WO2024070516A1 - 二次電池およびその製造方法、電池パック - Google Patents
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- This disclosure relates to a secondary battery and a manufacturing method thereof, as well as a battery pack including a secondary battery.
- secondary batteries are being developed as power sources that are small, lightweight, and capable of achieving high energy density.
- These secondary batteries have a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte housed inside an exterior member, and various studies have been conducted on the configuration of these secondary batteries (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- Patent Document 1 proposes a secondary battery that employs a so-called tabless structure to reduce internal resistance and enable charging and discharging at a relatively large current.
- the secondary battery of one embodiment of the present disclosure includes an electrode winding body, a first electrode current collector, and a second electrode current collector.
- the electrode winding body is formed by winding a laminate in which a first electrode and a second electrode are stacked with a separator interposed therebetween around a central axis extending in a first direction, and has a first end face and a second end face that face each other in the first direction.
- the first electrode current collector faces the first end face of the electrode winding body and is connected to the first electrode.
- the second electrode current collector faces the second end face of the electrode winding body and is connected to the second electrode.
- the first electrode has a first electrode covering portion in which the first electrode collector is covered with a first electrode active material layer, and a first electrode exposed portion in which the first electrode collector is exposed without being covered by the first electrode active material layer.
- a plurality of first edge portions of the first electrode exposed portion adjacent to each other in the radial direction of the electrode winding body are folded toward the central axis so as to overlap each other to form a first end face, and each of the tip portions of the plurality of first edge portions includes a first curved surface.
- the shape of the electrode winding body is not distorted, and the adhesion between the first edge portions of the first electrode collector and the first electrode collector plate is improved, resulting in a good bond. Therefore, the internal resistance can be reduced, and a higher output can be obtained.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of a laminate including the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the separator shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing one example of the cross-sectional structure of the electrode winding body shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4A is a development view of the positive electrode shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the positive electrode shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4C is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the edge of the positive electrode shown in FIG. 4B.
- FIG. 5A is a development view of the negative electrode shown in FIG. FIG.
- FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view of the negative electrode shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5C is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an edge portion of the negative electrode shown in FIG. 5B.
- FIG. 6A is a plan view of the positive electrode current collector plate shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6B is a plan view of the negative electrode current collector plate shown in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a manufacturing process of the secondary battery shown in FIG.
- FIG. 8A is a schematic diagram showing a step of cutting the positive electrode current collector in the process for producing the secondary battery of FIG.
- FIG. 8B is a schematic diagram showing an enlarged cut surface of the positive electrode current collector cut in the step of FIG. 8A.
- FIG. 9A is a schematic diagram showing a step of cutting the negative electrode current collector in the process for producing the secondary battery of FIG.
- FIG. 9B is a schematic diagram showing an enlarged cut surface of the negative electrode current collector cut in the step of FIG. 9A.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a battery pack to which the secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is applied.
- FIG. 11A is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an edge portion of the positive electrode of Comparative Example 1.
- FIG. 11B is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an edge portion of the negative electrode of Comparative Example 1.
- the applicant has therefore developed a secondary battery with a so-called tabless structure, which does not use electrode terminals (tabs) connected to the positive and negative electrodes of the battery element (see, for example, the above-mentioned Patent Document 1).
- this tabless structure secondary battery, instead of using positive and negative tabs, a positive current collector plate and a negative current collector plate are used, and the positive and negative current collector plates are connected to the positive and negative electrodes of the battery element with a larger contact surface. Therefore, compared to a secondary battery with a tab structure, the internal resistance is very small, making it possible to charge and discharge with a relatively large current.
- a secondary battery with a tabless structure has the characteristic that its internal resistance is much smaller than that of a secondary battery with a tab structure, and this makes it possible to suppress the rise in battery temperature during charging at a high load rate.
- the applicant has come to propose a secondary battery with a tabless structure that can further reduce internal resistance. This secondary battery will be described in detail below.
- a cylindrical lithium ion secondary battery having a cylindrical exterior shape will be described as an example.
- the secondary battery disclosed herein is not limited to a cylindrical lithium ion secondary battery, and may be a lithium ion secondary battery having an exterior shape other than cylindrical, or may be a battery using an electrode reactant other than lithium.
- the principle of charging and discharging a secondary battery is not particularly limited, but below, a case will be described in which battery capacity is obtained by utilizing the absorption and release of electrode reactants.
- This secondary battery has a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte.
- the charge capacity of the negative electrode is larger than the discharge capacity of the positive electrode.
- the electrochemical capacity per unit area of the negative electrode is set to be larger than the electrochemical capacity per unit area of the positive electrode.
- the type of electrode reactant is not particularly limited, but specifically, it is a light metal such as an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal.
- Alkaline metals include lithium, sodium, and potassium, while alkaline earth metals include beryllium, magnesium, and calcium.
- the electrode reactant is lithium.
- a secondary battery that obtains battery capacity by utilizing the absorption and release of lithium is known as a lithium-ion secondary battery.
- lithium-ion secondary battery lithium is absorbed and released in an ionic state.
- Fig. 1 shows a cross-sectional structure along the height direction of a lithium-ion secondary battery 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as secondary battery 1) according to the present embodiment.
- secondary battery 1 shown in Fig. 1, an electrode winding body 20 serving as a battery element is housed inside a cylindrical outer can 11.
- the secondary battery 1 includes, for example, a pair of insulating plates 12, 13, an electrode winding body 20, a positive electrode current collector 24, and a negative electrode current collector 25 inside an outer can 11.
- the electrode winding body 20 is, for example, a structure in which a positive electrode 21 and a negative electrode 22 are stacked and wound with a separator 23 interposed therebetween.
- the electrode winding body 20 is impregnated with an electrolyte solution, which is a liquid electrolyte.
- the secondary battery 1 may further include, inside the outer can 11, one or more of a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) element and a reinforcing member.
- PTC positive temperature coefficient
- the outer can 11 has a hollow cylindrical structure with a closed lower end and an open upper end in the Z-axis direction, which is the height direction. Therefore, the upper end of the outer can 11 is an open end 11N.
- the material of the outer can 11 includes, for example, a metal material such as iron. However, the surface of the outer can 11 may be plated with a metal material such as nickel.
- the insulating plate 12 and the insulating plate 13 are disposed, for example, facing each other in the Z-axis direction with the electrode winding body 20 sandwiched therebetween.
- the open end 11N and its vicinity are sometimes referred to as the upper part of the secondary battery 1
- the part where the outer can 11 is closed and its vicinity are sometimes referred to as the lower part of the secondary battery 1.
- Each of the insulating plates 12 and 13 is, for example, a dish-shaped plate having a surface perpendicular to the central axis CL of the electrode winding body 20, i.e., a surface perpendicular to the Z-axis in Fig. 1.
- the insulating plates 12 and 13 are arranged so as to sandwich the electrode winding body 20 therebetween.
- the battery lid 14 seals the exterior can 11 with the electrode winding body 20 and the like housed inside the exterior can 11.
- the crimped structure 11R is a so-called crimp structure, and has a bent portion 11P as a so-called crimp portion.
- the battery lid 14 is a closing member that mainly closes the open end 11N when the electrode winding body 20 and the like are housed inside the exterior can 11.
- the battery lid 14 contains, for example, the same material as the material from which the exterior can 11 is formed.
- the central region of the battery lid 14 protrudes upward (in the +Z direction), for example.
- the peripheral region of the battery lid 14 other than the central region is in contact with, for example, the safety valve mechanism 30.
- the gasket 15 is a sealing member that is mainly interposed between the folded portion 11P of the outer can 11 and the battery lid 14.
- the gasket 15 seals the gap between the folded portion 11P and the battery lid 14.
- the surface of the gasket 15 may be coated with, for example, asphalt.
- the gasket 15 contains, for example, one or more types of insulating materials.
- the type of insulating material is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, a polymer material such as polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and polypropylene (PP). Among them, the insulating material is preferably polybutylene terephthalate. This is because the gap between the folded portion 11P and the battery lid 14 is sufficiently sealed while electrically isolating the outer can 11 and the battery lid 14 from each other.
- the safety valve mechanism 30 is mainly configured to release the internal pressure by releasing the sealed state of the outer can 11 as necessary when the pressure (internal pressure) inside the outer can 11 increases.
- the internal pressure of the outer can 11 increases due to, for example, gas generated due to a decomposition reaction of the electrolyte during charging and discharging.
- the internal pressure of the outer can 11 may also increase due to heating from the outside.
- the electrode winding body 20 is a power generating element that causes charge/discharge reactions to proceed, and is housed inside the exterior can 11.
- the electrode winding body 20 includes a positive electrode 21, a negative electrode 22, a separator 23, and an electrolytic solution that is a liquid electrolyte.
- the electrode winding body 20 is a development view of the electrode winding body 20, and is a schematic representation of a part of the laminate S20 including the positive electrode 21, the negative electrode 22, and the separator 23.
- the positive electrode 21 and the negative electrode 22 are laminated with the separator 23 interposed therebetween.
- the separator 23 has, for example, two base materials, that is, the first separator member 23A and the second separator member 23B. Therefore, the electrode winding body 20 has a four-layer laminate S20 in which the positive electrode 21, the first separator member 23A, the negative electrode 22, and the second separator member 23B are laminated in this order.
- the positive electrode 21, the first separator member 23A, the negative electrode 22, and the second separator member 23B are all approximately strip-shaped members with the W-axis direction as the short side direction and the L-axis direction as the long side direction.
- the electrode winding body 20 is formed by winding the laminate S20 around the central axis CL (see FIG. 1) extending in the Z-axis direction so that the laminate S20 forms a spiral shape in a horizontal cross section perpendicular to the Z-axis direction. At this time, the laminate S20 is wound in a position in which the W-axis direction is approximately aligned with the Z-axis direction.
- FIG. 3 shows an example of a configuration along a horizontal cross section perpendicular to the Z-axis direction in the electrode winding body 20. However, in FIG. 3, the separator 23 is omitted from the illustration in order to improve visibility.
- the electrode winding body 20 has an overall appearance of a substantially cylindrical shape.
- a through hole 26 is formed in the center of the electrode winding body 20 as an internal space.
- the through hole 26 is a hole for inserting a winding core for assembling the electrode winding body 20 and an electrode rod for welding.
- the positive electrode 21, the negative electrode 22, and the separator 23 are wound so that the separator 23 is disposed at the outermost circumference of the electrode winding body 20 and the innermost circumference of the electrode winding body 20.
- the negative electrode 22 is disposed outside the positive electrode 21 at the outermost circumference of the electrode winding body 20. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the positive electrode outermost portion 21out located at the outermost circumference of the positive electrode 21 included in the electrode winding body 20 is disposed inside the negative electrode outermost portion 22out located at the outermost circumference of the negative electrode 22 included in the electrode winding body 20.
- the positive electrode outermost portion 21out is the outermost portion of the positive electrode 21 in the electrode winding body 20 for one revolution.
- the negative electrode outermost portion 22out is the outermost portion of the negative electrode 22 in the electrode winding body 20 for one revolution.
- the negative electrode 22 is disposed inside the positive electrode 21 at the innermost circumference of the electrode winding body 20. That is, as shown in FIG. 3B, the negative electrode innermost portion 22in located at the innermost circumference of the negative electrode 22 included in the electrode winding body 20 is located inside the positive electrode innermost portion 21in located at the innermost circumference of the positive electrode 21 included in the electrode winding body 20.
- the positive electrode innermost portion 21in is the innermost portion of the positive electrode 21 in the electrode winding body 20.
- the negative electrode innermost portion 22in is the innermost portion of the negative electrode 22 in the electrode winding body 20.
