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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2021
Lg Energy Solution, Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Suk Hyun Hong, Daejeon, KR;
Joon Sung Bae, Daejeon, KR;
Eui Kyung Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Sang Jih Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Beom Koon Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Dong Hun Bae, Daejeon, KR;
LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A device for charging and discharging a battery cell capable of suppressing a swelling phenomenon of a terrace portion of a battery cell during a formation process of the battery cell includes first and second plates configured to receive a battery cell therebetween and to press two surfaces of the battery cell; first and second grippers connected to the first and second plates, respectively, the first and second grippers protrude to face each other and configured to contact a lead region of the battery cell; and first and second pressing pads positioned inward of the first and second grippers, the first and second pressing pads being configured to contact a terrace region of the battery cell. A method of charging and discharging a battery cell using the same is also provided.