Hybrid series battery module, battery pack, and electrical apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11799136-B2
Application number	US-202318327674-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 1, 2023
Priority date	Jan 4, 2022
Publication date	Oct 24, 2023
Grant date	Oct 24, 2023

Abstract

A hybrid series battery module includes a first-type battery cell including a first negative electrode plate and a second-type battery cell including a second negative electrode plate. Energy density of the first-type battery cell is less than energy density of the second-type battery cell. A first interlayer spacing of a negative electrode active material of the first negative electrode plate is greater than a second interlayer spacing of a negative electrode active material of the second negative electrode plate. In a state of charge of 0%, a ratio of the first interlayer spacing to the second interlayer spacing falls within a range of greater than or equal to 1.005 and less than or equal to 1.600.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hybrid series battery module, comprising:
a first-type battery cell, wherein the first-type battery cell comprises a first negative electrode plate; and
a second-type battery cell, wherein the second-type battery cell comprises a second negative electrode plate;
wherein:
energy density of the first-type battery cell is less than energy density of the second-type battery cell;
a first interlayer spacing of a negative electrode active material of the first negative electrode plate is greater than a second interlayer spacing of a negative electrode active material of the second negative electrode plate; and
in a state of charge of 0%, a ratio of the first interlayer spacing to the second interlayer spacing falls within a range of greater than or equal to 1.005 and less than or equal to 1.600.

2. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 1 , wherein in the state of charge of 0%, the ratio of the first interlayer spacing to the second interlayer spacing falls within a range of greater than or equal to 1.010 and less than or equal to 1.200.

3. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 1 , wherein in the state of charge of 0%, the ratio of the first interlayer spacing to the second interlayer spacing falls within a range of greater than or equal to 1.100 and less than or equal to 1.170.

4. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the energy density of the first-type battery cell matches the energy density of the second-type battery cell, so that a ratio of volume of the first-type battery cell to volume of the second-type battery cell falls within a range of greater than 0.20 and less than or equal to 20.00.

5. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 4 , wherein the ratio of the volume of the first-type battery cell to the volume of the second-type battery cell falls within a range of greater than or equal to 0.40 and less than or equal to 5.00.

6. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the energy density of the first-type battery cell matches the energy density of the second-type battery cell, so that a ratio of thickness of the first-type battery cell to thickness of the second-type battery cell falls within a range of greater than 1.00 and less than or equal to 20.00.

7. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 6 , the ratio of the thickness of the first-type battery cell to the thickness of the second-type battery cell falls within a range of greater than or equal to 1.02 and less than or equal to 5.00.

8. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a volumetric energy density of the first-type battery cell to a volumetric energy density of the second-type battery cell falls within a range of greater than or equal to 0.20 and less than or equal to 1.00.

9. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 8 , wherein the ratio of the volumetric energy density of the first-type battery cell to the volumetric energy density of the second-type battery cell falls within a range of greater than or equal to 0.25 and less than or equal to 0.90.

10. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of weight energy density of the first-type battery cell to weight energy density of the second-type battery cell falls within a range of greater than or equal to 0.20 and less than or equal to 1.00.

11. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 10 , wherein the ratio of the weight energy density of the first-type battery cell to the weight energy density of the second-type battery cell falls within a range of greater than or equal to 0.30 and less than or equal to 0.99.

12. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of porosity of the first negative electrode plate to porosity of the second negative electrode plate not considering substrate material falls within a range of greater than or equal to 0.75 and less than or equal to 3.00.

13. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 12 , the ratio of the porosity of the first negative electrode plate to the porosity of the second negative electrode plate not considering substrate material falls within a range of greater than or equal to 0.80 and less than or equal to 2.00.

14. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a median particle size of the negative electrode active material of the first negative electrode plate to a median particle size of the negative electrode active material of the second negative electrode plate falls within a range of greater than or equal to 0.10 and less than 1.00.

15. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 14 , wherein the ratio of the median particle size of the negative electrode active material of the first negative electrode plate to the median particle size of the negative electrode active material of the second negative electrode plate falls within a range of greater than or equal to 0.15 and less than or equal to 0.95.

16. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first-type battery cell is one of one or more first-type battery cells of the hybrid series battery module, and the second-type battery cell is one of one or more second-type battery cells of the hybrid series battery module; and
a ratio of a number of the one or more first-type battery cells to a number of the one or more second-type battery cells is greater than or equal to 1.

17. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell are spaced apart from each other.

18. The hybrid series battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the first-type battery cell is one of a plurality of first-type battery cells each arranged at one of two ends of the hybrid-series battery module or in a middle of the hybrid-series battery module.

19. A battery pack, comprising:
a hybrid series battery module, comprising:
a first-type battery cell, wherein the first-type battery cell comprises a first negative electrode plate; and
a second-type battery cell, wherein the second-type battery cell comprises a second negative electrode plate;
wherein:
energy density of the first-type battery cell is less than energy density of the second-type battery cell;
a first interlayer spacing of a negative electrode active material of the first negative electrode plate is greater than a second interlayer spacing of a negative electrode active material of the second negative electrode plate; and
in a state of charge of 0%, a ratio of the first interlayer spacing to the second interlayer spacing falls within a range of greater than or equal to 1.005 and less than or equal to 1.600.

20. An electrical apparatus, comprising:
a hybrid series battery module configured to provide power, the hybrid series battery module comprising:
a first-type battery cell, wherein the first-type battery cell comprises a first negative electrode plate; and
a second-type battery cell, wherein the second-type battery cell comprises a second negative electrode plate;
wherein:
energy density of the first-type battery cell is less than energy density of the second-type battery cell;
a first interlayer spacing of a negative electrode active material of the first negative electrode plate is greater than a second interlayer spacing of a negative electrode active material of the second negative electrode plate; and
in a state of charge of 0%, a ratio of the first interlayer spa

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liu Qian
• Li Quanguo
• Ye Yonghuang
• Jin Haizu

Classifications

• H01M10/0525

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

• H01M10/4207 Primary

  for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• H01M4/80

  Porous plates, e.g. sintered carriers · CPC title

• H01M10/0585

  of accumulators having only flat construction elements, i.e. flat positive electrodes, flat negative electrodes and flat separators · CPC title

• H01M50/267 Primary

  having means for adapting to batteries or cells of different types or different sizes · CPC title