Lg Chem, Ltd

Lg Energy Solution, Ltd.

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

Chan Ki Park

Jae Han Jung

Jeong Woo Lee

Jin Kyu Lee

Dong-Myung Kim

Ki-Woong Kim

Sung Hwan Kim

Young Hoon Kim

Ki Tae Kim

Hyun Woo Park

Taegyun Noh

Jung Shik Oh

Hee Won Choi

Soonho Ahn

Ho Young Kim

Hyun Tae Kim

Sang Baek Ryu

Joo Yul Baek

Hyun Soon Shin

Jun Woo Yun

Jeong Min Kim

Do Hwa Jung

Heewon Choi

Yeon Ji Oh

Hyoungsik Choi

Keun Ho Yuk

Young Im Kwon

Do Yeon Kwon

Jooyul Baek

Disclosed is a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material and a conductive agent. The negative electrode active material includes carbon-based active material particles including natural graphite and an amorphous carbon-based material. The carbon-based active material particles have a specific surface area of 1.4 m/g to 2.3 m/g, and the conductive agent includes carbon nanotubes having an average length of 1 μm to 12 μm. A secondary battery including the negative electrode is also disclosed.

Negative electrode and secondary battery including the negative electrode

Disclosed herein to a method and apparatus for synchronizing signals. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for synchronizing a signal. The method comprising: receiving a reference time and performing time synchronization with the reference time; calculating a clock frequency of a system clock based on the reference time; and generating a sampling clock by using the calculated clock frequency of the system clock and a preset sampling frequency.

Method and apparatus for synchronizing signals of signal measuring devices

A sealing device for a secondary battery, the sealing device configured to seal a sealing part of a pouch through which an electrode lead extends according to the present invention comprises: a lower sealing tool configured to receive the sealing part of the pouch seated thereon; and an upper sealing tool configured to press and seal the sealing part of the pouch, wherein the lower sealing tool comprises: a lower fixed block configured to receive the sealing part of the pouch seated on a top surface thereof; and one or more lower detachable blocks detachably coupled to the lower fixed block and configured to support a portion of the sealing part through which the electrode lead does not extend.

Sealing device and method for secondary battery

The present disclosure provides an electrode assembly including a unit cell stack having n unit cells stacked with a separation film interposed therebetween and at least one reinforcing member formed from metal that integrally covers at least one of the upper and lower surfaces and at least one side surface of the unit cell stack. In particular, n is an odd number excluding 1. Additionally, in each unit cell, one or more cathodes and one or more anodes are stacked with a separator interposed therebetween. Accordingly, the unit cells are protected against external impacts.

Electrode assembly comprising reinforcing member capable of minimizing deformation of electrode and stacked structure of unit cell by protecting unit cell from external impact

A secondary battery cell module-type activation tray for transferring and charging a plurality of battery cells in a manufacturing process of a secondary battery, including a plurality of module trays that are embedded from one side opened to accommodate a plurality of battery cells in a plurality of rows to another side opposite thereto, the battery cells being disposed in a respective module tray, and each of the module trays has a structure that can be coupled or separated as extended in one direction or multiple directions in a plan view.

Modular tray for secondary battery cell

A capacitor includes an electrode assembly, having at least one positive electrode, at least one negative electrode, and at least one dielectric or separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a case for receiving the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly is configured such that the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the dielectric or the separator are arranged in a horizontal direction, which is perpendicular to the thickness direction of the electrode assembly, and such that the positive electrode and the negative electrode have a complementary pattern.

Capacitor including electrodes having complementary pattern formed in horizontal direction

The present disclosure provides a battery cell clamping device to fix and clamp two or more battery cells in a process of clamping and baking the battery cells arranged in one direction, including fixing jigs interposed between the battery cells, a pressure applying part configured to clamp a cell arrangement by applying a pressure with the fixing jigs interposed, and a base having a structure supporting the cell arrangement in a direction against the pressure applied from the pressure applying part in a state in which the cell arrangement is disposed on an upper surface of the base, wherein each of the fixing jigs is formed with guide blocks to align the battery cell at a fixed position on the jig in such a manner that the guide block abuts at least two side surfaces of the battery cell which are extended with respect to each other.

Clamping apparatus of battery cell comprising fixing jig employed with guide block for alignment of battery cell

Disclosed herein is a battery cell configured such that an electrode assembly, including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, is mounted in a receiving part formed in a battery case, a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal protrude from at least one side of the electrode assembly, and an insulative material is provided between the electrode assembly and the battery case.

Battery cell having means for preventing short-circuit

Provided is a tray capable of receiving batteries having various sizes. The tray includes a housing provided with a receiving portion for receiving a secondary battery. It also includes a blocking portion coupled to the housing to cross the receiving portion for adjusting the size of the receiving portion.

Tray to accommodate batteries having various sizes

Present disclosure relates to a variable jig which is a jig device to manufacture a battery cell in which an electrode assembly is embedded in a battery case made of a laminate sheet including a resin layer and a metal layer, including a die assembly having an inwardly recessed structure corresponding to a storage configured to mount the electrode assembly located on the laminate sheet or a portion to be molded as the storage; and a fixing die configured to fix an outer periphery of the sheet in a normal position, wherein the die assembly is configured to allow adjustment of at least one of a width or a length of the inward recess according to a size of the electrode assembly.

Jig having variable structure depending on size of receiving portion of case

Disclosed herein is a stacked/folded type electrode assembly configured to have a structure in which a plurality of unit cells, each of which includes a positive electrode having an electrode mixture including an electrode active material applied to a current collector, a negative electrode having an electrode mixture including an electrode active material applied to a current collector, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, is wound in the state of being arranged on a sheet type separation film, wherein the unit cells include one full cell and three or more bi-cells, the outermost unit cells of the electrode assembly are each configured such that an electrode forming the outside of the electrode assembly is configured as a single-sided electrode, in which no electrode mixture is applied to the surface of the current collector facing the outside of the electrode assembly, and the single-sided electrodes are electrodes having the same polarity.

Electrode assembly including bi-cell and full-cell and secondary battery including the same

Disclosed herein is a battery pack including secondary batteries which can be charged and discharged. The battery pack is configured such that secondary batteries having different sizes are stacked to form a stair-like structure having a width and a height.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Chan Ki Park