Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080303484 | System For Controlling Voltage Balancing In a Plurality of Lithium-Ion Cell Battery Packs and Method Thereof - Disclosed is a system for adjusting a voltage balancing of cells in a lithium ion multicell battery pack. The system comprises a vertical interface outputting inputs of a reading balance signal defining a voltage reading period and a balance period and a reading hold signal holding a cell voltage when reading a voltage; an interface outputting an address clock for designating an address of a cell to be controlled and an input of a balance hold signal for independently reading a cell voltage within a voltage balance period; and a control section of a cell balancing adjusting circuit connected to the vertical interface and the interface and receiving signal outputs therefrom to adjust a balancing of cells. | 12-11-2008 |
20100028772 | POUCH-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING AN NON-SEALING RESIDUE PORTION - Disclosed herein is a secondary battery including an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure mounted in a pouch-shaped battery case in a sealed state, wherein a residue portion, which is not sealed (non-sealing residue portion), is defined between a sealing portion of the battery case and the electrode assembly for collecting generated gas, and the non-sealing residue portion is formed by mounting the electrode assembly between upper and lower laminate sheets, at least one of which has a receiving part of a size approximately corresponding to the electrode assembly, sealing three sides of the upper and lower laminate sheets, including two sides where electrode terminals are disposed, among four sides of the upper and lower laminate sheets, injecting an electrolyte in the battery case through the non-sealing portion, and sealing the non-sealing portion such that the resultant sealing portion is spaced a predetermined width from the receiving part. | 02-04-2010 |
20100255368 | POUCH TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY WITH IMPROVED SAFETY - Provided is a pouch-type secondary battery including an electrode assembly, electrode tabs extending outward from the electrode assembly, a pouch-type battery case for housing the electrode assembly, first sealing portions for sealing the pouch-type battery case and the electrode tabs, and second sealing portions formed at positions with the exception of electrode tab-positioned sites between the first sealing portions and the electrode assembly. The secondary battery is configured to have a structure such that a channel is formed with electrode tab portions by further sealing inside portions of the electrode tabs with the exception of electrode tab-occupied portions. Such a structure allows for easy unidirectional discharge of gases even when the battery inside reaches a certain level of internal pressure due to evolution of gases and enables previous expectation of the gas discharge direction. Therefore, it is possible to provide a secondary battery with improved safety. | 10-07-2010 |
20100255382 | SECONDARY BATTERY WITH IMPROVED STORAGE CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a secondary battery comprising a separator having an inorganic layer wherein active sites of inorganic particles in the inorganic layer are modified into non-reactive sites. Use of the separator leads to improvements in wettability of an electrolyte and thermoelectric stability and storage characteristics of the secondary battery. Provided is also a method of manufacturing the same secondary battery. | 10-07-2010 |
20100310930 | POUCH AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed is a pouch including a first sealing portion wherein an upper sheet and a lower sheet are sealed, and a second sealing portion present in a partial or entire region of the first sealing portion. | 12-09-2010 |
20110045338 | SEPARATOR HAVING POROUS COATING LAYER AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE CONTAINING THE SAME - A separator includes a porous substrate having a plurality of pores; and a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous substrate and made of a mixture of a plurality of inorganic particles and a binder polymer, wherein the binder polymer includes a first polyvinylidene fluoride-based copolymer having solubility of 25 weight % or more with respect to acetone at 350 C; a second polyvinylidene fluoride-based copolymer having solubility of 10 weight % or less with respect to acetone at 350 C; and a polymer having a cyano group. This separator decelerates deterioration of life span of an electrochemical device, and prevents disintercalation of inorganic particles in the porous coating layer, thereby improving safety of the electrochemical device. | 02-24-2011 |
20110086259 | WATER-RESISTANT POUCH TYPE SECONDARY CELL - The present invention relates to a pouch type secondary cell with high water-resistance. The pouch type secondary cell comprises a positive electrode, a separation layer, and a negative electrode. Here, the sealing unit of the secondary cell includes steps so that the sealing unit has an outer side thinner than an inner side in thickness. The present invention is advantageous in that the manufacture process can be simplified, the water-resistance and sealing property of sealing portions can be further improved, and the manufacture costs can be reduced. | 04-14-2011 |
20110177388 | ANODE COATED WITH LITHIUM FLUORIDE COMPOUNDS, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - An anode for a lithium ion secondary battery includes an anode, and a LiF-based coating layer formed with LiF-based particles on a surface of the anode. The LiF-based coating layer has a thickness of 0.05 to 1 μm. The anode allows the LiF-based coating layer created by side reaction of LiPF6 during a battery charging/discharging process to be relatively uniformly formed on the anode surface, thereby elongating the life cycle of a lithium ion secondary battery. | 07-21-2011 |
20120015226 | POUCH TYPE LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A pouch type lithium secondary battery including a medium- or large-sized battery module includes: a jelly-roll type electrode assembly; a resin-type first packing material that is formed of a two-layer structure having an inner resin layer and an outer resin layer, and for packing the jelly-roll type electrode assembly in the form of a unit cell; and a metal-type second packing material that integrally packs and contains two or more unit cells packed in the first packing material in the form of a module, and prevents moisture and gas penetration by a sealed structure. The pouch type lithium secondary battery is applicable particularly to medium- and large-sized batteries for EVs, p-HEVs, HEVs, and so on. | 01-19-2012 |
