Abstract: The aspects of the present disclosure relate to a battery lid configured to be mounted on a housing of a battery cell to cover an opening therein. The battery lid is formed by a body enclosing a flow channel having at least one flow inlet and at least one flow outlet, the flow inlet and flow outlet being arranged in flow communication with the flow channel. The disclosed embodiments relate also to a battery cell assembly.

Abstract: Provided are a pouch-type secondary battery, a manufacturing method thereof, and a pouch-type secondary battery manufactured therefrom. More particularly, a pouch-type secondary battery having an electrode assembly built therein wherein the pouch has an opening and one surface or both surfaces of the opening are sealed by a gas separation membrane including a porous substrate and a composite layer including a polymer, in which silver particles or a silver salt is dispersed, laminated on one surface or both surfaces of the porous substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a pouch-type secondary battery manufactured therefrom are provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides carbon-coated lithium metal phosphate which is doped with aluminium such that the aluminium content is between 300 and 5000 ppm and which has a BET surface area of less than or equal to 15 m2/g. The carbon-coated lithium metal phosphate finds use as a cathode active material and provides improved electrochemical performance at low temperatures.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module, which includes a plurality of battery cells stacked on each other; and a plurality of adhesive members respectively disposed between the plurality of battery cells and configured to be removable according to a user manipulation.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material which includes a core including SiOx (0<x<2), a shell disposed on the core and includes lithium silicate, and a coating layer disposed on the shell and includes carbon nanotubes. Also, a method of preparing a negative electrode active material as well as a negative electrode and a battery including the same.

Abstract: A carbon fiber and graphene compounded high-strength porous material, and a gas diffusion layer and a preparation method therefor are provided. The carbon material integrates respective structures and characteristic advantages of a carbon fiber and graphene, complements each other, and has characteristics such as high mechanical strength (the carbon fiber is not cut off), hierarchical pore gradient distribution, good air permeability, good electric conductivity, good thermal conductivity, light weight, and high stability. The preparation method includes process steps such as graphene preparation, filament split of a carbon fiber bundle by spreading a liquid film, adsorption and anchoring of a filament by means of graphene, graphene coating, and high-temperature treatment. In the preparation process of the carbon-based gas diffusion layer, the carbon fiber is not cut off, the strength of the carbon fiber is kept, and the carbon-based gas diffusion layer is suitable for roll-to-roll batch preparation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell, which includes a battery case having an accommodation portion in which an electrode assembly is mounted, and a sealing portion formed by sealing an outer periphery thereof. The battery case further includes an electrode lead electrically connected to an electrode tab included in the electrode assembly and protruding out of the battery case through the sealing portion, and a lead film located at a portion corresponding to the sealing portion in at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the electrode lead. The lead film has a dented portion recessed in an outer direction of the battery case and opened toward the inside of the battery case. The battery cell also has a coating layer located on a gas discharge portion of the lead film that contains a fluorine-based polymer.

Abstract: A negative electrode including: a current collector; a first negative electrode active material layer positioned on at least one surface of the current collector for a negative electrode and containing a first carbonaceous active material; and a second negative electrode active material layer positioned on a surface of the first negative electrode active material layer and containing a silicon-based active material and carbon nanotubes. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode is also disclosed.

Abstract: A battery apparatus, including a plurality of battery packs including a first battery pack and a second battery pack connected in parallel, a plurality of current sensors including a first current sensor measuring a current of a first battery pack, a second current sensor measuring a current of the second battery pack, and a processing circuitry diagnosing the first current sensor and the second current sensor based on a first ratio between a current of the first battery pack and a current of the second battery pack that are calculated based on resistances or capacities of the plurality of battery packs, and a second ratio between the current of the first battery pack and the current of the second battery pack that are measured by the plurality of current sensors.

