A Battery Package And A Secondary Battery Comprising It
Abstract:
This invention discloses a battery package formed of a
laminate film comprising an outer polymer layer (6), an
inner aluminum layer (5) and an adhesive layer (4) formed
on a portion of the inner surface of the aluminum layer,
characterized in that a portion of the adhesive layer to be
contacted with a positive ornegative terminal (2) is
removed and a piece made of an electrically conductive
material (7) is inserted into the removed portion.
Specification
This application is divided out of Indian Patent Application
No. 2519/KOLNP/2005
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a secondary battery
enclosed in a new battery package structure which provides an
improvement in the safety of the battery. More particularly,
the inventive package can be used in lithium secondary
batteries, particularly lithium polymer batteries.
Background Art
Recently, lithium secondary batteries using non-aqueous
electrolyte are increasingly used as a power source for
portable electronic devices due to high voltage, high
capacity, high output and low weight. However, such lithium
secondary batteries have a safety problem and thus attempts
to solve this problem are being made. When lithium secondary
battery is overcharged, excess lithium flows out from a
positive electrode and is inserted into a negative electrode,
while very highly reactive lithium metal is deposited on the
negative electrode surface, and the positive electrode
becomes thermally unstable. This results in rapid exothermic
reactions due to the decomposition reaction of an organic
solvent used as electrolyte, thus causing safety problems,
such as battery fire and explosion.
Furthermore, when conductive materials, such as nails,
penetrate the battery, the electrochemical energy within the
battery is converted into thermal energy while generating
heat rapidly. The generated heat causes rapid exothermic
reactions by the chemical reaction of the positive or
negative electrode materials, resulting in safety problems,
such as battery fire and explosion.
Moreover, the nail penetration, compression, impact and
high temperature exposure of the battery lead to a local
short circuit within the positive and negative electrodes of
the battery. At this time, excessive currents locally flow to
generate heat. As the magnitude of a short circuit current
caused by the local short circuit is inversely proportional
to resistance, the short circuit current flows toward
portions with low resistance, mainly through a metal foil
used as a current collector. The calculation of heat
generation in this case indicates that a very high heat
generation locally occurs centering a part into which a nail
penetrated, as described in Fig 1.
If heat generation occurs within the battery, the
positive and negative electrodes and the electrolyte included
in the battery will either react with each other or combust,
and eventually the battery will catch fire or explode, since
this reaction is a very high exothermic reaction. For this
reason, care is required to make sure that rapid heat
generation within the battery does not occur.
If the battery is pressed with a heavy object,
subjected to strong impact or exposed to high temperature,
such a safety problem will also occur. This safety problem
will be more serious, as the capacity of lithium secondary
batteries increases, leading to an increase in energy
density.
Generally, lithium secondary batteries use a lithium-
containing transition metal oxide as a positive active
material, which is one or more selected from the group
consisting of, for example, LiCoO2, LiNiO2, LiMn2O4, LiMnO2 and
LiNi1-xCoxO2 (0
Documents
Application Documents
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Date |
| 1 |
01646-kolnp-2008-gpa.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 1 |
1646-KOLNP-2008_EXAMREPORT.pdf |
2016-06-30 |
| 2 |
1646-KOLNP-2008-(17-12-2014)-CORRESPONDENCE.pdf |
2014-12-17 |
| 2 |
01646-kolnp-2008-form 5.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 3 |
1646-KOLNP-2008-(22-04-2014)-CORRESPONDENCE.pdf |
2014-04-22 |
| 3 |
01646-kolnp-2008-form 3.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 4 |
01646-kolnp-2008-abstract.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 4 |
01646-kolnp-2008-form 2.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 5 |
01646-kolnp-2008-form 1.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 5 |
01646-kolnp-2008-claims.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 6 |
01646-kolnp-2008-drawings.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 6 |
01646-kolnp-2008-correspondence others.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 7 |
01646-kolnp-2008-description complete.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 8 |
01646-kolnp-2008-drawings.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 8 |
01646-kolnp-2008-correspondence others.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 9 |
01646-kolnp-2008-form 1.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 9 |
01646-kolnp-2008-claims.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 10 |
01646-kolnp-2008-abstract.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 10 |
01646-kolnp-2008-form 2.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 11 |
01646-kolnp-2008-form 3.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 11 |
1646-KOLNP-2008-(22-04-2014)-CORRESPONDENCE.pdf |
2014-04-22 |
| 12 |
1646-KOLNP-2008-(17-12-2014)-CORRESPONDENCE.pdf |
2014-12-17 |
| 12 |
01646-kolnp-2008-form 5.pdf |
2011-10-07 |
| 13 |
1646-KOLNP-2008_EXAMREPORT.pdf |
2016-06-30 |
| 13 |
01646-kolnp-2008-gpa.pdf |
2011-10-07 |