- the number of turns of each of the positive electrode 21, negative electrode 22, and separator 23 is not particularly limited and can be set arbitrarily.
- FIG. 4A is an exploded view of the positive electrode 21, and is a schematic representation of the state before being wound.
- FIG. 4B shows the cross-sectional configuration of the positive electrode 21. Note that FIG. 4B shows a cross section taken along line IVB-IVB shown in FIG. 4A.
- the positive electrode 21 includes, for example, a positive electrode collector 21A and a positive electrode active material layer 21B provided on the positive electrode collector 21A.
- the positive electrode active material layer 21B may be provided on only one side of the positive electrode collector 21A, or on both sides of the positive electrode collector 21A.
- FIG. 4B shows the case where the positive electrode active material layer 21B is provided on both sides of the positive electrode collector 21A.
- the positive electrode current collector 21A includes a positive electrode current collector inner peripheral surface 21A1 facing the winding center side of the electrode winding body 20, i.e., the central axis CL, and a positive electrode current collector outer peripheral surface 21A2 facing the opposite side of the winding center side of the electrode winding body 20, i.e., the opposite side of the positive electrode current collector inner peripheral surface 21A1.
- the positive electrode 21 has, as the positive electrode active material layer 21B, a positive electrode inner peripheral side active material layer 21B1 covering at least a part of the positive electrode current collector inner peripheral surface 21A1, and a positive electrode outer peripheral side active material layer 21B2 covering at least a part of the positive electrode current collector outer peripheral surface 21A2.
- the positive electrode inner peripheral side active material layer 21B1 and the positive electrode outer peripheral side active material layer 21B2 may be collectively referred to as the positive electrode active material layer 21B without distinguishing between them.
- the positive electrode 21 has a positive electrode covering portion 211 in which the positive electrode collector 21A is covered with a positive electrode active material layer 21B, and a positive electrode exposed portion 212 in which the positive electrode collector 21A is exposed without being covered with the positive electrode active material layer 21B.
- the positive electrode covering portion 211 and the positive electrode exposed portion 212 each extend along the L-axis direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the positive electrode 21, from the inner peripheral edge 21E1 to the outer peripheral edge 21E2 of the electrode winding body 20.
- the L-axis direction corresponds to the winding direction of the electrode winding body 20.
- the positive electrode collector 21A is covered with the positive electrode active material layer 21B from the inner peripheral edge 21E1 of the positive electrode 21 to the outer peripheral edge 21E2 of the positive electrode 21 in the winding direction of the electrode winding body 20.
- the positive electrode covering portion 211 and the positive electrode exposed portion 212 are adjacent to each other in the W-axis direction, which is the short side direction of the positive electrode 21.
- the W-axis direction substantially coincides with the central axis CL.
- the inner peripheral edge 21E1 of the innermost peripheral portion 21in of the positive electrode is located in a position recessed inward from the inner peripheral edge 22E1 of the innermost peripheral portion 22in of the negative electrode.
- each of the tip portions of the multiple overlapping positive electrode edge portions 212E includes a curved surface 21RS as a second curved surface.
- Figure 4C is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the positive electrode edge portion 212E of the positive electrode 21 in an enlarged manner.
- the curved surface 21RS is a sagging surface formed, for example, during shear processing.
- the curved surface 21RS faces the positive electrode collector plate 24. Furthermore, the tip portions of the multiple positive electrode edge portions 212E each include a protrusion 21PR as a second protrusion protruding on the opposite side to the positive electrode collector plate 24.
- the protrusion 21PR is a burr formed, for example, during shear processing.
- An insulating layer 101 may be provided near the boundary between the positive electrode covering portion 211 and the positive electrode exposed portion 212.
- the insulating layer 101 may extend from the inner peripheral edge 21E1 to the outer peripheral edge 21E2 of the electrode winding body 20, similar to the positive electrode covering portion 211 and the positive electrode exposed portion 212.
- the insulating layer 101 may be bonded to at least one of the first separator member 23A and the second separator member 23B.
- the insulating layer 101 may include a resin containing polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). By containing PVDF, the insulating layer 101 may swell due to a solvent contained in the electrolyte, for example, and may be well bonded to the separator 23. The detailed configuration of the positive electrode 21 will be described later.
- PVDF polyvinylidene fluoride
- FIG. 5A is an exploded view of the negative electrode 22, and is a schematic representation of the state before being wound.
- FIG. 5B shows the cross-sectional configuration of the negative electrode 22. Note that FIG. 5B shows a cross section taken along line VB-VB shown in FIG. 5A.
- the negative electrode 22 includes, for example, a negative electrode collector 22A and a negative electrode active material layer 22B provided on the negative electrode collector 22A.
- the negative electrode active material layer 22B may be provided on only one side of the negative electrode collector 22A, or on both sides of the negative electrode collector 22A.
- FIG. 5B shows the case where the negative electrode active material layer 22B is provided on both sides of the negative electrode collector 22A.
- the negative electrode current collector 22A includes a negative electrode current collector inner peripheral surface 22A1 facing the winding center side of the electrode winding body 20, i.e., the central axis CL, and a negative electrode current collector outer peripheral surface 22A2 facing the opposite side of the winding center side of the electrode winding body 20, i.e., the opposite side of the negative electrode current collector inner peripheral surface 22A1.
- the negative electrode 22 has, as the negative electrode active material layer 22B, a negative electrode inner peripheral side active material layer 22B1 covering at least a part of the negative electrode current collector inner peripheral surface 22A1, and a negative electrode outer peripheral side active material layer 22B2 covering at least a part of the negative electrode current collector outer peripheral surface 22A2.
- the negative electrode inner peripheral side active material layer 22B1 and the negative electrode outer peripheral side active material layer 22B2 may be collectively referred to as the negative electrode active material layer 22B without distinguishing between them.
- the negative electrode 22 has a negative electrode covering portion 221 in which the negative electrode collector 22A is covered with the negative electrode active material layer 22B, and a negative electrode exposed portion 222 in which the negative electrode collector 22A is exposed without being covered with the negative electrode active material layer 22B.
- the negative electrode covering portion 221 and the negative electrode exposed portion 222 each extend along the L-axis direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the negative electrode 22.
- the negative electrode exposed portion 222 extends from the inner peripheral edge 22E1 to the outer peripheral edge 22E2 of the negative electrode 22 in the winding direction of the electrode winding body 20.
- the negative electrode covering portion 221 is not provided on the inner peripheral edge 22E1 or the outer peripheral edge 22E2 of the negative electrode 22. As shown in FIG.
- the negative electrode exposed portion 222 includes a first portion 222A, a second portion 222B, and a third portion 222C.
- the first portion 222A is provided adjacent to the negative electrode covering portion 221 in the W-axis direction, and extends in the L-axis direction from the inner peripheral edge 22E1 to the outer peripheral edge 22E2 of the negative electrode 22.
- the second portion 222B and the third portion 222C are provided to sandwich the negative electrode covering portion 221 in the L-axis direction.
- the second portion 222B is located, for example, in the vicinity of the inner peripheral edge 22E1 of the negative electrode 22, and the third portion 222C is located in the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge 22E2 of the negative electrode 22.
- FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B show the negative electrode current collector 22A in a state of being linearly extended along the W-axis direction.
- the negative electrode edge 222E of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 is bent toward the central axis CL as shown in FIG. 1 and is connected to the negative electrode current collector 25.
- the detailed configuration of the negative electrode 22 will be described later.
- the positive electrode 21 and the negative electrode 22 are laminated via the separator 23 so that the positive electrode exposed portion 212 and the first portion 222A of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 are oriented in opposite directions along the W-axis direction, which is the width direction.
- the end of the separator 23 of the electrode winding body 20 is fixed by attaching a fixing tape 46 to the side portion 45, so that the winding does not become loose.
- the width of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 is A and the width of the first portion 222A of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 is B
- C the width of the portion of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 that protrudes from the outer edge of the separator 23 in the width direction
- D the length of the first portion 222A of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 that protrudes from the outer edge of the separator 23 on the opposite side in the width direction
- the width D 3 (mm).
- a plurality of adjacent positive electrode edges 212E in the radial direction (R direction) of the electrode winding body 20 are bent toward the central axis CL so as to overlap with each other, forming the upper end face 41 of the electrode winding body 20.
- a plurality of adjacent negative electrode edges 222E in the radial direction (R direction) are bent toward the central axis CL so as to overlap with each other, forming the lower end face 42 of the electrode winding body 20.
- the multiple positive electrode edges 212E of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 are gathered at the upper end face 41 of the electrode winding body 20, and the multiple negative electrode edges 222E of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 are gathered at the lower end face 42 of the electrode winding body 20.
- the positive electrode edge 212E is bent toward the central axis CL to have a flat surface.
- the negative electrode edge 222E is bent toward the central axis CL to have a flat surface.
- the flat surface here does not only mean a completely flat surface, but also includes a surface that has some unevenness or surface roughness to the extent that the positive electrode exposed portion 212 and the negative electrode exposed portion 222 can be joined to the positive electrode current collector 24 and the negative electrode current collector 25, respectively.
- each of the tip portions of the multiple overlapping negative electrode edge portions 222E includes a curved surface 22RS as a first curved surface.
- FIG. 5C is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the negative electrode edge portion 222E of the negative electrode 22.
- the curved surface 22RS is a sagging surface formed, for example, during shearing.
- the curved surface 22RS faces the negative electrode current collector plate 25.
- each of the tip portions of the multiple negative electrode edge portions 222E includes a protrusion 22PR as a first protrusion that protrudes on the side opposite the negative electrode current collector plate 25.
- the protrusion 22PR is a burr formed, for example, during shearing.
- the positive electrode collector 21A is made of, for example, aluminum foil, as described later.
- the negative electrode collector 22A is made of, for example, copper foil, as described later.
- the positive electrode collector 21A is softer than the negative electrode collector 22A. That is, the Young's modulus of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 is lower than that of the negative electrode exposed portion 222. For this reason, in one embodiment, it is more preferable that the widths A to D have a relationship of A>B and C>D.
- the heights measured from the tip of the separator 23 at the folded portions may be approximately the same for the positive electrode 21 and the negative electrode 22.
- the multiple positive electrode edges 212E (FIG. 1) of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 are folded and overlap appropriately. Therefore, the positive electrode exposed portion 212 and the positive electrode collector plate 24 can be easily joined.
- the negative electrode edges 222E (FIG. 1) of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 are folded and overlap each other to a certain extent. This allows the negative electrode exposed portion 222 and the negative electrode current collector plate 25 to be easily joined together.
- the joining here means that they are joined together by, for example, laser welding, but the joining method is not limited to laser welding.
- the portion of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 of the positive electrode 21 that faces the negative electrode 22 across the separator 23 is covered with an insulating layer 101.
- the insulating layer 101 has a width of, for example, 3 mm in the W-axis direction.
- the insulating layer 101 covers the entire area of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 of the positive electrode 21 that faces the negative electrode covering portion 221 of the negative electrode 22 through the separator 23.
- the insulating layer 101 can effectively prevent an internal short circuit of the secondary battery 1 when, for example, a foreign object enters between the negative electrode covering portion 221 and the positive electrode exposed portion 212.
- the insulating layer 101 absorbs the impact and can effectively prevent bending of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 and short circuit between the positive electrode exposed portion 212 and the negative electrode 22.
- the secondary battery 1 may further include insulating tapes 53, 54 in the gap between the exterior can 11 and the electrode winding body 20.
