WO2015030403A1 - 전압 센싱용 접속 돌기부가 형성되어 있는 전지셀 및 이를 포함하는 전지모듈 - Google Patents
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- the present invention is a battery cell body in which the electrode assembly is built in the cell case; An electrode terminal protruding from at least one end of the battery cell body; And a voltage sensing connection protrusion integrally formed with the electrode terminal. It relates to a battery cell comprising a and a battery module comprising the same.
- EVs electric vehicles
- HEVs hybrid electric vehicles
- the type of applications using the secondary battery is very diversified due to the advantages of the secondary battery, and it is expected that the secondary battery will be applied to many fields and products in the future.
- One or two or four battery cells are used for small mobile devices, whereas medium and large battery modules, which are electrically connected to a plurality of battery cells, are used in medium and large devices such as automobiles due to the necessity of high output capacity.
- the size and weight of the battery module are directly related to the accommodation space and output of the medium and large devices, manufacturers are trying to manufacture a battery module that is as small and lightweight as possible.
- devices that receive a lot of shocks and vibrations from the outside such as electric bicycles and electric vehicles, should have a stable electrical connection state and physical coupling state between the elements constituting the battery module.
- Safety aspects are also important because they must be implemented.
- the battery module is preferably manufactured in as small a size and weight as possible, a square battery, a pouch-type battery, etc., which can be charged with high integration and have a small weight to capacity, are mainly used as battery cells of a medium-large battery module.
- a pouch-type battery using an aluminum laminate sheet or the like as an exterior member has attracted much attention in recent years due to advantages such as low weight and low manufacturing cost.
- the pouch-type battery cell 10 of FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a typical representative pouch-type battery cell.
- the pouch-type battery cell 10 of FIG. 1 has a structure in which two electrode terminals 11 and 12 protrude from each other so as to protrude from an upper end and a lower end of the battery cell main body 13, respectively. It is manufactured by adhering both side surfaces 14a of the case 14, the upper end, and the lower end 14b, 14c in the state which accommodated (not shown).
- connection bar such as a bus bar to make an electrical connection.
- a separate electrical connection member is not only required, Due to the structure for mounting the member to the battery cell, there is a problem that the overall size increases and the structure is compounded.
- the present invention aims to solve the problems of the prior art as described above and the technical problems that have been requested from the past.
- the inventors of the present application through in-depth research and various experiments, by forming a voltage sensing connection protrusion on the electrode terminal of the battery cell, the voltage sensing connection portion for voltage sensing of the electrode terminal in the battery module including the battery cell It was confirmed that the battery cells can be connected without a separate electrical connection member such as a bus bar by configuring an electrical connection in a direct connection method.
- Another object of the present invention by connecting the battery cells in such a way that the voltage sensing connection projection directly connected to the voltage sensing member, without a separate electrical connection member, reducing the size and weight of the battery module, manufacturing cost It is to provide a battery cell and a battery module including the same to reduce the.
- An electrode terminal protruding from at least one end of the battery cell body
- a voltage sensing connection protrusion formed integrally with the electrode terminal
- Consists of a structure that includes.
- the battery cell and the battery module including the same are configured to make an electrical connection in such a manner that the connection protrusion for voltage sensing of the electrode terminal is directly connected to the voltage sensing member based on the specific structure as described above. Since the battery cells can be connected without a separate electrical connection member, the size and weight of the battery module can be reduced, and manufacturing costs can be reduced.
- the battery cell body is not particularly limited as long as it can be configured as a battery module, for example, it may have a plate-like structure having a relatively large width and length with respect to thickness.
- the length of the battery cell body represents a distance from one side of the battery cell body from which the electrode terminal protrudes to the other side facing each other, and the width of the battery cell body is in contact with the side of the battery cell body from which the electrode terminal protrudes.
- the distance from one side of the battery cell main body to the other side of the battery cell is shown.
