Lg Energy Solution, Ltd.

Lg Chem, Ltd

Soo-Ji Hwang

Sang-Hun Kim

Min-Hyeong Kang

Yong Chan Kim

Joo-Sung Lee

Sang Hun Kim

Yong Su Choi

Ji-Hoon Lee

Jae-Hyun Lee

Hyung Kyun Yu

Hyung-Kyun Yu

Hun-Hee Lim

Dae-Woong Song

Yong-Su Choi

In-Sung Uhm

Na Yoon Kim

Yong-Hee Lee

Eun-Ju Lee

Sei-Woon Oh

Hyun-Min Kim

Won-Pill Hwang

Sun-Hwak Woo

Eun-Suk Park

Ju-Ryoun Kim

Cho-Long Kim

The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly to which an electrode lead is attached; a case configured to receive the electrode assembly therein; a lead film configured to surround a part of an outer surface of the electrode lead and interposed between the electrode lead and the case; a vent region formed in at least a part of the case; and a vent member inserted into the vent region and configured to contain linear low-density polyethylene having a comonomer with a carbon number of 6 or more.

Secondary battery

A battery cell includes a battery case having an accommodation portion in which an electrode assembly is mounted, and a sealing portion formed by sealing an outer periphery thereof, an electrode lead electrically connected to an electrode tab included in the electrode assembly and protruding out of the battery case via the sealing portion, and a lead film located at a portion corresponding to the sealing portion in at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the electrode lead. The lead film has a dented portion that is recessed in an outer direction of the battery case, the dented portion is opened toward the inside of the battery case, the dented portion includes a first dented portion and a second dented portion, and a width of the second dented portion is greater than a width of the first dented portion.

Battery cell and battery module including the same

Disclosed herein is a secondary battery having a vent member. The secondary battery may include an electrode assembly, a case including an accommodation portion to receive the electrode assembly, an electrode lead attached to the electrode assembly and a vent member. The case may include a sealing portion to seal the electrode assembly therein. The sealing portion may include a sealant resin to form a seal around the electrode assembly. The electrode lead may extend away from the case along a first direction. The sealing portion may include an inclined sealing portion adjacent the electrode lead. The inclined sealing portion may extend along a second direction. The second direction may be non-orthogonal to the first direction. The vent member may be disposed in the inclined sealing portion. The vent member may include a vent resin having a lower melting point than the sealant resin.

Disclosed herein is a secondary battery having a vent member. The secondary battery may include an electrode assembly to which an electrode lead is attached, a case including an accommodation portion. The accommodation portion may be defined by a bent side and a sealing portion. The accommodation portion may be configured to receive the electrode assembly and seal the electrode assembly therein. The sealing portion may contain a sealant resin to form a seal around the electrode assembly. The sealing portion may include an extension adjacent to and extending from the bent side. The vent member may be disposed at least partially in the extension. The vent member may include a vent resin having a lower melting point than the sealant resin.

The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly to which an electrode lead is attached; a case configured to receive the electrode assembly therein; a lead film configured to surround a part of an outer surface of the electrode lead and interposed between the electrode lead and the case; a vent region formed in at least a part of the case; and a vent member inserted into the vent region and configured to contain linear low-density polyethylene having a poly dispersity index (PDI) of 4 or less, wherein the vent member has a maximum sealing strength of less than 6 kgf/15 mm at 100° C. or above and a maximum sealing strength of 6 kgf/15 mm or more at room temperature to 60° C.

Disclosed is a battery cell, which includes a battery case having an accommodation portion in which an electrode assembly is mounted, and a sealing portion formed by sealing an outer periphery thereof by heat fusion; an electrode lead electrically connected to an electrode tab included in the electrode assembly and protruding out of the battery case via the sealing portion; and a lead film located at a portion corresponding to the sealing portion in at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the electrode lead, wherein the lead film has a dented portion recessed toward an inside of the battery case, and the dented portion is opened toward an outside of the battery case.

