WO2016017008A1 - シート状電池試験装置及びシート状電池試験方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a sheet battery test apparatus and test method, and can be applied to a sheet secondary battery test apparatus and test method, for example.
- Some batteries have a basic configuration in the form of a sheet. And in the manufacturing process of this sheet-like battery basic configuration (hereinafter also simply referred to as a sheet-like battery), the performance of the sheet-like battery is tested during or after its manufacture.
- the “sheet-like battery” is a thin plate (sheet-like) provided with at least an electrode layer (positive electrode layer or negative electrode layer) and an inter-electrode layer interposed between the electrode layers.
- a plurality of electrode layers and inter-electrode layers may be stacked in the thickness direction of the sheet-like battery, or a plurality of electrode layers and inter-electrode layers may be arranged in the spreading direction.
- the interelectrode layer is a portion that prevents contact between both electrodes and contributes to generation of electromotive force and power storage, and can be, for example, an electrolyte, a separator, a charge / discharge layer (power storage layer), or the like.
- “Test” is a term encompassing “evaluation”, “inspection”, and “measurement”, and “battery test” refers to battery performance inspection, charge / discharge test, conditioning, charge / discharge cycle test, and aging. The concept includes testing.
- Patent Document 1 As a sheet battery test method, for example, as described in Patent Document 1, there is a method of inspecting a wound electrode body used in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery.
- the wound electrode body to be inspected is formed by winding a strip-shaped positive electrode material and a negative electrode material together with a strip-shaped first separate material and a second separate material. And the technique which conveys several winding electrode bodies to a test position one by one with a conveyor belt conveyor, and tests sequentially is shown.
- Patent Document 2 relates to a method for inspecting an electrode plate constituting a sheet battery, and discloses a method for determining a defect that leads to an internal short circuit of an electrode plate for a secondary battery.
- the electrode plate to be inspected has a porous insulating layer formed on the surface of an electrode plate made of a positive electrode plate or a negative electrode plate. And while making this electrode plate with a porous insulating layer run by an electrode plate unwinding / take-off roll, a voltage is applied by a pair of inspection electrodes provided in the course of running, and current is continuously measured. .
- Patent Document 3 discloses a charging / discharging apparatus that performs charging / discharging operations on a plurality of secondary batteries simultaneously in parallel. And the example which applied this charging / discharging apparatus to the conditioning test of a secondary battery is shown.
- Patent Document 4 describes the operation principle of trapping electrons by forming a new energy level in the band gap using the photoexcitation structure change of the metal oxide semiconductor.
- a secondary battery based thereon is disclosed. This battery includes a charging layer filled with a fine particle n-type metal oxide semiconductor covered with an insulating film between a first electrode and a second electrode.
- a new energy level is formed in the band gap of the n-type metal oxide semiconductor due to a photoexcitation structure change phenomenon caused by ultraviolet irradiation, and the energy is charged by capturing electrons in the energy level.
- an all-solid-state physical secondary battery using such a photoexcited structural change of a metal oxide is referred to as a “quantum battery”.
- Patent Document 1 requires a transport device such as a belt conveyor to carry non-inspected objects into or out of the test position. For this reason, the apparatus scale of the whole test apparatus also becomes large, and a wide test space will be needed.
- this test apparatus since this test apparatus has only one pair of terminals for supplying power for testing, there is a problem that tests must be performed one by one in order and the test takes time.
- test is performed by arranging the test electrode in the middle of running while pulling out the sheet-like member in a roll shape as in the technique described in Patent Document 2. It is done.
- multiple test terminals are provided so that testing can be performed at multiple positions at the same time, it is necessary to provide multiple test devices and test positions along the traveling direction of the drawn roll. It is expected that the travel distance of the drawn roll will become longer, and the scale of the test apparatus and the space required for the test will increase.
- the battery test apparatus can be reduced in size by reducing the scale of the battery test apparatus, and the test time can be shortened by simultaneously testing a plurality of locations. There is also a need for sheet battery testing methods.
- a sheet-like battery testing apparatus includes a folding unit that folds a sheet-like battery having electrode layers on both sides by alternately changing a folding direction, and a sheet-like battery. And a test section for supplying a power to the electrode terminal and performing a predetermined test in a state where the electrode terminal is sandwiched between the folded portions.
- the sheet-like battery test method of the second aspect of the invention includes a folding step of folding a sheet-like battery having electrode layers on both sides by alternately changing the folding direction, and electrode terminals on the folded portion of the sheet-like battery. And a test process for supplying a power to the electrode terminal and performing a predetermined test.
- sheet batteries are alternately folded, and electrode terminals are sandwiched between the folded sheet batteries, thereby reducing the scale of the battery test apparatus and reducing the test space. be able to.
- handling of the sheet-like battery to be tested to be carried into the test process and carried out to the next process can be facilitated.
- the test time can be shortened.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a test apparatus according to a first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the sheet-like quantum battery which concerns on 1st Embodiment (the 1). It is a figure which shows the sheet-like quantum battery which concerns on 1st Embodiment (the 2). It is a figure which shows the connection relation of the folded sheet battery and battery testing machine which concern on 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing explaining the structure of the positive electrode terminal plate which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the shape of the electroconductive member in the surface of the electrode terminal board which concerns on embodiment (the 1).
- the sheet-type battery has a basic configuration of a sheet-like battery having an electrode layer (a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer) and an interelectrode layer interposed between the electrode layers. It is not limited, For example, it can apply widely to the primary battery and secondary battery of a chemical battery or a physical battery, It is especially suitable for an all-solid-type secondary battery, More preferably, it can apply to a quantum battery.
- the interelectrode layer is a portion that prevents contact between both electrodes and contributes to generation of electromotive force and power storage, and can be, for example, an electrolyte, a separator, a charge / discharge layer, and more preferably a secondary battery. And more preferably a charge / discharge layer of a quantum battery.
- the battery test apparatus can be widely applied to apparatuses for testing battery performance, and performs, for example, battery performance inspection, charge / discharge test, conditioning, charge / discharge cycle test, aging test, and the like.
- a quantum battery is a secondary battery based on the principle of operation that captures electrons by forming a new energy level in the band gap using the photoexcitation structure change of a metal oxide.
- the quantum battery is an all-solid-state secondary battery, and the structure that functions as a single secondary battery is a solid charge / discharge layer (in this specification, simply “charge layer”). ”)”.
- the charge layer is a layer that stores electrons in the charge operation, releases the electrons stored in the discharge operation, and holds (stores) the electrons in a state where no charge / discharge is performed. Has been formed.
- the photoexcitation structural change is described in, for example, International Publication WO / 2008/053561 and is a phenomenon (technology) found by Akira Nakazawa, the inventor of the application.
- Akira Nakazawa said that when a semiconductor oxide with a band gap of a predetermined value or more and a translucent metal oxide is provided with an effective excitation energy in an insulating coating state, no electrons are present in the band gap. It was found that many energy levels occur. A quantum battery is charged by capturing electrons at these energy levels, and discharged by releasing the captured electrons.
- fine particles of n-type metal oxide semiconductor covered with an insulating film are attached to the negative electrode layer 3 in a thin film shape. It has changed so that it can be stored.
- the positive electrode layer has a positive electrode main body layer and a p-type metal oxide semiconductor layer formed so as to be in contact with the charging layer.
- the p-type metal oxide semiconductor layer is provided to prevent injection of electrons from the positive electrode main body layer to the charging layer.
- the negative electrode layer and the positive electrode main body layer of the positive electrode layer may be formed as a conductive layer.
- Quantum batteries having such a basic configuration can be arranged as a battery by attaching electrode terminals to the electrode layer as needed, or attaching exterior members, covering members, and the like around them. Further, a plurality of basic configurations of this quantum battery can be stacked and connected in series or in parallel to be packaged.
- FIG. 2 and 3 are views showing a sheet-like quantum cell 1 (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “sheet-like battery 1”) according to this embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a front view of the sheet battery 1
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the sheet battery 1 taken along the line AA in FIG.
- the sheet-like battery 1 has a thin plate shape in which the negative electrode layer 3, the charging layer 6, and the positive electrode layer 2 which are the basic configuration of the quantum battery described above are sequentially stacked. It is a long object.
- the positive electrode layer 2 is composed of a p-type metal oxide semiconductor layer formed on the charging layer 6 and a positive electrode main body layer laminated thereon.
- the positive electrode body layer and the negative electrode layer 3 may be layers having good conductivity, and for example, a metal plate, a metal film, a transparent conductive film, or the like can be used.
- both side edges in the longitudinal direction of the sheet battery 1 are formed in parallel to each other.
- the width of the sheet-like battery 1 is not particularly limited, but can be, for example, about 10 mm to 500 mm in width.
- the length of the sheet-like quantum cell 1 is not particularly limited as long as it is at least as long as it is folded once and overlapped, and can be, for example, about 10 mm to 100 m.
- the film thickness of the positive electrode layer 2 and the negative electrode layer 3 can be about 10 nm to 1 ⁇ m, and the film thickness of the charging layer 6 can be about 50 nm to 10 ⁇ m.