- the thickness of the battery cell body represents the distance between the top surface and the bottom surface of the battery cell body parallel to the plane with respect to the plane including the direction in which the electrode terminal protruding from the battery cell body.
- the electrode terminal is composed of a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal, protruding from at least one end of the battery cell body, it may be a plate-like structure having a relatively large width and length with respect to the thickness. have.
- the length of the electrode terminal indicates the distance from one side of the electrode terminal in contact with the battery cell body to the other side opposite
- the width of the electrode terminal is the distance from one side of the electrode terminal to the other side intersecting the battery cell body Indicates.
- the thickness of the electrode terminal represents the distance between the upper surface and the lower surface of the electrode terminal parallel to the plane with respect to the plane including the protruding direction of the electrode terminal from the battery cell body.
- the battery cell according to the present invention may include a voltage sensing connecting protrusion formed integrally with the electrode terminal, and the voltage sensing connecting protrusion includes a protruding direction or the protruding direction of the electrode terminal from the battery cell body.
- the structure is formed on the electrode terminal in a direction perpendicular to the projecting direction on the plane, it may be a structure extending from one end of the electrode terminal.
- the voltage sensing connection protrusion may have a structure extending from at least one side of both sides of the electrode terminal intersecting the battery cell body.
- the voltage sensing connection protrusion may have a structure extending in the size of 5 to 50% based on the width of the electrode terminal, preferably 10 to 40%, more preferably 20 to 30%. It may be a structure extending in the size of.
- the voltage sensing connection protrusion may be formed on at least one side of both sides of the electrode terminal at an opposite position of the battery cell body.
- the electrode terminal of the plate-like structure protrudes from at least one end of the battery cell body, and the voltage sensing connection protrusion is formed on the side crossing the battery cell body in the outer periphery of the electrode terminal. It may be a structure formed on the opposite side of the battery cell body, that is, the position spaced apart from the battery cell body on both sides of the electrode terminal intersecting the battery cell body.
- the voltage sensing connection protrusion may have a structure in which a welder is perforated. Due to the structure, coupling of the voltage sensing connection protrusion through welding may be facilitated.
- the welding method is not particularly limited as long as it can weld the connection protrusion for voltage sensing, and may be performed by, for example, a welding method selected from the group consisting of resistance welding, laser welding, arc welding, and ultrasonic welding. have.
- the battery cell body of the battery cell according to the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it can be formed in a plate-like structure having a relatively large width and length with respect to thickness, and for example, a laminate including a resin layer and a metal layer.
- the electrode assembly may be sealed in the sheet.
- the battery cell according to the present invention due to the pouch-type structure using an aluminum laminate sheet or the like as an exterior member, it is possible to reduce the overall weight of the battery cell, and to reduce the manufacturing cost.
- the present invention also provides a battery module comprising at least two battery cells, wherein the battery module,
- a battery cell arrangement including one or more cartridges forming a battery cell stack structure with electrode terminals aligned in the same direction;
- One or more supporting bars interconnecting the end plates
- a voltage sensing member sensing the voltage of the battery cells
- the cartridges are cartridges for cell modules that can manufacture battery modules.
- the cartridges have a rectangular structure corresponding to the battery cells so that the plate-shaped battery cells can be mounted thereon, and the cooling fins contacting the battery cells and fixing the cooling fins. Contains a cartridge frame.
- the voltage sensing member has a structure in which the electrode terminals are mounted at one end of the battery cell assembly at an adjacent position, and the electrode terminal is electrically connected in a manner in which the voltage sensing connection protrusion directly connects to the voltage sensing member. It may be a structure forming.
- the battery cell and the battery module including the same according to the present invention are characterized in that the voltage sensing connection protrusion of the electrode terminal is connected directly to the voltage sensing member without a separate electrical connection member such as a bus bar. Accordingly, the voltage sensing member should be mounted at a position adjacent to the voltage sensing connection protrusion, and the voltage sensing connection protrusion extends from one end of the electrode terminal. It may be a structure mounted on one end of the battery cell arrangement.
