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- the present invention relates to electrode assemblies, electrode assembly manufacturing methods, secondary batteries, battery packs, and automobiles.
- Secondary batteries which are easy to apply depending on the product group and have electrical characteristics such as high energy density, are used not only in portable devices but also in electric vehicles (EV, Electric Vehicle) and hybrid vehicles (HEV, Hybrid Electric Vehicle) that are driven by an electrical drive source. It is universally applied.
- EV Electric Vehicle
- HEV Hybrid Electric Vehicle
- Types of secondary batteries currently widely used include lithium ion batteries, lithium polymer batteries, nickel cadmium batteries, nickel hydrogen batteries, and nickel zinc batteries.
- the operating voltage of these unit secondary battery cells is approximately 2.5V to 4.5V. Therefore, when a higher output voltage is required, a battery pack may be formed by connecting a plurality of secondary batteries in series.
- a battery pack may be constructed by connecting multiple secondary batteries in parallel depending on the charge/discharge capacity required for the battery pack. Accordingly, the number of secondary batteries included in the battery pack and the type of electrical connection can be set in various ways depending on the required output voltage and/or charge/discharge capacity.
- the present invention provides an electrode assembly capable of realizing high energy density by providing a swelling tape to cover the boundary between a single-sided coated portion with an active material layer only on one side and an uncoated portion without an active material layer in the negative electrode of the electrode assembly and the manufacture of the electrode assembly. We would like to provide a method.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a secondary battery, battery pack, and automobile including an electrode assembly having the improved structure described above.
- One embodiment of the present invention is an electrode assembly in which a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode are stacked, wherein the first electrode includes a current collector and a first active material layer and a second active material layer provided on both sides of the current collector, respectively. It includes: a single-sided coating portion at one end of the first electrode, where a first active material layer is provided on one side of the current collector and a second active material layer is not provided on the other side; and an uncoated portion not provided with a first active material layer and a second active material layer on both sides of the current collector, and a swelling tape provided to cover the boundary of the first active material layer and the uncoated portion of the single-sided coated portion.
- An electrode assembly comprising:
- Another embodiment of the present invention is the step of manufacturing an electrode assembly by stacking a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode includes a current collector and a first active material layer provided on both sides of the current collector. and a second active material layer, wherein one end of the first electrode is a single-sided coating portion where the first active material layer is provided on one side of the current collector and the second active material layer is not provided on the other side, and the current collector.
- manufacturing an electrode assembly including an uncoated portion not provided with a first active material layer and a second active material layer on both sides; and disposing a swelling tape provided to cover the boundary between the first active material layer of the single-sided coated portion and the uncoated portion.
- Another embodiment of the present invention provides a secondary battery, a battery pack, and a vehicle including an electrode assembly according to the above-described embodiment.
- the outer tab and separator of the existing electrode assembly are removed and the current collector directly touches the battery can and is electrically connected, so the input amount of the separator and outer tab can be reduced.
- the outer diameter of the electrode assembly space can be secured within the battery can and costs can be reduced.
- the copper current collector of the negative electrode when used as an outer tab, space can be secured within the battery can to realize the capacity of the secondary battery or improve output, and the copper current collector contacts the battery can to transfer heat. As the area increases, the heat generation level can be improved and the energy density of the electrode can be increased.
- the electrode assembly is provided with a swelling tape to cover the boundary between the single-sided coated portion where the active material layer is only provided on the single side and the uncoated portion where the active material layer is not provided in the negative electrode, thereby creating wrinkles in the current collector. and minimizing bubbles generated in the swelling tape to control the risk of poor appearance, prevent the outer diameter of the electrode assembly from increasing, and eliminate the risk of damage to the electrode assembly when inserting it into the battery can during the secondary battery assembly process. can do.
- Figures 2 (a) and (b) are photographs showing wrinkles occurring on the current collector of the first electrode in the existing electrode assembly according to the comparative example of the present invention.
- Figure 3 (a) is a photograph showing a case where wrinkles and bubbles occur in the current collector and swelling tape of the first electrode in the existing electrode assembly according to the comparative example of the present invention, and (b) is a photograph showing the current collector of the first electrode and a photograph showing a case where wrinkles and bubbles of the swelling tape were transferred to the separator.
- Figure 4 is a diagram schematically showing a form in which a first electrode and a second electrode face each other in an electrode assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a form in which a first electrode and a second electrode face each other in an electrode assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 6 is a plan view schematically showing an end perpendicular to the winding axis direction of a jelly roll on which an electrode assembly is wound according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 7 is a photograph showing a case where a seal tape is attached to the outer peripheral surface of a wound electrode assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 8 is a photograph showing a case in which wrinkles and bubbles do not occur in the current collector and swelling tape of the first electrode in the electrode assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 9 is a photograph showing a case in which a lifting phenomenon of the current collector of the first electrode occurs in the electrode assembly according to a comparative example of the present invention and a portion where the lifting height of the current collector of the first electrode is measured.
- Figure 10 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a battery pack including secondary batteries according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 11 is a diagram showing the schematic configuration of a vehicle including a battery pack according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- H Width direction of electrode assembly, winding axis direction
- ... unit used in the specification refer to a unit that processes at least one function or operation.
- One embodiment of the present invention is an electrode assembly 111 in which a first electrode 100, a separator 300, and a second electrode 200 are stacked, wherein the first electrode 100 includes the current collector 110 and the It includes a first active material layer 120 and a second active material layer 130 provided on both sides of the current collector 110, and one end of the first electrode 100 is provided on one side of the current collector 110.
- a single-sided coating portion 140 provided with a first active material layer 120 on one side and without a second active material layer 130 on the other side; and an uncoated portion 150 not provided with a first active material layer 120 and a second active material layer 130 on both sides of the current collector 110, and the first active material layer 150 of the single-sided coated portion 140.
