between the insulating layer 14 and the separator 13 . Accordingly, even if a portion of the insulating layer 14 is deformed when the uncoated portion 11a is bent, the deformation of the insulating layer 14 does not directly affect the separator 13 . Accordingly, the separator 13 can maintain an axially extended shape as designed, thereby preventing contact between the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12 .
- the insulating layer 14 is provided on both the first surface S 1 and the second surface S 2 of the first electrode 11, and the uncoated portion 11a has the first surface S 1
- the beam is bent in the direction toward the core. Accordingly, the first surface S 1 of the first electrode 11 receives a compressive force, and the second surface S 2 receives a tensile force. Buckling is more likely to occur when a compressive force is applied to an axially eccentric position of the cantilever. Therefore, in one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, the insulating layer 14 coated on the first surface (S 1 ) of the first electrode 11 is the second surface (S 2 ). By covering the uncoated portion 11a longer than the insulating layer 14 in the axial direction, buckling of the uncoated portion 11a can be effectively prevented.
- the second surface S 2 of the uncoated portion 11a comes into contact with the first surface S 1 of another uncoated portion 11a disposed more distally. do. Therefore, the height of the front end of the insulating layer 14 coated on the second surface S 2 of the uncoated portion 11a is lower than that of the first surface S 1 , so that the adjacent uncoated portions 11a When overlapping, the contact area was secured as much as possible.
- the uncoated portion 11a in bending the uncoated portion 11a, is divided into a plurality of segments to precisely regulate the bending position and prevent a phenomenon such as crumpling of the uncoated portion 11a from being neatly bent. can also be configured.
- cut grooves TL may be formed at the distal end of the uncoated portion 11a by notching or trimming at intervals along the circumferential direction X. Then, the uncoated portion 11a may have a shape in which a plurality of segments T are provided along the longitudinal direction of the first electrode 11 . It is obvious that when the uncoated portion 11a is only cut at regular intervals, the cutting line can also be regarded as a kind of cutting groove TL.
- the segment T may have various shapes such as an isosceles trapezoid, a semi-ellipse, a semi-circle, a rectangle, a square, an isosceles triangle, an equilateral triangle, etc., but a substantially rectangular shape is exemplified in the embodiment.
- the segment pieces T when the segment pieces T are formed, the segment pieces T have an effect of being individually bent when bending them, so that the possibility of problems such as crumpling and folding of the uncoated portion 11a can be significantly reduced.
- the aforementioned gap G may be a gap between the lower end of the bending line BL, that is, the cut groove TL, and the front end of the insulating layer 14 .
- the gap G may be 0.2 to 4 mm. If the gap is smaller than 0.2 mm, the insulating layer 14 may be damaged or deformed during the bending process of the uncoated portion 11a. In addition, when the gap is greater than 4 mm, the effect of preventing damage to the insulating layer 14 does not increase any more and the effect of supporting the bending of the uncoated portion of the insulating layer 14 starts to decrease.
- the gap G may be more preferably 0.4 to 1.5 mm.
- the position of the end of the insulating layer 14 may be adjusted based on the position of the lower end of the cut groove TL in order to improve the impregnation of the electrolyte.
- FIG. 7B is a partial plan view showing a deformed structure of the first electrode 11 in which the end of the insulating layer 14 extends to the lower end of the cut groove TL in consideration of the impregnability of the electrolyte.
- the structure shown in the figure may be applied to the second electrode 11 as well.
- the cut groove TL corresponds to a space created when the uncoated portion 11a of the first electrode 11 is removed.
- the cut groove TL smoothly connects the flat bottom portion A1 and the side portions A3 of the segment T located on both sides of the cut groove TL, and the bottom portion A1 and the side portion A3. It includes a round part A2 to do.
- the bottom portion A1 may be substantially parallel to the winding direction of the first electrode 11 .
- symbols A2a and A2b indicate the upper and lower positions of the round portion A2, respectively, and BL indicates a bending line.
- the radius of curvature of the round portion A2 may be greater than 0 and 0.5 mm or less, preferably greater than 0 and 0.1 mm or less, more preferably 0.01 mm to 0.05 m.
