Cable-type secondary battery

• US 9,059,474 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2014
• Issued: 06/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Energy Solution Limited (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Chem Limited (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kwon, Yo-Han, Woo, Sang-Wook, Kim, Hyo-Mi, Kim, Je-Young
• Primary Examiner(s): Ryan, Patrick
• Assistant Examiner(s): COLUCCI RIOS, JOSE A
• Application Number:
  US14/285,761
• Publication Number:
  US 20140272506A1
• Time in Patent Office: 389 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0431 Cells with wound or folded electrodes H01M10/045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0436 Small-sized flat cells or batteries for portable equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 4/75 Wires, rods or strips
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/548 on opposite sides of the cell
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/559 Terminals adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round, elliptic or button cells H01M50/553 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2101/00 One pole
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/58 Contacts spaced along longitudinal axis of engagement
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/06 Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/94
• 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

Disclosed is a cable-type secondary battery comprising at least one inner electrode layer including an inner electrode active material formed on a surface of an inner current collector having a horizontal cross section of a predetermined shape and extending in a lengthwise direction, a separation layer formed to surround the inner electrode layer, and an outer electrode layer formed to surround the separation layer and including an outer electrode active material formed on a surface of an outer current collector, and the cable-type secondary battery further comprises a first connection terminal that is electrically connected to the outer current collector and formed at one end of the cable-type secondary battery, and a second connection terminal that is electrically connected to the inner current collector and formed at the other end of the cable-type secondary battery.

Claims

1. A cable-type secondary battery comprising:

at least one inner electrode layer including an inner electrode active material formed on a surface of an inner current collector having a horizontal cross section of a predetermined shape and extending in a lengthwise direction;

a separation layer formed to surround the inner electrode layer; and

an outer electrode layer formed to surround the separation layer, and including an outer electrode active material formed on a surface of an outer current collector, and

the cable-type secondary battery further comprising;

a first connection terminal that is electrically connected to the inner current collector and the outer current collector, and formed at one end of the cable-type secondary battery; and

a second connection terminal that is electrically connected to the inner current collector and the outer current collector, and formed at the other end of the cable-type secondary battery,

wherein each of the first and second connection terminals have an inner part and an outer part, the inner and outer parts having opposite polarities, wherein the inner part is electrically connected to one of the inner or outer current collector, and wherein the outer part is electrically connected to the other of the inner or outer current collector.

2. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the first and second connection terminals each comprises an insulation layer made from an insulation material between an electrically connected part with the inner current collector and an electrically connected part with the outer current collector.

3. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the first and second connection terminals are an earphone plug-shaped terminal.

4. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 3, wherein a diameter of the earphone plug-shaped terminal is 3.5 mm.

5. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the first and second connection terminals have at least one type selected from the group consisting of male-male, male-female, female-male, and female-female.

6. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 1, further comprising:

a protection coating surrounding the outer electrode layer.

7. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the inner current collector is a pipe-type current collector, a wound wire-type current collector, a wound sheet-type current collector, or a mesh-type current collector.

8. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the outer current collector is a pipe-type current collector, a wound wire-type current collector, a wound sheet-type current collector, or a mesh-type current collector.

9. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the inner electrode layer is a negative or positive electrode, and the outer electrode layer is a positive or negative electrode opposite to the inner electrode layer.

10. A battery module comprising:

a plurality of cable-type secondary batteries defined in claim 1,

wherein, for the plurality of cable-type secondary batteries, the first connection terminal is a male or female terminal, and the second connection terminal is a female or male terminal matching to the first connection terminal, and

the plurality of cable-type secondary batteries are electrically connected in parallel.

11. A secondary battery operating system comprising:

a cable-type secondary battery defined in claim 1; and

a load that is supplied with power from the cable-type secondary battery,

wherein the load comprises;

a first coupling terminal that is coupled with and electrically connected to only one electrode among the negative and positive electrodes of the first connection terminal of the cable-type secondary battery; and

a second coupling terminal that is coupled with and electrically connected to only an electrode (positive or negative) opposite to the first coupling terminal, among the negative and positive electrodes of the second connection terminal of the cable-type secondary battery.

12. The secondary battery operating system according to claim 11, wherein the load is an electric bike, a power tool, an energy storage system, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), a mobile computer, a mobile information communication terminal, a portable audio player, or a portable video player.

13. A cable-type secondary battery connection set comprising:

a cable-type secondary battery defined in claim 1; and

a connection device to electrically connect the cable-type secondary battery to a charger that supplies a required charging power to the cable-type secondary battery, or to a load that is supplied with power from the cable-type secondary battery,

wherein the connection device comprises;

a first coupling terminal that is coupled with and electrically connected to only one electrode among the negative and positive electrodes of the first connection terminal;

a second coupling terminal that is coupled with and electrically connected to only an electrode (positive or negative) opposite to the first coupling terminal, among the negative and positive electrodes of the second connection terminal; and

a third coupling terminal to electrically connect the first and second coupling terminals respectively to a positive or negative electrode of the charger or the load.

14. The secondary battery connection set according to claim 13, wherein the third coupling terminal of the connection device is of a universal series bus (USB) terminal type.