- the sheet-like battery 1 can be configured to have flexibility, and can be wound into a roll after production.
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the overall flow of a battery test method and test apparatus according to the first embodiment.
- the battery test method and test apparatus 100 are roughly divided into a battery supply unit (battery supply process) 51 that supplies a sheet-like battery 1, and a battery supply unit 51.
- An electrode terminal supply unit (electrode terminal) for supplying an electrode terminal between a battery folding unit (battery folding step) 52 for folding the supplied sheet battery 1 and a sheet battery 1 folded by the battery folding unit 52 Supply step) 53 and a test section (test process) 54 for testing the sheet-like battery 1 to which the electrode terminal is supplied by the electrode terminal supply section 53.
- the test unit 54 is a part that tests the sheet-like battery 1, and performs, for example, a battery performance test, a charge / discharge test, a conditioning, a charge / discharge cycle test, an aging test, and the like.
- the test unit 54 includes a battery testing machine 106 and a pressing unit 107.
- the battery testing machine 106 is a sheet-like battery 1 that has been folded into a bellows shape by the battery folding unit 52 (hereinafter, the sheet-like battery that has been folded into a bellows shape is also referred to as a “bellows-like battery”).
- the sheet-like battery that has been folded into a bellows shape is also referred to as a “bellows-like battery”.
- the positive electrode terminal plate 21 and the negative electrode terminal plate 22 for electrical connection arranged on the upper and lower surfaces It is used to supply necessary power and measure electrical characteristics.
- the pressing portion 107 applies pressure by sandwiching the bellows-like battery 1 from both outer surfaces in a state where the positive terminal plate 21 and the negative terminal plate 22 are arranged on the folded portion and the upper and lower surfaces.
- the pressing portion 107 applies pressure to the sheet battery 1, the positive electrode terminal plate 21 and the negative electrode terminal plate 22 that are sandwiched between the folded portions of the bellows battery 1 or arranged on the upper and lower surfaces, and the sheet battery 1. The contact with the electrode layers 2 and 3 can be ensured.
- the pressing unit 107 places a pressing table 109 on which the folded sheet battery 1 is placed, a pressing plate 108 that presses the sheet battery 1 placed on the pressing table 109 downward from above, A pressing mechanism (not shown) that moves the pressing plate 108 in the pressing direction is provided.
- the pressing plate 108 is a plate-like body for applying pressure to the bellows-shaped battery 1 from the upper side to the lower side, for example.
- the pressing plate 108 has a flat pressing surface that can be pressed, and moves downward from the upper side of the sheet battery 1 toward the pressing table 109 while keeping the pressing surface substantially horizontal by the pressing mechanism portion. Then, the upper surface of the bellows-shaped battery 1 is pressed.
- the pressing plate 108 has a pressing surface that presses the entire upper surface of the bellows-shaped battery 1 in order to improve the contact between the positive electrode terminal plate 21 and the negative electrode terminal plate 22 and the sheet-like battery 1.
- the region where at least the conductive portions of the positive electrode terminal plate 21 and the negative electrode terminal plate 22 are in contact with the electrode layers 2 and 3 of the bellows-like battery 1 (that is, a partial region of the upper surface of the sheet-like battery 1) ) May be provided.
- the pressing mechanism portion is a portion for operating the pressing plate 108 so that the upper surface of the folded sheet battery 1 can be pressed with a preset pressure.
- the pressing mechanism unit includes a mechanism for moving the pressing plate 108 up and down, and moves the pressing plate 108 downward while holding the pressing surface of the pressing plate 108 horizontally, and can maintain a pressing state at a predetermined pressure. It is configured as follows.
- the pressing table 109 is used to place the bellows-shaped battery 1 and is provided on the lower side of the pressing plate 108 in the pressing direction.
- the pressing table 109 has a flat mounting surface facing the pressing surface of the pressing plate 108 and supports the sheet-like battery 1 on the mounting surface pressed by the pressing plate 108 from the lower surface.
- the mounting surface can support the entire lower surface of the bellows-shaped battery 1, but at least the conductive members of the positive electrode terminal plate 21 and the negative electrode terminal plate 22 and the electrode layer of the bellows-shaped sheet battery 1. May support a region (that is, a partial region of the lower surface of the sheet battery 1). As a result, the folded sheet-like battery 1 can be sandwiched between the pressing plate 108 and the pressing table 109 and applied with pressure.
- the folded sheet battery 1 pressed by the pressing unit 107 may be directly placed on the mounting surface of the pressing table 109 or may be placed on the tray 101 as will be described later.
- the pressing plate 108 is moved and pressed downward from the upper side while the pressing base 109 is fixed is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, if pressure can be applied with the folded sheet-shaped battery 1 sandwiched from both sides, for example, the pressing plate 108 may be fixed and the pressing table 109 may be pushed upward from below and pressed. . Further, for example, the pressing table 109 and the pressing plate 108 may be movable, and the pressing table 109 may move from below to above, and the pressing plate 108 may move from above to below.
- the pressing mechanism section may make the pressing plate 108 turnable. That is, after the sheet battery 1 is placed on the pressing table 109, the pressing plate 108 is set to a predetermined height, and the pressing surface of the pressing plate 108 is rotated from a vertical or inclined state to a horizontal position. Thus, the sheet-like battery 1 may be pressed.
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory view illustrating the structure of the positive electrode terminal plate 21 according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 5 (A) is a plan view of the positive electrode terminal plate 21
- FIG. 5 (B) is a diagram of FIG. FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
- the positive electrode terminal plate 21 has conductive portions 212a and 212b made of a conductive member laminated on both surfaces of an insulating layer 211c made of an insulating material. That is, the positive electrode terminal plate 21 has a structure in which the insulating layer 211c is sandwiched between the first conductive portion 212a and the second conductive portion 212b. Accordingly, the first conductive portion 212a and the second conductive portion 212b are insulated by the insulating layer 211c. Electric wires 213a and 213b are connected to the ends of the conductive portions 212a and 212b, respectively.
- the ends of the conductive portions 212a and 212b are portions that may protrude from the folded portion when sandwiched between the sheet-like batteries 1, Insulating layers 211a and 211c are formed. This can prevent a short circuit during the test.
- the electric wires 213a and 213b are connected to the positive terminal 105a of the battery testing machine 106.
- the conductive portions 212a and 212b of the positive electrode terminal plate 21 have been shown to function as electrical contacts on the entire surface, they may function as electrical contacts partially or at multiple points.
- the conductive portions 212a and 212b of the positive electrode terminal plate 21 may be provided with conductive members in stripes on the surface of the positive electrode terminal plate 21 as illustrated in FIG.
- a grid-like conductive member may be provided on the surface of the positive electrode terminal plate 21.
- a plurality of corrugated conductive members may be provided on the surface of the positive electrode terminal plate 21.
- an embossed conductive member may be provided on the surface of the positive electrode terminal plate 21.
- the shapes of the conductive portions 212a and 212b on the surface of the positive electrode terminal plate 21 are not limited to those illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 9, but may be comb-like or mesh-like. good.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory view illustrating the structure of the negative electrode terminal plate 22 according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 10 (A) is a plan view of the negative electrode terminal plate 22
- FIG. 10 (B) is a diagram of FIG.
- FIG. 10C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.
- the negative electrode terminal plate 22 includes a conductive portion 222 made of a flat conductive member, and a wire 223 is connected to the end portion thereof.
- the wire 223 is connected to the negative electrode side terminal 105 b of the battery testing machine 106.
- the conductive portion 222 of the negative electrode terminal plate 22 has been shown to function in electrical contact with the entire surface, but it may function in partial or multi-point electrical contact.
- the conductive portion 222 is provided with conductive members in the form of stripes, grids, a plurality of waves, and embossed on the surface of the negative electrode terminal plate 22. It may be what is provided. Further, a conductive member may be provided in a comb shape, a mesh shape, or the like.
- the positive electrode terminal plate 21 can be connected between the positive electrode layer 2 and the positive electrode side connection terminal 105a of the battery testing machine 106 with a sufficiently low resistance value through the conductive portions 212a and 212b, its shape and material Is not limited.
- the negative electrode terminal plate 22 can be connected between the negative electrode layer 3 and the negative electrode side connection terminal 105b of the battery testing machine 106 with a sufficiently low resistance value through the conductive portion 222, the shape and The material is not limited.
- the front view shape of the positive electrode terminal board 21 and the negative electrode terminal board 22 since the shape of one test body is a rectangle in this example, it is preferable that it is a rectangular shape at the point that it can contact widely. .
- the positive electrode terminal plate 21 and the negative electrode terminal plate 22 are expressed as “plates” for convenience of explanation, the positive electrode terminal plate 21 and the negative electrode terminal plate 22 may be not only thin plates but also thin films. good. Moreover, it can also be a linear thing or a rod-like thing.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a connection relationship between the folded sheet battery 1 and the battery testing machine 106 according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4 shows a state in which the positive electrode terminal plate 21 and the negative electrode terminal plate 22 for electrical connection are inserted in the sheet battery 1. Further, FIG. 4 shows a connection relationship between the positive electrode terminal plate 21 and the negative electrode terminal plate 22 that are in contact with the sheet battery 1 and the battery testing machine 106.