- An electrode assembly 111 including a swelling tape 410 provided to cover the boundary between the active material layer 120 and the uncoated portion 150 is provided.
- the electrode assembly 111 is provided with a single-sided coating portion 140 provided with the first active material layer 120 on only one side of the current collector 110 of the first electrode and the first and second active material layers 120 and 130.
- a swelling tape 410 to cover the border of the uncoated portion 150, the occurrence of wrinkles in the current collector 110 is minimized to control the risk of appearance defects, and the electrode during the assembly process of the secondary battery 600
- the risk of damaging the electrode assembly 111 when inserting the assembly 111 into the battery can 620 can be eliminated.
- Figure 1 is a diagram schematically showing the form in which the first electrode 10 and the second electrode 20 face each other in the existing electrode assembly 1 according to a comparative example of the present invention.
- Figures 2 (a) and (b) are photographs showing a case where wrinkles and lifting occur in the current collector of the first electrode in an existing electrode assembly according to a comparative example of the present invention
- Figure 3 (a) is a comparative example of the present invention.
- the wrinkles and bubbles in the current collector and swelling tape of the first electrode are transferred to the separator. This is a picture that represents.
- the swelling tape 40 is applied to the uncoated portion 15 rather than the single-sided coated portion 14 of the first electrode current collector 11.
- wrinkles and lifting may occur due to the nature of the thin current collector 11. If wrinkles or lifting occur in the current collector 11 of the first electrode, the current collector 11 of the first electrode may be torn or folded when the electrode assembly 1 is inserted into the battery can during the secondary battery assembly process. The assembly (1) may be damaged.
- Figure 3 (a) shows that in the existing electrode assembly, when the swelling tape is attached to the uncoated portion rather than the coated portion of the single side of the first electrode current collector, the photo on the left shows that bubbles, etc. are generated when the swelling tape is attached, and the swelling tape is attached to the uncoated portion of the first electrode current collector.
- Figure 3 (b) shows a case where wrinkles and bubbles generated in the current collector and swelling tape of the first electrode are transferred to the separator.
- the outermost current collector 11 may be torn when the electrode assembly 1 including the same is inserted into a can, causing damage to the electrode assembly 1. It may be damaged.
- Figures 4 and 5 are drawings and perspective views schematically showing the form in which the first electrode 100 and the second electrode 200 face each other in the electrode assembly 111 according to an embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 6 is a diagram showing the shape of the electrode assembly 111 according to the embodiment of the present invention. This is a plan view schematically showing an end perpendicular to the winding axis direction of the jelly roll 610 on which the electrode assembly 111 according to the embodiment is wound.
- the electrode assembly 111 includes a single-sided coating portion 140 provided with a first active material layer 120 on only one side of the first electrode current collector 110, and first and second active material layers 120. , 130) is provided to cover the boundary of the uncoated portion 150, thereby minimizing the occurrence of wrinkles in the first electrode current collector 110 to control the risk of appearance defects, The risk of damaging the electrode assembly 111 when inserting it into the battery can 620 during the secondary battery assembly process can be eliminated.
- the electrode assembly 111 has a structure in which a first electrode 100, a separator 300, and a second electrode 200 are stacked, and the first electrode includes a current collector 110 and It includes a first active material layer 120 and a second active material layer 130 provided on both sides of the current collector 110, respectively.
- One end of the first electrode 100 has a single-sided coating portion 140 in which the first active material layer 120 is provided on one side of the current collector 110 and the second active material layer 130 is not provided on the other side. ); and an uncoated portion 150 on both sides of the current collector 110 that is not provided with the first active material layer 120 and the second active material layer 130.
- the electrode assembly 111 includes a swelling tape 410 provided to cover the boundary between the first active material layer 120 and the uncoated portion 150 of the single-sided coated portion 140.
- the current collector 110 of the first electrode can minimize the occurrence of wrinkles.
- the first electrode 100 is not particularly limited, and the first active material layer 120 and the second active material layer 130 are bonded to the first electrode current collector 110 according to a common method known in the art. It can be manufactured with
- the first active material layer 120 provided on one side of the current collector 110 in the cross-section coating portion 140 of the first electrode 100 may be a holding portion of the first electrode 100, In the first electrode 100, the uncoated portion 150 that is not provided with the first active material layer 120 and the second active material layer 130 on both sides of the current collector 110 is the first electrode 100. It may be a non-existent part of .
- the swelling tape 410 is provided to cover the boundary between the first active material layer 120 and the uncoated portion 150 of the single-sided coated portion 140 in the first electrode 100, thereby forming a later electrode assembly.
- the swelling tape 410 is expanded by the electrolyte when storing (111) in the battery can 620, the wound electrode assembly 111 is pushed from the center of the winding toward the outer portion of the winding to remove the first electrode current collector. (110) is brought into contact with the battery can 620 so that it can serve as a tab.
- the center portion of the wound electrode assembly 111 may be the core portion of the electrode assembly 111 .
- the electrode assembly 111 further includes a swelling tape 400 provided on the other side of the single-sided coating portion 140 that is not provided with the second active material layer 130.
- one end of the second electrode 200 contracts or expands, causing stress to concentrate on the facing portion of the first electrode, which may cause cracks.
- the single-sided coating portion 140 further includes a swelling tape 400 provided on the other side of the single-sided coating portion 140 that is not provided with the second active material layer 130, it is used to connect the first active material layer 120 and the It is provided so as not to overlap with the swelling tape 410 provided to cover the boundary of the coating portion 150, and the swelling tape 400 expands to wind the current collector 110 of the first electrode from the outer portion to the center of the winding portion. By pushing in this direction, the current collector 110 of the first electrode can be brought into close contact with the battery can 620, thereby reducing resistance and having a heat dissipation effect.
