Lg Chem, Ltd

Lg Energy Solution, Ltd.

Min Hyeong Kang

Hyung Kyun Yu

Sang Hun Kim

Yong Su Choi

Soo Ji Hwang

Yong Chan Kim

Na Yoon Kim

Sang Suk Jung

Yong Kim

Ji Hoon Lee

Hyun Tae Kim

Ki Hoon Paeng

Hyung Seok Han

Cho Long Kim

Hun Hee Lim

Il Gyu Byen

Chung Ki Cho

Seong Heon Jeong

Discussed is a battery valve configured to discharge a gas inside a battery to the outside, the battery valve including a communicator configured to receive a battery valve opening/closing command from an external device; and an opening/closing controller configured to open or close a passage through which the inside of the battery and the outside of the battery communicate with each other according to the battery valve opening/closing command.

Battery valve and battery including the same

To solve the above problem, a method for manufacturing an electrode lead according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a step of manufacturing each of a first electrode lead and a second electrode lead by cutting a metal plate; a step of applying an adhesive to at least one of one end of the first electrode lead or the other end of the second electrode lead; a step of forming a lead stack by bonding the one end of the first electrode lead and the other end of the second electrode lead to each other; a step of placing the lead stack on a die; and a step of applying heat and pressure to a connection portion of the lead stack, in which the first electrode lead and the second electrode lead are connected to each other, by using a pressing device.

Method for manufacturing electrode lead

A secondary battery configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly is received in a battery case together with an electrolytic material, wherein the battery case is provided therein with a space for receiving the electrode assembly and wherein the battery case is made of a thermoplastic resin, which can be injection-molded. An injection mold may be formed such that the size of the mold corresponds to the thickness of the electrode, thereby solving a problem in which the formability of a conventional laminate sheet including a metal layer is low. In addition, a process of forming the laminate sheet and a process of sealing the battery case using a pressing member, which are essentially required in order to use the laminate sheet, may be omitted, whereby a manufacturing process is simplified and thus productivity is improved.

Secondary battery comprising injection-molded battery case

A method for a pouch film according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a step of applying an adhesive on one surface of a first polymer layer; a step of depositing metal particles on the adhesive; a step of applying heat and a pressure to the deposited metal particles to sinter the metal particles and thereby forming a gas barrier layer; and a step of laminating a second polymer layer on one surface of the gas barrier layer.

Pouch film and method for manufacturing the same

A pouch type secondary battery according to the present invention includes: an electrode assembly; a battery case accommodating the electrode assembly in an inside thereof; an electrode tab protruding from the electrode assembly; a first electrode lead having an inner end connected to the electrode tab; a second electrode lead having an inner end coupled to an outer end of the first electrode lead and an outer end extending outside of the battery case; a connection part coupling the first and second electrode leads to each other; an insulation part fused around a portion of each of the first and second electrode leads, the insulation part bonding the first and second electrode leads to the battery case; and a fusion prevention part located at a position at one surface of the first electrode lead, the fusion prevention part preventing the first electrode lead from being fused to the insulation part.

Pouch type secondary battery

Disclosed herein is a pouch-shaped battery case configured to receive an electrode assembly having a separator interposed between positive and negative electrodes, together with an electrolytic solution, the pouch-shaped battery case including an outer coating layer defining an outer surface of the battery case and configured to protect the electrode assembly from an outside of the battery case, the outer coating layer made of a polymer resin, a metal barrier layer located between the outer coating layer and an inner surface of the battery case, the metal barrier layer having high moisture-blocking efficiency and high thermal conductivity, and an inner sealant layer located between the metal barrier layer and an inner surface of the battery case, the inner sealant layer made of a polymer resin that has high thermal fusibility, the metal barrier layer includes a first metal that has high formability and a second metal that has high rigidity.

Battery case comprising various kinds of metal barrier layers and battery cell including the same

To solve the above problems, a pouch for a battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a cup part that accommodates an electrode assembly and is formed by laminating a surface protection layer, a gas barrier layer including a metal, and a sealant layer; and a degassing part in which a degassing aperture is punched when a degassing process is performed and in which no gas barrier layer is formed.

Secondary battery and method for manufacturing the same, and pouch for secondary battery and method for manufacturing the same

Disclosed herein is a pouch-shaped battery case, including an electrode assembly, an outer coating layer, a metal barrier layer, and an inner adhesive layer sequentially stacked with one another, a first adhesive layer interposed between the outer coating layer and the metal barrier layer, a second adhesive layer interposed between the metal barrier layer and the inner adhesive layer, an upper case and a lower case sealed to one another by thermal fusion at outer edges thereof, such that the electrode assembly is mounted between the upper case and the lower case, and a gas discharge member providing gas communication between an inside and an outside of the pouch-shaped battery case, the gas discharge member being disposed within a fused portion of the pouch-shaped battery case that is formed by the inner adhesive layer of the upper case and the lower case being thermally fused to one another.

Pouch-shaped battery case for secondary batteries capable of discharging gas

A secondary battery is disclosed. According to the present invention, when an internal pressure exceeding a certain level occurs, current may be interrupted to stop an operation of the secondary battery, thereby preventing the secondary battery from being ignited or exploded by the increase in internal pressure of the secondary battery and improving safety of the secondary battery.

Secondary battery and method for manufacturing the same

A battery cell includes an electrode assembly and a battery case. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The battery case includes an upper case and a lower case, at least one of the upper case and the lower case being provided with a receiving part, in which the electrode assembly is mounted. One end of each of electrode tabs extending from electrode plates of the electrode assembly is coupled to a corresponding end of an electrode lead, which protrudes outward from the battery case. The electrode lead is provided with at least one notch part configured to rupture in response to expansion deformation of the battery case when the pressure in the battery cell increases to achieve the electrical cutoff of the battery.

Pouch-typed battery cell comprising electrode lead having current breaking function

A secondary battery includes a pouch case provided with an accommodation part accommodating an electrode assembly and a gas pocket part collecting a gas generated in the accommodation part by the electrode assembly, and a clamp device coupled between the accommodation part and the gas pocket part to seal a gap between the accommodation part and the gas pocket part.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Min Hyeong Kang