- the sheet-like battery 1 folded by the battery folding part 52 has a bellows shape, and the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 are inserted by the electrode terminal supply part 53 into the gap between the parts folded inside. .
- a negative electrode terminal plate 22 is disposed on the upper and lower surfaces of the folded sheet battery 1.
- a positive electrode terminal plate 21 as a positive electrode terminal is inserted into a portion where the positive electrode layer 2 of the sheet battery 1 is folded inward. Further, a negative electrode terminal plate 22 as a negative electrode terminal is inserted into a portion where the negative electrode layer 3 of the sheet battery 1 is folded inward. That is, the positive electrode terminal plate 21 and the negative electrode terminal plate 22 are alternately in contact with the sheet-like battery 1 at the folded portion of the bellows-like battery 1.
- the battery testing machine 106 connects the positive terminal plate 21 and the negative terminal plate 22 that are in contact with the bellows-shaped battery 1 to the connection terminals 105a and 105b as electrode terminals for electrical connection, and supplies power for testing. (For example, a voltage is applied or a current is passed).
- the positive terminal plate 21 is connected to the positive terminal 105a of the battery testing machine 106 via electric wires 213a and 213b.
- the negative electrode terminal plate 22 is connected to the negative electrode side terminal 105 b of the battery testing machine 106 through the electric wire 223.
- the battery testing machine 106 has a function of applying a voltage or passing a current between the positive electrode terminal plate 21 and the negative electrode terminal plate 22, and a current or voltage between the positive electrode terminal plate 21 and the negative electrode terminal plate 22. You may make it have the function to measure the electrical property. The battery testing machine 106 also determines whether the measured electrical characteristics are within a pre-registered allowable range and determines whether the battery at the measurement location is normal or abnormal. You may make it have. For the abnormal part (test body), the positive electrode terminal plate 21 and the negative electrode terminal plate 22 for which the measured value determined to be abnormal is specified, or the conductive portions 212a and 212b of the positive electrode terminal plate 21 are specified. It is judged by.
- the battery testing machine 106 regards the sheet portion between adjacent folding lines of the folded sheet-shaped battery or between the edge of the sheet-shaped battery 1 and the adjacent folding line as one specimen, A plurality of specimens can be simultaneously tested in parallel. Furthermore, since the battery testing machine 106 can test a plurality of test bodies in parallel, if any one of the plurality of test bodies performing a test at the same time has a problem, It is possible to individually cut off the power supply to the test specimen in which the failure has occurred. In other words, since it is possible to continue the test of the specimen that does not have a defect, the efficiency of the test can be improved.
- the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 are extracted from the sheet-like battery 1 and transferred to the next process or stored in a bellows shape.
- the part by which abnormality was detected at the test process for example, the test body pinched
- the part is repaired at the subsequent process, or Can be removed.
- the test space can be narrowed. Moreover, the handling at the time of the transition from the previous process to the test process and the transition from the test process to the next process is good, and the space for storage can be reduced. Further, since the sheet-like battery 1 can be formed in a bellows shape and the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 for electrical connection can be sandwiched between the folded portions, a plurality of locations of the sheet-like battery 1 can be tested at the same time. Can be realized. Moreover, by specifying the electrode terminal used for a test and its electroconductive part, specification of the test location in the sheet-like battery 1 becomes easy, and specification of the abnormal location by measurement of an electrical property becomes easy.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating details of the contact relationship between the folded sheet battery 1 and the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22.
- FIG. 11 in order to clarify a contact relationship, the dimension of the thickness direction of the sheet battery 1 is emphasized and shown.
- FIG. 11 shows a part when the sheet-like battery 1 is folded alternately.
- the negative electrode layer 3 of the sheet battery 1 is in contact with the negative electrode terminal plate 22 (conductive part 222), and the positive electrode layer 2 of the sheet battery 1 is in contact with the conductive parts 212 a and 212 b of the positive electrode terminal plate 21.
- the positive electrode terminal plate 21 is inserted so that the tip thereof is in contact with the inner surface of the folded portion of the folded sheet-like battery 1 or just before that.
- the negative electrode terminal plate 22 is inserted until the tip thereof is in contact with the inner surface of the folded portion of the folded sheet-like battery 1 or just before this.
- test specimens at both ends of the sheet battery 1 are folded so that the negative electrode layer 3 comes to the outside, and the negative electrode terminal plate 22 (conductive portion 222) is disposed in contact with the negative electrode layer 3.
- the positive electrode terminal plate 21 is disposed on the positive electrode layer 2 and is in contact with the positive electrode layer 2. Only the electric wire connected to the conductive part may be connected to the terminal of the battery testing machine 106.
- the negative electrode layer 3 is connected to the single negative electrode terminal plate 22 (conductive portion 222), and the positive electrode layer 2 is
- the positive electrode terminal plate 21 is connected to the conductive portion 212a or 212b on one surface.
- the battery supply unit 51 is for sending the sheet-like battery 1 to the subsequent battery folding step or the subsequent electrode terminal supply step.
- the battery supply unit 51 includes a sheet supply unit 111 and a sheet drawing unit 112.
- the sheet supply unit 111 includes a roll support unit 114 that rotatably supports a sheet battery 1 wound in a roll shape (hereinafter also simply referred to as a “sheet roll”).
- the sheet roll is attached to the roll support 114 so that the winding axis thereof coincides with the rotation axis of the roll support 114.
- the roll support unit 114 may be configured to be provided with a drive unit (not shown) (for example, a motor) and to be rotated by the drive unit.
- the sheet drawer 112 is for pulling out the sheet-like battery 1 fed from the sheet supply unit 111 to a predetermined position.
- the sheet drawer portion 112 has a holding portion that holds both surfaces of the sheet battery 1, and the holding portion sandwiches the sheet battery 1 and moves the sheet battery 1 by a predetermined amount. can do.
- the drive unit is provided in the roll support unit 114
- the sheet-like battery is brought to a predetermined position while the drive unit is linked so as to adjust the pull-out amount of the sheet pull-out unit 112 and the rotation of the roll support unit 114. 1 should be pulled out.
- the rotation axis of the roll support portion 114 is set in the horizontal direction, and the sheet drawing direction is set to the lower side in the vertical direction. It is configured to be sent out.
- seat supply part 111 which concerns on embodiment illustrates the case where the roll-shaped sheet-like battery 1 is drawn
- the unrolled sheet-like battery 1 may be fed out as it is.
- the sheet supply unit 111 includes a sensor and a position correction control unit that detect the width direction of the fed sheet-like battery 1 so that the sheet-like battery 1 is normally fed without being displaced. Position correction may be performed, and a mechanism for preventing sagging of the sheet battery 1 may be provided.
- the battery folding unit 52 folds the sheet battery 1.
- the sheet battery 1 is folded in a bellows shape while alternately changing the folding direction.
- the battery folding unit 52 includes a sheet cutting unit 121 and a sheet folding mechanism unit 122.
- the sheet cutting unit 121 is a mechanism for cutting the sheet battery 1 fed from the battery supply unit 51.
- the length to be cut is set in accordance with the interval and number of folding performed by the sheet folding mechanism unit 122.
- the sheet folding mechanism 122 folds the sheet battery 1 in a bellows shape by alternately changing the folding direction.
- FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the folding operation of the sheet folding mechanism 122 according to the first embodiment.
- the sheet folding mechanism unit 122 includes a rotating unit 128 having a rotation axis in the width direction of the sheet battery 1 to be folded, a pair of bent units 125a and 125b provided in the rotating unit 128, and the folding unit 128. It has press part 126a, 126b which presses the sheet-like battery 1 to the curved parts 125a, 125b and creases the sheet-like battery 1.
- the pair of bent portions 125a and 125b are attached to the rotating portion 128 with a rotation axis of the rotating portion 128 interposed therebetween and spaced in parallel to the rotating shaft. As shown in FIG.
- the bent portions 125a and 125b are members having an acute section, and slope portions 127a and 127b that form the sharp tip portions 124a and 124b, and support surface portions 129a and 129b, respectively.
- the pair of bent portions 125a and 125b are provided on the rotating portion 128 so that the front end portions 124a and 124b face outward from each other, and the inclined surface portions 127a and 127b are inclined to the opposite sides.
- the support surface portions 129a and 129b are positioned in parallel on the same plane or at a distance of about the thickness of the sheet battery 1.
- the rotating unit 128 is rotated in a direction in which the support surfaces 129a and 129b are in contact with the sheet battery 1 so that the support surface portion 129a, After 129b and the sheet battery 1 contact each other, the sheet battery 1 is further rotated by a predetermined angle. Thereby, the sheet-like battery 1 is bent by the front end portions 124a and 124b of the bent portions 125a and 125b. Further, the press portions 126a and 126b having press surfaces substantially parallel to the slope portions 127a and 127b of the bent portions 125a and 125b move toward the slope portions 127a and 127b to press the sheet-like battery 1. Thereby, the position where the front-end
- the press parts 126a and 126b return to their original positions, and the rotating part 128 rotates in the reverse direction to the original position. Thereafter, the folded sheet-shaped battery 1 is sent out by the battery supply unit 51 through between the bent portions 125a and 125b.
