Lg Chem, Ltd

Seung-Don Choi

Jung-Hoon Yang

Seung-Su Cho

Jin-Young Kim

Young-Suk Cho

Won-Pill Hwang

Won-Seok Jeong

Gi-Su Jeong

Dal-Mo Kang

Jin-Kyu Lee

Seong-Tae Kim

Tae-Hwan Roh

Tae-Hyuck Kim

Dae-Sik Choi

Jun-Seok Choi

Ji-Hoon Jeon

Hong-Kyu Park

Dong-Hyun Kim

Hyeong Jin Kim

Sun-Kyu Kim

Dong-Yeon Kim

Kyung-Min Lee

Sung-Soo Kim

Min-Chul Jang

Hyeong-Jin Kim

Jung-Jin Kim

In-Cheol Shin

Hong-Sin Kim

Ok-Gyun Kang

Chang-Moon Jeong

Nan-Ji Yun

Yong-Kyu Ju

Dae-Hong Kwon

Jin-A Kang

Kyung-Min Jun

Provided is a pouch-type secondary battery that includes an electrode assembly equipped with an electrode tab, an electrode lead connected to the electrode tab, a pouch housing accommodating and sealing the electrode assembly such that the electrode lead is partially exposed, and first and second sealants within the pouch housing. The electrode lead includes a joint portion joined to the electrode tab, a terminal portion exposed to an outside of the pouch housing and a fuse portion between the joint portion and the terminal portion. The fuse portion includes a separating groove and a breaking portion connected to the separating groove for separating the terminal portion from the joint portion. The first sealant and the second sealant have shapes that are different from each other such that, when the pressure inside the secondary battery is increased, a stress applied to the pouch housing causes the breaking portion to break.

Pouch-type secondary battery including electrode lead having electrical current limiting function

The present disclosure provides an electrode lead that ensures safety of a secondary battery when gas is generated within the secondary battery. The electrode lead is included in a pouch-type secondary battery in which outer circumferential parts of a pouch casing are sealed and an electrode assembly is accommodated in a center part of the pouch casing. The electrode lead includes an inner lead at least partially formed of an electrically-conductive material, contacting an electrode tab of the electrode assembly, and interposed between the sealing parts of the pouch casing; and an outer lead disposed outside of the inner lead, at least partially formed of an electrically-conductive material, providing an external terminal connectable to an external device, interposed between the sealing parts of the pouch casing, and configured such that a portion of the outer lead contacts the inner lead and that, when an inner pressure of the pouch-type secondary battery increases, the outer lead is partially deformed and thus the portion of the outer lead is detached from the inner lead.

Electrode lead and secondary battery having same

A pouch-type secondary battery includes an electrode assembly equipped with an electrode tab, an electrode lead connected to the tab, a pouch housing accommodating and sealing the electrode assembly such that the lead is exposed partly and equipped with a sealing zone at the edge thereof, a first sealant interposed between the top surface of the lead and the inner surface of the housing and a second sealant interposed between the lower surface of the lead and the inner surface of the housing. The lead includes a joint portion joined to the tab, a terminal portion exposed to the outside of the housing and a fuse portion therebetween. The fuse portion includes a separating groove separated from the sealing zone toward the joint portion and including at least a horizontal slit and a breaking portion connected to the separating groove for separating the terminal portion from the joint portion.

Pouch-type secondary battery including electrode lead having current limiting function

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&#xb0; 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.

Component for secondary battery and manufacturing method thereof, and secondary battery and multi-battery system manufactured by using the component

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.

Battery pack and connecting bar applied thereto

Disclosed is a method for producing a lithium secondary battery including forming an electrode assembly using a cathode, an anode and a separator, introducing the electrode assembly into a battery case, injecting an electrolyte into the battery case, and sealing the battery case, wherein, during assembly of the electrode assembly, insulating particles are dispersed on part of the surface of the separator, or at least one of the cathode and the anode contacting the separator. The step of dispersing insulating particles on the part of the surface of the separator or at least one of the cathode and the anode contacting the separator during battery assembly can considerably reduce short-circuits in a lithium secondary battery caused by intrinsic and extrinsic factors and thus low-voltage defects, and thereby significantly improve yield of a lithium secondary battery.

Lithium secondary battery and method for producing the same

The present disclosure discloses an apparatus and method for sealing a pouch case that optimizes a sealing shape or structure of a sealing portion at an inner side of the pouch case to ensure insulation of a secondary battery. The apparatus for sealing a pouch case of a pouch-type secondary battery according to the present disclosure includes an upper compression jig to apply pressure to a sealing portion of the pouch case in a downward direction, and a lower compression jig to apply pressure to the sealing portion of the pouch case in an upward direction, and at least one of the upper compression jig and the lower compression jig applies the pressure to the pouch case at different depths at an inner side end and an outer side end.

Apparatus and method for sealing pouch case of secondary battery

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.

Battery module and bus bar applied to battery module

A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having an electrode tab; an electrode lead attached to the electrode tab and having at least one lead hole; a pouch case for accommodating the electrode assembly so that the electrode lead is drawn out; and a sealing tape interposed between the electrode lead and the inner surface of the pouch case and having a venting pattern portion formed at a region corresponding to the lead hole. Therefore, when gas is generated inside a pouch case of a secondary battery due to an abnormal circumstance, for example when an overcurrent flows at the secondary battery since a protective circuit does not operate normally, a sealed state of the pouch case is rapidly released, thereby ensuring the safety of the secondary battery in use.

Secondary battery, component for the same and method for manufacturing 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.

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.

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.

Component for secondary battery and manufacturing method thereof, and secondary battery and multi-battery apparatus manufactured by using the component

A connecting element for a secondary battery is installed along 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 with respect to a direction along the thickness of the first metal plate, 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 with respect to a direction along the thickness of the second metal plate and configured to 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.

Connecting element for secondary battery, and battery module and battery pack including the same

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.

Secondary battery having tab with blowing agent and manufacturing method thereof

Disclosed are a cathode for a battery and a lithium ion battery. The cathode for a battery comprises a metal hydroxide having a large specific surface area as a cathode additive. The lithium ion battery comprises a cathode, an anode and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the cathode comprises a metal hydroxide having a large specific surface area as a cathode additive. When a metal hydroxide having a large specific surface area is used as a cathode additive, excellent storage properties of a battery at a high temperature can be obtained, even if the metal hydroxide is used in a small amount.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Seung-Don Choi