- the first active material layer 120 is provided on a surface opposite to the second electrode 200 with the separator 300 interposed, and the first active material layer 120 is provided in the longitudinal direction (P) of the electrode assembly. It is provided longer than 2 electrodes (200).
- the electrode assembly 111 may be of a wound jelly roll type, and the longitudinal direction (P) of the electrode assembly refers to a direction (P) perpendicular to the winding axis of the wound electrode assembly.
- the first active material layer 120 is provided longer than the second electrode 200 in the longitudinal direction (P) of the electrode assembly on the surface opposite to the second electrode 200 through the separator 300. , Even when the electrode assembly 111 is wound, the first active material layer 120 may be positioned to face the second electrode 200 with the separator 300 interposed, and at this time, the electrode assembly 111 Even during charging, damage to the separator 300 can be prevented and a decrease in battery lifespan can be prevented.
- the second active material layer 130 of the electrode assembly 111 is provided shorter than the second electrode 200 in the longitudinal direction (P) of the electrode assembly.
- the electrode assembly 111 may be of a wound jelly roll type, and the longitudinal direction (P) of the electrode assembly refers to a direction (P) perpendicular to the winding axis of the wound electrode assembly.
- the second active material layer 130 is shorter than the second electrode 200 in the longitudinal direction (P) of the electrode assembly, so that it is longer than the second electrode 200 in the longitudinal direction (P) of the electrode assembly. It may be provided shorter than the first active material layer 120 provided. Accordingly, the first and second active material layers 130 of the first electrode 100 may be provided in a mismatched form, and when the electrode assembly 111 is wound, the first and second active material layers 130 may be provided on the outer peripheral surface of the jelly roll 610. 1 The electrode current collector 110 may be exposed toward the outside.
- the electrode assembly 111 is a wound jelly roll type
- the first electrode 100 is the outermost electrode of the wound jelly roll type electrode assembly 610.
- the first electrode 100 is the outermost electrode of the wound jelly roll-type electrode assembly 610, and is a first electrode current collector included in the first electrode 100 on the outer peripheral surface of the wound jelly roll 610. (110) may be exposed toward the outside.
- the swelling tape 410 provided to cover the boundary between the first active material layer 120 and the uncoated portion 150 is the first electrode 100 of the jelly roll-type electrode assembly 610. ) It is provided on the inner circumferential surface. Accordingly, by using the current collector 110 of the first electrode as an outer tab, the area through which the current collector 110 contacts the battery can 620 to transfer heat can be increased, thereby improving the heat generation level and the energy density of the electrode. can increase.
- the wound electrode assembly 111 can be By pushing from the center of the winding toward the outer edge of the winding, the first electrode current collector 110 is brought into contact with the battery can 620 so that it can function as a tab.
- the current collector 110 of the first electrode in the electrode assembly 111 includes copper.
- the current collector 110 of the first electrode can be used without limitation as long as it is a material known in the art.
- Non-limiting examples of the current collector 110 of the first electrode include copper, gold, and nickel.
- the first electrode current collector 110 of the first electrode in the electrode assembly 111 includes copper
- the first electrode current collector ( 110 may be in contact with the battery can 620 to serve as a tab, and at this time, the first electrode current collector 110 may be electrically connected to the battery can 620.
- the length 460 of the swelling tape in the longitudinal direction (P) of the electrode assembly is 30 mm or less.
- the electrode assembly 111 may be of a wound jelly roll type, and the longitudinal direction (P) of the electrode assembly refers to a direction (P) perpendicular to the winding axis of the wound electrode assembly.
- the length 460 of the swelling tape may be 30 mm or less, 28 mm or less, 25 mm or less, 23 mm or less, or 21 mm or less.
- the length 460 of the swelling tape may be 10 mm or more, 13 mm or more, 15 mm or more, or 17 mm or more.
- the length 460 of the swelling tape exceeds 30 mm, the attachment area where one long swelling tape is attached to the uncoated portion becomes longer, which may cause wrinkles in the first electrode current collector to become worse. If the length 460 of the swelling tape is less than 10 mm, when the electrode assembly is stored in a battery can later, the swelling tape expanded by the electrolyte has a weak force to push the electrode assembly from the center of the winding to the outer edge of the winding. 1
- the electrode current collector may not be used as a tab.
- the length 420 of the swelling tape covering the first active material layer in the longitudinal direction (P) of the electrode assembly may be 1 mm to 3 mm.
- the range can be set in various ways depending on the size, length, and ratio of the electrode assembly.
- the length 420 of the swelling tape covering the first active material layer in the longitudinal direction (P) of the electrode assembly may be 1 mm or more, 1.3 mm or more, or 1.5 mm or more.
- the length 420 of the swelling tape covering the first active material layer in the longitudinal direction (P) of the electrode assembly may be 3 mm or less, 2.7 mm or less, or 2.5 mm or less.
- the length 420 of the swelling tape covering the first active material layer satisfies the above range, air bubbles generated in the swelling tape 410 are minimized to control the risk of appearance defects, and the secondary battery 600 assembly process is performed.
- the risk of damage to the electrode assembly 111 when inserting the electrode assembly 111 into the battery can 620 can be eliminated.
- the length 460 of the swelling tape is the length 420 of the swelling tape covering the first active material layer and the length 440 of the swelling tape covering the uncoated portion in the longitudinal direction (P) of the electrode assembly. It is equal to the combined length.
- the width 470 of the swelling tape in the width direction (H) of the electrode assembly is 50% or more compared to 100% of the width of the electrode assembly.
- the electrode assembly 111 may be a wound jelly roll type, and the width direction (H) of the electrode assembly refers to the winding axis direction (H) of the wound electrode assembly.
- the width 470 of the swelling tape may be 50% or more, 55% or more, 60% or more, 65% or more, or 70% or more of 100% of the width of the electrode assembly.