- the sheet folding mechanism unit 122 folds the sheet battery 1 with the folding parts 125a and 125b, presses with the press parts 126a and 126b, and folds each time the sheet battery 1 travels a predetermined distance.
- the bellows-like sheet battery 1 is formed by returning the curved parts 125a and 125b and the press parts 126a and 126b to their original positions and repeating the sheet-like battery 1 for a predetermined length.
- the folding operation is performed every time one test object is spaced.
- the folded sheet battery 1 is sent to the electrode terminal supply unit 53.
- the electrode terminal supply unit 53 sandwiches the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 in the folded sheet battery 1.
- the electrode terminal supply unit 53 includes a sheet holding unit (not shown) that holds the gap between the valley-folded portions at a predetermined interval and in a predetermined position, and the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 in the gap formed by the sheet holding unit. And an electrode terminal plate supply unit 135 to be inserted.
- the electrode terminal plate supply unit 135 includes a positive electrode terminal plate supply unit 135a for inserting the positive electrode terminal plate 21 and a negative electrode terminal plate supply unit 135b for supplying the negative electrode terminal plate 22.
- a plurality of positive terminal plates 21 to be inserted in advance are prepared in the vicinity of the positive terminal plate supply unit 135a.
- the positive terminal plate supply unit 135a takes out one of the prepared positive terminal plates 21 and horizontally
- the positive electrode terminal plate 21 is inserted into the gap between the portions where the positive electrode layer 2 formed by the sheet holding portion is folded inward.
- a plurality of negative electrode terminal plates 22 to be inserted in advance are prepared in the vicinity of the negative electrode terminal plate supply unit 135b, and the negative electrode terminal plate supply unit 135b is one of the prepared negative electrode terminal plates 22.
- the negative electrode terminal plate 22 is inserted into the gap where the negative electrode layer 3 formed by the sheet holding portion is folded inward in a state where the negative electrode layer 3 is held horizontally.
- the electrode terminal board according to the electrode layer is arrange
- the negative electrode terminal plate 22 is disposed under the lower surface of the bellows-shaped battery 1, and the negative electrode terminal plate 22 is placed on the upper surface.
- the conductive portions 212a, 212b, and 222 of the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 are approximately at the center of the specimen. Set to be located.
- the bellows-like battery 1 in which the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 are inserted may be transferred to the next test process as it is, but maintains a state where it is lightly pressed from the upper and lower surfaces of the folded sheet-like battery 1. Thus, it may be moved after being temporarily fixed. In this case, the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 are preferable in that they are not easily displaced from the sheet battery 1.
- connection between the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 and the battery testing machine 106 may be performed by providing connectors at arbitrary positions such as both ends or the middle of the electric wires 213a, 213b, and 223, for example. Further, the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 may be supplied to the sheet-like battery 1 in a state of being connected to the battery testing machine 106, or may be connected to the battery testing machine 106 after being supplied. Further, the connection may be made during pressing by the pressing unit 107.
- the sheet batteries 1 stacked on the tray 101 are moved to the test process while being placed on the tray 101.
- the test apparatus 100 may include other components in addition to the above components.
- the battery folding part 51 detects a position in the width direction of the seal-like battery 1 by fixing a mechanism part for controlling the tension of the seal-like battery 1 and fixes an electrode terminal for electrical connection at a predetermined position. You may make it provide this mechanism part. Further, a roller for holding and feeding the sheet battery 1 may be provided as appropriate.
- the case where the roll-shaped sheet-like battery 1 is drawn downward from the upper side of the test apparatus 100 and folded in a bellows shape is illustrated.
- the test apparatus 100 temporarily moves the roll-shaped sheet-like battery 1 in the horizontal direction of the test apparatus 100, folds it into a bellows shape, and stacks the folded bellows-like sheet-like batteries 1 on the lower side. You may do it.
- Step 1 sheet battery preparation step
- the sheet-like battery 1 wound in a roll shape is attached to the sheet supply unit 111 and set so that the end of the sheet-like battery 1 reaches the sheet drawer 112.
- Step 2 sheet battery supply step
- the sheet drawer 112 pulls out the sheet battery 1 to a predetermined position.
- the sandwiching portion of the sheet drawing portion 112 may sandwich both surfaces of the sheet-like battery 1, and the sheet-like battery 1 may be pulled out by moving the sandwiching portion downward.
- the sheet drawer portion 112 has a pair of rollers, and the pair of rollers sandwiches and rotates the sheet battery 1 so that the sheet battery 1 is pulled out downward.
- the drawer of the sheet battery 1 is continued so that a necessary length is appropriately supplied according to the movement of the battery folding part 52 and the electrode terminal supply part 53.
- Step 3 sheet battery folding step
- the sheet-like battery 1 is folded using folding means such as the bent portions 125a and 125b and the press portions 126a and 126b. Since the detailed operation has been described above, the description thereof will be omitted. Thereby, the sheet-like battery 1 is folded in a bellows shape by being alternately folded at a predetermined interval.
- the folded sheet battery 1 is stacked on a tray 101 provided in the electrode terminal supply unit 53.
- the sheet battery 1 bent a predetermined number of times is cut by the sheet cutting part 121.
- Step 4 (Electrode terminal supply step)
- the sheet-like battery 1 stacked on the tray 101 is in the middle of the stacking or after the folding is completed, the negative electrode terminal plate 22 is sandwiched in the valley-folded part on the negative electrode layer 3 side of the sheet-like battery 1, and the valley folding on the positive electrode layer 2 side is performed.
- the positive electrode terminal plate 21 is sandwiched between the portions. That is, the folded sheet-like battery 1 is held by a sheet holding portion (not shown) so that the opening of the valley fold portion on the negative electrode layer 3 side is at a predetermined position at a predetermined interval, and the negative electrode terminal plate 22 is held horizontally there.
- the negative electrode terminal plate supply unit 135b that has been waiting in the inserted state inserts the negative electrode terminal plate 22 to a predetermined position. Thereafter, the negative electrode terminal plate supply unit 135b releases the inserted negative electrode terminal plate 22, and the holding of the opening by the sheet holding unit is also released. Similarly, the folded sheet-like battery 1 is held by a sheet holding portion (not shown) so that the opening of the valley fold portion on the positive electrode layer 2 side is at a predetermined position at a predetermined interval, and the positive terminal plate 21 is placed horizontally there The positive terminal plate supply part 135a that has been waiting in the state of holding inserts the positive terminal plate 21 to a predetermined position.
- the positive electrode terminal plate supply unit 135a releases the inserted positive electrode terminal plate 21, and the holding of the opening by the sheet holding unit is also released.
- the bellows-shaped battery 1 having the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 sandwiched therebetween is stacked on the mounting tray 101.
- the electrode terminal plate disposed on the lower surface of the bellows-shaped battery 1 is previously disposed at a predetermined position of the tray 101, and the electrode terminal plate disposed on the upper surface is placed on the upper surface after the folding is completed.
- Step 5 (Electrode terminal board inserted sheet-like battery transfer step)
- the tray 101 on which the bellows-shaped battery 1 with the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 inserted thereon is sent to the test unit 54 and placed on the pressing table 109.
- Step 6 Battery tester connection step
- the positive terminal plate 21 inserted into the sheet battery 1 placed on the pressing table 109 is connected to the positive terminal 105a of the battery testing machine 106 via the electric wires 213a and 213b.
- the negative electrode terminal plate 22 is connected to the negative electrode side terminal 105 b of the battery testing machine 106 through the electric wire 223.
- Step 7 Pressure step
- the pressing plate 108 of the pressing unit 107 applies pressure from above the bellows-shaped battery 1 downward.
- the bellows-shaped battery 1 is sandwiched from above and below by the pressing plate 108 and the pressing table 109 so that pressure is applied, so that the conductive portions 212a, 212b, 222 of the electrode terminal plates 21, 22 are the electrode layers of the sheet-like battery 1. Close contact with 2 and 3.
- Step 8 (Test step)
- the electrode terminals 21 and 22 inserted into the bellows-shaped battery 1 are connected to the battery testing machine 106, and are pressed by the pressing portion 107 to be electrically conductive portions 212a, 212b and 222 of the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 and the sheet-like battery.
- the battery testing machine 106 performs a test on the sheet-like battery 1 by measuring power supply and electric characteristics necessary for a desired test.
- the pressing unit 107 releases the pressing of the sheet battery 1 and raises the pressing plate 108 to a predetermined height. Further, the connection between the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 and the battery testing machine 106 is released.
- the conductive portions 212a, 212b, and 222 of the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 that have detected the abnormality are specified, so information on the contact position of the conductive portion with the sheet-like battery 1 is identified.
- Step 9 (Unloading step) After the test, the sheet-like battery 1 is transported to the next step while the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 are pulled out and folded on the tray 101 in a bellows shape.
