Coin Cell PCB Assembly for Reflow Heat Resistance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for manufacturing circuit board assemblies with coin-type secondary cells using reflow soldering result in deteriorated cell performance due to high-temperature processing.

Innovation Solution

The method involves optimizing the capacity and structure of the positive and negative electrodes in the coin-type secondary cell, using sintered plates with oriented primary particles and specific materials, and employing a gasket to ensure heat resistance and maintain high cell performance during reflow soldering.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If reflow soldering is used to mount the coin-type secondary cell, then the manufacturing process is simplified, but cell performance deteriorates during heating

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing process simplificationVSAvoidcell performance
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical composition parameters of the electrolytic solution by adding specific additives (vinylene carbonate at 5-20 wt% and fluoroethylene carbonate at 5-20 wt%) to modify the cell's thermal stability and reflow heat resistance, allowing the cell to maintain performance during reflow soldering heating

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite electrolytic solution system by combining multiple components (lithium salt, cyclic carbonate, chain carbonate, and additives) to achieve both manufacturing ease through reflow soldering and maintained cell performance, resolving the contradiction between process simplification and reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Reliability

If the concentration of lithium salt in the electrolytic solution is increased to improve conductivity, then reactions with the positive active material are suppressed, but manufacturing cost and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereaction suppression and conductivityVSAvoidelectrolytic solution composition complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent optimizes the lithium salt concentration parameter to 0.5-2.0 mol/l and introduces additive concentration parameters (vinylene carbonate 5-20 wt%, fluoroethylene carbonate 5-20 wt%) to achieve the desired balance between conductivity, reaction suppression, and manageable complexity

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

This approach allows for the production of a circuit board assembly with a coin-type secondary cell that retains high cell performance and capacity, suitable for reflow soldering, with improved lithium ion conductivity and reduced stress during heating.

Implementation Method 1

the oriented sintered plate includes a plurality of primary particles of a lithium composite oxide such as lithium cobaltate (LiCoO 2 ), and the primary particles are oriented to the plate surface of the positive electrode at an average orientation angle greater than 0° and less than or equal to 30°

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLithium ion conduction: Conduction (electrical)

Implementation Method 2

a coin-type secondary cell is mounted by reflow soldering on a wiring board

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeating: Heating

Implementation Method 3

reflow soldering

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMelting: Melting

Implementation Method 4

by heat-treating the electrode at 200 °C to 450 °C, the degradation of battery characteristics is inhibited

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermal stability: Heat Treatment

Data Source

PatentEP3876300B1Manufacturing method of a circuit board assembly
Publication Date: 2025.08.20 NGK INSULATORS LTD
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AI summary

A circuit board assembly (8) includes a wiring board (81), a coin-type secondary cell (1) that is a lithium secondary cell electrically connected to the wiring board (81) by reflow soldering, and a wireless communication device (82) electrically connected to the wiring board (81). The coin-type secondary cell (1) includes a positive electrode including a sintered body, a negative electrode including a sintered body, an electrolyte layer provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a cell case having an enclosed space in which the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte layer are housed. When C is given as the capacity of the positive electrode and A is given as the capacity of the negative electrode, 1.03 < C/A < 1.60 is satisfied.