Nonaqueous electrolyte battery, battery pack and vehicle

• US 20080070115A1
• Filed: 07/19/2007
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Harada, Yasuhiro, Takami, Norio, Inagaki, Hiroki, Saruwatari, Hidesato
• Granted Patent: US 7,887,955 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/211
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/052 Li-accumulators
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0583 of accumulators with folded construction elements except wound ones, i.e. folded positive or negative electrodes or separators, e.g. with "Z"-shaped electrodes or separators
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/425 Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing printed circuits H05K1/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 4/485 of mixed oxides or hydroxides for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiTi2O4 or LiTi2OxFy H01M4/505, H01M4/525 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 4/661 Metal or alloys, e.g. alloy coatings H01M4/669 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/54 Connection of several leads or tabs of plate-like electrode stacks, e.g. electrode pole straps or bridges
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 70/50 Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

Abstract

A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes an electrode group and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The electrode group has a laminated structure in which positive electrodes and negative electrodes are alternately interposed between overlapped parts of a separator folded in a zigzag form. A Gurley value of an outermost layer of the separator is larger than that of an inner layer. The battery satisfyies the following equation (1):
3×10⁻⁵≦(X/Y)≦1.5×10⁻³   (1) wherein X is a rated resistance [mΩ] of the nonaqueous electrolyte battery and Y is a rated capacity [mAh] of the nonaqueous electrolyte battery.

Claims

1. A nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprising:

an electrode group having a laminated structure in which positive electrodes and negative electrodes are alternately interposed between overlapped parts of a separator folded in a zigzag form, a Gurley value of an outermost layer of the separator being larger than that of an inner layer; and

a nonaqueous electrolyte,

the battery satisfying the following equation (1);

3×

10<sup>−

5</sup>≦

(X/Y)≦

1.5×

10<sup>−

3</sup>  

 

(1)

wherein X is a rated resistance [mΩ

] of the nonaqueous electrolyte battery and Y is a rated capacity [mAh] of the nonaqueous electrolyte battery.

2. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to claim 1, wherein each of the positive electrodes contains a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode layer laminated on the positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode lead projecting from the positive electrode current collector,

each of the negative electrodes contains a negative electrode current collector, a negative electrode layer laminated on the negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode lead projecting from the negative electrode current collector, and

the nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprises a positive electrode lead tab welded to the positive electrode lead and a negative electrode lead tab welded to the negative electrode lead, and the welded part of the positive electrode lead and the positive electrode lead tab and the welded part of the negative electrode lead and the negative electrode lead tab project from the separator.

3. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to claim 2, wherein a direction in which the positive electrode lead projects is opposite to a direction in which the negative electrode lead projects.

4. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to claim 2, wherein an area of the welded part of the positive electrode lead and the positive electrode lead tab is 0.2 to 5% of an area of the positive electrode layer, and an area of the welded part of the negative electrode lead and the negative electrode lead tab is 0.2 to 5% of an area of the negative electrode layer.

5. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to claim 1, wherein (X/Y) is 5×

10<sup>−

5</sup> to 1×

10<sup>−

3</sup> (mΩ

/mAh).

6. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to claim 1, wherein the Gurley value of the separator is 50 to 300 [sec/100 cc].

7. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to claim 1, wherein an increase rate of the Gurley value of the separator when the separator is allowed to stand at 80°

C. for 3 hours is 0.1 to 5%.

8. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to claim 1, wherein the Gurley value of the outermost layer is larger by 0.1 to 20% than the Gurley value of the inner layer.

9. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to claim 1, wherein the Gurley value of the outermost layer is larger by 0.5 to 10% than the Gurley value of the inner layer.

10. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to claim 1, wherein each of the negative electrodes comprises a current collector made of aluminum having an average crystal grain size of 50 μ

m or less or an aluminum alloy having an average crystal grain size of 50 μ

m or less.

11. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to claim 1, wherein each of the negative electrodes contains a lithium-titanium oxide.

12. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to claim 11, wherein the lithium-titanium oxide has a spinel structure.

13. A battery pack comprising a nonaqueous electrolyte battery, the battery comprising:

an electrode group having a laminated structure in which positive electrodes and negative electrodes are alternately interposed between overlapped parts of a separator folded in a zigzag form, a Gurley value of an outermost layer of the separator being larger than that of an inner layer; and

a nonaqueous electrolyte,

the battery satisfying the following equation (1);

3×

10<sup>−

5</sup>≦

(X/Y)≦

1.5×

10<sup>−

3</sup>  

 

(1)

wherein X is a rated resistance [mΩ

] of the nonaqueous electrolyte battery and Y is a rated capacity [mAh] of the nonaqueous electrolyte battery.

14. The battery pack according to claim 13, wherein each of the positive electrodes contains a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode layer laminated on the positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode lead projects from the positive electrode current collector,

each of the negative electrodes contains a negative electrode current collector, a negative electrode layer laminated on the negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode lead projects from the negative electrode current collector, and

the nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprises a positive electrode lead tab welded to the positive electrode lead and a negative electrode lead tab welded to the negative electrode lead, and the welded part of the positive electrode lead and the positive electrode lead tab and the welded part of the negative electrode lead and the negative electrode lead tab project from the separator.

15. The battery pack according to claim 14, wherein a direction in which the positive electrode lead projects is opposite to a direction in which the negative electrode lead projects.

16. The battery pack according to claim 13, wherein (X/Y) is 5×

10<sup>−

5</sup> to 1×

10<sup>−

3</sup> (mΩ

/mAh).

17. The battery pack according to claim 13, wherein the Gurley value of the separator is 50 to 300 [sec/100 cc].

18. The battery pack according to claim 13, wherein an increase rate of the Gurley value of the separator when the separator is allowed to stand at 80°

C. for 3 hours is 0.1 to 5%.

19. The battery pack according to claim 13, wherein the Gurley value of the outermost layer is larger by 0.1 to 20% than the Gurley value of the inner layer.

20. A vehicle comprising the battery pack according to claim 13.