- processing such as cutting, stacking, and winding of the sheet battery 1 and mounting of mounting parts such as an electrode terminal, a covering member, and an exterior member are performed.
- the sheet-like battery 1 may be formed from a single test body, or a plurality of separated test bodies may be stacked. Alternatively, the sheets may be stacked while being folded in a bellows shape without being separated. When stacking a plurality of sheet batteries 1, the sheet batteries 1 can be connected in series or in parallel. Moreover, when there exists a test body determined to be a defective part in the test process, the test body may be removed.
- the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 are described in the case of the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 dedicated to the test connected to the battery testing machine 106. However, as electrode terminal plates for electrical connection of the battery product itself. You may also use it. In this case, the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 are not pulled out from the sheet-like battery 1 just by being disconnected from the battery testing machine 106 after the test process is completed, and are sent to the next process.
- the conductive portion on the upper surface and the conductive portion on the lower surface of the positive electrode terminal plate are insulated by the insulating layer, it is possible to supply power for testing and measure electrical characteristics for each specimen.
- the folded sheet battery is pressed at least during the test, it is possible to prevent contact failure due to restoring force caused by being folded into a bellows shape.
- the battery test apparatus can be widely applied to apparatuses for inspecting and testing battery performance, as in the first embodiment.
- test-Sheet Quantum Cell A test-target sheet-like quantum cell in the second embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
- FIGS. 13 and 14 are views showing a sheet-like quantum cell 1A according to the second embodiment (hereinafter also simply referred to as “sheet-like battery 1A”).
- 13 is a front view of the sheet battery 1A
- FIG. 14A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD of the sheet battery 1A in FIG. 13
- FIG. 14B is a sheet battery 1A in FIG. It is the EE sectional view taken on the line.
- the sheet-like battery 1 ⁇ / b> A according to the second embodiment is the negative electrode layer 3 that is the basic configuration of the quantum battery described above.
- the charging layer 6 and the positive electrode layer 2a are made of a thin plate-like long product that is laminated in order, but differs from the first embodiment in that a plurality of the positive electrode layers 2a are intermittently formed. That is, the positive electrode layer 2a is laminated on the charging layer 6 so as to be arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the sheet battery 1A.
- each positive electrode layer 2a is formed in the same rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and a portion where no positive electrode layer exists (only the negative electrode layer 3 and the charging layer 6 are laminated) between adjacent positive electrode layers 2a. Are formed with a certain width. Since the portion where the positive electrode layer 2a is not formed corresponds to a bent portion when bent in a bellows shape, each portion divided by the portion where the positive electrode layer is not formed becomes one test body.
- the positive electrode layer 2a may be intermittently generated when the positive electrode layer 2a is formed, or after the positive electrode layer is uniformly formed as in the first embodiment, the positive electrode layer It can be formed by removing or removing for example by etching or laser irradiation. Since the points other than those described above are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.
- the test power can be supplied and the electrical characteristics can be measured for each specimen, so that the measurement result for each specimen can be performed with higher accuracy.
- FIG. 15 is a configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of a test apparatus 100A according to the second embodiment.
- the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted, and description will be made focusing on portions different from those in the first embodiment.
- the test apparatus 100A includes a battery supply unit (battery supply process) 51 that supplies a sheet battery 1A, and an electrode terminal plate (positive electrode terminal) on the sheet battery 1A that is supplied from the battery supply unit 51.
- the electrode terminal supply / folding part (electrode terminal supply / folding step) 55 is folded while supplying the electrode 21 and the negative electrode terminal plate 22), and the electrode terminal plates 21, 22 are folded by the electrode terminal supply / folding part 55.
- a test section (test process) 54 for testing the sheet-like battery 1A to which the battery is supplied.
- the battery supply unit 51 and the test unit 54 can be the same as or correspond to those of the test apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted here.
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the details of the contact relationship between the folded sheet-shaped battery 1A and the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22, and shows a part when the sheet-shaped battery 1 is folded alternately.
- the dimension in the thickness direction of the sheet-like battery 1 ⁇ / b> A is highlighted to clarify the contact relationship.
- the difference from the first embodiment is that the portion where the positive electrode layer is not formed is located in the fold portion where the positive electrode layer 2a is folded inward and the fold portion where the positive electrode layer 2a is folded outward. It is a point.
- the sheet battery 1 ⁇ / b> A is folded, the two positive electrode layers 2 a in the same inner fold portion are opposed to each other through the positive electrode terminal plate 21.
- Each positive electrode layer 2 a of the sheet battery 1 A is in contact with the conductive portion 212 a or 212 b of the positive electrode terminal plate 21. Since other than the above is the same as FIG. 11 of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the electrode terminal supply / folding section 55 is electrically connected between the folded sheet-shaped battery 1A at the same time as the sheet-shaped battery 1A fed from the battery supply section 51 is folded while alternately changing the folding direction. 1 A of bellows-like sheet-like batteries sandwiching the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 are formed.
- the electrode terminal supply / folding unit 55 includes a sheet cutting unit 121 and a sheet folding mechanism unit 122A. Since the sheet cutting unit 121 is the same as or corresponds to the first embodiment, a detailed description thereof is omitted here.
- the sheet folding mechanism 122A arranges the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 on one side or both sides of the sheet battery 1A fed from the battery supply unit 51, and the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 together with the sheet battery 1A.
- the sheet-like battery 1 ⁇ / b> A is folded while being pressed from both outer sides and supporting the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22.
- FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the sheet folding mechanism 122A according to the second embodiment.
- the sheet folding mechanism 122A is supplied by an electrode terminal plate supply unit (not shown) in which the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 are arranged in parallel and close to the surface of the sheet battery 1A and the electrode terminal plate supply unit.
- a pair of bent portions 525a and 525b that sandwich the sheet battery 1A together with the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 from both sides and rotate about the width direction of the sheet battery 1A, and the pair of bent portions 525a and 525b are mutually connected.
- the holding movable portion 528 is made to approach and rotate together, and the press portions 526a and 526b that press the sheet-like battery 1A against the bent portions 525a and 525b and crease the sheet-like battery 1A.
- the bent portions 525a and 525b are members having sharp cross sections at both ends, and slope portions 527a and 527b and sandwiching surface portions 529a and 529b forming the sharp tip portions 524a and 524b. And have.
- the pair of bent portions 525a and 525b are arranged so as to be parallel to the width direction of the sheet-like battery 1A where the front end portions 524a and 524b are folded, and the sandwiching surface portions 529a and 529b are opposed to each other with a space therebetween. Be placed.
- the electrode terminal plate supply unit brings the negative electrode terminal plate 22 close to the negative electrode layer 3 side of the sheet battery 1A,
- the positive electrode terminal plate 21 is brought close to the positive electrode layer 2 side.
- the sandwiching movable portion 528 moves the bent portions 525a and 525b so that the sandwiching surface portions 529a and 529b approach each other, and sandwiches the sheet-like battery 1A together with the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22.
- the sandwiching movable part 528 rotates the bent parts 525a and 525b in a sandwiched state at a predetermined angle, for example, until the sandwiching surfaces 529a and 529b are horizontal.
- the sheet-like battery 1A is bent by the tip portions 524a and 524b of the bent portions 525a and 525b.
- the press portions 526a and 526b having press surfaces substantially parallel to the inclined portions 527a and 527b of the bent portions 525a and 525b move toward the inclined portions 527a and 527b and press the sheet-like battery 1A.
- tip part 524a, 524b of bending part 525a, 525b turns into a crease
- the press portions 526a and 526b return to their original positions after being bent, and the bent portions 525a and 525b are moved away from each other by the holding movable portion 528 to release the holding state. Thereafter, the folded sheet-like battery 1 ⁇ / b> A is sent out by the battery supply unit 51. At this time, the bent portions 525a and 525b may be retracted to a position that does not hinder the movement of the sheet battery 1A if necessary.
- the sheet folding mechanism 122A is configured to bend the sheet-like battery 1A by the folding portions 525a and 525b, press the pressing portions 526a and 526b, and press the sheet-like battery A every time a predetermined distance travels. By repeating the pressing of the portions 526a and 526b and the clamping by the bent portions 525a and 525b and feeding out the sheet-like battery 1A by a predetermined length, the bellows-like sheet-like battery 1A is formed.
- the sheet-like battery 1 ⁇ / b> A in which the electrode terminals are inserted is stacked on the tray 101.
- the electrode terminals are supplied to both surfaces of the sheet-like battery 1A in one folding operation, and two folds can be made on the sheet-like battery 1A. Therefore, the folding operation takes an interval of one test object. I go every time I make it. Further, the feeding of the sheet battery is set so that a crease is formed at a portion where the positive electrode layer 2 is not formed.
- the interval for performing the folding operation the direction of rotation of the bent portions 525a and 525b, the method of supplying the electrode terminal plate, and the like are such that the sheet-like battery 1A is alternately folded and one electrode terminal plate is provided at each valley fold. As long as it is inserted, it can be changed appropriately.