- the radius of curvature of the round portion A2 satisfies the above numerical range, it is possible to prevent cracks from being generated in the lower portion of the cut groove TL while the first electrode 11 is being driven in a winding process or the like.
- the uncoated portion 11a is made of aluminum, even when the first electrode 11 travels at a speed of 100 mm/sec or more under a tension of 300 gf or more in a winding process or the like, cracks occur at the bottom of the cut groove TL. that can be prevented
- the round portion A2 also relieves stress generated near the bending line BL when the segments T located on both sides of the cutting groove TL are bent, thereby maintaining the insulating layer 14 and/or the insulating layer 14 by the bending stress. Damage to the portion 11b can be effectively prevented.
- an end of the insulating layer 14 may extend to a lower end of the cut groove TL.
- an end of the insulating layer 14 may extend to a point overlapping the round portion A2 in the axial direction.
- the fact that the end of the insulating layer 14 overlaps the round portion A2 means that when a virtual line is drawn along the end of the insulating layer 14, the imaginary line is the top position A2a and the bottom position of the round part A2. It means the case of passing through the area between (A2b).
- the bending line BL of the segment piece T may be substantially spaced apart from the end of the insulating layer 14 and formed in a region between the upper end position A2a and the lower end position A2b of the round part A2. .
- the bending line BL may be formed at a higher position than the upper end position A2a of the round part A2 according to the method in which the force for bending the segment T is applied.
- An end of the insulating layer 14 facing the cutting groove TL along the axial direction has a structure recessed toward the holding portion 11b corresponding to the shape of the bottom A1 of the cutting groove TL.
- This structure may be formed in a process of forming the segment T by notching the uncoated portion 11a after the insulating layer 14 is formed on the uncoated portion 11a. That is, when the uncoated portion 11a is notched, a portion of the insulating layer 14 corresponding to the bottom portion A1 of the cut groove TL may also be notched.
- the insulating layer 14 may include an inorganic filler such as Al 2 O 3 or SiO 2 together with a binder.
- the inorganic filler is composed of particles. Particles are bonded by a binder, and pores are formed between the particles. For the formation of pores, the volume contents of the binder and the inorganic filler may be adjusted.
- the porosity of the insulating layer 14 increases when the volume content of the inorganic filler is increased relative to the volume content of the binder.
- the volume content of the binder relative to the total volume of the binder and the inorganic filler may be 50% or less, preferably 40% or less, and more preferably 30% or less. Desirable volume contents of the binder and the inorganic filler for imparting porosity to the insulating layer 14 can be easily determined through repeated experiments.
- the surface of the insulating layer 14 has better wettability with respect to electrolyte than the surface of the non-coated portion 11a made of metal. Therefore, the electrolyte impregnated into the insulating layer 14 near the bottom portion A1 and the round portion A2 of the cut groove TL quickly passes through the insulating layer 14 through the pores of the insulating layer 14, It reaches the holding part 11b. As such, the overlapping structure between the end of the porous insulating layer 14 and the lower end of the cut groove TL may provide an advantage in terms of electrolyte impregnation.
- the length of the insulating layer 14 formed on the first surface S 1 of the uncoated portion 11a is greater than the length of the insulating layer 14 formed on the second surface S 2 . If it is longer, the end of the insulating layer 14 formed on the first surface S 1 may overlap the round portion A2 of the cutting groove TL. On the other hand, the end of the insulating layer 14 formed on the second surface S 2 overlaps the round portion A2 of the cut groove TL or is substantially the same as the bottom A1 of the cut groove TL, or the same position. may be located at the bottom.
- the end (segment piece) of the uncoated portion 11a provided on the first electrode 11 is in a direction parallel to the first collector plate 50. It can be combined on the bonding surface formed by bending.
- the coupling surface may have a structure in which the ends (or segments) of the uncoated portion 11a are stacked in several layers in the axial direction.
- the bending direction of the uncoated portion 11a may be, for example, a direction toward the winding center C of the electrode assembly 10 .
- the uncoated portion 11a has such a bent shape, the space occupied by the uncoated portion 11a is reduced, thereby improving energy density.
- bonding force may be improved and resistance may be reduced.
