Patents by Inventor Shitong Chen
Shitong Chen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20250087659Abstract: The present application provides a lithium supplementing apparatus and a lithium supplementing method, which can efficiently perform lithium supplementing on a battery. The lithium supplement apparatus includes: a plurality of calendering devices for respectively transferring lithium on a plurality of lithium strips to a plurality of first regions distributed on a coating device in a first direction, the first direction being a width direction of a first electrode plate to be subjected to lithium supplementing; the coating device for respectively coating the lithium of the plurality of first regions onto a plurality of second regions corresponding to the plurality of first regions on the first electrode plate; and a segmenting device for segmenting the first electrode plate according to the plurality of second regions, so as to form a plurality of segmented second electrode plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Inventors: Bin Xie, Yi Lu, Chunhui Cai, Xinlu Fei, Shitong Chen, Keqiang Li
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Patent number: 12237493Abstract: This application discloses a lithiation device for applying a lithium film on an electrode plate. The lithiation device includes: a rolling mechanism including a first roller and a second roller, the two rollers configured to roll the electrode plate and the lithium film to apply the lithium film on the electrode plate; an adjustment mechanism connected to the rolling mechanism and configured to adjust a gap and/or a rolling force between the first roller and the second roller; a first monitoring mechanism configured to monitor a length of the electrode plate after the electrode plate passes through the rolling mechanism; and a controller configured to control the adjustment mechanism based on a comparison result of the length monitored by the first monitoring mechanism and a target length so that the length of the electrode plate after the electrode plate passes through the rolling mechanism approximates to the target length.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITEDInventors: Yongqiang Xu, Xinlu Fei, Bin Xie, Shitong Chen, Keqiang Li, Tao Feng, Fenggang Zhao
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Patent number: 12237502Abstract: A negative electrode plate, a lithium-ion battery and an apparatus are disclosed. The negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode current collector, a negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode active material and disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector, and a lithium-replenishing layer disposed on a surface of the negative electrode active material layer away from the negative current collector. The negative electrode plate can effectively ameliorate the problem of plate heating, and channels formed by the lithium-replenishing region and the gap region can enable the lithium-ion battery to be effectively impregnated with the electrolyte after electrolyte injection is performed to the lithium-ion battery, thereby improving the energy density of the battery while also improving the service life and kinetic performance of the battery.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITEDInventors: Shitong Chen, Bin Xie, Zhao Hu, Zhijie Gong, Wen Li, Lin Ma
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Patent number: 12206086Abstract: A device for supplementing an electrode sheet with lithium and a method for supplementing electrode sheet with the lithium. The device includes two first rolling wheels, a second rolling wheel, a lithium ribbon providing mechanism, a first transfer film conveying mechanism, a second transfer film conveying mechanism and an electrode sheet providing mechanism; the two first rolling wheels are opposite each other, and the second rolling wheel is adjacent to the first rolling wheel; the lithium ribbon providing mechanism is used for feeding a lithium ribbon between the second rolling wheel and the first rolling wheel; the first transfer film conveying mechanism is used for conveying a first transfer film carrying a first release agent and transferring the first release agent to the lithium ribbon; the electrode sheet providing mechanism is used for providing the electrode sheet.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITEDInventors: Shitong Chen, Zhijie Gong, Bin Xie, Lin Ma
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Patent number: 12046741Abstract: The lithium film forming mechanism includes a first separator providing mechanism, a second separator providing mechanism, a lubricating substance applying mechanism, a lithium ribbon providing mechanism and two rollers; the first separator providing mechanism provides a first separator for the two rollers; the second separator providing mechanism provides a second separator for the two rollers; the lithium ribbon providing mechanism locates a lithium ribbon between the first separator and the second separator and provides the lithium ribbon for the two rollers; the lubricating substance applying mechanism applies lubricating substances to surfaces, facing the lithium ribbon, of the first separator and/or the second separator before entering the space between the two rollers; and the two rollers roll the first separator, the lithium ribbon and the second separator, to roll the lithium ribbon into lithium foil and make the lithium foil adhere to the second separator to form the lithium film.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Bin Xie, Shitong Chen, Zhijie Gong