- the positive electrode exposed portion 212 and the negative electrode exposed portion 222 gathered on the end faces 41, 42 are conductors such as bare metal foil. Therefore, if the positive electrode exposed portion 212 and the negative electrode exposed portion 222 are close to the exterior can 11, a short circuit may occur between the positive electrode 21 and the negative electrode 22 through the exterior can 11.
- the insulating tapes 53, 54 are provided as insulating members.
- the insulating tapes 53, 54 are, for example, adhesive tapes whose base layer is made of any one of polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, and polyimide, and whose base layer has an adhesive layer on one side.
- the insulating tapes 53, 54 are positioned so as not to overlap with the fixing tape 46 attached to the side portion 45, and the thickness of the insulating tapes 53, 54 is set to be equal to or less than the thickness of the fixing tape 46.
- the positive electrode current collector 24 is arranged to face the end face 41
- the negative electrode current collector 25 is arranged to face the end face 42
- the positive electrode edge 212E of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 present on the end face 41 is joined to the positive electrode current collector 24 at multiple points
- the negative electrode edge 222E of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 present on the end face 42 is joined to the negative electrode current collector 25 at multiple points.
- the joining of the positive electrode edge 212E to the positive electrode current collector 24 and the joining of the negative electrode edge 222E to the negative electrode current collector 25 are performed, for example, by laser welding. In this way, the internal resistance of the secondary battery 1 is reduced.
- the positive electrode current collector 24 is electrically connected to the battery cover 14 via, for example, a safety valve mechanism 30.
- the negative electrode current collector 25 is electrically connected to, for example, the exterior can 11.
- FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of the positive electrode current collector 24.
- FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of the negative electrode current collector 25.
- the positive electrode current collector 24 is a metal plate made of, for example, aluminum or an aluminum alloy, or a composite material thereof.
- the negative electrode current collector 25 is a metal plate made of, for example, nickel, a nickel alloy, copper, or a copper alloy, or a composite material of two or more of these.
- the positive electrode current collector 24 has a shape in which a substantially rectangular band-shaped portion 32 is connected to a substantially fan-shaped sector portion 31.
- a through hole 35 is formed near the center of the sector portion 31.
- the positive electrode current collector 24 is provided so that the through hole 35 overlaps with the through hole 26 in the Z-axis direction.
- the portion indicated by diagonal lines in FIG. 6A is the insulating portion 32A of the band-shaped portion 32.
- the insulating portion 32A is a part of the band-shaped portion 32 to which an insulating tape is attached or an insulating material is applied.
- the portion of the band-shaped portion 32 below the insulating portion 32A is the connection portion 32B to the sealing plate, which also serves as an external terminal.
- the band-shaped portion 32 is less likely to come into contact with the portion of the negative electrode potential. Therefore, the positive electrode current collector 24 does not need to have the insulating portion 32A. If the positive electrode current collector 24 does not have an insulating portion 32A, the charge/discharge capacity can be increased by widening the width between the positive electrode 21 and the negative electrode 22 by an amount equivalent to the thickness of the insulating portion 32A.
- the shape of the negative current collector 25 shown in FIG. 6B is almost the same as the shape of the positive current collector 24 shown in FIG. 6A.
- the strip portion 34 of the negative current collector 25 is different from the strip portion 32 of the positive current collector 24.
- the strip portion 34 of the negative current collector 25 is shorter than the strip portion 32 of the positive current collector 24, and does not have a portion corresponding to the insulating portion 32A of the positive current collector 24.
- the strip portion 34 is provided with a round protrusion 37 indicated by multiple circles. During resistance welding, the current is concentrated on the protrusion 37, which melts and welds the strip portion 34 to the bottom of the outer can 11.
- the negative current collector 25 has a through hole 36 formed near the center of the sector portion 33. In the secondary battery 1, the negative current collector 25 is provided so that the through hole 36 overlaps with the through hole 26 in the Z-axis direction.
- the sectorial portion 31 of the positive electrode current collector 24 is configured to cover only a portion of the end face 41 due to its planar shape.
- the sectorial portion 33 of the negative electrode current collector 25 is configured to cover only a portion of the end face 42 due to its planar shape.
- the positive electrode current collector 21A contains a conductive material such as aluminum, etc.
- the positive electrode current collector 21A is, for example, a metal foil made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
- the positive electrode active material layer 21B contains, as a positive electrode active material, any one or more of positive electrode materials capable of absorbing and releasing lithium. However, the positive electrode active material layer 21B may further contain any one or more of other materials such as a positive electrode binder and a positive electrode conductor.
- the positive electrode material is preferably a lithium-containing compound, more specifically, a lithium-containing composite oxide and a lithium-containing phosphate compound.
- the lithium-containing composite oxide is an oxide containing lithium and one or more other elements, i.e., elements other than lithium, as constituent elements.
- the lithium-containing composite oxide has, for example, any one of a layered rock salt type and a spinel type crystal structure.
- the lithium-containing phosphate compound is a phosphate compound containing lithium and one or more other elements as constituent elements, and has, for example, an olivine type crystal structure.
- the positive electrode active material layer 21B may contain, in particular, at least one of lithium cobalt oxide, lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide, and lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide as a positive electrode active material.
- the positive electrode binder contains, for example, one or more of synthetic rubber and polymer compounds.
- the synthetic rubber is, for example, styrene butadiene rubber, fluorine rubber, and ethylene propylene diene.
- the polymer compound is, for example, polyvinylidene fluoride and polyimide.
- the positive electrode conductive agent contains, for example, one or more of carbon materials.
- the carbon materials are, for example, graphite, carbon black, acetylene black, and ketjen black.
- the positive electrode conductive agent may be a metal material, a conductive polymer, or the like, as long as it is a material having conductivity.
- the negative electrode collector 22A includes a conductive material such as copper.
- the negative electrode collector 22A is a metal foil made of nickel, a nickel alloy, copper, or a copper alloy.
- the surface of the negative electrode collector 22A is preferably roughened. This is because the adhesion of the negative electrode active material layer 22B to the negative electrode collector 22A is improved by the so-called anchor effect. In this case, it is sufficient that the surface of the negative electrode collector 22A is roughened at least in the region facing the negative electrode active material layer 22B.
- the roughening method is, for example, a method of forming fine particles using an electrolytic process.
- Electrolytic copper foil In the electrolytic process, fine particles are formed on the surface of the negative electrode collector 22A by an electrolytic method in an electrolytic bath, so that the surface of the negative electrode collector 22A is provided with unevenness. Copper foil produced by an electrolytic method is generally called electrolytic copper foil.
- the negative electrode active material layer 22B contains, as the negative electrode active material, any one or more of negative electrode materials capable of absorbing and releasing lithium. However, the negative electrode active material layer 22B may further contain any one or more of other materials such as a negative electrode binder and a negative electrode conductor.
- the negative electrode material is, for example, a carbon material. This is because a high energy density can be stably obtained because the change in the crystal structure during the absorption and release of lithium is very small.
- the carbon material also functions as a negative electrode conductor, so that the conductivity of the negative electrode active material layer 22B is improved.
- the carbon material is, for example, graphitizable carbon, non-graphitizable carbon, graphite, etc.
- the plane spacing of the (002) plane in the non-graphitizable carbon is preferably 0.37 nm or more.
- the plane spacing of the (002) plane in graphite is preferably 0.34 nm or less.
- the carbon material is, for example, pyrolytic carbon, cokes, glassy carbon fiber, organic polymer compound calcined body, activated carbon, and carbon black.
- the cokes include pitch coke, needle coke, and petroleum coke.
- the organic polymer compound calcined body is a product of calcining (carbonizing) a polymer compound such as a phenolic resin and a furan resin at an appropriate temperature.
- the carbon material may be low-crystalline carbon heat-treated at a temperature of about 1000° C.
- the shape of the carbon material may be any of fibrous, spherical, granular, and scaly.
- the open circuit voltage at the time of full charge i.e., the battery voltage
- the amount of lithium released per unit mass is greater even if the same positive electrode active material is used, compared to when the open circuit voltage at the time of full charge is 4.20 V. For this reason, the amounts of the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material are adjusted accordingly. This allows a high energy density to be obtained.
- the negative electrode active material layer 22B may contain a silicon-containing material containing at least one of silicon, silicon oxide, carbon silicon compound, and silicon alloy as the negative electrode active material.
- the silicon-containing material is a general term for materials containing silicon as a constituent element. However, the silicon-containing material may contain only silicon as a constituent element.
- the type of silicon-containing material may be only one type or two or more types.
- the silicon-containing material can form an alloy with lithium, and may be a simple substance of silicon, a silicon alloy, a silicon compound, a mixture of two or more types thereof, or a material containing one or more types of phases thereof.
- the silicon-containing material may be crystalline or amorphous, or may contain both a crystalline portion and an amorphous portion.
- the simple substance described here means a general simple substance, and may contain a trace amount of impurities. In other words, the purity of the simple substance is not necessarily limited to 100%.
- the silicon alloy contains, for example, one or more of tin, nickel, copper, iron, cobalt, manganese, zinc, indium, silver, titanium, germanium, bismuth, antimony, and chromium as a constituent element other than silicon.
- the silicon compound contains, for example, one or more of carbon and oxygen as a constituent element other than silicon.
- the silicon compound may contain, for example, one or more of the series of constituent elements described for the silicon alloy as a constituent element other than silicon.
- examples of silicon alloys and silicon compounds include SiB4 , SiB6 , Mg2Si , Ni2Si, TiSi2 , MoSi2 , CoSi2 , NiSi2 , CaSi2 , CrSi2 , Cu5Si , FeSi2, MnSi2 , NbSi2 , TaSi2 , VSi2 , WSi2 , ZnSi2 , SiC , Si3N4 , Si2N2O , and SiOv (0 ⁇ v ⁇ 2 ), etc.
- the range of v can be set arbitrarily, and may be, for example, 0.2 ⁇ v ⁇ 1.4.
- the separator 23 is interposed between the positive electrode 21 and the negative electrode 22.
- the separator 23 allows lithium ions to pass while preventing short circuit of current caused by contact between the positive electrode 21 and the negative electrode 22.
- the separator 23 is, for example, one or more types of porous membranes such as synthetic resins and ceramics, and may be a laminated membrane of two or more types of porous membranes.
- the synthetic resin is, for example, polytetrafluoroethylene, polypropylene, and polyethylene.
- the separator 23 may have a base material made of a single-layer polyolefin porous membrane containing polyethylene. This is because good high-output characteristics can be obtained compared to a laminated membrane.
- the thickness of the porous membrane may be, for example, 10 ⁇ m or more and 15 ⁇ m or less.
- the thickness of the single-layered porous film made of polyolefin is 15 ⁇ m or less, better discharge capacity characteristics can be obtained.
- the surface density of the porous film may be, for example, 6.3 g/m 2 or more and 8.3 g/m 2 or less.
- the surface density of the single-layered porous film made of polyolefin is 6.3 g/m 2 or more, internal short circuit can be sufficiently avoided. If the surface density of the single-layered porous film made of polyolefin is 8.3 g/m 2 or less, better discharge capacity characteristics can be obtained.
- the separator 23 may include, for example, the porous film as the substrate described above and a polymer compound layer provided on one or both sides of the substrate layer. This is because the adhesiveness of the separator 23 to each of the positive electrode 21 and the negative electrode 22 is improved, thereby suppressing distortion of the electrode winding body 20. This suppresses the decomposition reaction of the electrolyte and also suppresses leakage of the electrolyte impregnated in the substrate layer, so that the resistance is less likely to increase even when charging and discharging is repeated, and battery swelling is suppressed.
- the polymer compound layer includes, for example, a polymer compound such as polyvinylidene fluoride. This is because it has excellent physical strength and is electrochemically stable.