- the insulator 60 includes a first collector plate 50 coupled between the top of the electrode assembly 10 and the inner surface of the battery housing 20 or the top of the electrode assembly 10 and a battery. It may be provided between the inner surface of the housing 20.
- the insulator 60 prevents contact between the uncoated portion 11a provided on the first electrode 11 and the battery housing 20 and/or contact between the first collector plate 50 and the battery housing 20. prevent. That is, the insulator 60 is accommodated inside the battery housing 20 and is configured to block electrical connection between the uncoated portion 11a of the first electrode 11 and the battery housing 20 . Therefore, the insulator 60 may be made of a material having insulation performance.
- the insulator 60 may include a polymer material.
- the insulating gasket 70 is interposed between the battery housing 20 and the terminal 40 to prevent the battery housing 20 and the terminal 40 having opposite polarities from contacting each other. That is, the insulating gasket 70 blocks electrical connection between the battery housing 20 and the terminal 40 . Accordingly, the upper surface 20a of the battery housing 20 having a substantially flat shape can function as the second electrode terminal of the battery 1 .
- the second collector plate 80 may be coupled to a lower portion of the electrode assembly 10 .
- the second collector plate 80 may be made of a conductive metal material.
- the second collector plate 80 may be connected to the uncoated portion 12a provided on the second electrode 12 .
- the second collector plate 80 may be electrically connected to the battery housing 20 .
- the second collector plate 80 may be interposed and fixed between the inner surface of the battery housing 20 and the sealing gasket 90 .
- the second collector plate 80 may be welded to an inner wall surface of the battery housing 20, for example, an inner circumferential surface of the beading portion 21.
- the second collector plate 80 may have a plurality of radially formed irregularities on one surface thereof. When the unevenness is formed, the second current collecting plate 80 may be pressed to press-fit the unevenness into the uncoated portion 12a provided in the second electrode 12 .
- the second collector plate 80 may be coupled to an end of the uncoated portion 12a provided in the second electrode 12 .
- the uncoated portion 12a of the second electrode 12 may be divided into a plurality of segments T.
- the coupling between the uncoated portion 12a provided on the second electrode 12 and the second current collecting plate 80 may be performed by, for example, laser welding.
- the laser welding may be performed by partially melting the base material of the second collector plate 80, or by interposing solder for welding between the second collector plate 80 and the uncoated portion 12a. there is.
- the solder preferably has a lower melting point than that of the second collector plate 80 and the uncoated portion 12a.
- the welding method is not limited thereto.
- the second collector plate 80 is formed on the coupling surface formed by bending the end (or segmented piece) of the uncoated portion 12a provided in the second electrode 12 in a direction parallel to the second collector plate 80.
- the coupling surface may have a structure in which the ends (or segments) of the uncoated portion 12a are stacked in several layers in the axial direction.
- a bending direction of the uncoated portion 12a provided in the second electrode 12 may be, for example, a direction toward the winding center C of the electrode assembly 10 .
- the uncoated portion 12a provided in the second electrode 12 has such a bent shape, the space occupied by the uncoated portion 12a is reduced, thereby improving energy density.
- bonding force may be improved and resistance may be reduced.
- the sealing gasket 90 may have a substantially ring shape surrounding the sealing body 30 .
- the sealing gasket 90 may simultaneously cover the lower surface, the upper surface, and the side surface of the sealing body 30 .
- the radial length of the part covering the upper surface of the sealing body 30 is greater than the radial length of the part covering the lower surface of the sealing body 30 among the parts of the sealing gasket 90. can be less than or equal to If the radial length of a portion of the sealing gasket 90 that covers the upper surface of the sealing body 30 is too long, the sealing gasket 90 is removed from the second collector plate in the sizing process of vertically compressing the battery housing 20.
- the second collector plate 80 may be damaged or the battery housing 20 may be damaged by pressing the 80 . Accordingly, it is necessary to keep the radial length of the portion of the sealing gasket 90 covering the upper surface of the sealing body 30 small at a certain level.
- the electrode assembly 10 may have a structure in which at least some of the uncoated portions 11a and 12a are bent toward the core.
- at least some sections of the uncoated regions 11a and 12a may be divided into a plurality of segments T.
- the plurality of segments T may have a structure in which several layers are overlapped along the axial direction while being bent toward the core.