- the width 470 of the swelling tape may be 100% or less, 98% or less, or 96% or less of 100% of the width of the electrode assembly.
- the swelling tape 410 expands due to the electrolyte solution and the first electrode current collector ( 110) can effectively function as a tab by contacting the battery can 620.
- the area 430 of the swelling tape covering the first active material layer 120 is 5% or more, 6% or more, 7% or more, or 8% or more.
- the area 430 of the swelling tape covering the first active material layer 120 is 20% or less, 18% or less, 16% or less, or 14% or less.
- the swelling tape 410 expanded by the electrolyte can bring the first electrode current collector 110 into contact with the battery can 620. It can effectively act as a tab.
- the swelling tape 410 does not overlap the second electrode 200.
- the lithium ions of the second electrode 200 can be sufficiently utilized, and the cross-section coating portion 140 of the first electrode 100 ) is provided to cover the boundary between the first active material layer 120 and the uncoated portion 150, so that it can be effectively attached to the uncoated portion of the first electrode. Accordingly, the first electrode current collector 110, which is the uncoated portion of the first electrode, can be pushed to the outer portion so that it comes into good contact with the battery can 620.
- the swelling tape 410 is expanded by an electrolyte solution.
- the electrolyte solution may include an organic solvent, for example, ethylene carbonate (EC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), or ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC).
- EC ethylene carbonate
- DMC dimethyl carbonate
- EMC ethyl methyl carbonate
- the swelling tape 410 may be expanded by the solvent of the electrolyte solution.
- the swelling tape 410 may expand through an activation process and cycle. At this time, whether the swelling tape 410 expands can be confirmed by whether the direct current resistance value (DCR) converges as the cycle progresses after the activation process.
- DCR direct current resistance value
- the distribution of alternating current resistance (ACR) may vary depending on the outer diameter of the jelly roll 610 in which the electrode assembly 111 is wound. That is, if the outer diameter of the jelly roll 610 is large, the first electrode current collector 110 can sufficiently contact the battery can 620, and the resistance is lowered, so the alternating current resistance value (ACR) is small, and on the contrary, the jelly roll 610 If the outer diameter of ) is small, the first electrode current collector 110 cannot sufficiently contact the battery can 620 and the resistance becomes relatively large, so the alternating current resistance (ACR) is large.
- the performance of the cell can be known by the direct current resistance (DCR) rather than the alternating current resistance (ACR).
- the direct current resistance (DCR) differs at the beginning of the cycle, but as the cycle progresses, the cell performance can be known by the direct current resistance (DCR).
- the direct current resistance (DCR) may converge to a constant value.
- the swelling tape 410 is sufficiently expanded based on the converged value of the direct current resistance (DCR). For example, it may be determined that the swelling tape 410 has sufficiently expanded as the direct current resistance value (DCR) converges to an equivalent direct current resistance value (DCR) after 100 cycles of the activation process.
- DCR direct current resistance
- the swelling tape 410 may be expanded or flexible by being impregnated with liquid, and may be made of a polymer material.
- the swelling tape 410 expands or becomes flexible when it absorbs the electrolyte solution, so when the electrode assembly 111 is stored in the battery can 620 later, the swelling tape 410 expands due to the electrolyte solution and the first The electrode current collector 110 can effectively function as a tab by contacting the battery can 620.
- the swelling tape 410 includes polyurethane.
- the swelling tape 410 is expanded by the electrolyte solution.
- the polyurethane included in the swelling tape 410 may be expanded by the solvent of the electrolyte solution.
- the first electrode current collector 110 comes into contact with the battery can 620 and can effectively serve as a tab.
- a step of manufacturing an electrode assembly 111 by stacking a first electrode 100, a separator 300, and a second electrode 200, wherein the first electrode 100 is a house. It includes a first active material layer 120 and a second active material layer 130 provided on both sides of the entire body 110 and the current collector 110, and one end of the first electrode 100 is provided on both sides of the current collector 110.
- a single-sided coating portion 140 provided with a first active material layer 120 on one side of the entire surface and without a second active material layer 130 on the other side, and a first active material layer on both sides of the current collector 110 ( 120) and manufacturing an electrode assembly including an uncoated portion 150 without the second active material layer 130; and disposing a swelling tape 410 provided to cover the boundary between the first active material layer 120 and the uncoated portion 150 of the single-sided coated portion 140. Manufacturing method is provided.
- the first electrode of the electrode assembly 111 is not provided with a single-sided coating portion 140 having a first active material layer 120 on only one side of the current collector 110 and the first and second active material layers 120 and 130.
- a swelling tape 410 provided to cover the boundary of the uncoated portion 150, the occurrence of wrinkles in the current collector 110 is minimized to control the risk of appearance defects, and the secondary battery 600 assembly process
- the risk of damage to the electrode assembly 111 when inserting the electrode assembly 111 into the battery can 620 can be eliminated.
- the contents of the electrode assembly 111 are the same as the contents of the electrode assembly 111 according to the above-described embodiment.
- the method of manufacturing the electrode assembly 111 further includes the step of disposing the swelling tape 400 provided on the other side of the single-sided coating portion 140 that is not provided with the second active material layer 130. Includes.
- one end of the second electrode 200 contracts or expands and stress is concentrated on the facing portion of the first electrode 100, which may cause cracks. If the swelling tape 400 provided on the other side not provided with the active material layer 130 is further included, the occurrence of cracks can be prevented.
- the single-sided coating portion 140 further includes a swelling tape 400 provided on the other side of the single-sided coating portion 140 that is not provided with the second active material layer 130, it is used to connect the first active material layer 120 and the It may be provided so as not to overlap with the swelling tape 410 provided to cover the boundary of the coating portion 150, and as the swelling tape 400 expands, the current collector 110 of the first electrode is wound around the outer portion. By pushing toward the center of the winding, the current collector 110 of the first electrode can be brought into close contact with the battery can 620, thereby reducing resistance and having a heat dissipation effect.