- the polymer compound may be other than polyvinylidene fluoride.
- a solution in which a polymer compound is dissolved in an organic solvent or the like is applied to the substrate layer, and then the substrate layer is dried. Note that the substrate layer may be immersed in the solution and then dried.
- This polymer compound layer may contain, for example, one or more types of insulating particles such as inorganic particles. Types of inorganic particles include, for example, aluminum oxide and aluminum nitride.
- the electrolyte contains a solvent and an electrolyte salt. However, the electrolyte may further contain any one or more of other materials such as additives.
- the solvent contains any one or more of non-aqueous solvents such as organic solvents.
- the electrolyte containing a non-aqueous solvent is a so-called non-aqueous electrolyte.
- the non-aqueous solvent contains, for example, a fluorine compound and a dinitrile compound.
- the fluorine compound contains, for example, at least one of fluorinated ethylene carbonate, trifluorocarbonate, trifluoroethyl methyl carbonate, fluorinated carboxylic acid ester, and fluorine ether.
- the non-aqueous solvent may further contain at least one of nitrile compounds other than the dinitrile compound, such as a mononitrile compound or a trinitrile compound.
- nitrile compounds other than the dinitrile compound such as a mononitrile compound or a trinitrile compound.
- the dinitrile compound for example, succinonitrile (SN) is preferable.
- SN succinonitrile
- the dinitrile compound is not limited to succinonitrile, and may be other dinitrile compounds such as adiponitrile.
- the electrolyte salt includes, for example, one or more of salts such as lithium salts.
- the electrolyte salt may include, for example, a salt other than lithium salt.
- the salt other than lithium is, for example, a salt of a light metal other than lithium.
- the lithium salt is, for example, lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF 6 ), lithium tetrafluoroborate (LiBF 4 ), lithium perchlorate (LiClO 4 ), lithium hexafluoroarsenate (LiAsF 6 ), lithium tetraphenylborate (LiB(C 6 H 5 ) 4 ), lithium methanesulfonate (LiCH 3 SO 3 ), lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate (LiCF 3 SO 3 ), lithium tetrachloroaluminate (LiAlCl 4 ), dilithium hexafluorosilicate (Li 2 SF 6 ), lithium chloride (LiCl), lithium bromide (LiBr), etc.
- LiPF 6 lithium hexafluorophosphate
- LiBF 4 lithium perchlorate
- LiAsF 6 lithium hexafluoroarsenate
- any one or more of lithium hexafluorophosphate, lithium tetrafluoroborate, lithium perchlorate, and lithium hexafluoroarsenate are preferred, and lithium hexafluorophosphate is more preferred.
- the content of the electrolyte salt is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.3 mol/kg to 3 mol/kg relative to the solvent.
- the concentration of LiPF 6 in the electrolyte is preferably 1.25 mol/kg or more and 1.45 mol/kg or less. This is because cycle deterioration due to consumption (decomposition) of salt during high-load rate charging can be prevented, and high-load cycle characteristics are improved.
- the concentration of LiBF 4 in the electrolyte is preferably 0.001 (wt%) or more and 0.1 (wt%) or less. This is because cycle deterioration due to consumption (decomposition) of salt during high-load rate charging can be more effectively prevented, and high-load cycle characteristics are further improved.
- lithium ions are released from the positive electrode 21 and are absorbed into the negative electrode 22 via the electrolyte.
- lithium ions are released from the negative electrode 22 and are absorbed into the positive electrode 21 via the electrolyte.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view for explaining the manufacturing process of the secondary battery shown in Fig. 1.
- 8A and 8B are schematic diagrams illustrating a process of cutting out a positive electrode current collector 21A having a predetermined width by shearing.
- 13A and 13B are schematic diagrams illustrating a process of cutting out the electric body 22A.
- a positive electrode collector 21A is prepared, and a positive electrode active material layer 21B is selectively formed on the surface of the positive electrode collector 21A to form a positive electrode 21 having a positive electrode coating portion 211 and a positive electrode exposed portion 212. Furthermore, the positive electrode collector 21A of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 is cut so that the width A (see FIG. 2) of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 is a predetermined dimension. Specifically, as shown in FIG.
- the lower blade LB is pressed against the inner peripheral surface 21A1 of the positive electrode collector and the upper blade UB is pressed against the outer peripheral surface 21A2 of the positive electrode collector, and pressure is applied in the directions indicated by the arrows by the lower blade LB and the upper blade UB to shear the positive electrode collector 21A.
- a cut surface extending in the L-axis direction is formed.
- the cut surface is a portion that becomes a plurality of positive electrode edge portions 212E in the electrode winding body 20.
- the positive electrode edge portion 212E includes a curved surface 21RS, which is a sagging surface, and a protrusion 21PR, which is a burr.
- the negative electrode collector 22A is prepared, and the negative electrode active material layer 22B is selectively formed on the surface of the negative electrode collector 22A to form the negative electrode 22 having the negative electrode coating portion 221 and the negative electrode exposed portion 222. Furthermore, the negative electrode collector 22A of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 is cut so that the width B (see FIG. 2) of the first portion 222A of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 is a predetermined dimension. Specifically, as shown in FIG.
- the lower blade LB is pressed against the inner peripheral surface 22A1 of the negative electrode collector and the upper blade UB is pressed against the outer peripheral surface 22A2 of the negative electrode collector, and pressure is applied in the directions indicated by the arrows by the lower blade LB and the upper blade UB to shear the negative electrode collector 22A.
- a cut surface extending in the L-axis direction is formed.
- the cut surface is a portion that becomes a plurality of negative electrode edges 222E in the electrode winding body 20.
- the negative electrode edge portion 222E includes a curved surface 22RS, which is a sagging surface, and a protrusion 22PR, which is a burr.
- the positive electrode 21 and the negative electrode 22 thus produced may be subjected to a drying process.
- the positive electrode 21 and the negative electrode 22 are stacked with the first separator member 23A and the second separator member 23B interposed therebetween so that the positive electrode exposed portion 212 and the first portion 222A of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 are opposite each other in the W-axis direction, thereby producing a laminate S20.
- the laminate S20 is spirally wound so that a through hole 26 is formed.
- a fixing tape 46 is attached to the outermost circumference of the spirally wound laminate S20. In this way, an electrode winding body 20 is obtained as shown in FIG. 7A.
- the edge of a flat plate having a thickness of, for example, 0.5 mm is pressed against the end faces 41 and 42 of the electrode winding body 20 perpendicularly, i.e., in the Z-axis direction, to press the end faces 41 and 42 against the electrode winding body 20. 1, 42 are locally bent. As a result, grooves 43 are formed extending radially in the radial direction (R direction) from the through hole 26. Note that the number and arrangement of the grooves 43 shown in FIG. 7B are merely examples, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
- substantially the same pressure is applied from above and below the electrode winding body 20 substantially simultaneously in a direction substantially perpendicular to the end faces 41 and 42.
- a rod-shaped jig is inserted into the through hole 26.
- the positive electrode exposed portion 212 and the negative electrode edge portion 222E of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 are bent so that the end faces 41 and 42 are flat.
- the positive electrode edge portion 212E of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 and the negative electrode edge portion 222E of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 at the end faces 41 and 42 are bent while overlapping toward the through hole 26.
- the sector portion 31 of the positive electrode current collector 24 is joined to the end face 41 by laser welding or the like
- the sector portion 33 of the negative electrode current collector 25 is joined to the end face 42 by laser welding or the like.
- insulating tapes 53, 54 are attached to predetermined positions of the electrode winding body 20. After that, as shown in FIG. 7(D), the strip portion 32 of the positive current collector 24 is folded and the strip portion 32 is inserted into the hole 12H of the insulating plate 12. Also, the strip portion 34 of the negative current collector 25 is folded and the strip portion 34 is inserted into the hole 13H of the insulating plate 13.
- the electrode winding body 20 assembled as described above is inserted into the exterior can 11 shown in FIG. 7(E), and the bottom of the exterior can 11 is welded to the negative electrode current collector 25. After that, a narrowed portion 11S is formed near the open end 11N of the exterior can 11. Furthermore, electrolyte is injected into the exterior can 11, and the strip portion 32 of the positive electrode current collector 24 is welded to the safety valve mechanism 30.
- the positive electrode edge portions 212E adjacent to each other in the radial direction of the electrode winding body 20 of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 are folded toward the central axis CL so as to overlap with each other to form the end surface 41.
- the negative electrode edge portions 222E adjacent to each other in the radial direction of the electrode winding body 20 of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 are folded toward the central axis CL so as to overlap with each other to form the end surface 42.
- the positive electrode edge portions 212E each include a curved surface 21RS
- the negative electrode edge portions 222E each include a curved surface 22RS.
- the contact area between the positive electrode edge portions 212E of the positive electrode current collector 21A and the positive electrode current collector plate 24 is increased without losing the shape of the electrode winding body 20, and the mutual adhesion is improved, resulting in a good joint state.
- the contact area between the negative electrode edge portions 222E of the negative electrode current collector 22A and the negative electrode current collector plate 25 increases without losing the shape of the electrode winding body 20, and the mutual adhesion is improved, resulting in a good joint state. Therefore, the internal resistance of the secondary battery 1 can be reduced, and a higher output can be obtained.
- the positive edge portion 212E and the positive current collector plate 24 come into contact at a point, or the negative edge portion 222E and the negative current collector plate 25 come into contact at a point.
- the contact area between the positive edge portion 212E and the positive current collector plate 24 and the contact area between the negative edge portion 222E and the negative current collector plate 25 are both relatively smaller than in this embodiment.
- the curved surface 21RS faces the positive electrode collector plate 24, and the curved surface 22RS faces the negative electrode collector plate 25.
- This increases the contact area between the positive electrode edge 212E and the positive electrode collector plate 24 and the contact area between the negative electrode edge 222E and the negative electrode collector plate 25 compared to when the curved surfaces 21RS and 22RS do not exist, ensuring a good bond.
- the contact resistance at the interface between the positive electrode edge 212E and the positive electrode collector plate 24 and the contact resistance at the interface between the negative electrode edge 222E and the negative electrode collector plate 25 can be reduced.
- the laminate is wound so that the protrusions 21PR face away from the positive electrode current collector 24 and the protrusions 22PR face away from the negative electrode current collector 25, i.e., the protrusions 21PR, 22PR face toward the central axis CL, and then the positive electrode edge 212E and the negative electrode edge 222E are folded.
- unintended wrinkles and bends are less likely to occur in the positive electrode edge 212E and the negative electrode edge 222E, and flat end faces 41, 42 can be easily obtained.
- the positive electrode edge portion 212E and the negative electrode edge portion 222E are likely to be unintentionally wrinkled or bent when the positive electrode edge portion 212E and the negative electrode edge portion 222E are folded. This makes it difficult to ensure a large contact area between the positive electrode edge portion 212E and the positive electrode current collector plate 24 and between the negative electrode edge portion 222E and the negative electrode current collector plate 25.
- Battery pack] 10 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration in which a battery according to an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as a secondary battery) is applied to a battery pack 300.
- the battery pack 300 includes a battery pack 301, an exterior, a switch unit 304 including a charge control switch 302a and a discharge control switch 303a, a current detection resistor 307, a temperature detection element 308, and a control unit 310.
- the battery pack 300 has a positive terminal 321 and a negative terminal 322, and when charging, the positive terminal 321 and the negative terminal 322 are connected to the positive terminal and the negative terminal of the charger, respectively, and charging is performed. When the electronic device is in use, the positive terminal 321 and the negative terminal 322 are connected to the positive terminal and the negative terminal of the electronic device, respectively, and discharging is performed.