- the plurality of segments T may be notched with a laser.
- the segments T can be formed by a known metal foil cutting process such as ultrasonic cutting or punching.
- a predetermined gap may be provided between the lower end of the cut groove TL between the segments and the active material layer. This is because when the uncoated portions 11a and 12a are bent, stress is concentrated on the bending line BL provided near the lower end of the cutting groove.
- the gap is preferably 0.2 to 4 mm.
- the gap may be 0.2 mm or more. More preferably, the gap may be 0.4 mm or more. More preferably, the gap may be 0.5 mm or more. Most preferably, the gap may be 0.7 mm or more. Also, the gap may be 4 mm or less. More preferably, the gap may be 3 mm or less.
- the gap may be 1.5 mm or less. More preferably, the gap may be 1.2 mm or less. Most preferably, the gap may be 0.9 mm or less.
- the gap is adjusted to the corresponding numerical range, it is possible to prevent damage to the active material layer near the lower end of the cut groove due to stress generated during bending of the uncoated portions 11a and 12a.
- the lower end of the cutting groove of the segment segment T becomes a position where bending of the segment segment T can be induced. That is, when the segment segment T is bent, the bending resistance of the lower end of the segment segment T segmented by the cutting groove TL is low, and bending is induced at the corresponding portion. That is, the bent portion may be referred to as the lower end of the segment T or an area adjacent thereto.
- the insulating layer 14 exerts an effect of increasing the thickness of the thin uncoated portion 11a, when the uncoated portion 11a is bent, the portion of the uncoated portion 11a covered by the insulating layer 14 By reinforcing the strength of, it is possible to support the uncoated portion 11a lower than the bending inducing portion so that it is not bent.
- the insulating layer 14 covers the boundary between the uncoated portion 11a and the holding portion 11b, when the uncoated portion 11a is bent, the strength of the boundary region is reinforced to prevent unintentional deformation at the corresponding region. This phenomenon can be reduced or prevented.
- the bending direction of the uncoated portions 11a and 12a may be, for example, a direction toward the winding center C of the electrode assembly 10 .
- the space occupied by the uncoated portions 11a and 12a is reduced, thereby improving energy density.
- an effect of improving bonding strength and reducing resistance may be obtained.
- the uncoated portion 11a provided on the first electrode 11 may be bent in one direction.
- the +Y direction in FIG. 6 may be a direction toward the core side.
- the uncoated portion 11a of the first electrode 11 crosses the two separators 13 in the radial direction, and the uncoated portion 11a of the adjacent first electrode 11 crosses the plain portion 11a. It can be superimposed on the portion 11a. That is, when the uncoated portion 11a is located at the nth winding turn of the first electrode 11, the first surface S 1 of the uncoated portion 11a is the n-1st winding turn of the first electrode 11.
- the n-1th winding turn is closer to the winding center than the nth winding turn.
- the insulating layer 14 on the first surface S 1 extends to a higher position than the second surface S 2 . Therefore, the portion where the insulating layer 14 of the first surface S 1 is formed higher than the insulating layer 14 of the second surface S 1 is the second electrode 11 adjacent to the core side direction. It lowers the possibility of contacting the electrodes 12 with each other. That is, the insulating layer 14 formed on the first surface S 1 increases the insulating gap IG existing between the ends of the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12, thereby preventing a short circuit between the electrodes. can do.
- the second surface S 2 which is opposite to the first surface S 1 toward the core, has a first surface S 1 and
- the front end of the insulating layer 14 may be disposed lower. Therefore, it is possible to electrically contact the uncoated portion 11a provided on the adjacent first electrode 11 or the first collector plate 50 through the exposed uncoated portion 11a on the opposite side of the surface facing the core. do.
- the overlapping non-coated portions 11a may be electrically connected to the first collector plate 50 by being coupled to the first collector plate 50 by welding or the like. The welding may be, for example, laser welding.
- the laser welding may be performed by partially melting the base material of the first collector plate 50, or by interposing solder for welding between the first collector plate 50 and the uncoated portion 11a.
- the solder preferably has a lower melting point than that of the first collector plate 50 and the uncoated portion 11a.
- the welding method is not limited thereto.
