Abstract: An impeller mixer of electrode slurry includes a container (100) filled with raw materials of electrode slurry, impellers (110) have different shapes from each other and are multi-layered, the impellers being rotatably provided in the container (100) and configured to mix the raw materials of electrode slurry, and a driving part (120) disposed on a bottom portion of the container (100) and coupled to the impellers (110) through a coupling shaft to rotate the impeller, wherein the coupling shaft is disposed above the driving part. Therefore, multi-layered impellers (11) rotating at a high speed efficiently disperse raw materials of electrode slurry in a short time and also allow the raw materials to be uniformly mixed, resulting in an increase in work efficiency.

Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a cell stack part having a structure of steps obtained by stacking at least two groups of radical units having different sizes or having different geometric shapes according to the size or the geometric shapes. The radical unit has a combined structure into one body by alternately disposing same number of electrodes and separators, and each step of the cell stack part has a structure in which one kind of radical units is disposed once or repeatedly, or a structure in which at least two kinds of radical units are disposed. The one kind of radical unit has a four-layered structure of first electrode, first separator, second electrode and second separator sequentially stacked or a repeating structure of the four-layered structure. Each of the at least two kinds of radical units are stacked by ones to form the four-layered structure or the repeating structure.

Abstract: A secondary battery having positive and negative electrode plates inserted into the interior of a pouch, and positive and negative electrode active material layers respectively coated on the positive and negative electrode plates are arranged at a constant interval. Bending portions are provided to bend positive and negative electrode non-coating portions respectively not coated with the positive and negative electrode active material layers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery, and more specifically to a lithium secondary battery having a multi-directional lead-tab structure. The lithium secondary battery of the present invention includes: an electrode assembly which is formed by alternately laminating an electrode plate having a current collector, an active material, and a tab, and an isolation layer; a lead which is electrically connected to the tab; and a battery case, wherein the lead is divided into an anode lead and a cathode lead, and at least two or more anode leads and cathode leads are provided. The battery of the present invention uses the same lead-tab size as the prior art and is suitable for use with high current.

Abstract: An electrode assembly according to the present disclosure includes an electrode stack part formed by stacking at least one radical unit having a four-layered structure of a first electrode, a separator, a second electrode and a separator, and an electrode fixing part for wrapping and fixing the electrode stack part. The electrode assembly according to the present disclosure may be fabricated by means of a stacking process other than a folding process, and may accomplish accurate alignment and stable fixing.

Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a cell stack part having a structure of steps obtained by stacking at least two groups of radical units having different sizes or having different geometric shapes according to the size or the geometric shapes. The radical unit has a combined structure into one body by alternately same number of electrodes and separators, and each step of the cell stack part has a structure in which one kind of radical units is disposed once or repeatedly, or a structure in which at least two kinds of radical units are disposed. The one kind of radical unit has a four-layered structure of first electrode, first separator, second electrode and second separator sequentially stacked or a repeating structure of the four-layered structure. Each of the at least two kinds of radical units are stacked by ones to form the four-layered structure or the repeating structure.

Abstract: An electrode assembly according to the present disclosure includes an electrode stack part formed by stacking at least one radical unit having a four-layered structure of a first electrode, a separator, a second electrode and a separator, and an electrode fixing part for wrapping and fixing the electrode stack part. The electrode assembly according to the present disclosure may be fabricated by means of a stacking process other than a folding process, and may accomplish accurate alignment and stable fixing.

Abstract: Provided are a method of preparing an electrode assembly suitable for preparing a secondary battery having a structure that may increase a degree of freedom in the design of a device in which the secondary battery is installed, and a method of preparing a secondary battery.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly and at least one safety member coupled with the electrode assembly. The safety member has a safety layer including a short-circuit heat absorbing material.

Abstract: A fabricating method of a unit structure for accomplishing an electrode assembly formed by a stacking method, and an electrochemical cell including the same are disclosed. The fabricating method of the electrode assembly is characterized with fabricating the unit structure by conducting a first process of laminating and forming a bicell having a first electrode/ separator/ second electrode/ separator/ first electrode structure, conducting a second process of laminating a first separator on one of the first electrode among two of the first electrodes, and conducting a third process of laminating second separator/second electrode one by one on the other first electrode among the two of the first electrodes.

