Power storage device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11165102-B2
Application number	US-202017005725-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2020
Priority date	Nov 14, 2019
Publication date	Nov 2, 2021
Grant date	Nov 2, 2021

Abstract

A power storage device includes: a power storage module in which an electrolytic solution is accommodated, the power storage module including a top face, a bottom face, and a plurality of side faces provided such that the side faces connect the top face to the bottom face; a liquid discharge valve provided on at least one of the side faces; a liquid collection unit configured to collect the electrolytic solution discharged from the liquid discharge valve; an accumulation portion in which the electrolytic solution collected by the liquid collection unit is accumulated; a corrosion portion configured to corrode due to the electrolytic solution; and a detection portion configured to detect breakage of the corrosion portion. The corrosion portion is placed in a passage route along which the electrolytic solution collected by the liquid collection unit reaches the accumulation portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power storage device comprising:
a power storage module in which an electrolytic solution is accommodated, the power storage module including a top face, a bottom face, and a plurality of side faces provided such that the side faces connect the top face to the bottom face;
a liquid discharge valve provided on at least one of the side faces;
a liquid collection unit configured to collect the electrolytic solution discharged from the liquid discharge valve;
an accumulation portion in which the electrolytic solution collected by the liquid collection unit is accumulated;
a corrosion portion configured to at least partially corrode due to the electrolytic solution; and
a detection portion configured to detect breakage of the corrosion portion, wherein the corrosion portion is placed in a passage route along which the electrolytic solution collected by the liquid collection unit reaches the accumulation portion.

2. The power storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising a holding portion configured to hold the corrosion portion, wherein the holding portion includes a first holding part and a second holding part, the first holding part being distanced from a corrosion part of the corrosion portion, the corrosion part being configured to corrode due to the electrolytic solution, the second holding part being positioned on a side opposite to the first holding part across the corrosion part.

3. The power storage device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the accumulation portion is placed below the liquid collection unit; and
the corrosion portion is sandwiched between the accumulation portion and the liquid collection unit.

4. The power storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a tension device configured to pull the corrosion portion, wherein:
the corrosion portion includes
a corrosion part configured to corrode due to the electrolytic solution,
a first tension part positioned at a position distanced from the corrosion part, and
a second tension part positioned on a side opposite to the first tension part across the corrosion part; and

the tension device is configured to apply tensile forces to the corrosion portion so that the first tension part and the second tension part are separated from each other.

5. The power storage device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the accumulation portion is placed below the liquid collection unit;
the liquid collection unit has a supply port via which the collected electrolytic solution is supplied to the accumulation portion;
the accumulation portion includes a hollow projection portion projecting upward and having the supply port; and
the corrosion portion is placed on the projection portion.

6. The power storage device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the accumulation portion is placed below the liquid collection unit;
the liquid collection unit has a supply port via which the collected electrolytic solution is supplied to the accumulation portion;
the corrosion portion is placed below the supply port; and
when the supply port and the corrosion portion are viewed from above the supply port, an area of a part of the corrosion portion, the part being positioned inside the supply port, is smaller than an aperture area of the supply port.

7. The power storage device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the accumulation portion is placed below the liquid collection unit;
the liquid collection unit has a supply port via which the collected electrolytic solution is supplied to the accumulation portion; and
the liquid collection unit includes an inclined surface formed to be inclined such that the inclined surface is directed downward toward the supply port.

8. The power storage device according to claim 6 , wherein:
the accumulation portion has a receiving port positioned below the supply port, the receiving port being formed in a part of the accumulation portion, the part being configured to receive the electrolytic solution supplied from the supply port; and
an aperture area of the receiving port is larger than an aperture area of the supply port.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ogawa Naohito

Classifications

• H01M50/668 Primary

  Means for preventing spilling of liquid or electrolyte, e.g. when the battery is tilted or turned over · CPC title

• H01M50/673

  Containers for storing liquids; Delivery conduits therefor · CPC title

• H01M10/4228 Primary

  Leak testing of cells or batteries · CPC title

• H01M50/691

  Arrangements or processes for draining liquids from casings; Cleaning battery or cell casings · CPC title

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title