Top cover structure for power battery and power battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10418618-B2
Application number	US-201715479216-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2017
Priority date	Nov 16, 2016
Publication date	Sep 17, 2019
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019

Abstract

The present application relates to a top cover structure for a power battery and a power battery, the top cover structure includes a first electrode assembly, a second electrode assembly, a first resistor, a second resistor, a top cover plate, a first short circuit component and a second short circuit component, the first electrode assembly is electrically connected with the top cover plate through the first resistor for all time, the first short circuit component and the second short circuit component are both attached onto the top cover plate, when an internal pressure of the power battery exceeds a reference pressure, the first short circuit component and the second short circuit component deform by effect of pressure, so as to form a first electrical connecting path and a second electrical connecting path, the second resistor is connected into the first electrical connecting path in series.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A top cover structure for a power battery, comprising a first electrode assembly, a second electrode assembly, a first resistor, a second resistor, a top cover plate, a first short circuit component and a second short circuit component, wherein
the first electrode assembly is electrically connected with the top cover plate through the first resistor for all time, the second electrode assembly is insulated from the top cover plate in a normal state,
the first short circuit component and the second short circuit component are both attached to the top cover plate,
the first resistor is connected with the second resistor in series for all time,
the second resistor is either integrated or arranged into the second electrode assembly,
the second electrode assembly comprises a second electrode terminal and a second conductive plate, the second electrode terminal passes through the top cover plate, and is connected with and insulated from the top cover plate,
the second conductive plate is connected with and insulated from the top cover plate,
the second conductive plate comprises a second connecting portion and a second extending portion which are connected with each other,
the second short circuit component contacts with the second extending portion after deforming by effect of pressure,
either the second resistor is connected between the second connecting portion and the second electrode terminal in series, or the second resistor is connected between the second connecting portion and the second extending portion in series,
when an internal pressure of the power battery exceeds a reference pressure, both the first short circuit component and the second short circuit component deform by effect of pressure, so as to form a first electrical connecting path through the first electrode assembly, the first short circuit component, the top cover plate., the second short circuit component and the second electrode assembly in sequence, and to form a second electrical connecting path through the first electrode assembly, the first resistor, the top cover plate, the second short circuit component and the second electrode assembly in sequence, the second resistor is connected into the first electrical connecting path in series;
a resistance value of the first resistor is larger than a resistance value of the second resistor,
a resistance value of the first resistor is between 1Ω and 100,000Ω,
a resistance value of the second resistor is between 0.1 mΩ and 100 mΩ,
the resistance value of the first resistor and the resistance value of the second resistor are selected such that the resistance value of the first resistance is at least 1000 times larger than the resistance value of the second resistance,
wherein on the second conductive plate, the second extending portion and the second short circuit component adopt a same material.

2. The top cover structure for a power battery according to claim 1 , wherein the second resistor is either integrated or arranged into the first electrode assembly;
the first short circuit component is electrically connected with the first electrode assembly through the top cover plate, the first resistor and the second resistor for all time.

3. The top cover structure for a power battery according to claim 2 , wherein the first electrode assembly comprises a first electrode terminal and a first conductive plate, the first electrode terminal passes through the top cover plate,
the first conductive plate comprises a first connecting portion and a first extending portion which are connected with each other, the second resistor is connected between the first connecting portion and the first electrode terminal in series,
the first short circuit component contacts with the first extending portion after deforming by effect of pressure;
either the first resistor is connected between the second resistor and the top cover plate in series, or the first resistor is connected between the first connecting portion and the top cover plate in series.

4. The top cover structure for a power battery according to claim 3 , wherein when the first resistor is connected between the first connecting portion and the top cover plate in series,
the second resistor is at least one of forms consisting of:
form one, the second resistor is a resistor layer;
form two, the second resistor is either integrated or arranged onto the first conductive plate.

5. The top cover structure for a power battery according to claim 4 , wherein the second resistor is integrated onto the first connecting portion, a structure of the first conductive plate is as follows:
the first conductive plate comprises a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are arranged by stacking, the first conductive layer is configured to contact with the second short circuit component, and a resistivity of the first conductive layer and a resistivity of the second short circuit component are both less than a resistivity of the second conductive layer.

6. The top cover structure for a power battery according to claim 1 , wherein
the second resistor is at least one of forms consisting of:
form one, the second resistor is a resistor layer;
form two, the second resistor is either integrated or arranged onto the second conductive plate.

7. The top cover structure for a power battery according to claim 6 , wherein the second resistor is integrated onto the second conductive plate, a structure of the second conductive plate is as follows:
the second conductive plate comprises a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are arranged by stacking, the first conductive layer is configured to contact with the second short circuit component, and a resistivity of the first conductive layer and a resistivity of the second short circuit component are both less than a resistivity of the second conductive layer.

8. The top cover structure for a power battery according to claim 1 , wherein the second resistor is connected with the first resistor in parallel.

9. The top cover structure for a power battery according to claim 8 , wherein the first electrode assembly comprises a first electrode terminal and a first conductive plate, the first electrode terminal passes through the top cover plate,
the first conductive plate comprises a first connecting portion and a first extending portion which are connected with each other, the first short circuit component contacts with the first extending portion after deforming by effect of pressure,
the second resistor is connected between the first connecting portion and the first extending portion in series;
either the first resistor is connected between the first connecting portion and the top cover plate in series, or the first resistor is connected between the first electrode terminal and the top cover plate in series.

10. The top cover structure for a power battery according to claim 3 , wherein on the first conductive plate, the first extending portion and the first short circuit component adopt a same material.

11. The top cover structure for a power battery according to claim 8 , wherein the first electrode assembly comprises a first electrode terminal and a first conductive plate, the first electrode terminal passes through the top cover plate,
the first resistor is connected between the first electrode terminal and the top cover plate in series, the first short circuit component contacts with the first extending portion after deforming by effect of pressure,
the second resistor is connected between the first electrode terminal and th

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Zhiyu
• Wang Peng
• Cai Rulai
• Chen Baisong

Classifications

• H01M50/553

  Terminals adapted for prismatic, pouch or rectangular cells · CPC title

• H01M50/588

  outside the batteries, e.g. incorrect connections of terminals or busbars · CPC title

• H01M50/55

  on the same side of the cell · CPC title

• H01M50/574

  Devices or arrangements for the interruption of current · CPC title

• H01M2200/20

  Pressure-sensitive devices · CPC title