Lg Chem, Ltd

Lg Energy Solution, Ltd.

Research Affairs of Snu & Snu R&db Foundation

Kyoung Ho Kim

Hoe Jin Hah

Je Young Kim

Il Hong Kim

In Sung Uhm

Jong Pil Park

Ji Yoon Kwon

Bong Su Jeung

Jea Han Ryoo

San Park

Cheon Ho Park

Sukjae Lee

Song Taek Oh

Myung Han Lee

Jung Seok Choi

Min Woo Lee

Hyun Jin Yang

Kyung Mee Lee

Hyun Sup Lee

Won Chan Park

Chae Ah Kim

Kisuk Kang

Yong Chan Kim

Sang Hun Kim

Ye Hoon Im

Kyun Il Rah

Ji Eun Kim

Sun Sik Shin

Eung Jin Jang

Jung Woo Yoo

Beom Seok Lee

Hang Suk Choi

Yong Kim

Won Seok Cho

Jihyun Hong

Chae Ho Chung

Kyung Min Kim

Suk Jae Lee

Jooyong Song

Bum Young Jung

Kyung Hyeok Park

Jung Gu Han

Jeong Gil Kim

Hye Youn Lee

Provided is an electrode drying apparatus including a moisture supply unit capable of setting the internal temperature of a drying oven to a reference value, which is a level at which the drying of an electrode to be dried is stabilized, before an electrode drying process using hot air is started, thereby preventing the electrode from being fractured by over-drying at the early stage of drying the electrode in the drying oven, and an electrode drying method using the same.

Electrode drying device equipped with water supply part, and method for drying electrode using same

Provided is a method of evaluating electrode quality capable of simply and quickly filtering out defective electrodes by measuring a color coordinate value of electrodes before roll-pressing, which specifically includes: providing an electrode which includes a current collector and an active material layer formed on the current collector and has not been roll-pressed; measuring a color coordinate value of the active material layer using an optical instrument; and evaluating the electrode as a good product when the measured color coordinate value satisfies a predetermined electrode quality evaluation criterion and as defective when the measured color coordinate value does not satisfy the predetermined electrode quality evaluation criterion.

Electrode quality evaluation method and electrode manufacturing method

The present invention relates to an apparatus for evaluating drying quality of an electrode, and the apparatus includes: an oven configured to provide a space in which an electrode is dried; a measuring unit configured to be positioned at an outlet of the oven and measure a color coordinate value of an electrode active material layer with respect to the dried electrode; and an determination unit configured to determine whether the electrode is dry from the color coordinate value, wherein the determination unit sets a reference value, and determines that a dry state of the electrode is defective if the measured color coordinate value is less than the reference value, and a difference between the measured color coordinate value and the reference value is more than a preset value.

Dry quality evaluation device for electrode and dry quality evaluation method for electrode

The present invention relates to an electrode drying apparatus and an electrode drying method, and the electrode drying apparatus includes: an oven configured to provide a space in which the electrode is dried and to include a hot air nozzle or an infrared heater; a color coordinate measuring unit configured to be positioned at an outlet of the oven and measure a color coordinate value of an electrode active material layer with respect to the dried electrode; and a controller configured to analyze a drying result of the electrode from the color coordinate value, determine whether the electrode is defective in drying, and control a drying condition of the electrode.

Electrode drying device and electrode drying method

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a separator-composite electrode having a multilayer-structured inorganic layer and a separator-composite electrode manufactured thereby. The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a separator-composite electrode and a separator-composite electrode using the same, wherein there is no separator substrate by forming an inorganic layer serving as an insulating layer in multiple layers, thereby safety is improved and the capacity of a battery is not reduced compared to a conventional battery.

Method of manufacturing separator-composite electrode comprising multilayer-structured inorganic layer and separator-composite electrode manufactured thereby

A current interrupt device, which may be included in a battery module, includes first and second connection parts each having one surface on which an inclined surface is formed; wherein the inclined surface of the first connection part and the inclined surface of the second connection part contact each other to form a contact interface, the first connection part and the second connection part are electrically connected to each other, and when an external force equal to or greater than a predetermined force is applied to the inclined surface of the first connection part or the inclined surface of the second connection part, the inclined surface of the first connection part and the inclined surface of the second connection part are dislocated with respect to each other on the contact interface to interrupt electrical connection between the first connection part and the second connection part.

