Patents by Inventor Zige ZHANG

Zige ZHANG 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).

  • Publication number: 20210151772
    Abstract: This application relates to an electrode plate that includes a current collector and an electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector. The current collector includes a support layer and a conductive layer disposed on at least one surface of the support layer. A single-side thickness D2 of the conductive layer satisfies 30 nm?D2?3 ?m. The electrode active material layer includes an electrode active material, a binder, and a conductive agent unevenly distributed in a thickness direction of the electrode active material layer. A weight percentage of the conductive agent in an interior area of the electrode active material layer is higher than that in an exterior area of the electrode active material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Jing LI, Qingrui Xue, Zige Zhang, Wei Li, Xianwei Yang
  • Publication number: 20210143441
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery and an electrode member thereof. The electrode member includes an insulating substrate, a conducting layer and an active material layer. The conducting layer is provided on a surface of the insulating substrate, and the conducting layer includes a main portion and a protruding portion extending from the main portion, the main portion is coated with the active material layer, the protruding portion is not coated with the active material layer. The active material layer includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is positioned at an end of the active material layer away from the protruding portion, the second portion is positioned at a side of the first portion close to the protruding portion, and a thickness of the first portion is less than a thickness of the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Zige Zhang, Wei Li, Qingrui Xue, Jing Li, Pengxiang Wang, Yang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210119196
    Abstract: This application relates to an electrode plate, an electrochemical apparatus, a battery module, a battery pack, and a device. The electrode plate includes a current collector and an electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector. The current collector includes a support layer and a conductive layer disposed on at least one surface of the support layer, a single-sided thickness D2 of the conductive layer satisfies: 30 nm?D2?3 ?m; and a conductive primer layer containing a conductive material and a binder is disposed between the current collector and the electrode active material layer, the binder in the conductive primer layer containing an acrylic based/acrylate based water-dispersible binder. The electrode plate of this application has good quality, and the electrochemical apparatus containing the electrode plate has a high energy density and a good electrical performance and long-term reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jing LI, Wei LI, Qingrui XUE, Zige ZHANG, Xianwei YANG
  • Publication number: 20210119303
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrode member, an electrode assembly and a secondary battery. The electrode member comprises an electrode body and a conductive structure that has a first portion having an active material and a second portion extending from the first portion. The second portion comprises a main portion and a transition portion, the transition portion provided between the main portion and the first portion, and a width of the transition portion larger than a width of the main portion. The conductive structure is welded with the second portion and extends along a direction away from the first portion. At least a part of a welding region formed by the second portion and the conductive structure is positioned at the transition portion, thereby avoiding the overcurrent area being significantly reduced by the main portion and ensuring that every position electric current passes through have a sufficient overcurrent area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Qingrui XUE, Zige Zhang, Miao Jiang, Jing Li, Wei Li, Xianwei Yang
  • Publication number: 20210119218
    Abstract: This application relates to an electrode plate that includes a current collector and an electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector. The current collector includes a support layer and a conductive layer disposed on at least one surface of the support layer. A single-side thickness D2 of the conductive layer satisfies 30 nm?D2?3 ?m, a conductive primer layer including a conductive material and a bonding agent is further disposed between the current collector and the electrode active material layer. The bonding agent in the conductive primer layer includes a water-based bonding agent. The electrode plate in this application has good machinability. An electrochemical apparatus including the electrode plate has high energy density, good electrical performance, and long-term reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jing LI, Qingrui XUE, Zige ZHANG, Wei LI, Xianwei YANG
  • Publication number: 20210119221
    Abstract: This application relates to the battery field, and specifically, to an electrode plate, an electrochemical apparatus, a battery module, a battery pack, and a device. The electrode plate in this application includes a current collector and an electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector, where the current collector includes a support layer and a conductive layer disposed on at least one surface of the support layer, a single-side thickness D2 of the conductive layer satisfies 30 nm?D2?3 ?m, and a conductive primer layer including a conductive material and a bonding agent is further disposed between the current collector and the electrode active material layer. The electrode plate in this application has good machinability. An electrochemical apparatus including the electrode plate has high energy density, good electrical performance, and long-term reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jing LI, Qingrui Xue, Zige Zhang, Wei Li, Xianwei Yang
  • Publication number: 20210013513
    Abstract: This application relates to a positive electrode plate and an electrochemical device. The positive electrode plate comprises a metal current collector, a positive electrode active material layer and a safety coating disposed between the metal current collector and the positive electrode active material layer; the safety coating comprises a polymer matrix, a conductive material and an inorganic filler; the positive electrode active material layer comprises Li1+xNiaCobMe(1?a?b)O2, wherein ?0.1?x?0.2, 0.6?a<1, 0<b<1, 0<(1?a?b)<1, and Me is at least one of Mn, Al, Mg, Zn, Ga, Ba, Fe, Cr, Sn, V, Sc, Ti and Zr; and the metal current collector is a porous aluminum-containing current collector. The positive electrode plate can improve safety and electrical performances of an electrochemical device (such as a capacitor, a primary battery, or a secondary battery).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Wei LI, Qingrui XUE, Jing LI, Zige ZHANG, Jianbao XU
  • Publication number: 20200235368
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of energy storage device, and particularly relates to an electrode member, an electrode assembly and a secondary battery. The electrode member comprises an electrode body and a conductive structure. The conducting layer comprises a first portion having an active material and a second portion extending from the first portion; the second portion comprises a main portion and a transition portion, the transition portion is provided between the main portion and the first portion, and a width of the transition portion is larger than a width of the main portion. The conductive structure is welded with the second portion and extends along a direction away from the first portion, and at least a part of a welding region formed by the second portion and the conductive structure is positioned at the transition portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Qingrui Xue, Zige Zhang, Miao Jiang, Jing Li, Wei Li, Xianwei Yang
  • Publication number: 20200212449
