Abstract: Provided is a low-resistance sealed battery in which solidification cracking of a weld part of a negative electrode lead and an outer can is inhibited. A sealed battery according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises: an electrode body obtained by winding a positive electrode and a negative electrode with a separator therebetween; a bottomed cylinder-shaped outer can that accommodates the electrode body; and a sealing body that blocks an opening part of the outer can. The outer can and a negative electrode lead connected to the negative electrode are welded at a weld part formed from the outside surface of the outer can to the negative electrode lead. The outer can is composed of a metal including Fe, the negative electrode lead is composed of a metal having Cu as a principal ingredient, and the Cu concentration of the weld part is 10 mass % or less.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an aspect of the present disclosure comprises: an exterior can which has a bottomed cylinder shape and which has grooved part at an opening part thereof; an electrode body and a non-aqueous electrolyte which are housed in the exterior can; a sealing body which, at the opening part, is fixed by crimping between the grooved part and an opening end part; and an upper insulating plate which is inserted between the electrode body and the sealing body. The upper insulating plate has a first insulating plate which is in the shape of a disc smaller than the inner diameter of the grooved part, and a second insulating plate which is in the shape of a ring and which is disposed below the first insulating plate. The first insulating plate has higher heat resistance than the second insulating plate.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte and a cladding. The cladding has a safety mechanism which operates when the internal pressure reaches a predetermined value. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode core and a positive electrode mixture layer formed on the positive electrode core. The positive electrode mixture layer includes a positive electrode active material, and 0.05-2 mass % of lithium carbonate relative to the mass of the positive electrode active material, and the lithium carbonate is present in a non-uniform concentration distribution in the thickness direction of the positive electrode mixture layer.

Abstract: Provided is a cylindrical battery in which degradation of sealing properties is suppressed. A cylindrical battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a bottomed cylindrical exterior body, an electrode body and a nonaqueous electrolyte that are accommodated in the exterior body, and a circular sealing body that seals an opening in the exterior body with a gasket, wherein the sealing body has a protrusion that abuts the end of the gasket on the outside of the cylindrical battery.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material composite particle according to one embodiment is a composite particle for a negative electrode active material, the composite particle including: a lithium silicate phase; silicon particles dispersed in the lithium silicate phase; and a resin-calcined material. The resin-calcined material containing at least one element selected from F and N. The composite particle has a porosity of 10% or less, for example, and the content of the resin-calcined material is 1-20% by mass with respect to the mass of the composite particle.

Abstract: This nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises: an electrode body which is obtained by winding a positive electrode and a negative electrode, with a separator being interposed therebetween; a nonaqueous electrolyte; and an outer case for housing the electrode body and the nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode comprises a first negative electrode active material and a second negative electrode active material that has a greater expansion coefficient than the first negative electrode active material during charging; and if the proportion of the mass of the second negative electrode active material with respect to the total mass of the first negative electrode active material and the second negative electrode active material is defined as the second negative electrode active material ratio, the second negative electrode active material ratio at the outer winding end is smaller than the second negative electrode active material ratio at the inner winding end.

Abstract: A cylindrical battery comprises: an outer can having a bottomed cylinder shape; an electrode body that is accommodated inside the outer can, and in which an elongated positive electrode and an elongated negative electrode having different polarities from each other are wound with a separator interposed therebetween; a metal plate that is disposed between the electrode body and a bottom part of the outer can; and a plurality of negative electrode lead parts that extend from the negative electrode towards the bottom part. A tip part of each negative electrode lead part is sandwiched between the metal plate and the bottom part, and is electrically connected to the bottom part.

Abstract: A negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries therein a negative electrode mixture layer comprises a lower layer that is formed on the negative electrode core body side and an upper layer that is formed on the front surface side of the negative electrode mixture layer. Graphite particles contain: first graphite particles which have a circularity of less than 0.92; and second graphite particles which have a higher circularity than the first graphite particles. The ratio of the breaking strength of the first graphite particles to the breaking strength of the second graphite particles is 2 to 5. The content ratio of the first graphite particles relative to the graphite particles in the upper layer is 30% by mass or more, and is higher than the content ratio of the first graphite particles relative to the graphite particles in the lower layer.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that is one aspect of the present disclosure is provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, the positive electrode having a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode mixture layer that contains a positive electrode active material and that is formed on the surface of the positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode active material including a lithium-containing composite oxide represented by a prescribed general formula, the lithium-containing composite oxide having secondary particles formed by aggregation of primary particles, Ca being present on the surfaces and in the interiors of the secondary particles, and the proportion of Ca present on the surfaces of the secondary particles being 12-58% relative to the total amount of Ca present on the surfaces and in the interiors of the secondary particles.

