WO2023239306A4 - Intumescent sheet used in an electric vehicle battery for thermal runaway management - Google Patents

Intumescent sheet used in an electric vehicle battery for thermal runaway management Download PDF

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WO2023239306A4
WO2023239306A4 PCT/SG2023/050409 SG2023050409W WO2023239306A4 WO 2023239306 A4 WO2023239306 A4 WO 2023239306A4 SG 2023050409 W SG2023050409 W SG 2023050409W WO 2023239306 A4 WO2023239306 A4 WO 2023239306A4
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intumescent sheet
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Jong Chui Park
Mohamed Anees s/o Shiek Abdul Farook SHEIK
Bao Yi NG
Hui Yi NEO
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Aerogel R&D Pte. Ltd.
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
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    • C09DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09DCOATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
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    • C09DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09DCOATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
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    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
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    • H01M10/65Means for temperature control structurally associated with the cells
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M50/00Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/20Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders
    • H01M50/233Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders characterised by physical properties of casings or racks, e.g. dimensions
    • H01M50/24Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders characterised by physical properties of casings or racks, e.g. dimensions adapted for protecting batteries from their environment, e.g. from corrosion
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M50/00Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/20Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders
    • H01M50/289Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders characterised by spacing elements or positioning means within frames, racks or packs
    • H01M50/293Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders characterised by spacing elements or positioning means within frames, racks or packs characterised by the material
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62CFIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62C2/00Fire prevention or containment
    • A62C2/06Physical fire-barriers
    • A62C2/065Physical fire-barriers having as the main closure device materials, whose characteristics undergo an irreversible change under high temperatures, e.g. intumescent
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M2220/00Batteries for particular applications
    • H01M2220/20Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane

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Abstract

An intumescent sheet to be used in an Electric Vehicle Battery for thermal runaway management, wherein out of 100 weight percentage (wt%) of the intumescent sheet, the intumescent sheet comprises: 5 to 20 wt% of non-woven fiber mat; 60 to 95 wt% of an alkali- silicate based binder; and 0.5 to 10 wt% of microporous and/or mesoporous and/or nanoporous additive, wherein the non-woven fiber mat is infused with the alkali-silicate based binder by impregnation of the non-woven fiber mat with an alkali-silicate based solution.