- the insulating layer 14 covering the uncoated portion 11a of the first electrode 11 may have different cover areas for the centrifugal-side surface and the distal-side surface of the uncoated portion 11a.
- the region where the insulating layer 14 covers the centripetal surface may extend to a higher position (closer to the distal end of the uncoated portion) than the region covering the distal surface.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of an electrode assembly 10 without an insulating layer 14 as a comparative example of the present invention.
- a separate insulating layer 14 is not provided in a boundary region between the uncoated portion 11a of the first electrode 11 and the holding portion 11b.
- the second electrode 12 when flow occurs due to meandering of the first electrode 11 or the second electrode 12, the second electrode 12 is located up to the end of the separator 13 or the second electrode 12 ) protrudes outward more than the end of the separation membrane 13, and electrical contact between the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12 may occur.
- the rigidity of the proximal end of the uncoated portion 11a is weak and the buckling resistance is very low, there is a possibility that the proximal end of the uncoated portion 11a may buckle.
- the separator 13 is damaged for some reason, electrical contact between the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12 may occur.
- an internal short circuit cannot be avoided due to electrical contact between the first electrode 11 and the second electrode 12 . Therefore, the risk of ignition increases.
- FIG. 10 is a graph for explaining power distribution in several short-circuit cases in the battery 1 . Referring to FIG. 10 , the following four short-circuit cases that may occur in the battery 1 may be assumed.
- the electrode assembly 10 of the present invention considering the structure of the electrode assembly 10 of the present invention, it is required to find a structure capable of preventing electrical contact between the holding part provided in the negative electrode and the uncoated part provided in the positive electrode.
- the present inventors have found that if the insulating layer 14 is provided in at least a portion of the uncoated portion provided on the anode, electrical contact with the holding portion provided on the cathode can be effectively prevented.
- the present invention was completed. That is, the first electrode 11 may be an anode.
- the first electrode 11 is not necessarily limited to an anode, and may be a cathode.
- the second electrode 12 is provided with the insulating layer 14 . That is, the insulating layer 14 may be provided on both the anode and the cathode. In this case, all possible short-circuit cases can be prevented.
- the battery may be, for example, a battery with a form factor ratio (defined as the diameter of the battery divided by its height, i.e., the ratio of its height (H) to its diameter ( ⁇ )) greater than approximately 0.4.
- a form factor ratio defined as the diameter of the battery divided by its height, i.e., the ratio of its height (H) to its diameter ( ⁇ )
- the form factor means a value representing the diameter and height of the battery.
- the battery according to an embodiment of the present invention may be, for example, a 46110 battery, a 4875 battery, a 48110 battery, a 4880 battery, or a 4680 battery.
- the first two numbers represent the diameter of the battery, and the remaining numbers represent the height of the battery.
- a battery according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a substantially cylindrical battery, having a diameter of about 46 mm, a height of about 110 mm, and a form factor ratio of about 0.418.
- a battery according to another embodiment may be a substantially cylindrical battery, having a diameter of about 48 mm, a height of about 75 mm, and a form factor ratio of about 0.640.
- a battery according to another embodiment may be a substantially cylindrical battery having a diameter of about 48 mm, a height of about 110 mm, and a form factor ratio of about 0.436.
- a battery according to another embodiment may be a substantially cylindrical battery having a diameter of about 48 mm, a height of about 80 mm, and a form factor ratio of about 0.600.
- a battery according to another embodiment may be a substantially cylindrical battery having a diameter of about 46 mm, a height of about 80 mm, and a form factor ratio of about 0.575.
- batteries with a form factor ratio of approximately 0.4 or less have been used. That is, conventionally, for example, 1865 batteries and 2170 batteries have been used.
- the diameter is approximately 18 mm
- the height is approximately 65 mm
- the form factor ratio is approximately 0.277.
- the diameter is approximately 21 mm
- the height is approximately 70 mm
- the form factor ratio is approximately 0.300.
- the battery according to the above-described embodiment may be used to manufacture a battery pack.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a battery pack according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a battery pack 3 includes an assembly to which batteries 1 are electrically connected and a pack housing 2 accommodating them.
- Battery 1 is a battery according to the above-described embodiment.