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Publication number: 20240243245Abstract: An electrode plate forming apparatus includes an unwinding device, a lithium replenishment device, a plurality of winding devices and a protection device. The lithium replenishment device is configured to clad a lithium strip to a surface of a master electrode plate body and form a master electrode plate. A slitting device is configured to slit the master electrode plate into a plurality of electrode plates. The winding devices are configured to pull the electrode plates to travel, each of the winding devices winding one corresponding electrode plate. The slitting device is disposed in an accommodating cavity of the protection device. The protection device is configured to at least partially separate particles from an external environment in a case that the slitting device slits the master electrode plate and generates the particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2024Publication date: July 18, 2024Inventors: Shitong CHEN, Bin XIE, Yi LU, Xinlu FEI, Keqiang LI, Fenggang ZHAO
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Publication number: 20240105907Abstract: A prelithiation device and a prelithiation method, are described. The prelithiation device comprises a first roller, a second roller, a third roller, and a first coating mechanism. The second roller is used to cooperate with the first roller to jointly roll a lithium ribbon to adhere the lithium ribbon to the second roller, the lithium ribbon comprising two first surfaces opposite each other in an axial direction of the second roller; the third roller is used to cooperate with the second roller to jointly roll an electrode plate to bond the lithium ribbon adhering to the second roller to the electrode plate; and the first coating mechanism is disposed upstream of the second roller and is configured to coat the first surfaces with a release agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMEREX TECHNOLOGY CO. LIMITEDInventors: Shitong CHEN, Xinlu FEI, Bin XIE, Yongqiang XU, Keqiang LI, Fenggang ZHAO
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Publication number: 20230411670Abstract: The present application provides a pole piece forming apparatus, which may include an incoming structure, a slitter, a plurality of winders and a wrinkle remover. The incoming structure may provide a master pole piece. The slitter may slit the master pole piece into a plurality of pole pieces. The winders may pull the transport of the pole pieces, respective winding devices may wind one corresponding pole piece, and the slitter may be disposed between the incoming structure and the winders. The wrinkle remover may be arranged between the slitter and the winders. The wrinkle remover may include a first roller and a second roller that may be provided opposite to each other, the first roller may include a first rolling part, and the first rolling part and the second roller may be used for rolling an edge of a slitting edge of the pole piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Bin XIE, Shitong CHEN, Yi LU, Yuanyuan SHEN, Keqiang LI, Fenggang ZHAO
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Publication number: 20230352648Abstract: A prelithiation device may comprise: a bonding structure comprising a first roller, a second roller and a third roller, which may be sequentially disposed adjacent to each other, the first roller and the second roller being used to roll the lithium ribbon, the rolled lithium ribbon adhering to the second roller, and the second roller and the third roller being used to bond the lithium ribbon adhering to the second roller to the substrate, the lithium ribbon comprising two first surfaces opposite each other in a width direction of the lithium ribbon and a second surface facing the second roller; and a coater disposed upstream of the bonding structure in a running direction of the lithium ribbon and configured to simultaneously coat the second surface and at least one of the first surfaces with a release agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xinlu FEI, Bin XIE, Fenggang ZHAO, Shitong CHEN, Yongqiang XU, Tao FENG, Keqiang LI
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Publication number: 20230313347Abstract: A lithium strip that can be used in lithium supplementation equipment is described. The lithium strip has a first surface, and a thinned area is formed at the edge of the first surface along the width direction of the lithium strip to form a space for accommodating a release agent at the thinned area. The thinned area is designed to enable the lithium strip to pick up more release agent when it is applied to a coating device, and the release agent can remain in the above thinned area. The presence of the thinned area in the lithium strip can reduce the lithium load per unit width, so that during the calendering process of the lithium strip, there will be no calendering exceeding the preset width, so that the lithium strip will not stick to the roller after calendering.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Jianwei PAN, Shitong CHEN, Bin XIE, Fenggang ZHAO
