1838results about "Electrode rolling/calendering" patented technology

Electrodes, such as anodes and cathodes, can include a host material that is prelithiated or undergoes lithiation upon electrolyte introduction into a battery. Lithiation of the host material can occur by the agitation of lithium metal and a host material, the agitation of a lithium metal powder and a host material at a temperature greater than room temperature, the application of pressure to a lithium metal and host material mixture, contact of the host material with molten lithium metal, the lamination of lithium foil or lithium mesh onto an electrode containing the host material, or by lamination of lithium metal or mesh onto an electrode at elevated temperatures.

Composite cathode active materials having a large diameter active material and a small diameter active material are provided. The ratio of the average particle diameter of the large diameter active material to the average particle diameter of the small diameter active material ranges from about 6:1 to about 100:1. Mixing the large and small diameter active materials in a proper weight ratio improves packing density Additionally, including highly stable materials and highly conductive materials in the composite cathode active materials improves volume density, discharge capacity and high rate discharge capacity.

A dry process-based electro-chemical device and method for making a self-supporting dry electrode film for use therein is disclosed. Cost effective manufacture of electrochemical devices such as batteries, capacitors, and fuel cells is enabled.

A dry process-based particle packaging method and system is disclosed where a matrix of dry fibrillized binder is formed so as to support one or more type of particle. Reliable and inexpensive products, including films, sheets, electrodes, batteries, capacitors, fuel cells, and/or medical devices can be thus manufactured.

Dry process based energy storage device structures and methods for using a dry adhesive therein are disclosed.

Air electrodes for secondary metal-air batteries or secondary metal hydride-air batteries, in particular, bifunctional air electrodes that can undergo oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution with high reaction rates. A method of manufacturing such electrodes.

There is provided a metal oxide having a continuous nano-fiber network structure as a negative active material for a secondary battery. A method for fabricating such negative active material for a secondary battery comprises spinning a mixed solution of a metal oxide precursor and a polymer onto a collector to form composite fibers mixed with the metal oxide precursor and the polymer, thermally compressing or thermally pressurizing the composite fibers, and thermally treating the thermally compressed or thermally pressurized composite fibers to remove the polymer from the composite fiber.

A method for manufacturing an electrode plate of a nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprises the steps of: running a sheet conductive base material in a first direction; and injecting an electrode material composition containing an electrolyte from a die nozzle onto a first surface of the running sheet conductive base material to form uncoated areas at predetermined intervals on the first surface along the first direction.

A high capacity solid state composite cathode contains an active cathode material dispersed in an amorphous inorganic ionically conductive metal oxide, such as lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide and/or lithium carbon lanthanum zirconium oxide. A solid state composite separator contains an electronically insulating inorganic powder dispersed in an amorphous, inorganic, ionically conductive metal oxide. Methods for preparing the composite cathode and composite separator are provided.

An electrochemical device manufactured using an electrode layer in which severe increase of electrode resistance is prevented and/or a solid electrolyte layer in which severe decrease of ion conductivity of a solid electrolyte is prevented is provided. The electrochemical device includes a pair of electrode layers, and a solid electrolyte layer provided between the pair of electrode layers, wherein at least one layer of the electrode layers and the solid electrolyte layer is composed of first particles each providing a function of the at least one layer, second particles and a binder which is composed of an organic polymer and binds the first and second particles, and wherein the at least one layer is formed from a mixture material containing the first particles and binder particles, each of the binder particles including the second particle and the binder carried on at least a part of a surface thereof.

Improved polymer batteries and improved methods of manufacturing such polymer batteries are provided. One improved method of manufacture involves the formation of a laminated array structure that includes a number of individual battery cells. After formation of the laminated array the individual batteries are singulated from the array by cutting, shearing or stamping. Other manufacturing improvements include the use of a printing process (e.g. stenciling) to form the cathodes, the use of permanent mask layers to contain and insulate the cathodes and anodes, and the use of a molten lithium deposition process for forming the anodes.

There are disclosed solid composite electrodes with electrode active layers that include an electrode active material, an optional electron conductive material, an optional binder and other optional additives. The solid composite electrodes are formed by the deposition of an electrode composition (slurry) onto a current collector in one or many layers. The electrode structure is characterised by a porosity of the electrode composition layer that decreases in a direction from the back side of the layer (close to the current collector) towards the outer side of the layer. The gradient of the decrease in the porosity is controlled by the content of solid substance in the slurry, by the composition of the solvent in the slurry, by the temperature of the layer drying after deposition, as well as by the pressing or calendering conditions for each layer. The electrode structures can be used in chemical sources of electric energy such as primary (non-rechargeable) as well as secondary (rechargeable) batteries.