- the sheet batteries 1A stacked on the tray 101 are moved to the test process while being placed on the tray 101.
- test apparatus 100A Next, the operation of the test apparatus 100A according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
- Steps 1 and 2 and Steps 5 to 9 in the test apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment are the same as or correspond to those in the second embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted here. Therefore, the operation between step 2 and step 5 will be described below.
- the sheet folding mechanism unit 122A causes the electrode terminal plate supply unit to move the electrode terminal plates 21 and 22 to each other. While being supplied, it is bent using bending means such as the bent portions 525a and 525b and the press portions 526a and 526b. Since the detailed operation is as described above, the description thereof is omitted. Thereby, simultaneously with folding the sheet battery 1A, the positive electrode terminal plate 21 and the negative electrode terminal plate 22 can be arranged in the folded portion of the sheet battery 1A folded in a bellows shape. The folded sheet batteries 1 are stacked on the tray 101.
- the sheet battery 1 bent a predetermined number of times is cut by the sheet cutting part 121.
- the electrode terminal plate disposed on the lower surface of the bellows-shaped battery 1 may be disposed in advance at a predetermined position on the tray 101, or the electrode terminal plate disposed on the upper surface may be placed on the upper surface after the folding is completed. Good.
- the sheet-like battery is folded with the electrode terminals sandwiched, so that it is the same as in the first embodiment. It can have the effect.
- the electrode terminals are folded in contact with each other, there is no need to insert the electrode terminals into the sheet-like battery after folding, and the apparatus can be simplified and the processing time can be shortened.
- the test power can be supplied for each specimen and the electrical characteristics can be measured, so that the measurement result can be performed more accurately.
- the battery test apparatus can be widely applied to apparatuses for inspecting and testing battery performance, as in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 18 and FIG. 19 are diagrams showing a sheet-like quantum cell 10 (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “sheet-like battery 10”) according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 18 is a front view of the sheet battery 10
- FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line FF of the sheet battery 10 of FIG.
- the sheet-like battery 10 according to the third embodiment includes the negative electrode layer 13, the charge layers 16 a and 16 b, and the positive electrode layers 12 a and 12 b that are the basic configuration of the quantum battery described above.
- the sheet-like battery 1 according to the first embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that charging layers 16a and 16b and positive electrode layers 12a and 12b are sequentially laminated on both surfaces of the negative electrode layer 13, respectively. Different. That is, the charging layer 16 a and the positive electrode layer 12 a are sequentially stacked on one surface of the negative electrode layer 13, and the charging layer 16 b and the positive electrode layer 12 b are sequentially stacked on the other surface of the negative electrode layer 13.
- the peripheral part (for example, edge part of the width direction or length direction) of the negative electrode layer 13 is provided with the part which is not coat
- the negative electrode layer 13 is wider than the charging layers 16a and 16b and the positive electrode layers 12a and 12b, and the respective layers are laminated in the center in the width direction, the charging layers 16a and 16b and the positive electrode layer
- the portions of the negative electrode layer 3 that are not covered with the layers 12 a and 12 b are formed on both sides in the width direction of the sheet battery 10. Since the other points are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.
- the sheet-like battery 10 according to the third embodiment includes the charge layers 16a and 16b on both surfaces, the amount of electricity stored per front area can be increased.
- FIG. 20 is a configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of a test apparatus 100B according to the third embodiment.
- the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted, and description will be made focusing on portions different from those in the first embodiment.
- the test apparatus 100 ⁇ / b> B includes a battery supply unit (battery supply process) 51 that supplies the sheet-like battery 10, and a battery folding unit that folds the sheet-like battery 10 supplied from the battery supply unit 51 ( A battery folding step) 52, an electrode terminal supply unit (electrode terminal supply step) 56 for supplying an electrode terminal between the sheet-like battery 10 folded by the battery folding unit 52, and an electrode terminal by the electrode terminal supply unit 56 And a test section (test process) 57 for testing the sheet-like battery 10 supplied with
- the battery supply unit 51 and the battery folding unit 52 may be the same as or correspond to those of the test apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted here.
- the electrode terminal supply unit 56 sandwiches the positive electrode terminal plate 21 in the folded sheet battery 10.
- the positive electrode terminal plate the positive electrode terminal plate 21 described in the first embodiment can be used.
- the electrode terminal supply unit 56 includes a sheet holding unit (not shown) that holds a gap in a valley-folded portion of the sheet battery 10 at a predetermined interval and a predetermined position, and a positive electrode terminal in a gap formed by the sheet holding unit. And an electrode terminal plate supply unit 165 into which the plate 21 is inserted.
- the electrode terminal plate supply unit 165 includes a positive electrode terminal plate supply unit 165a for inserting the positive terminal plate 21 into a valley fold portion opened on one side, and a valley fold portion opened on the other side.
- a plurality of positive terminal plates 21 to be inserted in advance are prepared in the vicinity of the positive terminal plate supply units 165a and 165b, and the positive terminal plate supply units 165a and 165b are one of the prepared positive electrode terminal plates 21.
- the positive electrode terminal plate 21 is inserted into the gap of the valley fold portion of the sheet-like battery 10 formed by the sheet holding portion in a state where the individual is taken out and held horizontally.
- the positive electrode terminal board 23 (it is also called the single-sided positive electrode terminal board 23) which provided the electroconductive part only on one side can be used.
- the single-sided positive terminal plate 23 has an insulating layer 231 formed on one surface and a conductive portion 232 made of a conductive member on the other surface.
- An electric wire 233 is connected to the end of the conductive portion 232.
- the ends on the side to which the electric wires 233 are connected are portions that may protrude from the upper and lower surfaces when arranged on the upper and lower surfaces of the folded sheet-like battery 1, and both surfaces are covered with an insulating layer. Has been.
- the electric wire 233 is connected to the positive terminal 115 a of the battery testing machine 116.
- the conductive portion 232 of the single-sided positive electrode terminal plate 23 may function as a whole in electrical contact as in the conductive portion 212 of the positive electrode terminal plate 21 described above, or may be partially or multi-point electrically. It may function to contact.
- the single-sided positive terminal plate 23 is arranged in such a direction that the conductive portion 232 contacts the upper or lower surface of the folded sheet battery 10. This arrangement may be performed using the positive terminal plate supply units 165a and 165b, or may be arranged on the tray 101 in advance or placed on the upper surface of the sheet-like battery folded by another means.
- the sheet batteries 10 stacked on the tray 101 are moved to the test process while being placed on the tray 101.
- the test part 57 is a part for testing the sheet-like battery 10 as in the first embodiment, and includes a battery tester 116 and a pressing part 107. Since the press part 107 can apply the same or corresponding thing as the test apparatus 100 which concerns on 1st Embodiment, detailed description here is abbreviate
- the battery testing machine 116 uses the positive terminal plates 21 and 23 for electrical connection of the sheet-like battery 10 folded by the battery folding unit 52 to arrange and charge / discharge the battery. It is used to supply power and measure electrical characteristics necessary for performing tests such as tests, conditioning, charge / discharge cycle tests, and aging tests.
- FIG. 21 is a view showing a connection relationship between the folded sheet battery 10 and the battery testing machine 116 according to the third embodiment
- FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line KK in FIG.
- FIG. 21 is a sectional view showing a contact state between the folded sheet battery 10 and the positive terminal plates 21 and 23 for electrical connection provided therebetween and on the upper and lower surfaces. Further, the connection relationship between the positive electrode terminal plates 21 and 23 in contact with the sheet battery 10 and the battery testing machine 116 is also shown.
- the dimension in the thickness direction of the sheet battery 1 is highlighted to clarify the contact relationship.
- FIG. 21 has shown the example folded into six, the number of folds is not limited to this.
- the sheet-like battery 10 folded by the battery folding part 52 has a bellows shape, and the positive terminal plate 21 is inserted by the electrode terminal supply part 56 into the gap between the folded parts inside. Moreover, the single-sided positive electrode terminal board 23 is arrange
- the positive electrode layers 12 a and 12 b of the sheet battery 10 are in contact with the conductive portions of the positive electrode terminal plates 21 and 23.
- the positive electrode layer 12 a is opposed to the positive electrode terminal plate 21
- the positive electrode layer 12 b is opposed to the positive electrode terminal plate 21.
- the test specimens at both ends of the sheet battery 10 are folded so that the positive electrode layer 12b comes to the outside, and the single-sided positive electrode terminal plate 23 is arranged so that the conductive portion 232 contacts the positive electrode layer 12b. Yes.
- the single-sided positive electrode terminal plate 23 is used for the upper and lower surfaces of the folded sheet battery, but the same positive electrode terminal plate 21 inserted in the middle may be used. In that case, it is preferable to connect only the electric wire 213 connected to the conductive portion 212 in contact with the positive electrode layer 12 to the connection terminal of the battery testing machine 116.
- the battery testing machine 116 connects the positive electrode terminal plate 21 in contact with the bellows-shaped battery 10 as an electrode terminal for electrical connection to the positive electrode side terminal 115a, and the portion where the negative electrode layer 13 of the sheet battery 10 is exposed. It is connected to the negative terminal 115b to supply power for testing (for example, applying a voltage or passing a current).
