Lithium secondary battery and control system therefor, and method for detecting state of lithium secondary battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2015200425-A1
Application number	US-201514670971-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 27, 2015
Priority date	Aug 4, 2010
Publication date	Jul 16, 2015
Grant date	—

Abstract

There is provided a control system for a lithium secondary battery that can quantitatively sense a deterioration state inherent in a lithium secondary battery using silicon oxide as a negative electrode active material, that is, the nonuniform reaction state of a negative electrode. A control system for a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode using silicon oxide as a negative electrode active material, and a lithium reference electrode having a reference potential with respect to the negative electrode includes measurement means for measuring a voltage V of the negative electrode with respect to the lithium reference electrode and a discharge capacity Q of the lithium secondary battery during discharge of the lithium secondary battery; generation means for generating a V-dQ/dV curve representing a relationship between dQ/dV, which is a proportion of an amount of change dQ in the discharge capacity Q to an amount of change dV in the voltage V, and the voltage V; calculation means for calculating an intensity ratio of two peaks appearing on the V-dQ/dV curve for two voltage values in the voltage V; and sensing means for sensing a state of the negative electrode utilizing the intensity ratio.

First claim

1 . A control system for a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode using silicon oxide as a negative electrode active material, the control system comprising:
measurement means for measuring a voltage V of the negative electrode with respect to a lithium reference electrode and a discharge capacity Q of the lithium secondary battery during discharge of the lithium secondary battery; generation means for generating a V-dQ/dV curve representing a relationship between dQ/dV, which is a proportion of an amount of change dQ in the discharge capacity Q to an amount of change dV in the voltage V, and the voltage V; calculation means for calculating an intensity ratio of two peaks appearing on the V-dQ/dV curve for two voltage values in the voltage V; and sensing means for sensing a state of the negative electrode utilizing the intensity ratio, wherein the discharge curve of a half cell comprising the positive electrode and a metal lithium negative electrode is previously measured, and the measurement means obtains the voltage V of the negative electrode with respect to the lithium reference electrode by calculation from the difference between the discharge curve of the lithium secondary battery and the discharge curve of the half cell.

2 . The control system for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein
the two voltage values are redox potentials of the silicon oxide.

3 . The control system for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein
the two voltage values are approximately 0.3 V and approximately 0.5 V.

4 . The control system for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , further comprising:
charge and discharge control means for repeatedly charging and discharging the lithium secondary battery, wherein the measurement means measures the voltage V and the discharge capacity Q during first discharge and during second discharge performed after the first discharge respectively, the generation means generates the V-dQ/dV curve, each time the voltage V and the discharge capacity Q are measured, based on the voltage V and the discharge capacity Q, the calculation means calculates, each time the V-dQ/dV curve is generated, an intensity ratio of two peaks appearing on the V-dQ/dV curve for the two voltage values, and the sensing means compares the intensity ratios calculated by the calculation means with each other, and senses the state of the negative electrode from a result of the comparison.

5 . The control system for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 4 , wherein
the sensing means senses that a degree of uniformity of lithium concentration in the negative electrode becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value when a difference between the intensity ratio calculated based on the voltage V and the discharge capacity Q during the second discharge and the intensity ratio calculated based on the voltage V and the discharge capacity Q during the first discharge is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold.

6 . The control system for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 5 , wherein
the sensing means further comprises information transmission means for transmitting, when the sensing means senses that the difference between the intensity ratio calculated based on the voltage V and the discharge capacity Q during the second discharge and the intensity ratio calculated based on the voltage V and the discharge capacity Q during the first discharge becomes equal to or more than a predetermined threshold, the information to the charge and discharge control means, and the charge and discharge control means receiving the transmission executes means for improving the degree of uniformity of the lithium concentration in the negative electrode.

7 . The control system for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 5 , wherein
the predetermined threshold is 5 to 20%.

8 . The control system for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 7 , wherein
the means for improving the degree of uniformity of the lithium concentration in the negative electrode is charge and discharge with microcurrent.

9 . The control system for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein an amount of the microcurrent is 0.01 C to 0.1 C.

10 . A lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode using silicon oxide as a negative electrode active material, the lithium secondary battery comprising:
a charge and discharge control portion for repeatedly charging and discharging the lithium secondary battery; a measurement portion for measuring a voltage V of the negative electrode with respect to a lithium reference electrode and a discharge capacity Q of the lithium secondary battery during discharge of the lithium secondary battery; a generation portion for generating a V-dQ/dV curve representing a relationship between dQ/dV, which is a proportion of an amount of change dQ in the discharge capacity Q to an amount of change dV in the voltage V, and the voltage V; a peak intensity ratio calculation portion for calculating an intensity ratio of two peaks appearing on the V-dQ/dV curve for two voltage values in the voltage V; a peak intensity ratio comparison portion for sensing a state of the negative electrode utilizing the intensity ratio; and an information transmission portion for transmitting, when the comparison portion senses that a difference between the intensity ratio of the two peaks appearing on the V-dQ/dV curve for the two voltage values in the voltage V becomes equal to or more than a predetermined threshold, the information to the charge and discharge control portion, wherein the charge and discharge control portion receiving the transmission executes means for improving a degree of uniformity of lithium concentration in the negative electrode, and wherein the discharge curve of a half cell comprising the positive electrode and a metal lithium negative electrode is previously measured, and the measurement portion obtains the voltage V of the negative electrode with respect to the lithium reference electrode by calculation from the difference between the discharge curve of the lithium secondary battery and the discharge curve of the half cell.

11 . The lithium secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein the two voltage values are redox potentials of the silicon oxide.

12 . The lithium secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein
the two voltage values are approximately 0.3 V and approximately 0.5 V.

13 . The lithium secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein
the measurement portion measures the voltage V and the discharge capacity Q during first discharge and during second discharge performed after the first discharge respectively, the generation portion generates the V-dQ/dV curve, each time the voltage V and the discharge capacity Q are measured, based on the voltage V and the discharge capacity Q, the peak intensity ratio calculation portion calculates, each time the V-dQ/dV curve is generated, an intensity ratio of two peaks appearing on the V-dQ/dV curve for the two voltage values, and the peak intensity ratio comparison portion compares the intensity ratios calculated by the calculation portion with each other, and senses the state of the negative electrode from a result of the comparison.

14 . The lithium secondary battery according to claim 13 , wherein
the comparison portion senses that the degree of uniformity of the lithium concentration in the negative electrode becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value when a difference

Assignees

• Iriyama Jiro
• Kajita Tetsuya
• Kawasaki Daisuke
• Kasahara Ryuichi
• Numata Tatsuji
• Nec Energy Devices Ltd
• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Iriyama Jiro
• Kajita Tetsuya
• Kawasaki Daisuke
• Kasahara Ryuichi
• Numata Tatsuji

Classifications

• H01M4/485 Primary

  of mixed oxides or hydroxides for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiTi2O4 or LiTi2OxFy (H01M4/505, H01M4/525 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01M10/48 Primary

  Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte (constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569) · CPC title

• G01R31/362

  Physics · mapped topic

• G01R31/3648

  comprising digital calculation means, e.g. for performing an algorithm · CPC title

• H02J7/007

  Electricity · mapped topic