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AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 10 January 2024 (10.01.2024)
1. An intumescent sheet to be used in an Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery for thermal runaway management, wherein the intumescent sheet comprises: a non-woven fiber mat;
60 to 95 wt% of an alkali-silicate based binder; and microporous and/or mesoporous and/or nanoporous additive, wherein the non-woven fiber mat is infused with the alkali-silicate based binder by impregnation of the non-woven fiber mat with an alkali-silicate based solution.
2. The intumescent sheet of claim 1 , wherein the intumescent sheet has a thickness of lesser than or equal to 1 mm.
3. The intumescent sheet of claim 1 or 2, wherein the alkali-silicate based binder has a silicon dioxide : alkali oxide molar ratio in the range of 2.5 to 4.
4. The intumescent sheet of claim 1 , 2 or 3, wherein the alkali-silicate based binder has a silicon dioxide : alkali oxide molar ratio in the range of 3 to 3.3.
5. The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the intumescent sheet comprises 75 to 85 wt% of the alkali-silicate based binder.
6. The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the microporous and/or mesoporous and/or nanoporous additive comprises aerogel particles with hydrophobic surface groups.
7. The intumescent sheet of claim 6, wherein the aerogel particles have particle sizes of 10-60 pm, pore diameters of 20 to 100 nm, porosity of greater than 90 %, bulk density of 0.02 to 0.1 g/cm3 and surface area of 500 to 900 m2/g.
8. The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the microporous and/or mesoporous and/or nanoporous additive comprises hollow microglass spheres, fumed silica, and/or cenospheres.
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AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19)
9. The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the intumescent sheet comprises 1 to 10 wt% of an opacifier comprising any one or combination of iron oxide, silicon carbide, and titania.
10. The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the intumescent sheet comprises char strength-imparting ceramic additive comprising any one or combination of metal oxide, metal hydroxide, metal carbonate, metal silicate and metal powder.
11 . The intumescent sheet of claim 10, wherein the intumescent sheet comprises 3 to 8 wt% of the char strength-imparting ceramic additive.
12. The intumescent sheet of claim 10 or 1 1 , wherein the char strength-imparting ceramic additive comprises any one or combination of magnesium oxide, aluminium oxide, calcium oxide, and zinc oxide.
13. The intumescent sheet of any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the char strengthimparting ceramic additive comprises aluminium trihydrate and/or magnesium dihydroxide.
14. The intumescent sheet of any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein the char strengthimparting ceramic additive comprises calcium carbonate and/or zinc carbonate.
15. The intumescent sheet of any one of claims 10 to 14, wherein the char strengthimparting ceramic additive comprises mica and/or talc.
16. The intumescent sheet of any one of claims 10 to 15, wherein the char strengthimparting ceramic additive comprises the metal powder, and the metal powder comprises iron, zinc and/or aluminium.
17. The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the alkali-silicate based solution comprises a surfactant that is stable in the range of pH 2 to 12.
18. The intumescent sheet of claim 17, wherein the alkali-silicate based solution comprises 0.2 to 0.5 wt% of the surfactant.
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AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19)
19. The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the intumescent sheet comprises a hardening agent, which comprises sodium fluorosilicate and/or potassium dimethyl siliconate.
20. The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the intumescent sheet comprises an organic additive, which comprises polyvinyl alcohol and/or glycerol.
21 . The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the non-woven fiber mat comprises glass fibers of E and/or S type.
22. The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the non-woven fiber mat comprises fibers with diameter and length of between 8 to 18 pm and 10 to 75 mm respectively
23. The intumescent sheet of claim 22, wherein the non-woven fiber mat comprises fibers with diameter and length of between 10 to 15 pm and 15 to 60 mm respectively.
24. The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the non-woven fiber mat comprises 5 to 20 wt% of acrylic resin as a binder.
25. The intumescent sheet of claim 24, wherein the non-woven fiber mat comprises 8 to 15 wt% of the acrylic resin.
26. The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the non-woven fiber mat has an area density below 400 g/m2.
27. The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the non-woven fiber mat has an area density of between 30 to 280 g/m2.
28. The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the intumescent sheet comprises 8 to 16 wt% of the non-woven fiber mat.
29. The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the intumescent sheet is made 2 to 3 cm larger around all sides of a cell of the EV battery.
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AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19)
30. The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the intumescent sheet comprises:
8 to 16 wt% of non-woven fiber mat;
75 to 85 wt% of an alkali-silicate based binder;
1 to 5 wt% of aerogel fine particles with hydrophobic surface groups; and
3 to 8 wt% of metal oxide and/or hydroxide.
31 . The intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the alkali-silicate based solution comprises:
92 to 97 wt% of an alkali-silicate and water; a surfactant; aerogel fine particles with hydrophobic surface groups; and a metal oxide and/or hydroxide.
32. The intumescent sheet of any one of claims 1 to 30, wherein the alkali-silicate based solution further comprises: an opacifier; an organic additive; and a hardening agent.
33. A method of manufacturing the intumescent sheet of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the method comprises: impregnating the non-woven fiber mat with the alkali-silicate based solution by coating the non-woven fiber mat with the alkali-silicate based solution using doctor-blading technique; and drying the impregnated non-woven fiber mat.
34. The method of claim 33, wherein the method comprises: making the alkali-silicate based solution by: i) addition of alkali-silicate in the form of a solution; j) addition of one or more surfactants to the solution of step a) to form a mixture; k) addition of thermal insulation imparting agents to the mixture; l) addition of char strength-imparting agents to the mixture; m) addition of water to the mixture; n) addition of a hardening agent to the mixture;
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AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19) o) stir-mixing the mixture after each of steps a) to f) for a predetermined time duration of iess than 30 minutes; and p) stir-mixing for 2 to 3 hours after all components have been added to the mixture.
35. A laminate including a plurality of stacked layers, wherein each layer is the intumescent sheet of any one of claims 1 to 32.
36. A method for manufacturing the laminate of claim 35, wherein the method comprises: stacking layer-by-layer a plurality of the non-woven fiber mat and applying the alkalisilicate based solution in between the layers to impregnate each layer of the nonwoven fiber mat with the alkali-silicate based solution; and cold pressing the plurality of stacked layers to form the laminate.
37. The intumescent sheet of any one of claims 1 to 32, and the laminate of claim 35 or 36, wherein the intumescent sheet and/or the laminate comprises an adhesive backing to facilitate taping of the intumescent sheet and/or the laminate on a surface.
38. An Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery comprising one or more spacers located between cells in the EV battery to prevent thermal runaway in adjacent cells when one cell is undergoing thermal runaway, wherein the one or more spacers comprise the intumescent sheet of any one of claims 1 to 32 and/or the laminate of claim 35 or 36.
39. The EV Battery of claim 38, wherein the one or more spacers comprise a compressible material in contact with the intumescent sheet and/or the laminate.
40. The EV battery of claim 38 or 39, wherein the intumescent sheet and/or the laminate are linings in inner walls of a module formed by a plurality of the cells and/or linings in inner walls of a battery pack casing of the EV battery.
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AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19)
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