- the positive electrode terminal plate 21 is connected to the positive electrode side terminal 115a of the battery testing machine 116 via the electric wires 233 and the single-sided positive electrode terminal plate 23 via the electric wires 233.
- the negative electrode layer 13 of the sheet battery 10 is connected to the negative electrode side terminal 115 b of the battery testing machine 116 via the electric wire 223.
- the negative electrode layer 13 and the electric wire 223 can be connected using the portion of the negative electrode layer 13 where the charging layer 16 and the positive electrode layer 12 are not formed.
- the connection location may be one location or a plurality of locations (for example, connection for each specimen). Further, a connection terminal may be provided on the negative electrode layer 13 to be connected thereto.
- the battery testing machine 116 has an electric current such as a current or voltage between the positive electrode terminal plate 21 and the negative electrode layer. You may make it have the function to measure a characteristic. The battery testing machine 116 also determines whether the measured electrical characteristics are within a pre-registered allowable range, and determines whether the battery at the measurement location is normal or abnormal. You may make it have.
- the abnormal part is determined by specifying the positive terminal plates 21 and 23 or the conductive parts thereof from which the measured values determined to be abnormal are measured.
- the electrode terminal plates 21 and 23 are extracted from the sheet battery 10, and the sheet battery 10 is transferred to the next process or stored in a bellows shape.
- the battery of the part where abnormality was detected in the test process for example, the test body which contacts the conductive part of the positive terminal plate which detected abnormality
- that part should be repaired or removed in the subsequent process. Can do.
- the conductive portion on the upper surface and the conductive portion on the lower surface of the positive electrode terminal plate are insulated by the insulating layer, it is possible to supply power for testing and measure electrical characteristics for each specimen.
- the surface of the sheet battery to be tested is a positive electrode layer on both sides, and the positive electrode terminal plate is disposed on the valley-folded portion and the upper and lower surfaces of the folded sheet battery. Measurement can be performed for each test body or for each side of the test body, so that an abnormal location can be easily identified.
- the sheet-like battery is a quantum battery
- the battery test apparatus can be widely applied to apparatuses for inspecting and testing battery performance, as in the first embodiment.
- test-Sheet Quantum Cell A test-target sheet-like quantum cell in the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
- FIG. 23 and FIG. 24 are diagrams showing a sheet-like quantum cell 10A according to the fourth embodiment (hereinafter also simply referred to as “sheet-like battery 10A”).
- 23 is a front view of the sheet battery 10A
- FIG. 24A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line GG of the sheet battery 10A in FIG. 23
- FIG. 24B is a sheet form in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line HH of battery 10A.
- the sheet-like battery 10A according to the fourth embodiment is similar to the sheet-like battery 10 according to the third embodiment in that the charging layer 16a and the positive electrode are formed on one surface of the negative electrode layer 13.
- the layer 12a is laminated in order, and the charging layer 16b and the positive electrode layer 12b are sequentially laminated on the other surface, but the positive electrode layers 12a and 12b are formed intermittently.
- the positive electrode layer 12a is laminated on the charging layer 16a with a gap in the longitudinal direction of the sheet battery 10A, and the positive electrode layer 12b is spaced on the charging layer 16b in the longitudinal direction of the sheet battery 10A. They are stacked side by side.
- the positive electrode layers 12 a and 12 b are formed at symmetrical positions with respect to the negative electrode layer 13.
- each of the positive electrode layers 12a and 12b is formed in the same rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and a portion where the positive electrode layer does not exist (the negative electrode layer 13 and the charge layer) between the adjacent positive electrode layers 12a and 12b.
- a portion where only 16a and 16b are laminated) is formed with a certain width. Since the portion where the positive electrode layer is not formed corresponds to a bent portion when bent in a bellows shape, each portion separated by the portion where the positive electrode layer is not formed becomes one test body.
- the positive electrode layers 12a and 12b may be intermittently generated when the positive electrode layers 12a and 12b are formed, or the positive electrode layer is uniformly formed as in the third embodiment. Thereafter, the positive electrode layer can be formed by scraping or removing it by, for example, etching or laser irradiation. Since the other points are the same as those of the third embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
- the test power can be supplied and the electrical characteristics can be measured for each specimen, so that the measurement result can be performed more accurately.
- test apparatus can use the test apparatus 100B of the third embodiment, the same configuration as that of the third embodiment is the same. Numbering will be omitted and description will be omitted, and the description will focus on parts that are different from the third embodiment.
- FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a connection relationship between the folded sheet-shaped battery 10A according to the fourth embodiment and the battery testing machine 116.
- FIG. 25 is a sectional view showing the contact state between the folded sheet-like battery 10A and the positive terminal plates 21 and 23 for electrical connection provided therebetween and on the upper and lower surfaces.
- the connection relationship between the positive electrode terminal plates 21 and 23 that are in contact with the sheet battery 10 ⁇ / b> A and the battery testing machine 116 is also shown.
- the sectional view taken along the line LL in FIG. 25 is the same as the sectional view taken along the line KK (see FIG. 22) in FIG.
- the dimension in the thickness direction of the sheet-like battery 1 is highlighted to clarify the contact relationship.
- FIG. 25 has shown the example folded into six, the number of folds is not limited to this.
- the point different from the third embodiment is that portions where the positive electrode layer is not formed are located on both sides of the fold portion where the sheet-like battery 10A is folded.
- the two positive electrode layers 12 a and 12 b in the same inner fold portion face each other through the positive electrode terminal plate 21.
- Each positive electrode layer 12a formed on one surface of the sheet battery 10A is in contact with the conductive portion 212a or 212b of the positive electrode terminal plate 21, and each positive electrode layer 12b formed on the other surface is
- the positive electrode terminal plate 21 or 23 is in contact with the conductive portion 212a, 212b or 232. Since other than the above is the same as FIG. 21 of the third embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the electrode terminal plate is alternately sandwiched between all the folded portions, but the electrode terminal plate may be sandwiched between some of the folded portions. For example, a certain interval such as skipping one step may be used. You may make it open and pinch
- the sheet-like battery 1 that is the test target of the first embodiment may be tested using the test apparatus 100A of the second embodiment, or the sheet-like battery that is the test target of the second embodiment. 1A may be tested using the test apparatus 100 of the first embodiment.
- the electrode terminal plates are arranged on the upper and lower surfaces of the folded sheet battery.
- a pressing plate, a pressing table, or a tray is used instead of omitting the arrangement of the electrode terminal plates.
- the electrode terminal plate may have a function. In that case, it is good to connect a press plate, a press stand, and a tray to the connection terminal of a battery testing machine.