Current interrupt device having connection parts with contacting inclined surfaces and battery module including the same

A secondary battery comprises: a pouch; an electrode assembly mounted within the pouch and having a structure in which electrodes and separators are alternately laminated, the electrode assembly having a tab connection part in which electrode tabs extending from ends of the electrodes overlap each other; a lead comprising a first lead having one end electrically connected to the tab connection part and a second lead having one end electrically connected to the first lead and the other end extending outside of the pouch, each of the first lead and the second lead being fixed to respective portions of an inner surface of the pouch; an adhesion unit mechanically and electrically coupling the first lead and the second lead to each other; and a high-voltage decomposition material that is configured to generate a gas when a high voltage having a predetermined level or more is applied to the adhesion unit.

Secondary battery

Disclosed herein is a pouch-shaped secondary battery including a battery case, an electrode assembly having a structure in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are stacked in the state in which a separator is interposed therebetween, an electrode lead having an asymmetrical notch formed in a first surface of the electrode lead, the electrode lead being electrically connected to electrode tabs of the electrode assembly, the asymmetrical notch being configured to induce the rupture of the electrode lead, a lead film attached to the first surface and a second surface of the electrode lead, the lead film adhering the electrode lead to the battery case, the lead film including a first lead film located between the electrode assembly and the asymmetrical notch, and a second lead film located between the asymmetrical notch and a portion of the electrode lead that protrudes out of the battery case.

Pouch-shaped secondary battery comprising electrode lead having asymmetrical notch formed therein

Disclosed herein is a pouch-shaped secondary battery including a pouch-shaped battery case surrounding an electrode assembly, a first electrode lead connected to the electrode assembly and extending to a joint of the battery case, a second electrode lead detachably connected to the first electrode lead and extending out of the battery case, a connection layer coupling the first electrode lead and the second electrode lead to each other, and a sealing layer coupling the battery case to the first electrode lead and the second electrode lead, wherein the first and second electrode leads are configured to be detached from one another in order to secure the safety of a pouch-shaped battery cell when the pouch-shaped battery cell swells due to gas generated in the pouch-shaped battery cell while the pouch-shaped battery cell is in an abnormal state or when the pouch-shaped battery cell is overcharged.

Pouch-shaped secondary battery including electrode lead using conductive polymer

Disclosed herein is a bus bar connected or fastened to a terminal part of a battery pack and fixedly mounted to a battery pack case, the bus bar including a power input part located at one end of the bus bar such that the power input part is connected or fastened to an output terminal part of the battery pack, a power output part located at the other end of the bus bar such that the power output part is connected or fastened to an input terminal part of the battery pack, a plate-shaped main body connected between the power input part and the power output part, the plate-shaped main body including a vapor chamber, and a fastening part formed at the power input part to fix the bus bar to the battery pack case.

Bus bar with novel structure

Disclosed are an electrode active material having improved energy density and a lithium secondary battery including the same. More particularly, provided is an electrode active material including a first electrode active material and a second electrode active material, each of the first electrode active material and the second electrode active material having a composition represented by Formula (1) below, a ratio of lithium to metals in the first electrode active material being 1.4 to 1.7, and a ratio of lithium to metals in the second electrode active material being 1.2 or more and less than 1.4:(1&#x2212;)LiM'OALiMnOA&#x2003;&#x2003;(1)

Electrode active material having improved energy density and lithium secondary battery including the same

Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a secondary battery electrode containing a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) material, the method including (a) applying first slurry including a first mixture and a solvent mixed with each other to one surface of a planar current collector to generate a PTC material after drying, (b) applying second slurry including a second mixture, including an electrode active material, and a solvent mixed with each other to the first slurry applied to the current collector, which is in a non-dried state, and (c) drying the first slurry and the second slurry applied to the current collector.

Method of manufacturing secondary battery electrode containing PTC material and electrode manufactured thereby

Disclosed are a secondary battery comprising a negative electrode composed of two or more negative electrode plates and a method of manufacturing the secondary battery, wherein each of the negative electrode plates includes a lithium by-product layer formed through pre-lithiation reaction on a negative electrode current collector coated with a negative electrode active material, wherein an inorganic substance layer is formed on a negative electrode tab that is extended from an end at one side of the negative electrode current collector and is composed of an active material-non-coated portion not coated with the negative electrode active material, and negative electrode tabs of the negative electrode plates are electrically connected with one negative electrode lead to form a negative electrode terminal.

Secondary battery including high-capacity negative electrode and method of manufacturing the same

Disclosed is a battery cell having an electrode assembly that is sealed with an electrolyte solution within a battery case, the electrode assembly including one or more positive electrodes to which a positive electrode terminal is connected; one or more first negative electrodes to which a first negative electrode terminal is connected; one or more second negative electrodes to which a second negative electrode terminal is connected; and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the first negative electrode or second negative electrode, or a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the first negative electrode or second negative electrode and a separator disposed between the first negative electrode and the second negative electrode.

Negative electrode for preventing deposition of manganese and battery cell including the same

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Daejeon, South Korea

Kyoung Ho Kim