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Patent number: 11777085Abstract: The application relates to the field of lithium ion battery technology and, more particularly, relates to a lithium-supplement layer and its negative electrode sheet, a lithium ion battery and a device. The lithium-supplement layer is formed by connecting a transition layer, an oxide layer and a surface layer in sequence, the surface layer contains an appropriate amount of an organic material and a filling substance, which can reduce a winding temperature of the negative electrode sheet, the oxide layer substance in the lithium-supplement layer is used to provide an additional lithium source, after injection, the lithium source can be continuously supplemented during the cycle process to improve the activity of a lithium layer, at the same time, the filling substance contained in the surface layer can effectively play a role of restraining the expansion of an active substance, and improve the battery cycle performance.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Shitong Chen, Bin Xie, Zhijie Gong, Zhao Hu, Lin Ma
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Publication number: 20230127246Abstract: This application discloses a lithiation device for applying a lithium film on an electrode plate. The lithiation device includes: a rolling mechanism including a first roller and a second roller, the two rollers configured to roll the electrode plate and the lithium film to apply the lithium film on the electrode plate; an adjustment mechanism connected to the rolling mechanism and configured to adjust a gap and/or a rolling force between the first roller and the second roller; a first monitoring mechanism configured to monitor a length of the electrode plate after the electrode plate passes through the rolling mechanism; and a controller configured to control the adjustment mechanism based on a comparison result of the length monitored by the first monitoring mechanism and a target length so that the length of the electrode plate after the electrode plate passes through the rolling mechanism approximates to the target length.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Yongqiang XU, Xinlu FEI, Bin XIE, Shitong CHEN, Keqiang LI, Tao FENG, Fenggang ZHAO
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Patent number: 11437608Abstract: The present application provides a device and method for supplementing electrode sheet with lithium. The device for supplementing electrode sheet with lithium includes a rolling mechanism, an electrode sheet providing mechanism, a lithium film providing mechanism and a strip providing mechanism; the rolling mechanism includes two compression rollers; the electrode sheet providing mechanism is used for providing the electrode sheet; the lithium film providing mechanism is used for providing a lithium film, and the lithium film includes a transfer film and a lithium foil, and the lithium foil continuously adheres to the transfer film; the strip providing mechanism is used for providing a strip, and the strip includes a substrate and an adhesion layer, and the adhesion layer can correspond to the active substance layer of the electrode sheet; the rolling mechanism makes the lithium foil adhere to the active substance layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2022Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Bin Xie, Shitong Chen, Zhijie Gong
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Publication number: 20220199964Abstract: The lithium film forming mechanism includes a first separator providing mechanism, a second separator providing mechanism, a lubricating substance applying mechanism, a lithium ribbon providing mechanism and two rollers; the first separator providing mechanism provides a first separator for the two rollers; the second separator providing mechanism provides a second separator for the two rollers; the lithium ribbon providing mechanism locates a lithium ribbon between the first separator and the second separator and provides the lithium ribbon for the two rollers; the lubricating substance applying mechanism applies lubricating substances to surfaces, facing the lithium ribbon, of the first separator and/or the second separator before entering the space between the two rollers; and the two rollers roll the first separator, the lithium ribbon and the second separator, to roll the lithium ribbon into lithium foil and make the lithium foil adhere to the second separator to form the lithium film.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Bin XIE, Shitong CHEN, Zhijie GONG