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以下では、本発明に係るシート状電池試験装置及びシート状電池試験方法の第1の実施形態を、図面を参照しながら詳細に説明する。
この実施形態では、シート状電池が量子電池である場合を例示する。そのため、はじめに量子電池の基本構成について説明する。
この実施形態における試験対象のシート状電池は、上記基本構成を備えたシート状の量子電池の場合で説明する。以下、このシート状量子電池について図面を参照して説明する。
図1は、第1の実施形態に係る電池の試験方法及び試験装置の全体的な流れを説明する説明図である。
ロール状に巻回されたシート状電池1が、シート供給部111に取り付けられ、シート状電池1の端部がシート引き出し部112に達するようにセットされる。
シート引き出し部112は、シート状電池1の端部がセットされると、所定の位置までシート状電池1を引き出す。このとき、例えば、シート引き出し部112が有する挟持部がシート状電池1の両面を挟持し、下方向に挟持部が移動することでシート状電池1を下方向に引き出すようにしても良い。また別の方法としては、シート引き出し部112が1対のローラを有しており、その1対のローラがシート状電池1を挟み込んで回転することにより、シート状電池1を下方向に引き出すようにしても良い。
引き出されたシート状電池1がシート折畳機構部122に達すると、その折曲部125a、125bやプレス部126a、126b等の折り曲げ手段を用いて折り曲げられる。詳細な動作については前述したので説明を省略する。これにより、シート状電池1が所定の間隔で交互に折り曲げられることにより蛇腹状に折り畳まれる。折り曲げられたシート状電池1は、電極端子供給部53に設けられたトレー101上に積み重ねられる。所定回数折り曲げられたシート状電池1は、シート切断部121により切断される。
トレー101上に積み重ねられたシート状電池1は、その積み重ね途中あるいは折り曲げ完了後、シート状電池1の負極層3側の谷折り部に負極端子板22が挟み込まれ、正極層2側の谷折り部に正極端子板21が挟みこまれる。すなわち、折り畳まれたシート状電池1が図示しないシート保持部により負極層3側の谷折り部の開口が所定の間隔で所定位置にくるように保持され、そこに負極端子板22を水平に保持した状態で待機していた負極端子板供給部135bがその負極端子板22を所定位置まで挿入する。その後、負極端子板供給部135bは挿入した負極端子板22を離すとともに、前記シート保持部による開口の保持も解除される。 同様に、折り畳まれたシート状電池1が図示しないシート保持部により正極層2側の谷折り部の開口が所定の間隔で所定位置にくるように保持され、そこに正極端子板21を水平に保持した状態で待機していた正極端子板供給部135aがその正極端子板21を所定位置まで挿入する。その後、正極端子板供給部135aは挿入した正極端子板21を離すとともに、前記シート保持部による開口の保持も解除される。この挿入操作を繰り返すことにより電極端子板21、22が挟みこまれた蛇腹状電池1が載置トレー101上に積み上げられる。なお、蛇腹状電池1の下面に配置する電極端子板については、あらかじめトレー101の所定位置に配置して置き、上面に配置する電極端子板については折り畳み完了後に上面に載せられる。
電極端子板21,22が挿入された蛇腹状電池1が載せられたトレー101は、試験部54に送られ、押圧台109の上に載せられる。
押圧台109上に載せられたシート状電池1に挿入されている正極端子板21は電線213a、213bを介して、電池試験機106の正極側端子105aに接続される。また、負極端子板22は電線223を介して電池試験機106の負極側端子105bに接続される。
蛇腹状電池1が押圧台109の上に載せられると、押圧部107の押圧板108が、蛇腹状電池1の上方から下方に向けて圧力を加える。これにより蛇腹状電池1は、押圧板108と押圧台109とにより上下から挟まれて圧力が加えられるため、電極端子板21、22の導電部212a、212b、222がシート状電池1の電極層2、3と密着する。
蛇腹状電池1に挿入された電極端子21、22と電池試験機106とが接続されるとともに、押圧部107により押圧されて電極端子板21、22の導電部212a、212b、222とシート状電池1の電極層2、3との接触が確実になると、電池試験機106はシート状電池1に対して所望の試験に必要な電力供給や電気特性の測定を行って試験を行う。試験を終えると押圧部107はシート状電池1の押圧を解除し、押圧板108を所定の高さまで上昇させる。また、電極端子板21、22と電池試験機106との接続が解除される。試験により異常箇所が検知された場合は、その異常を検知した電極端子板21、22の導電部212a、212b、222が特定されるため、その導電部のシート状電池1への接触位置の情報によりシート状電池1の異常が検知された試験体を特定することができる。
試験を終えたシート状電池1は、電極端子板21、22が引き抜かれ、トレー101上に蛇腹状に折り畳まれたまま次の工程へ搬送される。
以上のように、第1の実施形態によれば、シート状電池を交互に折り畳み、その折り畳まれたシート状電池の間に電極端子を挟み込むことにより、電池の試験装置の装置規模を小さくして、試験スペースの狭小化を図ることができる。また、シート状電池に対して同時に複数箇所で試験を行うことができるので試験時間の短縮化を図ることができる。また、試験対象であるシート状電池の電極端子供給工程から試験工程への搬入や、試験工程から次工程への搬出のハンドリングが容易になる。
次に、本発明に係るシート状電池試験装置及びシート状電池試験方法の第2の実施形態を、図面を参照しながら詳細に説明する。
第2の実施形態における試験対象のシート状量子電池について図面を参照して説明する。
図15は、第2の実施形態に係る試験装置100Aの概略的な構成を示す構成図である。第1の実施形態と同様の構成については同じ番号をつけて説明を省略し、第1の実施形態と異なる部分を中心に説明する。
電池供給部51から電極端子供給・折畳部55へシート状電池1Aが所定の位置まで繰り出されてくると、シート折畳機構部122Aは、電極端子板供給部により電極端子板21、22を供給するとともに、折曲部525a、525bやプレス部526a、526b等の折り曲げ手段を用いて折り曲げる。詳細な動作については前述した通りなので説明を省略する。これにより、シート状電池1Aを折り畳むと同時に、正極端子板21及び負極端子板22を蛇腹状に折り畳んだシート状電池1Aの折り畳み部分に配置させることができる。折り曲げられたシート状電池1は、トレー101上に積み重ねられる。所定回数折り曲げられたシート状電池1は、シート切断部121により切断される。なお、蛇腹状電池1の下面に配置する電極端子板については、あらかじめトレー101の所定位置に配置しておいてもよいし、上面に配置する電極端子板については折り畳み完了後に上面に載せてもよい。
以上のように、第2の実施形態によれば、電極端子が挟まれた状態でシート状電池が折り畳まれるので、第1の実施の形態と同様の効果を有することができる。また、第2の実施形態では、電極端子を接触させた状態で折り畳むので、折り畳み後にシート状電池に電極端子を挿入する工程が必要なく、装置の簡略化や処理時間の短縮ができる。
次に、本発明に係るシート状電池試験装置及びシート状電池試験方法の第3の実施形態を、図面を参照しながら詳細に説明する。
第3の実施形態における試験対象のシート状量子電池について図面を参照して説明する。
図20は、第3の実施形態に係る試験装置100Bの概略的な構成を示す構成図である。第1の実施形態と同様の構成については同じ番号をつけて説明を省略し、第1の実施形態と異なる部分を中心に説明する。
以上のように、第3の実施形態によれば、シート状電池を交互に折り畳み、その折り畳まれたシート状電池の間に電極端子を挟み込むことにより、第1の実施例と同様の効果を有することができる。
次に、本発明に係るシート状電池試験装置及びシート状電池試験方法の第4の実施形態を、図面を参照しながら詳細に説明する。
第4の実施形態における試験対象のシート状量子電池について図面を参照して説明する。
第4の実施形態に係る試験装置は第3の実施形態の試験装置100Bを用いることができるので、第3の実施形態と同様の構成については同じ番号をつけて説明を省略し、第3の実施形態と異なる部分を中心に説明する。
以上のように、第4の実施形態によれば、シート状電池を交互に折り畳み、その折り畳まれたシート状電池の間に電極端子を挟み込むことにより、第1の実施形態と同様の効果を有することができる。
上述した各実施形態の説明においても、種々の変形実施形態を言及したが、更に以下に例示するような変形実施形態にも広く適用することができる。
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- 電極層を両面に備えたシート状電池を、折畳方向を交互に変えて折り畳む折畳部と、
前記シート状電池の折り畳まれた部分に電極端子を挟み込まれた状態で、前記電極端子に電力を供給して所定の試験を行う試験部と
を備えることを特徴とするシート状電池試験装置。 - 前記シート状電池の折り畳まれた部分に挟み込まれる電極端子は、両面の導電部の間が絶縁されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のシート状電池試験装置。
- 前記試験部が、前記電極端子間に挟まれたシート状電池の電気特性を測定し、異常検知に係る前記電極端子間のシート状電池部分を特定するものであることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載のシート状電池試験装置。
- 前記試験部が、折り畳まれて電極端子が挟み込まれた前記シート状電池の両面から圧力をかける手段を備えていることを特徴とする請求項1~3のいずれかに記載のシート状電池試験装置。
- 前記折畳部により折り畳まれた前記シート状電池の折り畳まれた部分に、前記電極端子を挿入する電極端子供給部を備えることを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれかに記載のシート状電池試験装置。
- 前記折畳部が、前記電極端子を前記シート状電池の表面に配置した状態で、前記シート状電池を折り畳むものであることを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれかに記載のシート状電池試験装置。
- 前記シート状電池の電極層が断続的に複数形成されており、その電極層が形成されていない部分で前記シート状電池が前記折畳部により折り畳まれることを特徴とする請求項1~6のいずれかに記載のシート状電池試験装置。
- 電極層を両面に備えたシート状電池を、折畳方向を交互に変えて折り畳む折畳工程と、
前記シート状電池の折り畳まれた部分に電極端子を挟み込まれた状態で、前記電極端子に電力を供給して所定の試験を行う試験工程と
を有することを特徴とするシート状電池試験方法。 - 前記シート状電池の折り畳まれた部分に挟み込まれる電極端子は、両面の導電部の間が絶縁されていることを特徴とする請求項8に記載のシート状電池試験方法。
- 前記試験工程において、前記電極端子間に挟まれたシート状電池の電気特性を測定し、異常検知に係る前記電極端子間のシート状電池部分を特定する
ことを特徴とする請求項8又は9に記載のシート状電池試験方法。 - 前記試験工程において、折り畳まれて電極端子が挟み込まれた前記シート状電池の両面から圧力をかけた状態で試験を行うことを特徴とする請求項8~10のいずれかに記載のシート状電池試験方法。
- 前記折畳工程により折り畳まれた前記シート状電池の折り畳まれた部分に、前記電極端子を挿入する電極端子供給工程を有することを特徴とする請求項8~11のいずれかに記載のシート状電池試験方法。
- 前記折畳工程において、前記電極端子を前記シート状電池の表面に配置した状態で、前記シート状電池を折り畳むことを特徴とする請求項8~11のいずれかに記載のシート状電池試験方法。
- 前記シート状電池の電極層が断続的に複数形成されており、その電極層が形成されていない部分で前記シート状電池が前記折畳工程により折り畳まれることを特徴とする請求項8~13のいずれかに記載のシート状電池試験方法。
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