Electrolyte Composition for Li-Ion Batteries Under High-Temperature Storage

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current electrolyte solutions for lithium-ion secondary batteries face challenges in reducing initial resistance and gas generation during high-temperature storage, which affects battery performance and cycle characteristics.

Innovation Solution

An electrolyte solution containing specific compounds, such as those represented by formulas (1-1) and (1-2), which reduce initial resistance and gas generation by improving the stability and solubility of the electrolyte, thereby enhancing battery performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional electrolyte solutions are used, then the battery can operate, but the initial resistance is high and gas generation occurs during high-temperature storage

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinitial resistanceVSAvoidgas generation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces compounds with specific molecular structures (formulas 1-1 and 1-2) that have particular physical and chemical parameters including solubility characteristics and stability constants. These parameter changes in the electrolyte composition enable simultaneous reduction of initial resistance and suppression of gas generation during high-temperature storage by optimizing the electrochemical properties of the electrolyte solution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite electrolyte system by combining compounds represented by formulas (1-1) and (1-2) with other electrolyte components. This composite approach integrates multiple functional materials that work synergistically to reduce initial resistance while suppressing gas generation, achieving a balance between electrical performance and thermal stability that neither component could achieve alone.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Stability of the object's composition

If electrolyte stability is improved to reduce gas generation, then high-temperature storage performance improves, but initial resistance may increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveelectrolyte stabilityVSAvoidinitial resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent optimizes the molecular structure parameters of the electrolyte compounds to achieve a balance between stability and conductivity. By carefully selecting alkyl group configurations in formulas (1-1) and (1-2), the patent adjusts solubility, viscosity, and electrochemical stability parameters to simultaneously improve high-temperature storage performance while maintaining low initial resistance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by designing specific regions in the molecular structure of the electrolyte compounds with different functional characteristics. The compounds have localized functional groups that provide stability in certain regions while maintaining conductivity in other regions, enabling the electrolyte to exhibit both high stability and low resistance properties simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

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 proposed electrolyte solution effectively decreases initial resistance and gas generation during high-temperature storage, improving the high-temperature cycle characteristics and maintaining low resistance in lithium-ion secondary batteries.

Implementation Method 1

improving the stability and solubility of the electrolyte

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSolubility: Solvation

Implementation Method 2

electrochemical device including the electrolyte solution

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectrochemical reaction: Redox Reactions

Data Source

PatentUS12183887B2Electrolytic solution, electrochemical device, lithium-ion secondary battery, and module
Publication Date: 2024.12.31 DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD
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AI summary

An electrolyte solution containing at least one compound (1) selected from a compound represented by the following formula (1-1) and a compound represented by the following formula (1-2), the formula (1-1) being:wherein R111 to R113 are each individually a C1-C4 linear alkyl group, the formula (1-2) being:wherein R121 to R123 are each individually a C1-C4 linear alkyl group.