- a swelling tape 400 provided on the other side of the single-sided coating portion 140 that is not provided with the second active material layer 130
- the swelling tape 400 provided on the other side not provided with the second active material layer 130 may be provided spaced apart (450) from the second active material layer 130 of the electrode assembly 111.
- the swelling tape 400 spaced apart from the second active material layer (450) cracks due to stress concentration can be prevented when the swelling tape 400 is expanded by the electrolyte solution, and the first The current collector 110 of the electrode and the battery can 620 can be brought into close contact.
- the method of manufacturing the electrode assembly 111 includes the swelling tape disposed to cover the boundary between the first active material layer 120 and the uncoated portion 150 of the single-sided coated portion 140.
- a suction pad 500 is provided on (410), and the swelling tape 410 is applied from the cross-sectional coated portion 140 of the first electrode to the uncoated portion 150 using the suction pad 500. It further includes the step of attaching while pushing.
- the suction pad 500 may have a step portion 510 that is thicker in the direction of the cross-sectional coated portion 140 than the uncoated portion 150 of the first electrode.
- the boundary between the first active material layer 120 and the uncoated portion 150 of the cross-section coated portion 140 of the first electrode is drawn.
- the swelling tape 410 provided to cover the first electrode can be attached by pushing it from the cross-sectional coated portion 140 to the uncoated portion 150, thereby preventing the generation of bubbles and wrinkles in the swelling tape 410. This suppresses the occurrence of wrinkles in the current collector 110 of the first electrode.
- an electrode assembly 111 provided by the above-described electrode assembly 111 manufacturing method is provided.
- the contents of the electrode assembly 111 are the same as those of the electrode assembly 111 according to the above-described embodiment.
- Figure 7 is a photograph showing a case where a seal tape is attached to the outer peripheral surface of a wound electrode assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the seal tape 630 may be attached to both ends of the electrode assembly in the winding axis direction (H), and may be, for example, a PET tape, but is not limited thereto.
- the first outermost portion of the electrode assembly 111 is exposed to the outside because the seal tape 630 is not attached.
- the current collector 110 of the electrode may directly contact the battery can 620 and serve as an electrode tab.
- the seal tape 630 may be attached to 90% or more, 92% or more, or 94% or more of the outer diameter of the electrode assembly 111.
- the seal tape 630 may be attached to 100% or less, 99% or less, or 98% or less of the outer diameter of the electrode assembly 111.
- the seal tape 630 prevents the outer diameter of the electrode assembly 111 from increasing, prevents the electrode assembly 111 from loosening, and prevents the electrode assembly 111 from being released from the battery. It can be easily inserted into the can 620.
- Figure 8 is a photograph showing a case where no wrinkles occur in the current collector and swelling tape of the first electrode in the electrode assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the first electrode of the electrode assembly 111 has a single-sided coating portion 140 provided with a first active material layer 120 on only one side of the current collector 110, and first and second active material layers.
- the swelling tape 410 By providing the swelling tape 410 to cover the border of the uncoated portion 150 that is not provided with (120, 130), wrinkles of the current collector 110 and the swelling tape 410 can be prevented. You can.
- the risk of defective appearance of the electrode assembly 111 is controlled, and the electrode assembly 111 is placed in a battery can during the assembly process of the secondary battery 600. The risk of damage to the electrode assembly 111 when inserted into (620) can be eliminated.
- Figure 9 is a photograph showing a case in which a lifting phenomenon of the current collector of the first electrode occurs in the electrode assembly according to a comparative example of the present invention and a portion where the lifting height of the current collector of the first electrode is measured.
- the first electrode of the electrode assembly 111 has a single-sided coating portion 140 provided with a first active material layer 120 on only one side of the current collector 110, and first and second active material layers.
- the existing swelling tape 40 is provided on the uncoated portion 15 of the first electrode. At this time, due to the nature of the thin current collector, wrinkles are likely to occur when the swelling tape 40 is attached, thereby causing the first electrode to The electrode current collector 11 may be lifted. The lifting of the first electrode current collector 11 can be confirmed by measuring the lifting height (d) of the first electrode current collector using a 3D shape measuring device.
- the lifting height (d) of the first electrode current collector refers to the height of the highest part in the space between the wound first electrode current collectors in the outer direction of the winding. This is measured to determine the lifting degree of the first electrode current collector. You can judge.
- the swelling tape 410 provided to cover the boundary of the uncoated portion 150 is the outermost portion of the first electrode current collector 110 in the wound jelly roll-type electrode assembly 610. It is located on the inner peripheral surface, and the portion of the swelling tape 410 that covers the boundary between the first active material layer and the uncoated portion prevents the first electrode current collector 110 from being wrinkled and lifted, thereby forming the electrode assembly 111. ) can control the risk of defective appearance, and eliminate the risk of damage to the electrode assembly 111 when inserting the electrode assembly 111 into the battery can 620 during the assembly process of the secondary battery 600.
- an electrode assembly 111 according to the above-described exemplary embodiment; electrolyte; and a secondary battery 600 including the electrode assembly 111 and a battery can 620 containing the electrolyte.
- the current collector 110 of the first electrode is electrically connected to the battery can 620.
- the secondary battery 600 stores the electrode assembly 111 according to the above-described embodiment in the battery can 620, and at this time, the swelling tape 410 expanded by the electrolyte is used to cover the first electrode current collector 110.
- the first electrode current collector 110 is electrically connected to the battery can 620 so that it can function as a tab.
- the swelling tape 410 is provided to cover the boundary between the first active material layer 120 and the uncoated portion 150 of the single-sided coated portion 140 of the first electrode 100, thereby forming the electrode assembly.