- the battery pack 301 is made up of multiple secondary batteries 301a connected in series or parallel.
- the secondary batteries 1 described above can be used as the secondary batteries 301a.
- FIG. 10 shows an example in which six secondary batteries 301a are connected in 2 parallel and 3 series (2P3S), but any other connection method, such as n parallel and m series (n and m are integers), is also acceptable.
- the switch unit 304 includes a charge control switch 302a and a diode 302b, and a discharge control switch 303a and a diode 303b, and is controlled by the control unit 310.
- the diode 302b has a polarity in the reverse direction to the charge current flowing from the positive terminal 321 to the assembled battery 301, and a polarity in the forward direction to the discharge current flowing from the negative terminal 322 to the assembled battery 301.
- the diode 303b has a polarity in the forward direction to the charge current and a polarity in the reverse direction to the discharge current.
- the switch unit 304 is provided on the + side in FIG. 10, it may be provided on the - side.
- the charge control switch 302a is controlled by the charge/discharge control unit so that it is turned off when the battery voltage reaches the overcharge detection voltage and so that no charging current flows in the current path of the assembled battery 301. After the charge control switch 302a is turned off, only discharging is possible through the diode 302b. In addition, it is controlled by the control unit 310 so that it is turned off when a large current flows during charging and so that the charging current flows in the current path of the assembled battery 301 is cut off.
- the discharge control switch 303a is controlled by the control unit 310 so that it is turned off when the battery voltage reaches the overdischarge detection voltage and so that no discharging current flows in the current path of the assembled battery 301.
- the discharge control switch 303a After the discharge control switch 303a is turned off, only charging is possible through the diode 303b. In addition, it is controlled by the control unit 310 so that it is turned off when a large current flows during discharging and so that the discharging current flows in the current path of the assembled battery 301 is cut off.
- the temperature detection element 308 is, for example, a thermistor that is provided near the battery pack 301 and measures the temperature of the battery pack 301 and supplies the measured temperature to the control unit 310.
- the voltage detection unit 311 measures the voltage of the battery pack 301 and each of the secondary batteries 301a that make it up, A/D converts the measured voltage, and supplies it to the control unit 310.
- the current measurement unit 313 measures the current using a current detection resistor 307, and supplies this measured current to the control unit 310.
- the switch control unit 314 controls the charge control switch 302a and the discharge control switch 303a of the switch unit 304 based on the voltage and current input from the voltage detection unit 311 and the current measurement unit 313.
- the switch control unit 314 sends a control signal to the switch unit 304 to prevent overcharging, overdischarging, and overcurrent charging and discharging.
- the overcharge detection voltage is set to, for example, 4.20V ⁇ 0.05V
- the overdischarge detection voltage is set to, for example, 2.4V ⁇ 0.1V.
- the charge and discharge switches can be semiconductor switches such as MOSFETs.
- the parasitic diodes of the MOSFETs function as diodes 302b and 303b.
- switch control section 314 supplies control signals DO and CO to the gates of charge control switch 302a and discharge control switch 303a, respectively.
- charge control switch 302a and discharge control switch 303a are P-channel types, they are turned ON by a gate potential that is lower than the source potential by a predetermined value or more. That is, in normal charge and discharge operations, control signals CO and DO are at a low level, and charge control switch 302a and discharge control switch 303a are turned ON.
- control signals CO and DO are set to a high level, and the charge control switch 302a and the discharge control switch 303a are set to the OFF state.
- Memory 317 is made up of RAM or ROM, such as non-volatile memory such as EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory). Numerical values calculated by control unit 310 and the internal resistance value of each secondary battery 301a in its initial state measured during the manufacturing process are stored in memory 317 in advance, and can also be rewritten as appropriate. In addition, by storing the fully charged capacity of secondary battery 301a, it is possible to calculate, for example, the remaining capacity together with control unit 310.
- the temperature detection unit 318 measures the temperature using the temperature detection element 308, and performs charge/discharge control in the event of abnormal heat generation, and performs corrections when calculating the remaining capacity.
- the secondary battery according to the embodiment of the present disclosure described above can be mounted on devices such as electronic devices, electric vehicles, electric aircraft, and power storage devices, or can be used to supply power.
- Electronic devices include, for example, notebook computers, smartphones, tablet devices, PDAs (personal digital assistants), mobile phones, wearable devices, cordless phone handsets, video movie players, digital still cameras, e-books, electronic dictionaries, music players, radios, headphones, game consoles, navigation systems, memory cards, pacemakers, hearing aids, power tools, electric shavers, refrigerators, air conditioners, televisions, stereos, hot water heaters, microwave ovens, dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, lighting equipment, toys, medical equipment, robots, road conditioners, and traffic lights.
- PDAs personal digital assistants
- mobile phones wearable devices
- cordless phone handsets video movie players
- digital still cameras digital still cameras
- e-books electronic dictionaries
- music players radios
- headphones game consoles
- navigation systems memory cards
- pacemakers hearing aids
- power tools electric shavers, refrigerators, air conditioners, televisions, stereos, hot water heaters, microwave ovens, dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, lighting equipment, toys, medical equipment
- examples of electric vehicles include railroad cars, golf carts, electric carts, and electric cars (including hybrid cars), and the device is used as a driving power source or auxiliary power source for these vehicles.
- Examples of power storage devices include power storage sources for buildings such as homes, or for power generation facilities.
- Example 1 As described below, a cylindrical secondary battery 1 shown in Fig. 1 was fabricated, and its battery characteristics were evaluated. Here, a lithium ion secondary battery having dimensions of 21 mm in diameter and 70 mm in length was fabricated.
- an aluminum foil having a thickness of 12 ⁇ m was prepared as the positive electrode collector 21A.
- a layered lithium oxide having a Ni ratio of 85% or more in lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide (NCA) as a positive electrode active material, a positive electrode binder made of polyvinylidene fluoride, and a conductive assistant containing carbon black, acetylene black, and ketjen black were mixed to obtain a positive electrode mixture.
- the mixing ratio of the positive electrode active material, the positive electrode binder, and the conductive assistant was 96.4:2:1.6.
- the positive electrode mixture was added to an organic solvent (N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone), and the organic solvent was stirred to prepare a paste-like positive electrode mixture slurry.
- the positive electrode mixture slurry was applied to predetermined areas on both sides of the positive electrode collector 21A using a coating device, and then the positive electrode mixture slurry was dried to form the positive electrode active material layer 21B.
- a paint containing polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) was applied to the surface of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 and adjacent to the positive electrode covering portion 211, and dried to form an insulating layer 101 having a width of 3 mm and a thickness of 8 ⁇ m.
- the positive electrode active material layer 21B was compression molded using a roll press. As a result, a positive electrode 21 having a positive electrode covering portion 211 and a positive electrode exposed portion 212 was obtained. Thereafter, the positive electrode 21 was sheared to set the width of the positive electrode covering portion 211 in the W-axis direction to 60 mm, and the width of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 in the W-axis direction to 7 mm.
- the cross section of the positive electrode edge portion 212E of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 after the shearing process was observed at a magnification of about 500 to 2000 times using a microscope VHX-6000 manufactured by Keyence Corporation, and it was confirmed that the curved surface 21RS and the protrusion 21PR were formed.
- the length of the positive electrode 21 in the L-axis direction was set to 1700 mm.
- a copper foil with a thickness of 8 ⁇ m was prepared as the negative electrode current collector 22A.
- a negative electrode active material made of a mixture of carbon material made of graphite and SiO, a negative electrode binder made of polyvinylidene fluoride, and a conductive assistant made of a mixture of carbon black, acetylene black, and ketjen black were mixed to obtain a negative electrode mixture.
- the mixing ratio of the negative electrode active material, the negative electrode binder, and the conductive assistant was 96.1:2.9:1.0.
- the mixing ratio of graphite and SiO in the negative electrode active material was 95:5.
- the negative electrode mixture was added to an organic solvent (N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone), and the organic solvent was stirred to prepare a paste-like negative electrode mixture slurry.
- the negative electrode mixture slurry was applied to predetermined areas on both sides of the negative electrode current collector 22A using a coating device, and the negative electrode mixture slurry was dried to form the negative electrode active material layer 22B.
- the negative electrode active material layer 22B was compression molded using a roll press. As a result, the negative electrode 22 having the negative electrode covering portion 221 and the negative electrode exposed portion 222 was obtained.
- the negative electrode 22 was sheared to set the width of the negative electrode covering portion 221 in the W-axis direction to 62 mm, and the width of the first portion 222A of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 in the W-axis direction to 4 mm.
- the cross section of the negative electrode edge portion 222E of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 after the shearing process was observed at a magnification of about 500 to 2000 times using a microscope VHX-6000 manufactured by Keyence Corporation, and it was confirmed that the curved surface 22RS and the protrusion 22PR were formed.
- the length of the negative electrode 22 in the L-axis direction was set to 1760 mm.
- the laminate S20 was produced by stacking the positive electrode 21 and the negative electrode 22 via the first separator member 23A and the second separator member 23B so that the positive electrode exposed portion 212 and the first portion 222A of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 were opposite each other in the W-axis direction. At that time, the laminate S20 was produced so that the positive electrode active material layer 21B did not protrude from the negative electrode active material layer 22B in the W-axis direction.
- a polyethylene sheet having a width of 65 mm and a thickness of 14 ⁇ m was used as the first separator member 23A and the second separator member 23B.
- the laminate S20 was spirally wound so that the through hole 26 was formed and the notch was positioned near the central axis CL, and a fixing tape 46 was attached to the outermost circumference of the wound laminate S20. In this way, an electrode winding body 20 was obtained.
- substantially the same pressure is applied from above and below the electrode winding body 20 substantially simultaneously in a direction substantially perpendicular to the end faces 41 and 42, thereby bending the positive electrode exposed portion 212 and the first portion 222A of the negative electrode exposed portion 222, respectively, to make the end faces 41 and 42 flat.
- the positive electrode edge portion 212E of the positive electrode exposed portion 212 and the negative electrode edge portion 222E of the negative electrode exposed portion 222 at the end faces 41 and 42 are folded while overlapping toward the through hole 26.
- the sector portion 31 of the positive electrode current collector 24 is joined to the end face 41 by laser welding, and the sector portion 33 of the negative electrode current collector 25 is joined to the end face 42 by laser welding.
- insulating tapes 53, 54 are attached to the electrode winding body 20 at predetermined positions, and then the belt-shaped portion 32 of the positive electrode current collector 24 is folded to insert the belt-shaped portion 32 into the hole 12H of the insulating plate 12, and the belt-shaped portion 34 of the negative electrode current collector 25 is folded to insert the belt-shaped portion 34 into the hole 13H of the insulating plate 13.
- the electrode winding body 20 assembled as described above was inserted into the exterior can 11, and the bottom of the exterior can 11 was welded to the negative electrode current collector plate 25. Then, a narrowed portion 11S was formed near the open end 11N of the exterior can 11. Furthermore, an electrolyte was injected into the exterior can 11, and then The belt-shaped portion 32 of the positive current collector plate 24 and the safety valve mechanism 30 were welded to each other.
- the electrolyte used was a solvent containing ethylene carbonate (EC) and dimethyl carbonate (DMC) as the main solvent, to which fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) and succinonitrile (SN) were added, and LiBF4 and LiPF6 were used as electrolyte salts.
- EC ethylene carbonate
- DMC dimethyl carbonate
- FEC fluoroethylene carbonate
- SN succinonitrile
- LiBF4 and LiPF6 were used as electrolyte salts.