20120028133 | ELECTROLYTE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME - Provided are an electrolyte which may prevent the degradation of the battery performance by including a functional group which can react with a side reaction site which is responsible for decomposition of negative electrode material components and a functional group which can react with moisture which is responsible for decomposition of positive electrode material components in an electrolyte of the battery to ensure the stability of the battery at high temperatures, and a secondary battery manufactured by adding the same. The present invention may employ a compound including a functional group which can react with a side reaction site of a negative electrode material and a functional group which can react with moisture to maximize the improvement of the storage performance of a secondary battery at high temperatures. | 02-02-2012 |
20120034509 | SEPARATOR HAVING POROUS COATING LAYER, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE CONTAINING THE SAME - A separator includes a monolayer-type polyolefin-based micro-porous film having a porosity of 40 to 60%, an average pore diameter of 60 nm or less, and an air permeability of 350 s/100 mL or less; and a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the micro-porous film and made of a mixture of a plurality of inorganic particles and a binder polymer. An electrochemical device having the above separator has excellent thermal stability and allows a high power while minimizing the occurrence of leak current. | 02-09-2012 |
20120148914 | WATER-RESISTANT POUCH TYPE SECONDARY CELL - Discussed is a pouch type secondary cell with high water-resistance. The pouch type secondary cell includes a positive electrode, a separation layer, and a negative electrode. Here, the sealing unit of the secondary cell includes steps so that the sealing unit has an outer side thinner than an inner side in thickness. The pouch type secondary cell is advantageous in that the manufacture process can be simplified, the water-resistance and sealing property of sealing portions can be further improved, and the manufacture costs can be reduced. | 06-14-2012 |
20120321933 | SECONDARY BATTERY WITH IMPROVED STORAGE CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a secondary battery comprising a separator having an inorganic layer wherein active sites of inorganic particles in the inorganic layer are modified into non-reactive sites. Use of the separator leads to improvements in wettability of an electrolyte and thermoelectric stability and storage characteristics of the secondary battery. Provided is also a method of manufacturing the same secondary battery. | 12-20-2012 |
20130295448 | ELECTROLYTE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME - Provided are an electrolyte which may prevent the degradation of the battery performance by including a functional group which can react with a side reaction site which is responsible for decomposition of negative electrode material components and a functional group which can react with moisture which is responsible for decomposition of positive electrode material components in an electrolyte of the battery to ensure the stability of the battery at high temperatures, and a secondary battery manufactured by adding the same. The present invention may employ a compound including a functional group which can react with a side reaction site of a negative electrode material and a functional group which can react with moisture to maximize the improvement of the storage performance of a secondary battery at high temperatures. | 11-07-2013 |
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20130011721 | POUCH AND POUCH TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a pouch and a pouch type secondary battery, which includes an accommodating part having an inner space, and a cover part integrally formed with the accommodating part and covering an opening of the accommodating part. A bending extension is disposed around an interface between the accommodating part and the cover part. When the pouch into which the accommodating part and the cover part are integrated is assembled, the cover part is bent, and then, a contact surface between the accommodating part and the cover part is sealed, thereby sealing the inside of the pouch. At this point, the bending extension disposed on the interface disposed between the accommodating part and the cover part is also sealed to thereby prevent external moisture from being introduced through the interface after the sealing of the pouch. | 01-10-2013 |
20130065094 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COOLING SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a method and system for rapidly cooling a lithium secondary battery. A conductive connector is connected to at least one of positive and negative electrode terminals of a lithium secondary battery, and the conductive connector is brought into contact with a coolant to cool battery cells. The coolant may be water or air and may flow a coolant tube formed of a synthetic resin. An end of the coolant tube is fixed to at least one of the positive and negative electrode terminals. Therefore, owing to a cooling means disposed at a side of the lithium secondary battery, the temperature of the lithium secondary battery can be prevented from increasing to a preset value due to abnormal heating, and thermal stability of the lithium secondary battery can be improved by rapid cooling. | 03-14-2013 |
20130130094 | ELECTRODE TERMINAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a lithium secondary battery, which includes a rechargeable electrode assembly sealed within an exterior member; and an electrode terminal (a positive terminal or a negative terminal) electrically connected to the electrode assembly, and partially protruded out of the exterior member. A portion of the electrode terminal exposed out of the exterior member is plated with a corrosion resistant metal. The electrode terminal is directly plated with a corrosion resistant metal such as cobalt, copper, nickel, and platinum to improve corrosion resistance thereof, thereby improving the performance of the lithium secondary battery. | 05-23-2013 |
20130295444 | Secondary Battery With Enhanced Contact Resistance - A secondary battery is configured to reduce contact resistance by improving structures of an electrode tab and a lead. The secondary battery with enhanced contact resistance includes an electrode assembly in which a cathode plate having a cathode tab, an anode plate having an anode tab and a separator are stacked alternately, a battery case accommodating the electrode assembly, and an anode lead electrically connected to the anode tab, wherein the battery case is sealed while accommodating the electrode assembly, and the anode lead and the cathode tab are exposed out of the battery case. | 11-07-2013 |
20140000846 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COOLING SECONDARY BATTERY | 01-02-2014 |
20150072240 | POROUS SILICON-BASED PARTICLES, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE POROUS SILICON-BASED PARTICLES - Provided are a porous silicon-based particle including a silicon (Si) or SiO | 03-12-2015 |