Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090325057 | Lithium Secondary Battery and Method for Producing the Same - Disclosed is a method for producing a lithium secondary battery, the method comprising the steps of: (a) distributing or scattering insulating powder partially or totally onto a surface of at least one of a cathode, an anode and a separator; (b) forming an electrode assembly by using the cathode, the anode and the separator; and (c) introducing the electrode assembly into a casing and sealing the casing. A lithium secondary battery obtained from the method is also disclosed. The method for manufacturing a lithium secondary battery, including a step of scattering insulating powder partially or totally onto the surface of a separator or the surface of at least one electrode facing to the separator, significantly reduces generation of an internal short circuit between both electrodes caused by internal or external factors during the assemblage of a battery and generation of low-voltage defects, and thus significantly improves yield of desired batteries. | 12-31-2009 |
20100255382 | SECONDARY BATTERY WITH IMPROVED STORAGE CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a secondary battery comprising a separator having an inorganic layer wherein active sites of inorganic particles in the inorganic layer are modified into non-reactive sites. Use of the separator leads to improvements in wettability of an electrolyte and thermoelectric stability and storage characteristics of the secondary battery. Provided is also a method of manufacturing the same secondary battery. | 10-07-2010 |
20110143177 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a secondary battery, comprising an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate and a separator; and a case having a receiving portion for receiving the electrode assembly and an electrolyte therein, the secondary battery comprising: a blowing agent applied onto at least one of a first tab and a second tab in a width direction of the tab, the first and second tabs being, respectively, connected to the first and second electrode plates and connected to leads which extend through the case. | 06-16-2011 |
20120028133 | ELECTROLYTE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME - Provided are an electrolyte which may prevent the degradation of the battery performance by including a functional group which can react with a side reaction site which is responsible for decomposition of negative electrode material components and a functional group which can react with moisture which is responsible for decomposition of positive electrode material components in an electrolyte of the battery to ensure the stability of the battery at high temperatures, and a secondary battery manufactured by adding the same. The present invention may employ a compound including a functional group which can react with a side reaction site of a negative electrode material and a functional group which can react with moisture to maximize the improvement of the storage performance of a secondary battery at high temperatures. | 02-02-2012 |
20120040235 | POUCH HAVING IMPROVED SAFETY, POUCH-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND MEDIUM-TO-LARGE BATTERY PACK - Provided are a pouch-type secondary battery having improved safety, and a battery pack including the pouch-type secondary battery. When inner pressure of a pouch is increased by an overdischarge, the pouch is deformed to separate electrode leads from electrode tabs. When the secondary battery is manufactured, an additional material or device is unnecessary. In addition, since the pouch-type secondary battery fundamentally cuts off electric current when gas is generated therein, the service life and safety of the secondary battery can be significantly improved, and the manufacturing costs and the weight thereof can be reduced. Furthermore, the shape of the secondary battery can be easily modified. | 02-16-2012 |
20120114981 | NOVEL STRUCTURAL ELECTRIC DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED SAFETY - Provided is a novel structural electric device having improved safety. More particularly, provided is a novel structural electric device devised to resolve several issues regarding heat generation, ignition, and explosion, which may be caused by a sharp needle-shaped object penetrating an electric device. | 05-10-2012 |
20120114990 | SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING IMPROVED SAFETY - Provided are a secondary battery, a battery module, and a battery pack, which have improved safety. Particularly, since a bulletproof material is disposed on the inside and/or the outside of an exterior part, even when a conductive needle-shaped member penetrates a secondary battery, heating, burning, discharge of evaporated electrolyte, and electrical contact between the needle-shaped member and an electrode can be prevented, thereby improving safety of the secondary battery, the battery module, and the battery pack. | 05-10-2012 |
20120115023 | Electrode Lead Comprising Protection Layer For Anti-Corrosion And Secondary Battery Comprising The Same - Provided are an electrode lead of a secondary battery where a protection layer for anti-corrosion is selectively formed at an electrode lead portion at the cell outside and a secondary battery including the same. Since a protection layer for anti-corrosion is selectively formed only on an electrode lead portion at the cell outside, the corrosion of the electrode lead may be prevented from an external environment and the resistance of a cell may be reduced simultaneously. | 05-10-2012 |
20120156560 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a positive electrode active material. The positive electrode active material includes: a small-diameter active material having an average particle diameter of about 0.5 μm and a maximum particle diameter of less than about 1 μm; and a large-diameter active material having an average particle diameter of about 5 μm to about 20 μm and a maximum particle diameter of less than about 100 μm. | 06-21-2012 |
