Method and system for analyzing swelling behavior of lithium secondary battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11658355-B2
Application number	US-202117158528-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 26, 2021
Priority date	Jan 29, 2020
Publication date	May 23, 2023
Grant date	May 23, 2023

Abstract

A method for analyzing a swelling behavior of a lithium secondary battery includes: (S1) installing a detachable pressurizing holder for fixing a battery sample and a charge/discharge cable connected with an external charging/discharging device to an X-ray CT (computed tomography) imaging equipment; (S2) inserting the battery sample into the pressurizing holder, contacting an electrode lead of the battery sample with a terminal of the charge/discharge cable, and then operating the external charging/discharging device to perform charging and discharging; and (S3) while rotating the battery sample during charging and discharging of the battery sample, irradiating and scanning the X-ray on the battery sample at an angle ranging from −10° to 10° to obtain a 3D image, and then measuring a change in the thickness of the electrode inside the battery sample from the 3D image.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for analyzing a swelling behavior of a lithium secondary battery, comprising:
(S1) installing a detachable pressurizing holder for fixing a battery sample and a charge/discharge cable connected with an external charging/discharging device to an X-ray computed tomography (CT) imaging equipment;
(S2) inserting the battery sample into the detachable pressurizing holder, contacting an electrode lead of the battery sample with a terminal of the charge/discharge cable, and then operating the external charging/discharging device to perform charging and discharging; and
(S3) during the performing of charging and discharging of the battery sample, irradiating and scanning X-ray on the battery sample at an angle ranging from −10° to 10° while rotating the battery sample to obtain a 3D image, and then measuring a change in the thickness of the electrode inside the battery sample from the 3D image,
wherein the detachable pressurizing holder includes a pair of plate-shaped members parallel to the surface of the cell sample and a pair of pressurizing sponges interposed between the pair of plate-shaped members, and the battery sample is inserted between the pressurizing sponges.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the detachable pressurizing holder is placed on a sample mounting unit of the X-ray CT imaging equipment in situ or installed using a separate fixing member.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the charge/discharge cable is installed in a zigzag form along a high-voltage cable copper line of the X-ray CT imaging equipment to connect the battery sample inside the X-ray CT imaging equipment with the external charging/discharging device without affecting shield of the X-ray.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the X-ray CT imaging equipment is a laboratory equipment that does not utilize an accelerator.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the scanning in the step (S3) is performed within 2 minutes.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measurement of a change in the electrode thickness of the battery sample is performed in a range of 0% to 100% of SOC (state of charge).

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the battery sample is a pouch-shaped lithium secondary battery.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the battery sample includes an NCM-based positive electrode containing Ni, Co, and Mn, and a Si-based negative electrode.

9. An analysis system for performing the analysis method of claim 1 , the analysis system comprising:
(i) an X-ray CT imaging equipment;
(ii) a detachable pressurizing holder installed to the X-ray CT imaging equipment to fix a battery sample; and
(iii) a charge/discharge cable for connecting the battery sample to an external charging/discharging device,
wherein the detachable pressurizing holder includes a pair of plate-shaped members parallel to the surface of the cell sample and a pair of pressurizing sponges interposed between the pair of plate-shaped members, and the battery sample is inserted between the pressurizing sponges.

Assignees

• Lg Chemical Ltd
• Lg Energy Solution Ltd

Inventors

• Chae Byung Joon
• Kim Yongjun
• Kim Jonggeol
• Jeong Jong Seok

Classifications

• H01M10/44

  Methods for charging or discharging (circuits for charging H02J7/00) · CPC title

• H01M4/131

  Electrodes based on mixed oxides or hydroxides, or on mixtures of oxides or hydroxides, e.g. LiCoOx · CPC title

• H01M10/0525

  Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries · CPC title

• H01M10/0413

  Large-sized flat cells or batteries for motive or stationary systems with plate-like electrodes · CPC title

• H01M4/386

  Silicon or alloys based on silicon · CPC title