A battery cell including a case and an electrode assembly. The case having an accommodation portion in which the electrode assembly is mounted, and a sealing portion formed by sealing an outer periphery thereof. An electrode tab of the electrode assembly is electrically connected to an electrode lead that protrudes out of the case through the sealing portion. A lead film is located at a portion corresponding to the sealing portion in at least one of an upper portion or a lower portion of the electrode lead. The lead film has a dented portion recessed in an outer direction of the case and that is open toward the inside of the case. The sealing portion has an indented sealing portion that does not overlap with at least a part of the gas discharge portion on a plane.

Battery cell and battery module comprising same

A battery cell includes a battery case having an accommodation portion in which an electrode assembly is mounted, and a sealing portion formed by sealing an outer periphery thereof; an electrode lead electrically connected to an electrode tab of the electrode assembly and protruding out of the battery case; and a lead film located at a portion corresponding to the sealing portion in one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the electrode lead. The lead film has a dented portion recessed in an inner direction of the battery case. The dented portion is opened toward outside of the battery case. The sealing portion located on a gas inlet portion of the dented portion has a recessed sealing portion recessed outward from an inner side of the battery case, and the recessed sealing portion does not overlap with a part of the gas inlet portion on a plane.

Battery cell and battery cell manufacturing apparatus

Disclosed herein is a battery cell configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly is received in a battery case together with an electrolytic solution in the state in which the battery case is sealed and in which a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal are located outside the battery case, wherein the electrode assembly is configured to have a structure in which a plurality of first electrode plates and a plurality of second electrode plates are stacked in the state in which separators are interposed respectively between the first electrode plates and the second electrode plates, at least one of the first and second electrode plates includes at least two unit tabs protruding outward from a main body thereof, and unit leads are coupled to the unit tabs in order to form at least one terminal unit.

Battery cell including tab and lead having compact joint structure

Provided is a packaging for a flexible secondary battery, including: a first polymer resin layer; a barrier layer formed on the first polymer resin layer for interrupting moisture and gases; a parylene layer including parylene on at least one surface of the barrier layer; and a second polymer resin layer formed on the barrier layer, wherein the parylene layer has a thickness of 0.1-2.5 &#x3bc;m. A flexible secondary battery including the packaging is also provided.

Packaging for flexible secondary battery and flexible secondary battery comprising the same

An apparatus and method are provided for forming a pouch case with improved forming quality and minimized surface contact between the forming apparatus and the pouch case in the forming process to form a pouch cup. The apparatus includes a mold on which a pouch case with a plate shape can be placed, wherein the mold bulges upwards, a chamber open at bottom to the pouch case and the mold, the chamber having an inner space in which the mold can be received by lift-up of the mold or lift-down of the chamber, wherein the chamber is seated on an edge portion of the pouch case, and the chamber is equipped with a fluid input valve at top and a fluid output valve at bottom, and a fluid supply unit configured to supply a fluid via the fluid input valve to carry out pressure forming of the pouch case.

Apparatus and method for forming pouch case for secondary battery

The present disclosure relates to a method for sealing a pouch casing of a pouch-type secondary battery, which includes the steps of: a receiving step in which an electrode assembly is received in an inner space formed between an upper pouch and a lower pouch; and a sealing step in which a first pressure is applied to an outer circumferential sealing portion, where the upper pouch and the lower pouch are sealed, in the longitudinal direction, and then the pressure is relieved, wherein the sealing step is carried out by applying external force to the upper pouch in the upward direction and to the lower pouch in the downward direction, or by applying a second pressure working in perpendicular to the first pressure to the sealing portion from the inner part of the pouch casing in a direction toward the outside.

Method for sealing pouch casing of secondary battery

The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery pouch with an enhanced insulation property, and a method for manufacturing the same, and more specifically, to a secondary battery pouch for preventing occurrence of cracks in a sealing portion of a periphery of a pouch in a completed pouch-type secondary battery, particularly at a folded portion of the sealing portion, and a method for manufacturing the same.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Soo-Ji Hwang