A dry particle packaging system and method for making is disclosed.

The invention described concerns an anode electrode comprising a hydrogen storage material/alloy and a high energy density metal. In addition a hydrogen electrocatalyst may be added to increase the hydrogen reaction rate. The high energy density metal is selected from a group consisting of Al, Zn, Mg and Fe, or from a combination of these metals. A method of production of an electrode comprising a hydrogen storage alloy and a high energy density metal is also described. The method comprises sintering or binding a high energy density metal powder and/or hydrogen storage alloy into at least one thin street, and calendaring or pressing said sheet forming the electrode. The anode electrode may be used in metal hydride batteries and metal air fuel cells.

A manufacturing method for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: forming a powder; forming a sheet-like green compact; and forming a heat-resistant layer. The powder contains composite particles and a solvent. The composite particles contain inorganic filler particles and a binder. The green compact is formed by pressing the powder in a state in which the solvent remains. The heat-resistant layer is formed by disposing the green compact on a surface of at least any of a positive electrode mixture layer and a negative electrode mixture layer after the green compact is formed.

A coated electrode is provided for use in energy storage devices. The coated electrode comprises a dry particles that are fibrillized.

The application relates to the technical field of production of a lithium ion battery, in particular to a lithium supplement method and system of a pole plate. The method comprises the following steps of combining a first substrate and a first lithium strip to form a first composite lithium strip, forming separation between the first lithium strip and a composite device by using a second substrate; combining the first composite lithium strip and a pole plate to be lithium-supplemented to form a lithium-supplement composite pole plate, wherein the first substrate is arranged at one side far away from the pole plate to be lithium-supplemented; and stripping and winding the first substrate to form the lithium-supplemented pole plate. The device comprises a pole plate unwinding device, a first composite lithium strip transmission device, a pole plate lithium supplement rolling device, a first pole plate stripping device and a first substrate winding device, wherein the pole plate lithium supplement rolling device comprises two press rollers arranged in opposite. The lithium supplement method and system of the pole plate, provided by the application, adopt the substrates, on one hand, the strength of the lithium strip is enhanced, on the other end, separation is formed between the lithium strip and the composite device, and thus, the lithium strip is prevented from being broken by pulling or clamping.

Implementations of the present invention relate generally to high-capacity energy storage devices and methods and apparatus for fabricating high-capacity energy storage devices. In one implementation, a method for forming a multi-layer cathode structure is provided. The method comprises providing a conductive substrate, depositing a first slurry mixture comprising a cathodically active material to form a first cathode material layer over the conductive substrate, depositing a second slurry mixture comprising a cathodically active material to form a second cathode material layer over the first cathode material layer, and compressing the as-deposited first cathode material layer and the second cathode material layer to achieve a desired porosity.

A dry process based battery that includes an electrode with one or more recycled structure is disclosed.

A negative electrode active material particle and a method for preparing the same are provided. The negative electrode active material particle includes SiO_x (0<x≦2) and Li₂Si₂O₅, and includes less than 2 wt % of Li₂SiO₃ and Li₄SiO₄.

A method and apparatus for forming lithium-ion batteries and battery cell components, and more specifically, to a system and method for fabricating such batteries and battery cell components using deposition processes that form three-dimensional porous structures are provided. One method comprises texturing a conductive substrate by calendering the conductive substrate between opposing wire mesh structures, forming a first layer of cathodically active material having a first porosity on the surface of the textured conductive substrate, and forming a second layer of cathodically active material having a second porosity on the first layer, wherein the second porosity is greater than the first porosity.

An electrode for an electrochemical cell is provided. The electrode comprises an electrode active material coated on a current collector. The surface of the electrode active material has a greater porosity than the portion nearest the current collector. The electrode includes an active material with controlled porosity, where the porosity of the inner portion is equal to or less than the porosity of the surface of the electrode after the electrode is roll-pressed. As a result, the impregnating characteristics of the electrolytic solution are improved and decreases in capacity upon charging and discharging at high rates are prevented. Therefore, excellent charge and discharge characteristics are obtained. In addition, cells including the inventive electrodes exhibit excellent charge and discharge characteristics.

A dry process based energy storage product and method for making is disclosed.