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- the PCB is mounted on the housing so as not to be damaged by an external shock or other external force, and may be a structure fixed to the housing by hot melt resin for more stable mounting.
- the battery cells may have a structure in which the battery cell arrangement is configured in a state where a portion of the electrode terminal including the voltage sensing connection protrusion is bent, and more specifically, the voltage sensing connection protrusion. Is vertically bent may be a structure that is coupled in a state welded directly to the connection terminal of the voltage sensing member.
- the battery cell and the battery module including the same are coupled to the electrode terminal including the voltage sensing connection protrusion in a bent state and directly welded to the connection terminal mounted on the PCB.
- the battery cells can be connected, thereby reducing the size and weight of the battery module, and can reduce the manufacturing cost.
- the present invention also provides a device including the battery module, which may be an electric vehicle, a hybrid electric vehicle, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, or a power storage device.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional pouch-type battery cell
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an electrode terminal of a battery cell according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an electrode terminal of a battery cell according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a state before the components of the battery module are coupled to each other according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a voltage sensing member constituting a battery module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a battery module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the length L of the battery cell main body 13 is a distance from one outer peripheral side of the battery cell main body in which the electrode terminals 11 and 12 protrude from the opposite outer peripheral side to the opposite side.
- the width W of the battery cell body 13 represents a distance from one outer periphery to the outer periphery of the battery cell main body 13 on which the electrode terminals 11 and 12 protrude.
- the thickness T of the battery cell body 13 represents a distance between the top surface and the bottom surface of the battery cell body based on a plane including the direction in which the electrode terminals protrude from the battery cell body.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the electrode terminal of the battery cell according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the battery cell 200 has a structure including a battery cell body 210, an electrode terminal 220, and a connection protrusion 221 for voltage sensing.
- the battery cell body 210 has a plate-like structure having a relatively large width and length with respect to thickness.
- the electrode terminal 220 protrudes from one end of the battery cell body 210, and, like the battery cell body 210, has a plate-like structure having a relatively large width and length with respect to thickness.
- the voltage sensing connection protrusion 221 is disposed on a plane including the protrusion direction D1 of the electrode terminal 220 in a direction D2 perpendicular to the protrusion direction D1, and on the electrode terminal 220. It is formed integrally with the electrode terminal 220.
- the voltage sensing connection protrusion 221 extends from one end 224 of the electrode terminal 220, and both sides 223 of the electrode terminal 220 intersecting with the battery cell body 210. 224 extends from one side 224.
- the voltage sensing connection protrusion 221 may be a structure extending in the size of 5 to 50% based on the width of the electrode terminal 220, preferably 10 to 40%, more preferably It may be a structure extending in the size of 20 to 30%.
- the voltage sensing connection protrusion 221 is disposed on an opposite side 224 of the electrode terminal 220 crossing the battery cell body 210, that is, the battery cell body 210, that is, the battery cell body ( It is a structure formed at a position spaced apart from the 210, a weld hole 222 is perforated in the protrusion 221.
- the voltage sensing connection protrusion 221 is bent, thereby being directly coupled to the voltage sensing member constituting the battery module, thereby achieving a desired effect.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an electrode terminal of a battery cell according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- an electrode terminal 320 protrudes from one end of a plate-shaped battery cell body 310, and is integrally formed with the electrode terminal 320 on the electrode terminal 320.
- the connection protrusion 321 for voltage sensing is formed.
- the voltage sensing connection protrusion 321 is formed in the protruding direction D1 of the electrode terminal 320 from the battery cell body 310.
- the voltage sensing connection protrusion 321 is drilled with a weld hole 322, and is 5 to 5 based on the length of the electrode terminal 320. It may be a structure extending to the size of 50%, preferably 10 to 40%, more preferably a structure extending to the size of 20 to 30%.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a state before the components of the battery module according to an embodiment of the present invention are coupled to each other.
- the battery module 400 includes two or more battery cells 410.