- the secondary battery 600 may include an electrode assembly 111 according to the above-described embodiment, an electrolyte and a battery can 620 containing the same, and a top cap.
- the first electrode 100 may be a cathode
- the second electrode 200 may be an anode with a polarity opposite to that of the first electrode 100.
- the first electrode 100 and the second electrode 200 may have a sheet shape.
- the electrode assembly 111 may have, for example, a jellyroll shape. That is, the electrode assembly 111 is a laminate formed by sequentially stacking the first electrode 100, the separator 300, the second electrode 200, and the separator 300 at least once in the winding direction (W). It can be manufactured by winding.
- the positive electrode active material coated on the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode active material coated on the negative electrode plate can be used without limitation as long as they are active materials known in the art.
- Non-limiting examples of the positive electrode active material include common positive electrode active materials that can be used in the positive electrode of conventional electrochemical devices, especially lithium manganese oxide, lithium cobalt oxide, lithium nickel oxide, lithium iron oxide, or lithium composites combining these. Oxides can be used.
- the positive electrode active material has the general formula A[ A Contains 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 of the components included in x, y, z and M are selected so that the compound remains electrically neutral.
- the positive electrode active material is an alkali metal compound xLiM 1 O 2 -(1-x)Li 2 M 2 O 3 disclosed in US6,677,082, US6,680,143, etc.
- M 1 is at least one element having an average oxidation state of 3
- M 2 may include at least one element having an average oxidation state of 4; 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1).
- the positive electrode active material has the general formula Li a M 1 x Fe 1-x M 2 P y1-y M 3 z O 4-z
- M 1 is Ti, Si, Mn, Co, Fe, V, Cr , Mo, Ni, Nd, Al, Mg and Al
- M 2 includes Ti, Si, Mn, Co, Fe, V, Cr, Mo, Ni, Nd, Al, Mg, Al, Contains at least one element selected from As, Sb, Si, Ge, V and S
- M 3 includes a halogen element optionally including F; 0 ⁇ a ⁇ 2, 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 1, 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 1; the stoichiometric coefficients of the components included in a, x, y, z, M 1 , M 2 , and M 3 are chosen so that the compound remains electrically neutral), or Li 3 M 2 ( PO 4 ) 3 may be lithium metal phosphate represented by [M includes at least one element selected from Ti
- the positive electrode active material may include primary particles and/or secondary particles in which primary particles are aggregated.
- Non-limiting examples of the negative electrode active material include common negative electrode active materials that can be used in the negative electrode of conventional electrochemical devices, especially lithium metal or lithium alloy, carbon, petroleum coke, activated carbon, Lithium adsorption materials such as graphite or other carbons can be used.
- the negative electrode active material may be carbon material, lithium metal or lithium metal compound, silicon or silicon compound, tin or tin compound, etc.
- Metal oxides such as TiO 2 and SnO 2 with a potential of less than 2V can also be used as negative electrode active materials.
- carbon materials both low-crystalline carbon and high-crystalline carbon can be used.
- the separator 300 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, ethylene/methacrylate copolymer, etc. Can be used alone or by stacking them.
- the separator 300 may use a typical porous non-woven fabric, for example, a non-woven fabric made of high melting point glass fiber, polyethylene terephthalate fiber, etc.
- At least one surface of the separator 300 may include a coating layer of inorganic particles. It is also possible that the separator 300 itself is made of a coating layer of inorganic particles. The particles constituting the coating layer may have a structure combined with a binder such that an interstitial volume exists between adjacent particles.
- the inorganic particles may be made of an inorganic material with a dielectric constant of 5 or more.
- the inorganic particles include 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 contain at least one substance selected from the group consisting of
- the electrolyte may be a salt with a structure such as A + B - .
- a + includes alkali metal cations such as Li + , Na + , K + or ions consisting of a combination 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
- the electrolyte can also be used by dissolving it in an organic solvent.
- Organic solvents include propylene carbonate (PC), ethylene carbonate (EC), diethyl carbonate (DEC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), and dipropyl carbonate (DPC). , dimethyl sulfoxide, acetonitrile, dimethoxyethane, diethoxyethane, tetrahydrofuran, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (N-methyl- 2-pyrrolidone (NMP), ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC), gamma butyrolactone, or mixtures thereof may be used.
- Another embodiment of the present invention provides a battery pack 700 including at least one secondary battery 600 described above.
- the secondary battery 600 may be a cylindrical secondary battery.
- the cylindrical secondary battery 600 according to the above-described embodiment can be used to manufacture the battery pack 700.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a battery pack 700 including secondary batteries 600 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a battery pack 700 includes an assembly of cylindrical secondary batteries 600 electrically connected and a pack housing 710 accommodating the same.
- the cylindrical secondary battery 600 is a secondary battery 600 according to the above-described embodiment.
- parts such as bus bars, cooling units, and external terminals for electrical connection of cylindrical secondary batteries are omitted.
- the present invention provides a vehicle 800 including at least one battery pack 700 described above.
- the battery pack 700 may be mounted in a vehicle 800.
- the vehicle 800 may be, for example, an electric vehicle, a hybrid vehicle, or a plug-in hybrid vehicle.
- Motor vehicles include four-wheeled vehicles or two-wheeled vehicles.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a vehicle 800 including the battery pack 700 of FIG. 10 .
- a vehicle 800 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a battery pack 700 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the automobile 800 operates by receiving power from the battery pack 700 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the negative electrode negative electrode current collector: Cu foil, negative electrode active material: 50 parts by weight each of artificial graphite and natural graphite
- a sheet-shaped polyethylene separator the positive electrode (positive electrode current collector: Al foil, active material: LiCoO 2 ), and the polyethylene separator are sequentially stacked.
- An electrode assembly was manufactured.
