Battery pack and electrical device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024290944-A1
Application number	US-202418648388-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 28, 2024
Priority date	Jul 28, 2022
Publication date	Aug 29, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is a battery pack. The battery pack includes a first battery cell, a second battery cell, and a third battery cell. A positive electrode active substance of each battery cell is composed of lithium iron phosphate and a low-temperature additive. The low-temperature additive is selected from compounds containing at least two carbonyl groups, which are conjugated with an unsaturated structure or an atom having lone-pair electrons connected with the carbonyl groups. At a temperature lower than or equal to 10° C., a ratio of a discharging capacity of a single cell of the second battery cell to a discharging capacity of a single cell of the first battery cell ranges from 1.003 to 1.12, and a ratio of a discharging capacity of a single cell of the third battery cell to a discharging capacity of a single cell of the second battery cell ranges from 1.005 to 1.15.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A battery pack, comprising a battery pack case and battery cells accommodated in the battery pack case, wherein:
based on a determined temperature distribution in entire internal space of the battery pack case when being applied at a low temperature, the internal space of the battery pack case comprises a first region, a second region, and a third region in a descending order of temperature, a first battery cell is arranged in the first region, a second battery cell is arranged in the second region, a third battery cell is arranged in the third region, the first battery cell and the second battery cell are arranged adjacent to each other, and the second battery cell and the third battery cell are arranged adjacent to each other, the internal space of the battery pack case comprises one or more first regions, second regions, and/or third regions; a positive electrode of each of the first battery cell, the second battery cell, and the third battery cell comprises a positive electrode active substance, the positive electrode active substance being composed of lithium iron phosphate and a low-temperature additive, the low-temperature additive being selected from one or more of compounds containing at least two carbonyl groups that are respectively or jointly conjugated with a double bond, an unsaturated monocyclic ring or unsaturated fused ring, an unsaturated group, and an atom having lone-pair electrons connected thereto, and at a test temperature lower than or equal to 10° C., a discharging capacity of a single cell of the first battery cell is CAP1, a discharging capacity of a single cell of the second battery cell is CAP2, a discharging capacity of a single cell of the third battery cell is CAP3, and the discharging capacities of the respective single cells of the first battery cell, second battery cell, and third battery cell satisfy the following relationships: a value of CAP3/CAP2 ranges from 1.005 to 1.15, and a value of CAP2/CAP1 ranges from 1.003 to 1.12.

2 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the discharging capacities of the respective single cells of the first battery cell, second battery cell, and third battery cell satisfy the following relationships: the value of CAP3/CAP2 ranges from 1.01 to 1.05, and the value of CAP2/CAP1 ranges from 1.003 to 1.04.

3 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein a theoretical gram capacity of the compound is in a range from 150 mAh/g to 800 mAh/g, optionally in a range from 180 mAh/g to 600 mAh/g.

4 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein a relative molecular weight of the compound is in a range from 100 to 800.

5 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein:
an overall gram capacity of the positive electrode active substance of the first battery cell is 136 mAh/g to 154 mAh/g, an overall gram capacity of the positive electrode active substance of the second battery cell is 133 mAh/g to 163 mAh/g, and an overall gram capacity of the positive electrode active substance of the third battery cell is 128 mAh/g to 172 mAh/g.