Abstract: The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate whereon first and second electrode active materials, and first and second electrode tabs are formed, respectively, and including a separator disposed between the first and second electrode plates while overlapping with the first and second electrode plates; and a planarizing member disposed on at least one of first and second ends that are opposite to each other in a longitudinal direction of the electrode assembly, wherein the planarizing member covers a stepped surface exposed on the at least one of the first and second ends so as to planarize the stepped surface. In the secondary battery, the stepped surface of an end of the electrode assembly is planarized.

Abstract: Provided is a cathode including a cathode current collector, a cathode tab protruding from the cathode current collector, and an insulation layer coated with an insulating material on the cathode tab, and a secondary battery including the cathode. Since the cathode of the present invention includes an insulation layer on a cathode tab, the present invention may prevent an internal short circuit which may occur due to cell deformation or sharp edges of electrodes, which are formed during cutting of the electrodes in a preparation process of the battery, when the electrodes are stacked, or may prevent a physical short circuit between the cathode and the anode due to shrinkage of a separator in a high-temperature atmosphere. In a case where the cathode is used in a lithium secondary battery, safety and reliability in battery performance may be significantly improved.

Abstract: Provided is a structure of a pouch which may be used in a high-capacity battery having high capacity and high stiffness, wherein the pouch may include an upper housing module which includes a metallic base plate having a concave-shaped accommodation space and polymer layers formed on one surface or both surfaces of the base plate, and a lower pouch sheet which is combined with a lower surface of the upper housing module to seal the accommodation space.

Abstract: An electrode assembly includes at least one first unit cell obtained by stacking a first electrode, a separator, a second electrode, a separator and a first electrode one by one, and at least one second unit cell obtained by stacking a second electrode, a separator, a first electrode, a separator and a second electrode one by one. The first unit cell and the second unit cell are alternately and repeatedly disposed between a separator sheet folded in zigzags.

Abstract: An electrode assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first electrode plate having a fist electrode tab at an end of one side thereof, a second electrode plate having a second electrode tab, which is formed in a same direction as a longitudinal direction of the first electrode tab and is formed at a position not overlapping the first electrode tab, and a protrusion which is formed at a position overlapping the first electrode tab, and a separator insulating the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate. Therefore, the electrode assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention and the secondary battery including the same may improve the stability of the secondary battery by preventing lithium ion accumulation in a separator.

Abstract: An electrode assembly and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode laminate formed by stacking one or more electrode units having a first area, and a second electrode laminate formed by stacking one or more electrode units having a second area different from the first area. The first electrode laminate and the second electrode laminate are stacked on each other in a direction perpendicular to a plane and have a step portion formed by a difference in areas of the first and second electrode laminates, the step portion is present on at least one side of four sides of the electrode assembly, at least one step portion includes at least a portion of tape taped across a stacked side, and the portion of tape has a form corresponding to a stepped shape of the step portion.

Abstract: A pouch type battery and a method of using the pouch type battery that includes an electrode assembly that includes a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator interposed between the first and second electrode plates, and a pouch case that includes the electrode assembly and an electrolyte, wherein the pouch case includes an additional electrolyte inlet that protrudes from the pouch case.

Abstract: Provided is a gripper assembly for battery charging/discharging, which is electrically connected to a battery electrode to apply current during battery charging/discharging operation, the gripper assembly including a first electrode lead gripper including a first electrode gripper body disposed to correspond to a first electrode lead of the battery, and a first contact member coupled to one side of the first electrode gripper body and pressed to contact a surface of the first electrode lead and a second electrode lead gripper including a second electrode gripper body disposed to correspond to a second electrode lead of the battery, and a second contact member coupled to a side of the second electrode gripper body and attached to contact a surface of the second electrode lead.

Abstract: Provided are a pouch for a secondary battery including a first sheet and a second sheet, and a frame unit which is sealed by the first sheet and the second sheet and includes an accommodating part for accommodating an electrode assembly including electrode tabs therein, and a secondary battery including the pouch. According to the present invention, since a structure of a pouch for a secondary battery may include a frame unit capable of accommodating a large electrode assembly, a high-capacity and large-area secondary battery having high capacity and high stiffness may be realized.

Abstract: Disclosed are a secondary battery including an electrode assembly which includes a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate arranged as a stack, and a separator interposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, the first electrode plate including a first active material coating part formed by coating a base with a first active material and a first non-coating part, the second electrode plate including the second active material coating part formed by coating a base with a second active material and a second non-coating part, and the first non-coating part including an insulating member in a portion corresponding to the second electrode plate.