- the respective contents (wt%) of EC, DMC, FEC, SN, LiBF4 , and LiPF6 in the electrolyte were 12.7:56.2:12.0:1.0:1.0:17.1.
- Example 1 a secondary battery was obtained as Example 1.
- Comparative Example 1 A secondary battery of Comparative Example 1 was fabricated in the same manner as in Example 1, except that protrusion 21PR was opposed to positive electrode collector plate 24 as shown in FIG. 11A and protrusion 22PR was opposed to negative electrode collector plate 25 as shown in FIG. 11B.
- the DC resistance values were measured as the battery characteristics of the secondary battery of Example 1 and the secondary battery of Comparative Example 1 obtained as described above, and the results shown in Table 1 were obtained. Specifically, the DC resistance values were obtained by calculating the slope of the voltage when the discharge current was increased from 0 [A] to 100 [A] in 5 seconds. In Table 1, the DC resistance value of the secondary battery of Comparative Example 1 is set to 1, and the DC resistance value of Example 1 is shown as a relative value.
- Example 1 the DC resistance value was reduced by approximately 7% compared to the DC resistance value in Comparative Example 1. From these results, it was confirmed that with the secondary battery disclosed herein, the adhesion between the positive electrode 21 and the positive electrode current collector 24 and the adhesion between the negative electrode 22 and the negative electrode current collector 25 are both increased, a good bond is obtained, and the internal resistance can be reduced.
- the configuration of the present disclosure is not limited to the configuration described in the embodiment and examples, and can be modified in various ways.
- the multiple positive electrode edges 212E constituting the end surface 41 each include the curved surface 21RS
- the multiple negative electrode edges 222E constituting the end surface 42 each include the curved surface 22RS
- the present disclosure is not limited to this.
- only the multiple positive electrode edges 212E may each include the curved surface 21RS, or only the multiple negative electrode edges 222E may each include the curved surface 22RS.
- only some of the positive electrode edges 212E of the multiple positive electrode edges 212E may include the curved surface 21RS, or only some of the negative electrode edges 222E of the multiple negative electrode edges 222E may include the curved surface 22RS.
- the secondary battery disclosed herein is not limited to the positive and negative electrodes shown in Figs. 4A and 5A, respectively.
- one or more slits may be provided in the positive electrode exposed portion 212 or the negative electrode exposed portion 222. Such slits may extend, for example, in the W-axis direction, or may extend in a direction oblique to both the W-axis direction and the L-axis direction.
- the electrode reactant is lithium, but the electrode reactant is not particularly limited. Therefore, as described above, the electrode reactant may be other alkali metals such as sodium and potassium, or alkaline earth metals such as beryllium, magnesium and calcium. In addition, the electrode reactant may be other light metals such as aluminum.
- an electrode winding body formed by winding a laminate in which a first electrode and a second electrode are stacked with a separator interposed therebetween around a central axis extending in a first direction, the electrode winding body having a first end surface and a second end surface opposed to each other in the first direction; a first electrode current collector plate connected to the first electrode while facing the first end surface of the electrode winding body; a second electrode current collector connected to the second electrode while facing the second end surface of the electrode winding body, the first electrode has a first electrode covered portion in which a first electrode current collector is covered with a first electrode active material layer, and a first electrode exposed portion in which the first electrode current collector is exposed without being covered with the first electrode active material layer, a plurality of first edge portions of the first electrode exposed portion that are adjacent to each other in a radial direction of the electrode winding body are bent toward the central axis so as to overlap each other to form the first end surface, and each of tip portions
- each of the tip portions of the plurality of first ends includes a first protrusion protruding toward an opposite side to the first electrode collector plate.
- the second electrode has a second electrode covered portion in which a second electrode current collector is covered with a second electrode active material layer, and a second electrode exposed portion in which the second electrode current collector is exposed without being covered with the second electrode active material layer,
- a plurality of second edge portions of the second electrode exposed portion adjacent to each other in a radial direction of the electrode winding body are bent toward the central axis so as to overlap each other to form the second end surface, and each of tip portions of the plurality of second edge portions includes a second curved surface.
- ⁇ 4> The secondary battery according to ⁇ 3> above, wherein the tip portions of the plurality of second edge portions include second protrusions protruding on a side opposite to the second electrode collector plate.
- ⁇ 5> The secondary battery according to any one of ⁇ 1> to ⁇ 4>, wherein the first electrode is a negative electrode and the second electrode is a positive electrode.
- the second electrode has a second electrode covered portion in which a second electrode current collector is covered with a second electrode active material layer, and a second electrode exposed portion in which the second electrode current collector is exposed without being covered with the second electrode active material layer and joined to the second electrode current collector,
- the first electrode collector plate and the first end surface are joined by welding.
- the first electrode current collector comprises nickel, a nickel alloy, copper, a copper alloy, or a composite material thereof;
- the second electrode current collector contains aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
- the second electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material containing at least one of silicon, a silicon oxide, a carbon silicon compound, and a silicon alloy.
- the first electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material containing at least one of lithium cobalt oxide, lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide, and lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide.
- ⁇ 11> The secondary battery according to any one of ⁇ 1> to ⁇ 10> above, A control unit that controls the secondary battery; and an exterior housing that houses the secondary battery.