- the thickness of the cathode was 187 ⁇ m (Cu foil current collector: 10 ⁇ m), the thickness of the anode was 147 ⁇ m (Al foil current collector: 15 ⁇ m), and two separators each having a thickness of 13 ⁇ m were used.
- the negative electrode includes a single-sided coating portion of Cu foil provided with a negative electrode active material layer on the side opposite to the positive electrode and no negative electrode active material layer on the other side; and an uncoated portion in which a negative electrode active material layer is not provided on both sides of the Cu foil. Accordingly, a swelling tape made of polyurethane was attached to cover the boundary of the uncoated portion and the negative electrode active material layer provided on the side opposite to the positive electrode through the separator in the single-sided coated portion.
- the swelling tape covering the negative electrode active material layer in the longitudinal direction (P) of the electrode assembly had a length of 2 mm and was positioned on the inner peripheral surface of the outermost portion of the Cu foil in the wound jelly roll-type electrode assembly. At this time, the area of the swelling tape covering the negative electrode active material layer was set to be 5% to 20%.
- the swelling tape (PU material) was used with a length of 20 mm in the length direction (P) of the electrode assembly x 62 mm in the width direction (H) of the electrode assembly, and a thickness of 52 ⁇ m.
- a swelling tape made of polyurethane was further attached to the outer peripheral surface of the outermost portion of the Cu foil in the jelly roll-type electrode assembly wound on the cathode. At this time, the swelling tape was attached to cover the end of the anode.
- the swelling tape (PU material) was used with a length of 20 mm in the length direction (P) of the electrode assembly x 62 mm in the width direction (H) of the electrode assembly, and a thickness of 52 ⁇ m.
- the laminated electrode assembly including the swelling tape was wound to manufacture a jelly roll-type electrode assembly (end diameter: 20.38 mm to 20.64 mm).
- the cross-sectional diameter of the manufactured electrode assembly was 20.4 mm, and the length in the winding axis direction (H) was 66 mm.
- seal tapes made of PET were attached to both ends of the winding shaft.
- the seal tape (PET material) was used with a length of 62 mm in the length direction (P) of the electrode assembly x 10 mm in the width direction (H) of the electrode assembly, and a thickness of 22 ⁇ m.
- ethylene carbonate (EC):ethylmethyl carbonate (EMC) was mixed at a volume ratio of 30:70, and LiPF 6 was added at 1.0 M.
- a secondary battery was manufactured by injecting the dissolved electrolyte solution and sealing the cylindrical battery can with a cap assembly.
- An electrode assembly and a secondary battery were manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1, except that a swelling tape was attached to the negative electrode current collector so as not to cover the end of the negative electrode active material layer provided on the side opposite to the positive electrode.
- Example 1 Wrinkles on the negative electrode current collector were observed visually and through visual inspection of the appearance of wrinkles formed on the uncoated area of the current collector due to air bubbles when attaching the swelling tape.
- Example 1 all 1024 pieces, the same quantity as Comparative Example 1, were visually inspected, and the rest were not judged defective in the visual vision inspection, so visual inspection was not performed.
- the external vision inspection is a test that inputs example photos of wrinkles into the vision system and determines that the product is defective if a similar case appears.
- the lifting phenomenon of the negative electrode current collector when attaching the swelling tape was measured using a 3D shape measuring machine (Keyence Shape Measuring Machine, model name: Keyence Korea One-Shot 3D VR3200).
- the degree of lifting of the negative electrode current collector is due to the lifting of the negative electrode current collector at the end of the negative electrode current collector provided at the winding end of the wound jelly roll-type electrode assembly, and the negative electrode current collector wound before the winding end is It was determined by measuring the height in the space formed between the .
- the lifting height (d) of the negative electrode current collector was determined by measuring the height of the highest part in the space between the wound negative electrode current collectors toward the outer edge of the winding, when the diameter of the end of the electrode assembly is 20.38 mm to 20.64 mm. , if the lifting height (d) of the negative electrode current collector was 0.8 mm or more, it was judged to be defective.
- the outer diameter of the end perpendicular to the winding axis direction of the wound jelly roll-type electrode assembly was measured with an outer diameter measuring device of a winder conveyor, or with a gono gauge in which holes were pre-drilled for each diameter.
- the diameter of the end perpendicular to the winding axis direction of the electrode assembly manufactured according to Example 1 was 20.38 mm to 20.64 mm. Accordingly, when the diameter of the end perpendicular to the winding axis direction of the electrode assembly exceeded 20.64 mm, it was indicated that there was a defect in the outer diameter.
- an insertion guide that facilitates insertion of the jelly roll into the can is used. If the electrode assembly does not enter the insertion guide and is ejected in error, This was removed from the battery can again and visually inspected to indicate that there was damage when the battery can was inserted.
- the separator had wrinkles or folds transferred from the wrinkles of the swelling tape, it was observed with the naked eye to indicate that the separator had wrinkles. At this time, wrinkles were not simply wrinkles in the form of swells, but were defined as wrinkles that felt foreign when touched with the hand.
- Example 1 all 1024 pieces, which were the same quantity as Comparative Example 1, were visually inspected, and the rest were not judged defective in the visual vision inspection, so visual inspection was not performed.
- the external vision inspection is a test that inputs example photos of wrinkles into the vision system and determines that the product is defective if a similar case appears.
