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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1998
Masami Tsutsumi, Akashi, JP;
Hiroshi Horiuchi, Kakogawa, JP;
Tamotsu Yamamoto, Akashi, JP;
Isao Watanabe, Akashi, JP;
Tsutomu Miyashita, Kobe, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode which can be dischargeably charged with lithium ions, an anode made of lithium metal, a lithium alloy or any other anode material which can be releasably doped with lithium ions, an electrolyte which allows migration of lithium ions between both electrodes, and an endothermic substance which undergoes an endothermic reaction upon a temperature rise of the battery for preventing excessive heat generation. Typically, the endothermic substance is a metal carbonate such as magnesium carbonate, cobalt (II) carbonate, silver carbonate, cadmium carbonate or sodium hydrogencarbonate.