- ⁇ 12> selectively forming a first electrode active material layer on a first electrode collector, so that a first electrode covering portion in which the first electrode collector is covered with the first electrode active material layer and a first electrode exposed portion in which the first electrode collector is exposed without being covered with the first electrode active material layer are provided adjacent to each other in a first direction, thereby producing a first electrode extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; cutting the first electrode current collector of the first electrode exposed portion along the second direction to prepare a cut surface including a first curved surface and extending in the second direction; forming a second electrode by selectively forming a second electrode active material layer on a second electrode current collector; laminating the first electrode, the first separator, the second electrode, and the second separator in order to produce a laminate, and then winding the laminate around a central axis
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Description
0.経緯
1.二次電池
1-1.構成
1-2.動作
1-3.製造方法
1-4.作用および効果
1-5.変形例
2.応用例
2-1.電池パック
2-2.蓄電システム
従来、電池素子を構成する正極および負極とそれぞれ電気的に接続された、電流取り出し用の正極端子(正極タブ)および負極端子(負極タブ)を有する二次電池が広く用いられている。ここではタブ構造の二次電池と呼ぶ。しかしながら、一般に、タブ構造の二次電池では正極端子や負極端子が短冊状の細長い形状を有しており、正極端子と正極との接続箇所の面積や負極端子と負極との接続箇所の面積は狭い。そのため、それらの接続箇所における電気抵抗が高くなり、結果として電池の内部抵抗の増加の原因となり得る。近年、より高い負荷レートでの充放電が求められつつある。ところがタブ構造の二次電池では、高負荷レートでの充電を行うと、内部抵抗が大きいことから電池内部の温度が上昇しやすい。
まず、本開示の一実施形態の二次電池に関して説明する。
(リチウムイオン二次電池1)
図1は、本実施の形態のリチウムイオン二次電池1(以下、単に二次電池1という。)の高さ方向に沿った断面構成を表している。図1に示した二次電池1では、円筒状の外装缶11の内部に電池素子としての電極巻回体20が収納されている。
外装缶11は、例えば、高さ方向であるZ軸方向の下端部が閉鎖されると共に上端部が開放された中空の円筒構造を有している。したがって、外装缶11の上端部は開放端部11Nとなっている。外装缶11の構成材料は、例えば、鉄などの金属材料を含んでいる。ただし、外装缶11の表面には、例えば、ニッケルなどの金属材料が鍍金されていてもよい。絶縁板12と絶縁板13とは、例えば、Z軸方向においてそれらの間に電極巻回体20を挟むように互いに対向して配置されている。なお、本明細書では、Z軸方向において、開放端部11Nおよびその近傍を二次電池1の上部といい、外装缶11が閉塞されている部分およびその近傍を二次電池1の下部という場合がある。
絶縁板12,13のそれぞれは、例えば、電極巻回体20の中心軸CLに対して垂直な面、すなわち図1中のZ軸に垂直な面を有する皿状の板である。また、絶縁板12,13は、電極巻回体20を挟むように配置されている。
外装缶11の開放端部11Nには、例えば、電池蓋14および安全弁機構30がガスケット15を介してかしめられた構造、すなわち、かしめ構造11Rが形成されている。電池蓋14により、外装缶11の内部に電極巻回体20などが収納された状態で外装缶11は密閉されている。かしめ構造11Rは、いわゆるクリンプ構造であり、いわゆるクリンプ部としての折り曲げ部11Pを有している。
電池蓋14は、主に、外装缶11の内部に電極巻回体20などが収納された状態において開放端部11Nを閉塞する閉塞部材である。電池蓋14は、例えば、外装缶11の形成材料と同様の材料を含んでいる。電池蓋14のうちの中央領域は、例えば、上方(+Z方向)に突出している。これにより、電池蓋14のうちの中央領域以外の領域である周辺領域は、例えば、安全弁機構30に接触した状態となっている。
ガスケット15は、主に、外装缶11の折り曲げ部11Pと電池蓋14との間に介在する封止部材である。ガスケット15は、折り曲げ部11Pと電池蓋14との間の隙間を封止している。ただし、ガスケット15の表面には、例えば、アスファルトなどが塗布されていてもよい。ガスケット15は、例えば、絶縁性材料のうちのいずれか1種類又は2種類以上を含んでいる。絶縁性材料の種類は、特に限定されないが、例えば、ポリブチレンテレフタレート(PBT)及びポリプ口ピレン(PP)などの高分子材料である。中でも、絶縁性材料は、ポリブチレンテレフタレートであることが好ましい。外装缶11と電池蓋14とを互いに電気的に分離しながら、折り曲げ部11Pと電池蓋14との間の隙間が十分に封止されるからである。
安全弁機構30は、主に、外装缶11の内部の圧力(内圧)が上昇した際に、必要に応じて外装缶11の密閉状態を解除することにより、その内圧を開放するようになっている。外装缶11の内圧が上昇する原因は、例えば、充放電時において電解液の分解反応に起因して発生するガスなどである。また、外部からの加熱により外装缶11の内圧が上昇する可能性もある。
電極巻回体20は、充放電反応を進行させる発電素子であり、外装缶11の内部に収納されている。電極巻回体20は、正極21と、負極22と、セパレータ23と、液状の電解質である電解液とを含んでいる。
二次電池1は、外装缶11と電極巻回体20との隙間に絶縁テープ53,54をさらに有していてもよい。端面41,42に集まっている正極露出部212および負極露出部222は剥き出しの金属箔などの導電体である。このため、正極露出部212および負極露出部222と外装缶11とが近接していると、外装缶11を介して正極21と負極22との短絡が発生する可能性がある。また、端面41にある正極集電板24と外装缶11とが近接したときにショートする可能性もある。そのため、絶縁部材としての絶縁テープ53,54が設けられているとよい。絶縁テープ53,54は、例えば、基材層の材質がポリプロピレン、ポリエチレンテレフタレート、ポリイミドのうちいずれかで構成され、基材層の一面に粘着層を有している粘着テープである。絶縁テープ53,54の設置により電極巻回体20の容積を減らさないために、絶縁テープ53,54は側面部45に貼付された固定テープ46と重ならないように配置され、絶縁テープ53,54の厚さは固定テープ46の厚さ以下に設定されている。
通常のリチウムイオン二次電池では例えば、正極と負極との1か所ずつに電流取出し用のリードが溶接されている。しかしながら、これではリチウムイオン二次電池の内部抵抗が大きく、放電時にリチウムイオン二次電池が発熱し高温になるため、ハイレート放電には適さない。そこで、本実施の形態の二次電池1では、端面41と対向するように正極集電板24を配置すると共に端面42と対向するように負極集電板25を配置し、端面41に存在する正極露出部212の正極縁部212Eと正極集電板24とを多点で接合すると共に端面42に存在する負極露出部222の負極縁部222Eと負極集電板25とを多点で接合するようにしている。正極縁部212Eと正極集電板24との接合、および負極縁部222Eと負極集電板25との接合は、例えばレーザ溶接によりなされている。こうすることで、二次電池1の内部抵抗を低下させるようにしている。端面41,42が上述したように平坦面となっていることも低抵抗化に寄与している。正極集電板24は、例えば、安全弁機構30を介して電池蓋14と電気的に接続されている。負極集電板25は、例えば外装缶11と電気的に接続されている。図6Aは、正極集電板24の一構成例を表す模式図である。図6Bは、負極集電板25の一構成例を表す模式図である。正極集電板24は、例えばアルミニウムもしくはアルミニウム合金の単体、またはそれらの複合材により構成される金属板である。負極集電板25は、例えばニッケル、ニッケル合金、銅、もしくは銅合金の単体、またはそれらのうちの2種以上の複合材により構成される金属板である。
正極集電体21Aは、例えば、アルミニウムなどの導電性材料を含んでいる。正極集電体21Aは、例えば、アルミニウムやアルミニウム合金からなる金属箔である。
正極活物質層21Bは、正極活物質として、リチウムを吸蔵放出可能である正極材料のうちのいずれか1種類または2種類以上を含んでいる。ただし、正極活物質層21Bは、さらに、正極結着剤および正極導電剤などの他の材料のうちのいずれか1種類または2種類以上を含んでいてもよい。正極材料は、リチウム含有化合物であることが好ましく、より具体的にはリチウム含有複合酸化物およびリチウム含有リン酸化合物などであることが好ましい。リチウム含有複合酸化物は、リチウムと、1種類または2種類以上の他元素、すなわちリチウム以外の元素とを構成元素として含む酸化物である。リチウム含有複合酸化物は、例えば、層状岩塩型及びスピネル型などのうちのいずれかの結晶構造を有している。リチウム含有リン酸化合物は、リチウムと1種類または2種類以上の他元素とを構成元素として含むリン酸化合物であり、例えば、オリビン型などの結晶構造を有している。正極活物質層21Bは、特に、正極活物質としてコバルト酸リチウム、リチウムニッケルコバルトマンガン酸化物、およびリチウムニッケルコバルトアルミニウム酸化物のうちの少なくとも1種を含有するとよい。正極結着剤は、例えば、合成ゴム及び高分子化合物などのうちのいずれか1種類または2種類以上を含んでいる。合成ゴムは、例えば、スチレンブタジエン系ゴム、フッ素系ゴムおよびエチレンプロピレンジエンなどである。高分子化合物は、例えば、ポリフッ化ビニリデン及びポリイミドなどである。正極導電剤は、例えば、炭素材料などのうちのいずれか1種類または2種類以上を含んでいる。この炭素材料は、例えば、黒鉛、カーボンブラック、アセチレンブラックおよびケッチェンブラックなどである。ただし、正極導電剤は、導電性を有する材料であれば、金属材料および導電性高分子などでもよい。
負極集電体22Aは、例えば、銅などの導電性材料を含んでいる。負極集電体22Aは、例えばニッケル、ニッケル合金、銅、または銅合金からなる金属箔である。負極集電体22Aの表面は、粗面化されていることが好ましい。いわゆるアンカー効果により、負極集電体22Aに対する負極活物質層22Bの密着性が向上するからである。この場合には、少なくとも負極活物質層22Bと対向する領域において、負極集電体22Aの表面が粗面化されていればよい。粗面化の方法は、例えば、電解処理を利用して微粒子を形成する方法などである。電解処理では、電解槽中において電解法により負極集電体22Aの表面に微粒子が形成されるため、負極集電体22Aの表面に凹凸が設けられる。電解法により作製された銅箔は、一般的に、電解銅箔と呼ばれている。
負極活物質層22Bは、負極活物質として、リチウムを吸蔵及び放出することが可能である負極材料のうちのいずれか1種類または2種類以上を含んでいる。ただし、負極活物質層22Bは、さらに、負極結着剤および負極導電剤などの他の材料のうちのいずれか1種類または2種類以上を含んでいてもよい。負極材料は、例えば、炭素材料である。リチウムの吸蔵放出時における結晶構造の変化が非常に少ないため、高いエネルギー密度が安定して得られるからである。また、炭素材料は負極導電剤としても機能するため、負極活物質層22Bの導電性が向上するからである。炭素材料は、例えば、易黒鉛化性炭素、難黒鉛化性炭素および黒鉛などである。ただし、難黒鉛化性炭素における(002)面の面間隔は、0.37nm以上であることが好ましい。黒鉛における(002)面の面間隔は、0.34nm以下であることが好ましい。より具体的には、炭素材料は、例えば、熱分解炭素類、コークス類、ガラス状炭素繊維、有機高分子化合物焼成体、活性炭およびカーボンブラック類などである。このコークス類には、ピッチコークス、ニードルコークスおよび石油コークスなどが含まれる。有機高分子化合物焼成体は、フェノール樹脂およびフラン樹脂などの高分子化合物が適当な温度で焼成(炭素化)されたものである。この他、炭素材料は、約1000℃以下の温度で熱処理された低結晶性炭素でもよいし、非晶質炭素でもよい。なお、炭素材料の形状は、繊維状、球状、粒状および鱗片状のうちのいずれでもよい。二次電池1では、完全充電時の開回路電圧、すなわち電池電圧が4.25V以上であると、その完全充電時の開回路電圧が4.20Vである場合と比較して、同じ正極活物質を用いても単位質量当たりのリチウムの放出量が多くなる。このため、それに応じて正極活物質と負極活物質との量が調整されている。これにより、高いエネルギー密度が得られる。
セパレータ23は、正極21と負極22との間に介在している。セパレータ23は、正極21と負極22との接触に起因する電流の短絡を防止しながらリチウムイオンを通過させる。セパレータ23は、例えば、合成樹脂およびセラミックなどの多孔膜のうちのいずれか1種類または2種類以上であり、2種類以上の多孔膜の積層膜でもよい。合成樹脂は、例えば、ポリテトラフルオロエチレン、ポリプロピレンおよびポリエチレンなどである。但し、セパレータ23は、ポリエチレンを含む単層ポリオレフィン多孔膜からなる基材を有するとよい。積層膜と比較して、良好な高出力特性が得られるからである。セパレータ23を構成する第1セパレータ部材23Aおよび第2セパレータ部材が、それぞれポリオレフィンからなる単層の多孔膜である場合、その多孔膜の厚さは例えば10μm以上15μm以下であるとよい。ポリオレフィンからなる単層の多孔膜が10μm以上の厚さを有することにより、内部短絡を十分に回避できる。ポリオレフィンからなる単層の多孔膜の厚さが15μm以下であれば、より良好な放電容量特性が得られる。また、その多孔膜の面密度は、例えば6.3g/m2以上8.3g/m2以下であるとよい。ポリオレフィンからなる単層の多孔膜の面密度が6.3g/m2以上であれば、内部短絡を十分に回避できる。ポリオレフィンからなる単層の多孔膜の面密度が8.3g/m2以下であれば、より良好な放電容量特性が得られる。