- the battery cells 410 form a stacked structure of battery cells with electrode terminals aligned in the same direction.
- Configure a battery cell arrangement 440 comprising one or more cartridges.
- the electrode terminals may have a structure that is bent to be coupled through the groove of the voltage sensing member 470.
- the cartridge has a structure including a cooling fin 430 in contact with the battery cell 410, and a cartridge frame 420 for fixing the cooling fin 430.
- the battery cell array 440 is fixed at both ends by end plates 450, and the end plates 450 are interconnected by supporting bars 460.
- the both ends are terms indicating the top and bottom of the battery cell 410 on a plane based on the electrode terminal.
- the battery module 400 includes a voltage sensing member 470 that senses the voltage of the battery cells 410.
- the voltage sensing member 470 is mounted at one end of the battery cell assembly 440 at the position where the electrode terminals are adjacent to each other.
- FIG 5 is an exploded view of the voltage sensing member constituting the battery module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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- a separate bus bar for contacting the electrode terminal of the battery cell is not formed on the PCB 510, except that the connection terminals 511 mounted on the PCB 510 are used for voltage sensing of the electrode terminal. It consists of a structure that connects directly to the connecting projection.
- connection structure one side of the housing 530 on which the PCB 510 is mounted is accommodated in the voltage sensing connection protrusion of the electrode terminal to be in direct contact with the connection terminals 511 of the PCB 510.
- a number of grooves 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538 can be formed.
- the PCB 510 is mounted to the housing 530 so as not to be damaged by an impact or other external force applied from the outside, and is fixed to the housing 530 by the hot melt resin 550 for more stable mounting.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a battery module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the battery module 600 may include one or more cartridges forming a battery cell stack structure with electrode terminals 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, and 638 aligned in the same direction.
- Battery cell arrangement comprising a; A pair of end plates fixing both ends of the battery cell assembly; One or more supporting bars interconnecting the end plates; And a voltage sensing member 601 for sensing a voltage of the battery cells. It includes.
- the voltage sensing member 601 is a structure in which the electrode terminals 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, and 638 are mounted at one end of the battery cell assembly at adjacent positions.
- the voltage sensing connecting protrusions of the electrode terminals 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, and 638 are bent to form an electrical connection in a manner of directly connecting to the voltage sensing member 601.
- the battery cells include a connection protrusion for voltage sensing.
- the electrode terminals 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637 and 638 are bent parts of the battery cell array, and the bent state of the voltage sensing connection protrusion is welded through a welder. Couplings 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, and 628 are directly welded to the connection terminals mounted on the voltage sensing member 601.
- the welding method is not particularly limited as long as it can weld the voltage sensing connecting protrusion to the voltage sensing member.
- the welding method is not particularly limited as long as it can weld the voltage sensing connecting protrusion to the voltage sensing member.
- the group consisting of resistance welding, laser welding, arc welding, and ultrasonic welding it can be carried out by the welding method selected.
- the battery cell and the battery module including the same form a voltage sensing connection protrusion on the electrode terminal of the battery cell, thereby connecting the voltage sensing of the electrode terminal in the battery module including the battery cell.
- the protrusion is configured to make an electrical connection in a manner of directly connecting to the voltage sensing member, it is possible to connect the battery cells without a separate electrical connection member such as a bus bar, thereby reducing the size and weight of the battery module, It is effective to reduce manufacturing costs.
