The invention discloses a gradient triggering method for preventing battery
short circuit, which comprises the following steps: S1, uniformly mixing early-warning
thermal expansion microspheres, open-circuit
thermal expansion microspheres and conductive
carbon black, adding a water-based
adhesive, and fully dispersing to obtain a turbid liquid; s2,
coating a
current collector with the turbid liquid obtained in the step S1, and then carrying out
drying treatment; wherein the expansion temperature of the early-warning
thermal expansion microspheres is 85-95 DEG C, the expansion multiple is 10-15, and the early-warning thermal expansion microspheres are used for increasing the
internal resistance of the battery during expansion so as to carry out early warning; the expansion temperature of the open-circuit thermal expansion microspheres is 130-140 DEG C, the expansion multiple is 50-100 times, and the open-circuit thermal expansion microspheres are used for disconnecting direct contact between the positive
electrode current collector and the negative
electrode during expansion and
cutting off
electron transmission so as to avoid internal
short circuit thermal runaway. The
anode current collector prepared on the basis of the gradient trigger safety response mechanism for preventing the internal
short circuit of the
lithium battery has the characteristic that a micron-sized protective layer is in contact with a
cathode when the internal short circuit occurs, so that the defects of other methods such as expensive equipment, complex working procedures and reduction of the
energy density of the battery are overcome.