Battery Termination Tape and Electrolyte Tuning for High-Temperature Safety

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Solution Overview

Problem

Lithium-ion batteries face safety hazards due to high-temperature-induced deformation and warping of termination tapes, leading to potential short-circuits and safety accidents.

Innovation Solution

The battery design includes a positive electrode plate with a termination tape having a specific area-to-width ratio and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing fluoroethylene carbonate, which enhances high-temperature safety performance by minimizing short-circuit risks and stabilizing the adhesive layer.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the termination tape area is increased to prevent short-circuits at high temperature, then high-temperature safety performance is improved, but the battery structure complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehigh-temperature safety performanceVSAvoidbattery structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by establishing specific quantitative relationships between the termination tape area (A), fluoroethylene carbonate content (B2), and positive electrode plate width (C). The ratio A/B2 is controlled in the range of 0.5-5 and A/C in the range of 1-3, optimizing the termination tape dimensions and electrolyte composition to achieve high-temperature safety without excessive structural complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses composite materials by incorporating fluoroethylene carbonate as an electrolyte additive in the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. This chemical additive works synergistically with the termination tape structure to provide both short-circuit prevention and adhesive layer stabilization at high temperatures, resolving the contradiction through material composition rather than structural complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Reliability

If fluoroethylene carbonate content is increased to stabilize the adhesive layer, then high-temperature safety performance is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadhesive layer stabilityVSAvoidelectrolyte composition control
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent defines a specific parameter range for fluoroethylene carbonate content (B2 wt%) and establishes its quantitative relationship with termination tape area (A/B2 ratio of 0.5-5). This parameter optimization achieves adhesive layer stabilization while maintaining reasonable manufacturing precision by providing a clear target range for production control

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution effectively improves high-temperature safety performance and reduces the risk of short-circuits, maintaining the integrity of the battery even under extreme conditions.

Implementation Method 1

the electrolyte additive includes fluoroethylene carbonate... a content of fluoroethylene carbonate is B2 wt %... stabilizing the adhesive layer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectrolyte additive stabilization:

Implementation Method 2

The non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt... Transform Chemical Energy to Electrical Energy

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectIon conduction: Conduction (electrical)

Data Source

PatentUS12347829B2Battery
Publication Date: 2025.07.01 ZHUHAI COSMX BATTERY CO LTD
  • US12347829B2 patent drawing

AI summary

Disclosed is a battery. The battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, and a separator. An electrolyte additive includes fluoroethylene carbonate. A termination tape of the positive electrode plate is disposed at a paste coating tail of the positive electrode plate. An area of a termination tape of the positive electrode plate is A cm2, a content of fluoroethylene carbonate is B2 wt %; and a width of the positive electrode plate is C cm; wherein a ratio of A to B2 is in a range of 0.5-5 and a ratio of A to Cis in a range of 1 to 3. The termination tape includes a substrate and a (meth)acrylic acid termination adhesive layer coated on a surface of the substrate. The battery can effectively improve high-temperature performance.