6 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the low-temperature additive is selected from the group consisting of simple quinones, substituted quinones, quinones fused with heterocycles, polycarbonyl quinones, cyclic dianhydrides or cyclic diimides fused with unsaturated rings and salts thereof, substituted or unsubstituted six-membered rings containing 3 or 4 carbonyl groups and 2 or 3 atoms having lone-pair electrons, alkoxides of a six-membered ring containing 2 to 4 carbonyl groups and 1 to 2 double bonds and containing no heterocyclic atoms, and carboxylates containing a benzene ring or a double bon that is conjugated with the at least two carbonyl groups, and
optionally, the low-temperature additive is selected from one or more of 1,4-dibenzoquinonyl benzene, p-benzoquinone, o-benzoquinone, anthraquinone, and phenanthrenequinone, 2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-1,4-benzoquinone, 2,5-dimethoxybenzoquinone, 1,3,4-trihydroxyanthraquinone, 1,5-dilithiumoxyanthraquinone, dipyrido p-benzoquinone, dipyrido o-benzoquinone, dithieno p-benzoquinone, dithieno o-benzoquinone, difurano p-benzoquinone, nonbenzohexaquinone, 5,7,12,14-pentacene tetraquinone, pyromellitic dianhydride, naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride, perylene tetracarboxylic dianhydride, dichloroisocyanuric acid, unsubstituted or C 1-6 alkyl- or C 1-6 alkenyl-substituted piperazine tetrone derivatives, 2,5-dihydroxybenzoquinone dilithium salt, dilithium rhodizonate, tetra-lithium rhodizonate, lithium terephthalate, lithium 2,4-dienyladipate, lithium vinyl dibenzoate, lithium diimide benzenetetracarboxylate, or dilithium diimide naphthalenetetracarboxylate.

7 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein based on the determined temperature distribution in the entire internal space of the battery pack case when being applied at the low temperature, for the first region, the second region, and the third region, a difference between the highest temperature and the lowest temperature in the same region is greater than or equal to 3° C., and optionally lower than or equal to 10° C.

8 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein in the entire internal space of the battery pack case, the highest temperature T H , the lowest temperature T L , and T H −T L =T M in the internal space of the battery pack case are determined when being applied at low temperature,
in the first region, the highest temperature is T H , and the lowest temperature is T 1 =T H −(T M /3),
in the second region, the highest temperature is T 1 , and the lowest temperature is T 2 =T H −2(T M /3), and
in the third region, the highest temperature is T 2 , and the lowest temperature is T L , where 3° C.≤T M /3≤10° C.

9 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein:
in the positive electrode of the first battery cell, a mass ratio of the low-temperature additive ranges from 0% to 2%, calculated based on a total mass of the active substance, in the positive electrode of the respective second battery cell, a mass ratio of the low-temperature additive ranges from 2% to 8%, calculated based on a total mass of the active substance, and in the positive electrode of the respective third battery cell, a mass ratio of the low-temperature additive ranges from 8% to 13%, calculated based on a total mass of the active substance.

10 . A method for arranging a battery pack, the battery pack comprising a battery pack case and battery cells accommodated in the battery pack case, the method comprising:
determining, based on a simulation method, a temperature distribution in entire internal space of the battery pack case when being applied at a low temperature; dividing, based on the temperature distribution determined in the step 1, the internal space of the battery pack case into three regions in a descending order of temperature; and arranging a first battery cell in the first region, arranging a second battery cell in the second region, and arranging a third battery cell in the third region, allowing the first battery cell and the second battery cell to be arranged adjacent to each other, and the second battery cell and the third battery cell to be arranged adjacent to each other, wherein: the internal space of the battery pack case comprises one or more first regions, second regions, and/or third regions, a positive electrode of each of the first battery cell, the second battery cell, and the third battery cell comprises a positive electrode active substance, the positive electrode active substance being composed of lithium iron phosphate and a low-temperature additive, the low-temperature additive being selected from one or more of compounds containi

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Dong Miaomiao
• Bie Changfeng
• Ouyang Shaocong
• Ni Huan
• Liu Hongyu
• Sun Xin
• Fu Chenghua

Classifications

• H01M2004/028

  Positive electrodes · CPC title

• H01M50/244

  Secondary casings; Racks; Suspension devices; Carrying devices; Holders characterised by their mounting method · CPC title

• H01M50/204

  Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells · CPC title

• H01M4/62

  Selection of inactive substances as ingredients for active masses, e.g. binders, fillers · CPC title

• H01M4/136 Primary

  Electrodes based on inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFy · CPC title