Method for calculating battery capacity characteristics

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025231125-A1
Application number	US-202318839407-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 12, 2023
Priority date	Sep 16, 2022
Publication date	Jul 17, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for calculating battery capacity characteristics, the method including: a negative electrode preparation step for preparing a negative electrode in which graphite and a SiO-based material to be tested are mixed; a charging step for charging a battery including the negative electrode; a data collection step for observing the negative electrode using XRD and thereby collecting time series data for CLi which is the peak value of Li, C6(t) which is the peak value of Li2C12, and C12(t) which is the peak value of LiC12; and a parameter calculation step for calculating parameter K, which is a parameter indicating the battery capacity characteristics, on the basis of the CLi, C6(t), and C12(t) when the time differential value for the C6(t) or the C12(t) is 0, and to a battery in which the value of parameter K is at least 12 times the weight fraction of the SiO-based material in the negative electrode.

First claim

1 . A method for calculating battery capacity characteristics, the method comprising:
charging a battery comprising the anode which comprises graphite and an SiO-based material; collecting time series data for C 6 (t) which is a peak of Li 2 C 12 , and C 12 (t) which is a peak of LiC 12 by observing the anode with X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and obtaining C Li which is a peak of Li; and calculating a value of K, which is a parameter for battery capacity characteristics, based on C Li , C 6 (t), and C 12 (t), when a time differential value for the C 6 (t) or the C 12 (t) is 0.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the anode is prepared such that a weight fraction of the SiO-based material in the anode is 0.15 or less.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the SiO-based material is SiO doped with Li, Mg, or a mixture thereof.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein charging the battery comprises charging the battery to a 100% state-of-charge (SOC).

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein, when collecting time series data, the SOC of the battery is maintained above 50%.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the value of K is calculated according to an equation:

K
=

C

1
⁢
2

(
t
)

·

C

Li

C
6

(
t
)

.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
determining a capacity characteristic state of the battery by comparing the value of K and a weight fraction value of the SiO-based material in the anode.

8 . A battery, comprising:
an anode comprising graphite and an SiO-based material; an anode current collector on which the anode is applied; a cathode containing lithium; a cathode current collector on which the cathode is applied; a separator between the anode and the cathode; an electrolyte solution impregnated into the cathode and the anode; and a case accommodating the anode, the cathode, the anode current collector, the cathode current collector, the separator, and the electrolyte solution therein, wherein the SiO-based material is doped with Li, Mg, or a mixture thereof, a value of K, which is a parameter for battery capacity characteristics, is 12 times or more than a weight fraction of the SiO-based material in the anode, and the value of K is measured according to an equation:

K
=

C

1
⁢
2

(
t
)

·

C

Li

C
6

(
t
)

,

and by
charging a battery comprising the anode;
collecting time series data for C Li which is a peak of Li, C 6 (t) which is a peak of Li 2 C 12 , and C 12 (t) which is a peak of LiC 12 by observing the anode with X-Ray Diffraction (XRD); and
calculating the value of K, when a time differential value for the C 6 (t) or the C 12 (t) is 0.

Assignees

• Lg Energy Solution Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Eun Ju
• Rah Kyun Il
• Kang Joonhyeon

Classifications

• H01M2004/027

  Negative electrodes · CPC title

• H01M4/583

  Carbonaceous material, e.g. graphite-intercalation compounds or CFx · CPC title

• H01M4/483 Primary

  for non-aqueous cells (H01M4/485 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01N2223/056

  diffraction · CPC title

• G01N23/20 Primary

  by using diffraction of the radiation by the materials, e.g. for investigating crystal structure; by using scattering of the radiation by the materials, e.g. for investigating non-crystalline materials; by using reflection of the radiation by the materials · CPC title