Battery cell, battery, electric apparatus, and manufacturing method and device of battery cell

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12334584-B2
Application number	US-202318447429-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 10, 2023
Priority date	Dec 16, 2021
Publication date	Jun 17, 2025
Grant date	Jun 17, 2025

Abstract

A battery cell, a battery, an electric apparatus, and a manufacturing method and manufacturing device of battery cell are described. The battery cell includes: an electrode assembly; a casing having an accommodating cavity for accommodating the electrode assembly; an exhaust mechanism provided on the casing, the exhaust mechanism including a connecting component and a breathable component, and the breathable component is configured to discharge gas to outside of the casing when gas pressure inside the casing reaches a threshold; and an electrolyte, filled in the casing; where gas permeability A of the breathable component, conductivity S of the electrolyte, and gas containment space V satisfy 20 mm 2 *ms/cm*ml<AS/V<165 mm 2 *ms/cm*ml, and the gas containment space V is a ratio of a remaining value of volume of the accommodating cavity minus volume of the electrolyte and volume of the electrode assembly to capacity of the electrode assembly.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A battery cell, comprising:
an electrode assembly;
a casing having an accommodating cavity for accommodating the electrode assembly;
an exhaust mechanism disposed on the casing, the exhaust mechanism comprising a connecting component and a breathable component, wherein the connecting component is configured to connect the casing, and the breathable component is configured to discharge gas to outside of the casing when gas pressure inside the casing reaches a threshold; and
an electrolyte filled in the casing;
wherein specific effective ventilating area A of the breathable component, conductivity S of the electrolyte, and specific gas containment space V satisfy 20 mm 2 *mS/cm*ml<AS/V<165 mm 2 *mS/cm*ml, in which the specific gas containment space V is equal to a ratio of a remaining value of volume of the accommodating cavity minus volume of the electrolyte and volume of the electrode assembly to capacity of the electrode assembly, and the specific effective ventilating area A of the breathable component is a ratio of an effective ventilating area of the breathable component to the capacity of the electrode assembly,
wherein the specific effective ventilating area A of the breathable component is greater than or equal to 0.15 mm 2 /Ah and less than or equal to 1.5 mm 2 /Ah;
wherein the conductivity S of the electrolyte is greater than or equal to 8.5 mS/cm and less than or equal to 11 mS/cm; and
wherein the specific gas containment space V is greater than or equal to 0.1 ml/Ah and less than or equal to 0.4 ml/Ah.

2. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the specific effective ventilating area A of the breathable component, the conductivity S of the electrolyte, and the gas containment space V satisfy: 30 mm 2 *mS/cm*ml<AS/V<90 mm 2 *mS/cm*ml.

3. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the specific effective ventilating area A of the breathable component is greater than or equal to 0.45 mm 2 /Ah and less than or equal to 0.9 mm 2 /Ah.

4. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the conductivity S of the electrolyte is greater than or equal to 9 mS/cm and less than or equal to 10 mS/cm.

5. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the gas containment space V is greater than or equal to 0.2 ml/Ah and less than or equal to 0.35 ml/Ah.

6. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the conductivity S of the electrolyte and the specific gas containment space V further satisfy: 20 mS*Ah/(ml*cm)<S/V<110 mS*Ah(ml*cm).

7. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting component has multiple first through holes, with a connecting portion being formed between two adjacent first through holes, the breathable component covers the plurality of first through holes, the connecting portion is configured to attach to the breathable component to limit deformation of the breathable component, the breathable component is configured to discharge gas through the plurality of first through holes to the outside of the casing when the gas pressure inside the battery cell reaches the threshold.

8. The battery cell according to claim 7 , wherein the breathable component is disposed on a side of the connecting component facing the electrode assembly, and the connecting portion is configured to provide support force to the breathable component when the breathable component deforms toward the outside of the battery cell.

9. The battery cell according to claim 7 , wherein the casing and the exhaust mechanism are provided separately, and the exhaust mechanism is connected to the casing through the connecting component.

10. The battery cell according to claim 9 , wherein the casing has a first recess, the first recess being configured to accommodate at least part of the exhaust mechanism.

11. The battery cell according to claim 10 , wherein the connecting component comprises a main body region and an exhaust region, the main body region being configured to connect the casing, the exhaust region comprising the connecting portion and the plurality of first through holes, wherein one part of the breathable component is attached to the main body region, and another part thereof is attached to the connecting portion of the exhaust region; and
the casing has a shielding portion and a second through hole at the bottom of the first recess, the shielding portion being configured to shield at least part of the exhaust region, and the second through hole being configured to communicate with a space defined by the first recess.

12. The battery cell according to claim 11 , wherein the shielding portion has a second recess, the second recess recedes from the bottom surface of the first recess in a direction leaving the breathable component, and a clearance space is formed between the bottom surface of the second recess and the exhaust mechanism to allow clearance for the exhaust region.

13. The battery cell according to claim 12 , wherein the first recess recedes from the inner surface of the casing in a direction leaving the electrode assembly, the shielding portion is located on a side of the exhaust mechanism facing away from the electrode assembly, and the second through hole is configured to communicate the external space of the battery cell with the first recess.

14. The battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the casing comprises a housing and a cover assembly, the housing has an opening, and the cover assembly closes the opening, one of the housing and the cover assembly being provided with the exhaust mechanism.

15. A battery, comprising the battery cell according to claim 1 .

16. An electric apparatus, comprising the battery according to claim 15 , the battery being configured to provide electrical energy.

17. A method for manufacturing a battery cell, comprising:
providing a housing, the housing having an accommodating cavity and an opening communicating with the accommodating cavity;
providing an electrode assembly and loading the electrode assembly into the accommodating cavity of the housing;
providing a cover assembly and sealing the opening with the cover assembly, wherein the cover assembly and the housing together form a casing, the casing is provided with an exhaust mechanism, the exhaust mechanism comprises a connecting component and a breathable component, the connecting component is configured to connect the casing, the breathable component is configured to discharge gas to outside of the casing when gas pressure inside the casing reaches a threshold; and
injecting an electrolyte into the accommodating cavity so that specific effective ventilating area A of the breathable component, conductivity S of the electrolyte, and specific gas containment space V satisfy 20 mm 2 *mS/cm*ml<AS/V<165 mm 2 *mS/cm*ml, in which the specific gas containment space V is equal to a ratio of a remaining value of volume of the accommodating cavity minus volume of the electrolyte and volume of the electrode assembly to capacity of the electrode assembly, and the specific effective ventilating area A of the breathable component is a ratio of an effective ventilating area of the breathable component to the capacity of the electrode assembly,
wherein the specific effective ventilating area A of the breathable component is greater than or equal to 0.15 mm 2 /Ah and less than or equal to 1.5 mm 2 /Ah;
wherein the conductivity S of the electrolyte is greater than or equal to 8.5 mS/cm and less than or equal to 11 mS/cm; and
wherein the specific gas containment space V is greater than or equal to 0.1 ml/Ah and less than or equal to 0.4 ml/Ah.

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Hong Kong Ltd

Inventors

• You Xingyan
• Meng Wanqiu
• Wu Baozhen
• Wu Yiyang
• Wang Yuwen
• Liao Chan
• Ye Yonghuang

Classifications

• H01M10/049

  Processes for forming or storing electrodes in the battery container · CPC title

• H01M10/0404

  Machines for assembling batteries · CPC title

• H01M50/609

  Arrangements or processes for filling with liquid, e.g. electrolytes · CPC title

• H01M2220/20

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

• H01M50/655

  specially adapted for venting · CPC title