- parts such as a bus bar, a cooling unit, and an external terminal 40 for electrically connecting the batteries 1 are omitted.
- the battery pack 3 may be mounted in a vehicle.
- the vehicle may be, for example, an electric vehicle, a hybrid vehicle, or a plug-in hybrid vehicle. Vehicles include four-wheeled vehicles or two-wheeled vehicles.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a vehicle including the battery pack 3 of FIG. 11 .
- a vehicle 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a battery pack 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the vehicle 5 operates by receiving power from the battery pack 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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- 쉬트 형상을 가진 제1전극 및 제2전극과 이들 사이에 개재된 분리막이 축을 중심으로 권취되어 코어와 외주면을 정의한 전극 조립체에 있어서,상기 제1전극 및 상기 제2전극은,장변 단부에 활물질층이 코팅되지 않으며 축방향을 따라 상기 분리막의 외부로 돌출된 무지부; 및상기 무지부를 제외한 영역에 활물질층이 형성되어 있는 유지부를 포함하고,상기 제1전극은,권취 방향을 따라서 상기 무지부의 적어도 일부 및 상기 유지부의 적어도 일부를 동시에 커버하는 적어도 하나의 절연층을 포함하고,상기 무지부는 상기 절연층으로부터 상기 축방향으로 이격된 지점에서 반경 방향으로 절곡되고,상기 절연층은 상기 활물질층보다 얇은, 전극조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,축방향으로 상기 무지부의 절곡 부위와 상기 절연층 간에는 소정의 갭이 존재하는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 절연층은,상기 제1전극의 무지부의 양 면에 구비되어 있는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 무지부는 상기 코어와 대향하는 제1면과 상기 외주면과 대향하는 제2면을 구비하고, 상기 무지부는 상기 제1면이 상기 전극 조립체의 단부 면을 마주하도록 절곡되는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 4에 있어서,상기 절연층이 상기 제1면을 덮는 영역이, 상기 절연층이 상기 제2면을 덮는 영역보다 상기 무지부의 선단부 쪽으로 더 연장된, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 4에 있어서,상기 무지부는 절곡되면서 축방향으로 여러 겹 포개어지고,축방향으로 접하는 이웃하는 무지부 간에 상호 접하는 표면에는 절연층이 형성되지 아니한, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 절연층의 선단부는 상기 분리막의 선단부보다 축방향으로 더 외측으로 연장된, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 무지부의 적어도 일부 구간은,권취 방향으로 이격 형성된 복수 개의 절단홈에 의해 복수의 분절편으로 분할되고, 상기 분절편이 반경 방향으로 절곡되는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 8에 있어서,상기 절단홈 하단과 상기 절연층 사이에 소정의 갭이 존재하는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 8에 있어서,상기 절단홈은, 평평한 저부와, 상기 저부의 양측에 위치한 분절편들의 측부와, 상기 저부와 상기 측부를 연결하는 라운드부를 포함하고,상기 절연층의 축방향 단부를 따르는 가상의 선이 상기 라운드부와 중첩되는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 10에 있어서,상기 제1전극의 무지부는 상기 코어와 대향하는 제1면과 상기 외주면과 대향하는 제2면을 구비하고,상기 절연층이 상기 제1면을 덮는 영역이, 상기 절연층이 상기 제2면을 덮는 영역보다 상기 제1전극의 무지부의 선단부 쪽으로 더 연장되고,상기 제1전극의 무지부의 제2면에 형성된 절연층의 축방향 단부를 따르는 가상의 선이 상기 라운드부와 중첩되는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 무지부의 적어도 일부는 그 자체로서 전극 탭으로서 사용되는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 절연층의 축방향 일 단부는,상기 분리막의 축방향 일 단부와 실질적으로 동일 높이에 위치되어 있는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 유지부는,상기 분리막보다 축방향으로 더 돌출되어 있지 않은, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 