電解液は、溶媒および電解質塩を含んでいる。ただし、電解液は、さらに、添加剤などの他の材料のうちのいずれか1種類または2種類以上を含んでいてもよい。溶媒は、有機溶媒などの非水溶媒のうちのいずれか1種類または2種類以上を含んでいる。非水溶媒を含む電解液は、いわゆる非水電解液である。非水溶媒は、例えば、フッ素化合物およびジニトリル化合物を含有している。フッ素化合物は、例えばフッ素化エチレンカーボネート、トリフルオロカーボネート、トリフルオロエチルメチルカーボネート、フッ素化カルボン酸エステル、およびフッ素エーテルのうちの少なくとも1種を含むものである。また、非水溶媒は、ジニトリル化合物以外のニトリル化合物、例えばモノニトリル化合物や3トリル化合物のうちの少なくとも1種をさらに含んでいてもよい。ジニトリル化合物として、例えばスクシノニトリル(SN)が好ましい。但し、ジニトリル化合物は、スクシノニトリルに限定されるものではなく、例えばアジポニトリルなどの他のジニトリル化合物であってもよい。
本実施の形態の二次電池1では、例えば、充電時において、正極21からリチウムイオンが放出されると共に、そのリチウムイオンが電解液を介して負極22に吸蔵される。また、二次電池1では、例えば、放電時において、負極22からリチウムイオンが放出されると共に、そのリチウムイオンが電解液を介して正極21に吸蔵される。
図1~図5Bに加えて図7~図9Bを参照して、二次電池1の製造方法について説明する。図7は、図1に示した二次電池の製造過程を説明する斜視図である。図8A,8Bは、せん断加工により所定の幅寸法を有する正極集電体21Aを切り出す工程を説明する模式図である。図9A,9Bは、せん断加工により所定の幅寸法を有する負極集電体22Aを切り出す工程を説明する模式図である。
1,42を局所的に折り曲げる。その結果、貫通孔26から径方向(R方向)に放射状に延びる溝43が作製される。なお、図7の(B)に示した溝43の数や配置は例示であって本開示はこれに限定されるものではない。
このように、本実施の形態の二次電池1では、正極露出部212のうちの電極巻回体20の径方向に隣り合う複数の正極縁部212Eが互いに重なり合うように中心軸CLに向かって折り曲げられて端面41を構成している。さらに、本実施の形態の二次電池1では、負極露出部222のうちの電極巻回体20の径方向に隣り合う複数の負極縁部222Eが互いに重なり合うように中心軸CLに向かって折り曲げられて端面42を構成している。ここで、複数の正極縁部212Eがそれぞれ湾曲面21RSを含み、複数の負極縁部222Eがそれぞれ湾曲面22RSを含むようにしている。このため、電極巻回体20の形状が崩れることなく正極集電体21Aのうちの複数の正極縁部212Eと正極集電板24との接触面積が増加し、相互の密着性が高まり、良好な接合状態が得られる。同様に、電極巻回体20の形状が崩れることなく負極集電体22Aのうちの複数の負極縁部222Eと負極集電板25との接触面積が増加し、相互の密着性が高まり、良好な接合状態が得られる。したがって、二次電池1の内部抵抗を低減することができ、より高い出力を得ることができる。
積は、いずれも本実施の形態と比較して相対的に小さくなる。
上記した本開示の一実施の形態としての二次電池1の用途は、例えば、以下で説明する通りである。
図10は、本発明の一実施の形態に係る電池(以下、二次電池と適宜称する)を電池パック300に適用した場合の回路構成例を示すブロック図である。電池パック300は、組電池301、外装、充電制御スイッチ302aと、放電制御スイッチ303a、を備えるスイッチ部304、電流検出抵抗307、温度検出素子308、制御部310を備えている。
流に対して逆方向であって、負極端子322から組電池301の方向に流れる放電電流に対して順方向の極性を有する。ダイオード303bは、充電電流に対して順方向であって放電電流に対して逆方向の極性を有する。なお、図10では+側にスイッチ部304を設けているが、-側に設けてもよい。
上述した本開示の一実施の形態に係る二次電池は、例えば電子機器や電動車両、電動式航空機、蓄電装置などの機器に搭載され、または電力を供給するために使用することができる。
以下で説明するように、図1などに示した円筒型の二次電池1を作製したのち、その電池特性を評価した。ここでは、直径21mm、長さ70mmの寸法を有するリチウムイオン二次電池を作製した。
まず、正極集電体21Aとして、厚さ12μmのアルミニウム箔を用意した。次に、正極活物質としてリチウムニッケルコバルトアルミニウム酸化物(NCA)のNi比率が85%以上の層状リチウム酸化物と、ポリフッ化ビニリデンからなる正極結着材と、カーボ
ンブラック、アセチレンンブラック、およびケッチェンブラックが混合された導電助剤とを混合することにより正極合剤を得た。正極活物質と、正極結着材と、導電助剤との混合比率は96.4:2:1.6とした。続いて、有機溶剤(N-メチル-2-ピロリドン)に正極合剤を投入したのち、その有機溶剤を撹拌することにより、ペースト状の正極合剤スラリーを調製した。続いて、コーティング装置を用いて正極集電体21Aの両面の所定の領域に正極合剤スラリーを塗布したのち、その正極合剤スラリーを乾燥させることにより、正極活物質層21Bを形成した。また、正極露出部212の表面であって正極被覆部211に隣接する部位に、ポリフッ化ビニリデン(PVDF)を含んだ塗料を塗布し乾燥させることによって幅3mm、厚さ8μmの絶縁層101を形成した。そののち、ロールプレス機を用いて正極活物質層21Bを圧縮成型した。以上により、正極被覆部211および正極露出部212を有する正極21を得た。そののち、正極21をせん断加工し、正極被覆部211のW軸方向の幅を60mmとし、正極露出部212のW軸方向の幅を7mmとした。せん断加工後の正極露出部212の正極縁部212Eの断面について、キーエンス社製のマイクロスコープVHX-6000を用い、500倍から2000倍程度の倍率で観察を行い、湾曲面21RSおよび突起21PRが形成されていることを確認した。また、正極21のL軸方向の長さを1700mmとした。
正極集電板24の帯状部32と安全弁機構30とを溶接した。
図11Aに示したように突起21PRを正極集電板24に対向させると共に、図11Bに示したように突起22PRを負極集電板25に対向させるようにしたことを除き、他は実施例1と同様にして比較例1の二次電池を作製した。
上記のようにして得た実施例1の二次電池および比較例1の二次電池の電池特性として、直流抵抗値を測定したところ、表1に示した結果が得られた。具体的には、直流抵抗値を、放電電流を5秒間で0[A]から100[A]まで上昇させたときの電圧の傾きを算出することで得た。なお、表1では、比較例1の二次電池の直流抵抗値を1とし、実施例1の直流抵抗値を相対値で示している。
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第1電極と第2電極とがセパレータを介して積層された積層体が第1方向に延びる中心軸を中心に巻回されてなり、前記第1方向に互いに対向する第1端面および第2端面を有する電極巻回体と、
前記電極巻回体のうちの前記第1端面と対向しつつ前記第1電極と接続された第1電極集電板と、
前記電極巻回体のうちの前記第2端面と対向しつつ前記第2電極と接続された第2電極集電板と
を備え、
前記第1電極は、第1電極集電体に第1電極活物質層が被覆されている第1電極被覆部と、前記第1電極集電体が前記第1電極活物質層に覆われずに露出した第1電極露出部とを有し、
前記第1電極露出部のうちの前記電極巻回体の径方向に隣り合う複数の第1縁部が互いに重なり合うように前記中心軸に向かって折り曲げられて前記第1端面を構成しており、前記複数の第1縁部の先端部のそれぞれが第1湾曲面を含む
二次電池。
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前記複数の第1端部の先端部は、それぞれ、前記第1電極集電板と反対側に突出した第1突起を含む
上記<1>記載の二次電池。
<3>
前記第2電極は、第2電極集電体に第2電極活物質層が被覆されている第2電極被覆部と、前記第2電極集電体が前記第2電極活物質層に覆われずに露出した第2電極露出部とを有し、
前記第2電極露出部のうちの前記電極巻回体の径方向に隣り合う複数の第2縁部が互いに重なり合うように前記中心軸に向かって折り曲げられて前記第2端面を構成しており、前記複数の第2縁部の先端部のそれぞれが第2湾曲面を含む
上記<1>または<2>記載の二次電池。
<4>
前記複数の第2縁部の先端部は、前記第2電極集電板と反対側に突出した第2突起を含む
上記<3>記載の二次電池。
<5>
前記第1電極は負極であり、前記第2電極は正極である
上記<1>から<4>のいずれか1つに記載の二次電池。
<6>
前記第2電極は、第2電極集電体に第2電極活物質層が被覆されている第2電極被覆部と、前記第2電極集電体が前記第2電極活物質層に覆われずに露出し前記第2電極集電板と接合された第2電極露出部とを有し、
前記第1電極集電体は銅箔または銅合金箔であり、前記第2電極集電体はアルミニウム箔またはアルミニウム合金箔である
上記<1>から<5>のいずれか1つに記載の二次電池。
<7>
前記第1電極集電板と前記第1端面とが溶接により接合されている
上記<1>から<6>のいずれか1つに記載の二次電池。
<8>
前記第1電極集電板はニッケル、ニッケル合金、銅、銅合金、またはそれらの複合材料を含み、
前記第2電極集電板はアルミニウムまたはアルミニウム合金を含む
上記<1>から<7>のいずれか1つに記載の二次電池。
<9>
前記第2電極活物質層は、珪素、珪素酸化物、炭素珪素化合物、および珪素合金のうちの少なくとも1つを含有する負極活物質を含む
上記<6>記載の二次電池。
<10>
前記第1電極活物質層は、コバルト酸リチウム、リチウムニッケルコバルトマンガン酸化物、およびリチウムニッケルコバルトアルミニウム酸化物のうちの少なくとも1種を含有する正極活物質を含む
上記<5>記載の二次電池。
<11>
上記<1>から<10>のいずれか1つに記載の二次電池と、
前記二次電池を制御する制御部と、
前記二次電池を内包する外装体と
を有する電池パック。
<12>
第1電極集電体に第1電極活物質層を選択的に形成することにより、前記第1電極集電体に前記第1電極活物質層が被覆されている第1電極被覆部と、前記第1電極集電体が前記第1電極活物質層に覆われずに露出する第1電極露出部とが第1方向に隣り合って設けられ、前記第1方向に直交する第2方向に延在する第1電極を作製することと、
前記第1電極露出部の前記第1電極集電体を前記第2方向に沿って切断することにより、第1湾曲面を含んで前記第2方向に延在する切断面を作製することと、
第2電極集電体に第2電極活物質層を選択的に形成することにより第2電極を作製することと、
前記第1電極と第1セパレータと前記第2電極と第2セパレータとを順に積層して積層体を作製したのち、前記積層体を前記第1方向に延びる中心軸を中心に巻回することにより電極巻回体を作製することと、
巻回された前記第1電極の前記切断面のうち前記電極巻回体の径方向に隣り合う複数の第1縁部を前記中心軸に向かって折り曲げることにより、前記複数の第1縁部が互いに重なり合う第1端面を形成することと、
前記第1端面に第1電極集電板を接合することと、
前記電極巻回体のうち、前記第1方向における前記第1端面と反対側の第2端面と第2電極集電板とを接合することと
を含む
二次電池の製造方法。
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- 第1電極と第2電極とがセパレータを介して積層された積層体が第1方向に延びる中心軸を中心に巻回されてなり、前記第1方向に互いに対向する第1端面および第2端面を有する電極巻回体と、
前記電極巻回体のうちの前記第1端面と対向しつつ前記第1電極と接続された第1電極集電板と、
前記電極巻回体のうちの前記第2端面と対向しつつ前記第2電極と接続された第2電極集電板と
を備え、
前記第1電極は、第1電極集電体に第1電極活物質層が被覆されている第1電極被覆部と、前記第1電極集電体が前記第1電極活物質層に覆われずに露出した第1電極露出部とを有し、
前記第1電極露出部のうちの前記電極巻回体の径方向に隣り合う複数の第1縁部が互いに重なり合うように前記中心軸に向かって折り曲げられて前記第1端面を構成しており、前記複数の第1縁部の先端部のそれぞれが第1湾曲面を含む
二次電池。 - 前記複数の第1縁部の先端部は、それぞれ、前記第1電極集電板と反対側に突出した第1突起を含む
請求項1記載の二次電池。 - 前記第2電極は、第2電極集電体に第2電極活物質層が被覆されている第2電極被覆部と、前記第2電極集電体が前記第2電極活物質層に覆われずに露出した第2電極露出部とを有し、
前記第2電極露出部のうちの前記電極巻回体の径方向に隣り合う複数の第2縁部が互いに重なり合うように前記中心軸に向かって折り曲げられて前記第2端面を構成しており、前記複数の第2縁部の先端部のそれぞれが第2湾曲面を含む
請求項1記載の二次電池。 - 前記複数の第2縁部の先端部は、前記第2電極集電板と反対側に突出した第2突起を含む
請求項3記載の二次電池。 - 前記第1電極は負極であり、前記第2電極は正極である
請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の二次電池。 - 前記第2電極は、第2電極集電体に第2電極活物質層が被覆されている第2電極被覆部と、前記第2電極集電体が前記第2電極活物質層に覆われずに露出し前記第2電極集電板と接合された第2電極露出部とを有し、
前記第1電極集電体は銅箔または銅合金箔であり、前記第2電極集電体はアルミニウム箔またはアルミニウム合金箔である
請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の二次電池。 - 前記第1電極集電板と前記第1端面とが溶接により接合されている
請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の二次電池。 - 前記第1電極集電板はニッケル、ニッケル合金、銅、銅合金、またはそれらの複合材料を含み、
前記第2電極集電板はアルミニウムまたはアルミニウム合金を含む
請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の二次電池。 - 前記第2電極活物質層は、珪素、珪素酸化物、炭素珪素化合物、および珪素合金のうちの少なくとも1つを含有する負極活物質を含む
請求項6記載の二次電池。 - 前記第1電極活物質層は、コバルト酸リチウム、リチウムニッケルコバルトマンガン酸化物、およびリチウムニッケルコバルトアルミニウム酸化物のうちの少なくとも1種を含有する正極活物質を含む
請求項5記載の二次電池。 - 請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の二次電池と、
前記二次電池を制御する制御部と、
前記二次電池を内包する外装体と
を有する電池パック。 - 第1電極集電体に第1電極活物質層を選択的に形成することにより、前記第1電極集電体に前記第1電極活物質層が被覆されている第1電極被覆部と、前記第1電極集電体が前記第1電極活物質層に覆われずに露出する第1電極露出部とが第1方向に隣り合って設けられ、前記第1方向に直交する第2方向に延在する第1電極を作製することと、
前記第1電極露出部の前記第1電極集電体を前記第2方向に沿って切断することにより、第1湾曲面を含んで前記第2方向に延在する切断面を作製することと、
第2電極集電体に第2電極活物質層を選択的に形成することにより第2電極を作製することと、
前記第1電極と第1セパレータと前記第2電極と第2セパレータとを順に積層して積層体を作製したのち、前記積層体を前記第1方向に延びる中心軸を中心に巻回することにより電極巻回体を作製することと、
巻回された前記第1電極の前記切断面のうち前記電極巻回体の径方向に隣り合う複数の第1縁部を前記中心軸に向かって折り曲げることにより、前記複数の第1縁部が互いに重なり合う第1端面を形成することと、
前記第1端面に第1電極集電板を接合することと、
前記電極巻回体のうち、前記第1方向における前記第1端面と反対側の第2端面と第2電極集電板とを接合することと
を含む
二次電池の製造方法。
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