- Example 1 Comparative Example 1 Number of electrode assemblies 59,200 1,024 Wrinkles on the cathode current collector 0 Occurs most often Excitation of the cathode current collector 0 80 Outer diameter defective 0 22 Damaged when inserting the battery can 0 16 wrinkles in the separator 0 12
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Description
| Resistance (N=10) |
0.3C/0.5C Cycle | |||
| ACR (mΩ) |
DCR (mΩ) |
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| @ 0 cycle | @ 50 cycle | @ 100 cycle | ||
| 저항 상 | 16.3 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 21.9 |
| 저항 중 | 14.5 | 21.9 | 21.6 | 21.9 |
| 저항 하 | 13.8 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 22.0 |
| 실시예 1 | 비교예 1 | |
| 전극 조립체의 개수 | 59,200 | 1,024 |
| 음극 집전체의 주름 | 0 | 대부분 발생 |
| 음극 집전체의 들뜸 | 0 | 80 |
| 외경 불량 | 0 | 22 |
| 전지 캔 삽입 시 손상 | 0 | 16 |
| 분리막의 주름 | 0 | 12 |
Claims (25)
- 제1 전극, 분리막 및 제2 전극이 적층된 전극 조립체로서,상기 제1 전극은 집전체 및 상기 집전체의 양면에 각각 구비된 제1 활물질층 및 제2 활물질층을 포함하고,상기 제1 전극의 어느 한 단부는 상기 집전체의 일면에 제1 활물질층이 구비되고, 타면에 제2 활물질층이 구비되지 않은 단면 코팅부; 및 상기 집전체의 양면에 제1 활물질층 및 제2 활물질층이 구비되지 않은 미코팅부를 포함하고,상기 단면 코팅부의 상기 제1 활물질층과 상기 미코팅부의 경계를 덮도록 구비된 스웰링 테이프를 포함하는 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서, 상기 단면 코팅부의 제2 활물질층이 구비되지 않은 타면에 구비된 스웰링 테이프를 더 포함하는 것인 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서, 상기 제1 활물질층은 상기 분리막을 개재하여 상기 제2 전극에 대향하는 면에 구비되는 것인 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 3에 있어서, 상기 제1 활물질층은 상기 전극 조립체의 길이 방향으로 상기 제2 전극보다 길게 구비되는 것인 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서, 상기 제2 활물질층은 상기 전극 조립체의 길이 방향으로 상기 제2 전극보다 짧게 구비되는 것인 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서, 상기 전극 조립체는 권취된 젤리롤형인 것인 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 6에 있어서, 상기 제1 전극은 상기 권취된 젤리롤형 전극 조립체의 최외곽 전극인 것인 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 7에 있어서, 상기 제1 활물질층과 상기 미코팅부의 경계를 덮도록 구비된 스웰링 테이프는 상기 젤리롤형 전극 조립체의 제1 전극 내주면에 구비되는 것인 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서, 상기 제1 전극의 집전체는 구리를 포함하는 것인 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서, 상기 제1 전극은 음극이고, 상기 제2 전극은 양극인 것인 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서, 상기 전극 조립체의 길이 방향에서 상기 스웰링 테이프의 길이는 30mm 이하인 것인 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서, 상기 전극 조립체의 폭 방향에서 상기 스웰링 테이프의 폭은 상기 전극 조립체 폭 100% 대비 50% 이상인 것인 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서, 상기 단면 코팅부의 상기 제1 활물질층과 상기 미코팅부의 경계를 덮도록 구비된 스웰링 테이프의 전체면적 100% 기준으로 상기 제1 활물질층을 덮은 상기 스웰링 테이프의 면적이 5% 내지 20%인 것인 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서, 상기 스웰링 테이프는 상기 제2 전극과 겹쳐지지 않는 것인 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1에 있어서, 상기 스웰링 테이프는 전해액에 의해 팽창되는 것인 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 15에 있어서, 상기 스웰링 테이프는 폴리우레탄을 포함하는 것인 전극 조립체.
- 제1 전극, 분리막 및 제2 전극을 적층하여 전극 조립체를 제조하는 단계로서, 상기 제1 전극은 집전체 및 상기 집전체의 양면에 각각 구비된 제1 활물질층 및 제2 활물질층을 포함하고, 상기 제1 전극의 어느 한 단부는 상기 집전체의 일면에 제1 활물질층이 구비되고, 타면에 제2 활물질층이 구비되지 않은 단면 코팅부, 및 상기 집전체의 양면에 제1 활물질층 및 제2 활물질층이 구비되지 않은 미코팅부를 포함하는 것인 전극 조립체를 제조하는 단계; 및상기 단면 코팅부의 상기 제1 활물질층과 상기 미코팅부의 경계를 덮도록 구비된 스웰링 테이프를 배치하는 단계를 포함하는 전극 조립체 제조방법.
- 청구항 17에 있어서, 상기 단면 코팅부의 제2 활물질층이 구비되지 않은 타면에 구비된 스웰링 테이프를 배치하는 단계를 더 포함하는 전극 조립체 제조방법.
- 청구항 17에 있어서, 상기 단면 코팅부의 상기 제1 활물질층과 상기 미코팅부의 경계를 덮도록 배치된 상기 스웰링 테이프 상에 흡착패드가 구비되고,상기 흡착패드를 이용하여 제1 전극의 단면 코팅부에서 미코팅부 방향으로 상기 스웰링 테이프를 밀면서 부착하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것인 전극 조립체 제조방법.
- 청구항 17에 있어서, 상기 흡착패드는 상기 제1 전극의 미코팅부 보다 단면 코팅부 방향으로 두께가 더 두꺼운 단차부를 갖는 것인 전극 조립체 제조방법.
- 청구항 17 내지 20 중 어느 한 항에 따른 전극 조립체 제조방법에 의하여 구비되는 것인 전극 조립체.
- 청구항 1 내지 16 중 어느 한 항에 따른 전극 조립체;전해질; 및상기 전극 조립체와 상기 전해질을 수납하는 전지 캔을 포함하는 이차 전지.
- 청구항 22에 있어서, 상기 제1 전극의 집전체는 상기 전지 캔과 전기적으로 연결되는 것인 이차 전지.
- 청구항 22에 따른 이차 전지를 적어도 하나 포함하는 것인 배터리 팩.
- 청구항 24에 따른 배터리 팩을 적어도 하나 포함하는 것인 자동차.
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