제1전극은,양극인, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 분리막을 사이에 두고 상기 절연층과 마주보는 상기 제2전극의 일 단부는,상기 분리막의 일 단부보다 외측으로 돌출되지 않는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 유지부는,상기 유지부의 중앙 영역에 비해 상기 활물질층의 두께가 감소되어 있는 슬라이딩부를 축방향의 일측 단부에 포함하는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 17에 있어서,상기 슬라이딩부는,상기 유지부와 상기 무지부의 경계 영역에 형성되는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 17에 있어서,상기 슬라이딩부는,상기 제1전극의 일 단부 및 상기 제2전극의 타 단부에 각각 구비되는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 17에 있어서,상기 제1전극에 구비된 유지부의 슬라이딩부와, 상기 제2전극에 구비된 유지부의 슬라이딩부는,축방향을 기준으로 서로 반대 방향에 구비되는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 19에 있어서,상기 분리막은,상기 제1전극의 타 단부 및 상기 제2전극의 일 단부보다 외측으로 돌출되어 있는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 17에 있어서,상기 절연층은,상기 슬라이딩부의 적어도 일부를 커버하는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 절연층은,상기 무지부를 0.3 ~ 5 mm 커버하는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 절연층은,상기 무지부를 1.5 ~ 3 mm 커버하는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 절연층은,상기 유지부를 0.1 ~ 3 mm 커버하는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 절연층은,상기 유지부를 0.2 ~ 0.5 mm 커버하는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 제1전극에 구비된 무지부와, 상기 제2전극에 구비된 무지부는,서로 반대 방향으로 돌출되어 있는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 제1전극에 구비된 유지부의 축방향 길이는,상기 제2전극에 구비된 유지부의 축방향의 길이보다 짧은, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 제1전극에 구비된 유지부는,상기 제2전극에 구비된 유지부보다, 축방향 내 측에 위치되는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 절연층은,상기 무지부와 상기 유지부의 경계 영역 상에 구비되는 절연 코팅층 또는 절연 테이프인, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1 또는 청구항 10에 있어서,상기 절연층은,바인더 및 무기물 필러를 포함하는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 31에 있어서,상기 절연층은 다공성을 가지는, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 2 또는 청구항 9에 있어서,상기 갭은, 0.2 ~ 4 mm인, 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 2 또는 청구항 9에 있어서,상기 갭은, 0.4~ 1.5mm인, 전극 조립체.
- 쉬트 형상을 가진 제1전극 및 제2전극과 이들 사이에 개재된 분리막이 축을 중심으로 권취되어 코어와 외주면을 정의한 전극 조립체로서, 상기 제1전극 및 상기 제2전극은, 장변 단부에 활물질층이 코팅되지 않으며 상기 축방향을 따라 상기 분리막의 외부로 돌출된 무지부; 및 상기 무지부를 제외한 영역에 활물질층이 형성되어 있는 유지부를 포함하고, 상기 제1전극은, 권취 방향을 따라서 상기 무지부의 적어도 일부 및 상기 유지부의 적어도 일부를 동시에 커버하는 적어도 하나의 절연층을 포함하고, 상기 무지부는 상기 절연층으로부터 상기 축방향으로 이격된 지점에서 반경 방향으로 절곡되고, 상기 절연층은 상기 활물질층보다 얇은, 전극 조립체;상기 전극 조립체가 수납되며, 상기 제1전극 및 상기 제2전극 중 하나와 전기적으로 연결되는 배터리 하우징;상기 배터리 하우징의 개방단을 밀봉하는 밀봉체; 및상기 제1전극 및 상기 제2전극 중 다른 하나와 전기적으로 연결되고, 표면이 외부로 노출된 단자를 포함하는, 배터리.
- 청구항 35에 있어서,상기 배터리는,상기 제1전극의 무지부와 전기적으로 결합된 제1집전판을 더 포함하는, 배터리.
- 청구항 36에 있어서,상기 제1전극의 무지부는,상기 제1전극의 무지부의 전체 영역 중 상기 절연층에 의해 커버되지 않은 영역에서, 상기 제1집전판과 전기적으로 결합되는, 배터리.
- 청구항 37에 있어서,상기 제1전극의 무지부는,상기 제1전극의 무지부의 전체 영역 중 상기 절연층에 의해 커버되지 않은 영역에서, 상기 제1집전판과 용접에 의해 결합되는, 배터리.
- 청구항 35에 따른 배터리를 포함하는 배터리 팩.
- 청구항 39에 따른 배터리 팩을 포함하는 자동차.
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