Abstract: Provided are a negative electrode active material which includes negative electrode active material particles which includes a silicon oxide (SiOx, 0<x?2); and at least one lithium silicate selected from Li2SiO3, Li2Si2O5, and Li4SiO4 in at least a part of the silicon oxide. A signal generated in a region of 200 to 600 cm?1 according to a Raman spectrum is subjected to deconvolution into three peaks, which are set to peak A, peak B, and peak C from lowest to highest of an absolute value of a wavenumber. Also disclosed are a method of preparing the same, and a negative electrode and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode active material.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery includes a case including a receiving space with an opening; a cap assembly connected to the case and close the opening; an electrode assembly disposed in the receiving space and including two end faces opposite to each other in a first direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the receiving space, and tabs extending from the end faces and two or more electrode units stacked in the axial direction; and a current collecting unit, including a first piece extending in the axial direction and a first current collecting piece connected to the first piece, the tab extends in the first direction and is connected to the first current collecting piece, and a portion of the tab connected to the first current collecting piece and the first current collecting piece are stacked in the axial direction.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery resistant to the occurrence of electrode plate deformation which can cause an internal short circuit. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure includes a wound electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The separator is bonded to the positive electrode over a region from the end of the positive electrode on the coiling start side to a length corresponding to at least one loop in the winding direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a negative electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and a negative electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a silicon oxide composite comprising silicon, silicon oxide (SiOx, 0<x?2) and magnesium silicate, and including pores with a size of 50 to 300 nm therein. The negative electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising the silicon oxide composite according to the present disclosure solves a swelling problem by allowing the pores inside the silicon oxide composite to play a role of buffering expansion in the charging process, efficiently controls volume expansion by allowing stress caused by expansion and contraction generated during charging or discharging to be concentrated in the pores inside the silicon oxide composite, and can improve lifetime characteristics of the lithium secondary battery accordingly.

Abstract: An all-solid-state battery with which the occurrence of faults due to plating solution penetration can be further reduced and a non-defective item rate can be improved. An all-solid-state battery includes a laminated body in which electrode layers in which a current collector layer and active material layers are laminated with solid electrolyte layers containing a solid electrolyte there between. The electrode layer includes the current collector layer and the active material layers including an active material layer. The current collector layer includes a main body part formed inside the laminated body and an extension part that extends from an end surface from the main body part to an end surface of the laminated body. Then, the thickness (Te) of the extension part on the end surface of the laminated body is smaller than the thickness (Tb) of the main body part.

Abstract: A battery module comprises: electrochemical cells arranged in rows with terminals in a coplanar arrangement, the electrochemical cells including first and second terminals of opposite polarity at respective first ends of the electrochemical cells; a busbar and a plurality of bond wires, each of the bond wires coupling the first terminal of a respective one of the electrochemical cells to the busbar; and a collector plate including tabs, each of the tabs coupled to the second terminal of a respective one of the electrochemical cells.

Abstract: The present invention provides a porous body which contains sheath-core type binder fibers and a resin binder, and which is characterized in that: the resin binder (the solid content) is contained in an amount of more than 5.0 parts by mass but less than 50 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the porous body; and if P (N) is the penetration strength of the porous body and B (g/m2) is the weight per square meter of the porous body, P and B satisfy P/B>0.070.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material including a spherical carbon-based particle, and a carbon layer disposed on the spherical carbon-based particle and including a nano-particle, wherein the nano-particle has a silicon core, an oxide layer disposed on the silicon core and including SiOx (0<x?2), and a coating layer covering at least a portion of the surface of the oxide layer and including LiF.

Abstract: Disclosed is an all-solid-state battery comprising an electrode assembly and a solid electrolyte, wherein the electrode assembly comprises a structure in which plate-shaped electrodes are stacked; and the electrodes include a relatively high heat-generating first electrode and a relatively low heat-generating second electrode, wherein the first electrode is disposed in a center of the electrode assembly, the all-solid-state battery with improved performance by increasing the temperature of the battery without adding additional members.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a secondary battery having a vent member. The secondary battery may include an electrode assembly to which an electrode lead is attached, a case including an accommodation portion. The accommodation portion may be defined by a bent side and a sealing portion. The accommodation portion may be configured to receive the electrode assembly and seal the electrode assembly therein. The sealing portion may contain a sealant resin to form a seal around the electrode assembly. The sealing portion may include an extension adjacent to and extending from the bent side. The vent member may be disposed at least partially in the extension. The vent member may include a vent resin having a lower melting point than the sealant resin.

Abstract: A method for producing an electrode sheet includes heating before pressing to heat the electrode sheet to soften or melt binder particles contained in an electrode mixture layer and roll-pressing the electrode sheet heated in the heating before pressing by use of first and second rolls. In the roll-pressing, the temperature of an outer peripheral surface of a first roll with which an outer surface of the electrode mixture layer of the electrode sheet contacts is set lower than the temperature of an outer peripheral surface of the second roll, and the electrode sheet is roll-pressed so that an adhesive strength of binder particles in the electrode mixture layer to the first roll is reduced lower than an adhesive strength of the binder particles to a current collecting foil.