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Publication number: 20220158177Abstract: A negative electrode plate, a lithium-ion battery and an apparatus are disclosed. The negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode current collector, a negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode active material and disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector, and a lithium-replenishing layer disposed on a surface of the negative electrode active material layer away from the negative current collector. The negative electrode plate can effectively ameliorate the problem of plate heating, and channels formed by the lithium-replenishing region and the gap region can enable the lithium-ion battery to be effectively impregnated with the electrolyte after electrolyte injection is performed to the lithium-ion battery, thereby improving the energy density of the battery while also improving the service life and kinetic performance of the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Shitong CHEN, Bin XIE, Zhao HU, Zhijie GONG, Wen LI, Lin MA
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Publication number: 20220140311Abstract: A device for supplementing an electrode sheet with lithium and a method for supplementing electrode sheet with the lithium. The device includes two first rolling wheels, a second rolling wheel, a lithium ribbon providing mechanism, a first transfer film conveying mechanism, a second transfer film conveying mechanism and an electrode sheet providing mechanism; the two first rolling wheels are opposite each other, and the second rolling wheel is adjacent to the first rolling wheel; the lithium ribbon providing mechanism is used for feeding a lithium ribbon between the second rolling wheel and the first rolling wheel; the first transfer film conveying mechanism is used for conveying a first transfer film carrying a first release agent and transferring the first release agent to the lithium ribbon; the electrode sheet providing mechanism is used for providing the electrode sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Shitong CHEN, Zhijie GONG, Bin XIE, Lin MA
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Publication number: 20220131127Abstract: The present application provides a device and method for supplementing electrode sheet with lithium. The device for supplementing electrode sheet with lithium includes a rolling mechanism, an electrode sheet providing mechanism, a lithium film providing mechanism and a strip providing mechanism; the rolling mechanism includes two compression rollers; the electrode sheet providing mechanism is used for providing the electrode sheet; the lithium film providing mechanism is used for providing a lithium film, and the lithium film includes a transfer film and a lithium foil, and the lithium foil continuously adheres to the transfer film; the strip providing mechanism is used for providing a strip, and the strip includes a substrate and an adhesion layer, and the adhesion layer can correspond to the active substance layer of the electrode sheet; the rolling mechanism makes the lithium foil adhere to the active substance layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Bin XIE, Shitong CHEN, Zhijie GONG
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Publication number: 20220069275Abstract: A device for supplementing an electrode plate with lithium and a method for supplementing an electrode plate with lithium. The device for supplementing an electrode plate with lithium includes a first lithium strip unwinding mechanism, an electrode plate unwinding mechanism, a roller pressing mechanism, a first traction mechanism, an electrode plate winding mechanism, and a first coating mechanism. The first lithium strip unwinding mechanism is configured to dispose a lithium strip, and the electrode plate unwinding mechanism is configured to dispose an electrode plate. The roller pressing mechanism includes a first calendering roller, a first laminating roller, and a second laminating roller. In a traveling direction of the lithium strip, the first coating mechanism precedes the roller pressing mechanism, and the first coating mechanism is configured to apply a coating layer on a surface of the lithium strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Shitong CHEN, Bin XIE, Xinlu FEI, Yongqiang XU, Yuzhe ZHANG, Lin MA
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Patent number: 11261509Abstract: The present embodiments provide a metal lithium strip, a prelithiated electrode plate, and a prelithiation process. The metal lithium strip comprises a lithium substrate and a metal element doped in the lithium substrate, the metal element comprises at least two of magnesium, boron, aluminum, silicon, indium, zinc, silver, calcium, manganese and sodium; and the metal lithium strip has a strength a, a width w, and a thickness h, satisfying: ?2-(w/105h)2>0. In the present application, the strength of the lithium strip is adjusted by the doping of the metal elements; meanwhile, the strength of the adjusted lithium strip is matched with its width and thickness ensuring that in the process of rolling the metal lithium strip to a reasonable thickness, the phenomenon of edge cracking of the lithium strip is avoided, lithium metal resources and production costs can be saved, a uniform pre-lithiation effect for electrode plate can also be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Zhijie Gong, Bin Xie, Shitong Chen
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Patent number: D1001201Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Inventor: Shitong Chen