20120321933 | SECONDARY BATTERY WITH IMPROVED STORAGE CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a secondary battery comprising a separator having an inorganic layer wherein active sites of inorganic particles in the inorganic layer are modified into non-reactive sites. Use of the separator leads to improvements in wettability of an electrolyte and thermoelectric stability and storage characteristics of the secondary battery. Provided is also a method of manufacturing the same secondary battery. | 12-20-2012 |
20130127420 | BATTERY TEMPERATURE ADJUSTING SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a battery temperature adjusting system including: a battery unit having a heating pad; a leading wire connected to the battery unit; and a current induction unit surrounding the leading wire, wherein the current induction unit is electrically connected to the heating pad. The battery temperature adjusting system according to the present invention generates the induced current by applying the current induction unit surrounding the leading wire connected to the battery unit, and increases the temperature of the battery unit by supplying the induced current to the heating pad, thereby obtaining a desired battery output in a low-temperature region even without the use of an external power source. | 05-23-2013 |
20130130083 | Electrode Assembly And Lithium Secondary Battery Including The Same - Provided is an electrode assembly, and more particularly, an electrode assembly having a structure wound in a state, in which a plurality of unit cells having a stacking structure is disposed on a long sheet type separation film, and including the unit cells having two or more types of configurations of electrode materials, wherein a separator stacked on the unit cell having a stacking structure has a coating material coated on both sides thereof and the long sheet type separation film has a coating material coated on one side thereof. According to the present invention, an electrode assembly improving processability of preparation of a battery while reducing initial resistance during the preparation of the battery as well as having battery lifetime equivalent to that of a conventional battery and a lithium secondary battery including the electrode assembly may be provided. | 05-23-2013 |
20130236752 | COMPONENT FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND SECONDARY BATTERY AND MULTI-BATTERY APPARATUS MANUFACTURED BY USING THE COMPONENT - The present invention describes a component for a secondary battery and a manufacturing method thereof, and a secondary battery manufactured by using the component. The component for a secondary battery according to the present invention comprises a metal plate in which at least one recess line is formed; and a soldering pattern joined in the recess line. According to the present invention, when an over-current flows through the component for a secondary battery, breakage occurs at the portion where soldering pattern is joined in the recess line, thereby efficiently interrupting the flow of an over-current. | 09-12-2013 |
20130280578 | SOLDERING CONNECTOR, BATTERY MODULE HAVING THE SAME, AND BATTERY PACK COMPRISING THE BATTERY MODULE - The soldering connector according to the present invention, which electrically connects a plurality of unit cells to each other, comprises a lead-free alloy including tin (Sn) and copper (Cu). | 10-24-2013 |
20130295448 | ELECTROLYTE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME - Provided are an electrolyte which may prevent the degradation of the battery performance by including a functional group which can react with a side reaction site which is responsible for decomposition of negative electrode material components and a functional group which can react with moisture which is responsible for decomposition of positive electrode material components in an electrolyte of the battery to ensure the stability of the battery at high temperatures, and a secondary battery manufactured by adding the same. The present invention may employ a compound including a functional group which can react with a side reaction site of a negative electrode material and a functional group which can react with moisture to maximize the improvement of the storage performance of a secondary battery at high temperatures. | 11-07-2013 |
20130323549 | BATTERY MODULE AND BUS BAR APPLIED TO BATTERY MODULE - Disclosed is a battery module capable of ensuring safety in use by breaking a bus bar when an overcurrent flows at the battery module. The battery module includes at least one unit cell, a case for accommodating the unit cell, and a bus bar electrically connected to the unit cell, wherein the bus bar includes a first metal plate, a second metal plate spaced apart from the first metal plate, and a metal bridge configured to connect the first metal plate and the second metal plate and having a lower melting point than the metal plate. | 12-05-2013 |
20130323577 | ELECTRODE LEAD AND SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - An electrode lead is applied as a part of at least one of a cathode lead and an anode lead of a secondary battery and includes a first metal plate and a second metal plate spaced apart from each other with a gap therebetween and having coating layers formed on the surfaces thereof except for surfaces of end portions thereof facing each others, and a metal bridge made of material having a lower melting point than the first metal plate and the second metal plate and buried in the gap so that the end portions are not exposed. In this case, if an overcurrent flows through the electrode lead, a portion of the metal plate at which a metal bridge is formed is rapidly broken to irreversibly interrupt the overcurrent flowing at the secondary battery without giving a substantial influence on the temperature of the secondary battery. | 12-05-2013 |