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- 전극조립체가 셀 케이스에 내장되어 있는 전지셀 본체;상기 전지셀 본체의 적어도 일측 단부로부터 돌출되어 있는 전극단자; 및상기 전극단자와 일체로 형성되어 있는 전압 센싱용 접속 돌기부;를 포함하고 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 전지셀.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 전지셀 본체는 두께에 대해 폭과 길이가 상대적으로 큰 판상형 구조로 이루어진 것을 특징으로 하는 전지셀.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 전극단자는 두께에 대해 폭과 길이가 상대적으로 큰 판상형 구조로 이루어진 것을 특징으로 하는 전지셀.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 전압 센싱용 접속 돌기부는 전지셀 본체로부터 전극단자의 돌출 방향 또는 상기 돌출 방향을 포함하는 평면상에서 돌출 방향에 대한 수직 방향으로, 전극단자 상에 형성되어 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 전지셀.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 전압 센싱용 접속 돌기부는 전극단자의 일측 단부로부터 연장된 구조로 이루어진 것을 특징으로 하는 전지셀.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 전압 센싱용 접속 돌기부는 전지셀 본체와 교차하는 전극단자의 양측 변들 중 적어도 하나의 변으로부터 연장된 구조로 이루어진 것을 특징으로 하는 전지셀.
- 제 6 항에 있어서, 상기 전압 센싱용 접속 돌기부는 전극단자의 폭을 기준으로 5 내지 50%의 크기로 연장되어 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 전지셀.
- 제 6 항에 있어서, 상기 전압 센싱용 접속 돌기부는 전지셀 본체의 대향 위치에서 전극단자의 양측 변들 중 적어도 하나의 변에 형성되어 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 전지셀.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 전압 센싱용 접속 돌기부에는 용접공이 천공되어 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 전지셀.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 전지셀 본체는 수지층과 금속층을 포함하는 라미네이트 시트에 전극조립체가 밀봉되어 있는 구조인 것을 특징으로 하는 전지셀.
- 제 1 항 내지 제 10 항 중 어느 하나에 따른 전지셀을 둘 이상 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 전지모듈.
- 제 11 항에 있어서, 상기 전지모듈은,전극단자들이 동일한 방향으로 정렬된 상태로 전지셀 적층 구조를 형성하는 하나 이상의 카트리지들을 포함하는 전지셀 배열체;상기 전지셀 배열체의 양단을 고정하는 한 쌍의 엔드 플레이트들;상기 엔드 플레이트들을 상호 연결하는 하나 이상의 서포팅 바들; 및상기 전지셀들의 전압을 센싱하는 전압 센싱부재;를 포함하고 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 전지모듈.
- 제 12 항에 있어서, 상기 카트리지는 전지셀과 접하는 냉각 핀, 및 상기 냉각 핀을 고정하는 카트리지 프레임을 포함하고 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 전지모듈.
- 제 12 항에 있어서, 상기 전압 센싱부재는 전극단자들이 인접한 위치에서 전지셀 배열체의 일측 단부에 장착되어 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 전지모듈.
- 제 12 항에 있어서, 상기 전극단자는 전압 센싱용 접속 돌기부가 전압 센싱부재에 직접 접속하는 방식으로 전기적 연결을 이루고 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 전지모듈.
- 제 12 항에 있어서, 상기 전압 센싱부재는,(a) 전극단자의 전압 센싱용 접속 돌기부에 접속되는 접속 단자들이 실장되어 있는 인쇄회로기판(PCB);(b) 상기 접속 단자들에 전기적으로 연결된 커넥터; 및(c) 상기 커넥터가 노출된 상태로 PCB가 장착되는 하우징;을 포함하고 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 전지모듈.
- 제 16 항에 있어서, 상기 PCB는 핫멜트 레진에 의해 하우징에 고정되어 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 전지모듈.
- 제 12 항에 있어서, 상기 전지셀들은 전압 센싱용 접속 돌기부를 포함하는 전극단자의 부위가 절곡된 상태로 전지셀 배열체를 구성하고 있는 것을 특징으로 전지모듈.
- 제 12 항에 있어서, 상기 전압 센싱용 접속 돌기부가 접속 단자에 직접 용접된 상태로 결합되어 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 전지모듈.
- 제 11 항에 따른 전지모듈을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 디바이스.
- 제 20 항에 있어서, 상기 디바이스는 전기자동차, 하이브리드 전기자동차, 플러그-인 하이브리드 전기자동차 또는 전력저장장치인 것을 특징으로 하는 디바이스.
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