Abstract: A cylindrical battery having a bottomed tubular exterior can; an electrode body in the exterior can and around which a long positive electrode and a long negative electrode are wound with a separator therebetween; a plurality of negative-electrode lead parts extending from a long negative-electrode current collector of the negative electrode toward the bottom part of the exterior can; a first current-collector plate that is disposed on the bottom part side of the electrode body and that has at least two through-holes at the positions different from each other in the radial direction; and a second current-collector plate disposed between the first current-collector plate and the bottom part. The negative-electrode lead parts each pass through any one of the through-holes. Leading-end portions of the plurality of negative-electrode lead parts are sandwiched between the first current-collector plate and the second current-collector plate, and are electrically connected to the second current-collector plate.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator which has high heat resistance and is resistant to the detachment of a heat resistant layer. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an example embodiment includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator includes a polyolefin substrate and a heat resistant layer disposed on a side of the substrate. The heat resistant layer includes an aramid resin, and the aramid resin has a ratio (B/A) of 0.94 to 1.14 wherein A is the absorbance at a wavelength of 1318 cm?1 and B is the absorbance at a wavelength of 1650 cm?1 in an infrared absorption spectrum obtained by infrared spectroscopic measurement.

Abstract: Battery block is battery block that includes: a plurality of battery blocks in which a plurality of battery cells is arranged by holder at fixed positions and the battery cells are connected by lead plate; and circuit board that fixes battery blocks. Battery blocks have terminal parts to be connected to circuit board at the same position. Circuit board has connection parts to be connected to terminal parts of battery blocks. By coupling terminal parts of battery blocks to connection parts of circuit board, battery blocks are connected in series or in parallel, and battery blocks are coupled via circuit board.

Abstract: Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary, rile non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one mode of the present disclosure comprises an electrode body in Which a band-form positive electrode and a band-forth negative electrode are wound with a separator interposed therebetween, an electrolytic liquid, and an exterior body that accommodates the electrode body and the electrolytic liquid. The negative electrode has a negative electrode current collector, and a negative electrode mixture layer that is formed on the surface of the negative electrode current collector and that contains a negative electrode active material and an electroconductive agent.

Abstract: A negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries with a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode active material layer thereon, with respect to the negative electrode active layer, first active material layers (X) and second active material layers (Y) are alternately arranged on the negative electrode collector, the first and second active material layers containing, as a negative electrode active material, graphite particles A and graphite particles B, while being different from each other in the content of the graphite particles A relative to the total mass of the graphite particles A and the graphite particles B. The internal void fraction of the graphite particles A is lower than the internal void fraction of the graphite particles B; the content of the graphite particles A in the first active material layers (X) is higher than the content of the graphite particles A in the second active material layers (Y).

Abstract: A battery pack includes battery cell having exhaust valve that opens when internal pressure exceeds set pressure, and case that houses battery cell. Case includes multiple case units molded with plastic, multiple case units being coupled with mating surfaces to dispose battery cell inside case, and heat-resistant material disposed inside mating surfaces of respective multiple case units, heat-resistant material blocking gap between mating surfaces.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an aspect of the present disclosure comprises: an electrode body in which a belt-shaped positive electrode and a belt-shaped negative electrode are wound with a separator therebetween; an electrolyte; and an outer case which accommodates the electrode body and the electrolyte. The negative electrode has a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode mixture layer which is formed on a surface of the negative electrode current collector and which contains a negative electrode active material and a solid electrolyte. The negative electrode mixture layer has a region in which the solid electrolyte content in the inner winding end part is higher than the solid electrolyte content in the outer winding end part, and the solid electrolyte content continuously decreases from the inner winding end part side to the outer winding end part side.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells and holder that has battery cells arranged in a parallel posture. Holder has partition wall between adjacent battery cells for arranging battery cells at fixed positions. Partition wall has a surface facing battery cells as resin molded layer shaped to arrange battery cells at the fixed positions. Partition wall has a three-layer structure where thermally insulating plate is disposed inside and resin molded layer is laminated on both surfaces of thermally insulating plate. Holder is formed in a single-piece structure by molding resin molded layer from a synthetic resin.

Abstract: Battery cells may be heated safely and reliably. A power supply device includes a battery block (10) including battery cells including positive and negative electrodes at both ends, lead plate (2) connected to the positive and negative electrodes of the battery cells to electrically connect the battery cells, and a sheet heater (3) configured to heat the battery cells. The sheet heater (3) is thermally coupled and placed on one surface on the negative electrode of the battery cell via one of the lead plates (2).

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode mixture layer formed on the surface of the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode mixture layer includes a first negative electrode mixture layer opposite to the negative electrode current collector, and a second negative electrode mixture layer laminated on the surface of the first negative electrode mixture layer. The negative electrode mixture layer includes graphite particles and a highly dielectric material having a higher dielectric constant than the graphite particles. The porosity between the graphite particles in the second negative electrode mixture layer is greater than in the first negative electrode mixture layer.

Abstract: In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a negative electrode mix layer includes a first layer and a second layer disposed successively from a negative electrode collector. The first layer contains a first carbon-based active material having a 10% compressive strength of 3 MPa or less and a silicon-based active material containing Si. The second layer contains a second carbon-based active material having a 10% compressive strength of 5 MPa or more and has a lower content (mass ratio) of the silicon-based active material than the first layer.