20130323580 | SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING IMPROVED RELIABILITY FOR HUMIDITY PENETRATION - Disclosed is a secondary battery with improved long-term reliability for humidity penetration. The pouch-type secondary battery includes an electrode assembly to which an electrode lead is attached, and a pouch package accommodating the electrode assembly so that the electrode lead is partially exposed outwards, the pouch package having a sealing portion formed along an edge thereof, wherein the sealing portion has a characteristic length of 10 to 19 mm | 12-05-2013 |
20130344379 | COMPONENT FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND SECONDARY BATTERY AND MULTI-BATTERY SYSTEM MANUFACTURED BY USING THE COMPONENT - The present invention describes a component for a secondary battery and a manufacturing method thereof, and a secondary battery manufactured by using the component. The component for a secondary battery according to the present invention comprises a lead-free soldering bridge having a melting point of 150 to 300° C. and containing tin (Sn) and copper (Cu) as a main ingredient; the first and second metal plates spaced therebetween through a gap and coupling with the lead-free soldering bridge. According to the present invention, when an over-current flows through the component for a secondary battery, the temperature of the lead-free soldering bridge is locally increased rapidly to melt the lead-free soldering bridge, thereby efficiently interrupting the flow of an over-current. | 12-26-2013 |
20140038471 | CONNECTING ELEMENT FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME - A connecting element for a secondary battery is installed on a path of current flowing through a secondary battery to electrically connect components and includes a first metal plate having a first protrusion formed to protrude at one side end thereof from the center portion of the thickness direction thereof, a second metal plate located spaced apart from the first metal plate with a gap being formed therebetween and having a second protrusion formed to protrude at one side end thereof from the center portion of the thickness direction thereof and face the first protrusion, and an alloy bridge made of alloy material having a melting point lower than those of the first metal plate and the second metal plate and formed to fill the gap. The connecting element may ensure the safety of the secondary battery in use, minimize the increase of resistance caused by applying the connecting element, and be rapidly broken even though the connecting element is applied as a part with a relatively great thickness. | 02-06-2014 |
20140065467 | BATTERY PACK AND CONNECTING BAR APPLIED THERETO - A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules, each having at least one unit cell, a case for accommodating the unit cell and a bus bar electrically connected to the unit cell, and a connecting bar for connecting battery modules adjacent to each other among the plurality of battery modules, wherein at least one of the connecting bars includes a first metal plate, a second metal plate spaced apart from the first metal plate, and a metal bridge configured to connect the first metal plate and the second metal plate and having a lower melting point than the metal plate. In this configuration, if an overcurrent flows at the battery pack, the connecting bar is easily broken, thereby ensuring safety of the battery pack in use. | 03-06-2014 |
20140079962 | BATTERY TEMPERATURE ADJUSTING SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a battery temperature adjusting system including: a battery unit having a heating pad; a leading wire connected to the battery unit; and a current induction unit surrounding the leading wire, wherein the current induction unit is electrically connected to the heating pad. The battery temperature adjusting system according to the present invention generates the induced current by applying the current induction unit surrounding the leading wire connected to the battery unit, and increases the temperature of the battery unit by supplying the induced current to the heating pad, thereby obtaining a desired battery output in a low-temperature region even without the use of an external power source. | 03-20-2014 |
20140127547 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY WITHOUT INTERNAL SHORT - A lithium ion secondary battery including a compound containing at least one thiol group (—SH) in a molecule in a unit cell of the battery is provided. By including the compound containing thiol group (—SH) having good reactivity with copper or copper ions, the formation of dendrite through the reduction of copper ions present in the inner portion of the battery or produced during operating the battery at the surface of an anode may be prevented. The internal short between two electrodes due to the dendrite may be also prevented. | 05-08-2014 |
20140356674 | ANODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are an anode for a secondary battery including an anode collector, an anode active material coated on the anode collector, and a non-coating portion (anode tab) which protrudes from one side of the anode collector and is not coated with an anode active material, wherein the anode includes a metal member which is bonded to the non-coating portion and has higher reactivity or reducibility with respect to a metal oxide than the anode collector, and a secondary battery including the anode. | 12-04-2014 |
20150072185 | ELECTRODE LEAD AND SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - An electrode lead for electrically connecting an electrode assembly provided inside a case of a secondary battery with the outside of the case, according to the present invention, comprises: an inner lead which is inserted between sealing parts of the case and to which an electrode tab of the electrode assembly is attached, and which has a gas flow path so as to allow gas to flow between the inside and the outside of the case; and an external lead which is insertably disposed in the gas flow path, is electrically connected with the inner lead when inserted into the gas flow path, seals one end of the gas flow path, and is separated from the gas flow path so as to cut off electrical connection with the inner lead when the pressure of the gas flowing into the gas flow path is greater than or equal to the predetermined pressure. | 03-12-2015 |