SECONDARY BATTERY

• US 20120219845A1
• Filed: 02/27/2012
• Published: 08/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
• Inventors: Chiba, Daisuke
• Application Number:
  US13/405,655
• Publication Number:
  US 20120219845A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/153
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/052 Li-accumulators
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0585 of accumulators having only flat construction elements, i.e. flat positive electrodes, flat negative electrodes and flat separators
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/533 characterised by the shape of the leads or tabs
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/536 characterised by the method of fixing the leads to the electrodes, e.g. by welding
• 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

Abstract

In a battery case main body of the lithium secondary battery, many positive electrode plates and negative electrode plates are stacked. Furthermore, these many positive electrode plates and negative electrode plates are bundled for each predetermined number of plates. In each bundle, the positive electrode plates are bonded to one strap-shaped current collector lead 22A and the negative electrode plates are bonded to one strap-shaped current corrector lead 22B. These current collector leads 22A and 22B are connected to a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal, respectively. Then, according to a length L of the current corrector leads 22A and 22B for each bundle, a width W of the current corrector leads 22A and 22B is varied, thereby making current collector resistances of the stacked bodies uniform.

Claims

1. A secondary battery comprising:

stacked bodies, each formed by alternately stacking positive electrode plates and negative electrode plates, in a battery case;

a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal for communicating the inside of the battery case with the outside of the battery case; and

strap-shaped current collector leads, each for electrically connecting the corresponding electrode plate and the corresponding electrode terminal, in each polarity,

wherein at least either widths or thicknesses of the current collector leads are varied according to the length of the corresponding current collector lead connected to the corresponding stacked body among the stacked bodies.

2. The secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein at least either the widths or the thicknesses of the current collector leads are varied, in order that current collector resistance values of the stacked bodies are substantially the same.

3. A secondary battery comprising:

stacked bodies, each formed by alternately stacking positive electrode plates and negative electrode plates, in a battery case;

a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal for communicating the inside of the battery case with the outside of the battery case; and

strap-shaped current collector leads, each for electrically connecting the corresponding electrode plate and the corresponding electrode terminal, in each polarity,

wherein the electrode plate and the corresponding current collector lead are electrically connected by connecting a tub formed in the electrode plate and one end of the corresponding current collector lead, and its bonded area is designed in order that current corrector resistance values of the stacked bodies are substantially the same with considering lengths, widths, and thicknesses of the current collector leads connected to the stacked bodies.