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery and an electrode member thereof. The electrode member includes an insulating substrate, a conducting layer and an active material layer. The conducting layer is provided on a surface of the insulating substrate, and the conducting layer includes a main portion and a protruding portion extending from the main portion, the main portion is coated with the active material layer, the protruding portion is not coated with the active material layer. The active material layer includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is positioned at an end of the active material layer away from the protruding portion, the second portion is positioned at a side of the first portion close to the protruding portion, and a thickness of the first portion is less than a thickness of the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Zige Zhang, Wei Li, Qingrui Xue, Jing Li, Pengxiang Wang, Yang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200161631
    Abstract: This application relates to a battery comprising a positive electrode plate, a separator, and a negative electrode plate, wherein the positive electrode plate comprises a positive electrode current collector and at least two layers of positive active material coated on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector, and wherein an underlying positive active material layer in contact with the positive electrode current collector comprises a first positive active material, a first polymer material and a first conductive material; and wherein an upper positive active material layer in contact with the underlying positive active material layer and away from the positive electrode current collector comprises a second positive active material, a second polymer material and a second conductive material, and the first polymer material comprises fluorinated polyolefin and/or chlorinated polyolefin polymer material. The battery has good safety and improved electrical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Qingrui XUE, Wei LI, Jing LI, Zige ZHANG, Xianwei YANG
  • Publication number: 20200119388
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery and an electrode plate thereof. The electrode plate comprises a current collector and an active material layer. The current collector comprises an insulating layer and a first conducting layer provided on a surface of the insulating layer; the first conducting layer has a main portion and a protruding portion connected with the main portion, the main portion is coated with the active material layer, the protruding portion is not coated with the active material layer. The electrode plate further comprises a second conducting layer, the second conducting layer comprises a first portion, the first portion is provided on a surface of the protruding portion away from the insulating layer. The secondary battery comprises an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly comprises the electrode plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Wei LI, Zige Zhang, Chengdu Liang, Qingrui Xue, Jing Li, Pengxiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20200119389
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery and an electrode plate thereof. The electrode member comprises an insulating substrate, a first conducting layer and an active material layer; the first conducting layer is provided on a surface of the insulating substrate, the active material layer is provided at a side of the first conducting layer away from the insulating substrate; the first conducting layer is provided with a stripe-shape groove extending in a height direction, the stripe-shape groove is used for releasing stress of the first conducting layer. The secondary battery comprises an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly comprises the electrode member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Chengdu LIANG, Zige ZHANG, Qingrui XUE, Wei LI, Jing LI, Pengxiang WANG
  • Publication number: 20200091485
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery, which comprises an electrode assembly, a case and a cap assembly. The electrode assembly comprises a first electrode member, a second electrode member and a separator. The case has an opening and receives the electrode assembly. The cap assembly comprises a cap plate and a first electrode terminal, the cap plate covers the opening of the case; the cap plate has an electrolyte injection hole. The first electrode member comprises a main portion, a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion, the first protruding portion is connected with an end of the main portion close to the cap plate, the second protruding portion connects the first protruding portion and the first electrode terminal. The first protruding portion extends to a lower side of the electrolyte injection hole, and a first end of the first protruding portion is beyond the second protruding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Zige ZHANG, Qingrui XUE, Jing LI, Pengxiang WANG, Wei LI
  • Publication number: 20200020952
    Abstract: A secondary battery has an electrode plate, including a current collector, an active material layer and a conductive structure. The current collector includes an insulating layer, first and second conductive layers, and the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are respectively arranged onto two surfaces of the insulating layer. The first conductive layer has a first body section with a first protruding section connected thereto. The second conductive layer has a second body section with a second protruding section connected thereto. The conductive structure includes a first conductive member connected to the first protruding section and a second conductive member connected to the second protruding section. The second conductive member is bent towards the first conductive member and connected to the first conductive member, and the first conductive member extends away from the active material layer and is beyond the second conductive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zige ZHANG, Qingrui XUE, Miao JIANG, Jing LI, Wei LI, Yuqian WEN, Long WANG
  • Publication number: 20200006776
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery and an electrode plate. The electrode plate includes a current collector, an active material layer, a conductive structure, and a first protective layer. The current collector includes an insulating layer and a conductive layer disposed on the insulating layer. The conductive layer includes a main body portion and a protrusion portion. A surface of the main body portion facing away from the insulating layer is covered by the active material layer, while a surface of the protrusion portion facing away from the insulating layer is uncovered by the active material layer. The conductive structure is welded to the protrusion portion and thus a welded zone is formed. The first protective layer has elasticity, and is disposed on a side of the protrusion portion facing away from the insulating layer and is located between the welded zone and the active material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Yaru ZHOU, Qingrui XUE, Zige ZHANG, Miao JIANG, Jing LI, Wei LI, Long WANG
  • Publication number: 20190393511
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery and an electrode plate. The electrode plate includes a current collector, an active material layer, and a first protective layer. The current collector includes an insulating layer and a conductive layer disposed on the insulating layer. The conductive layer has a main body portion covered by the active material layer and a protrusion portion uncovered by the active material layer. The first protective layer is disposed on a side of the protrusion portion facing away from the insulating layer. The electrode plate further includes a conductive structure, which has a connecting portion fixed on the main body portion, and a first extending portion exceeding an end of the protrusion portion away from the main body portion. The first protective layer is disposed on a side of the connecting portion close to the active material layer along a height direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Yaru ZHOU, Qingrui XUE, Zige ZHANG, Miao JIANG, Jing LI, Wei LI, Long WANG