SECONDARY CELL
    1.
    发明公开
    SECONDARY CELL 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240363892A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18687731

    申请日:2022-08-29

    申请人: Northvolt AB

    发明人: Seungho KWAK

    摘要: A secondary cell (10) is disclosed, comprising a first end plate (131) and a second end plate (132). The first end plate comprises a contacting tab (121) configured to provide an electrical contact between a first electrode of an electrode assembly and a first terminal, as well as a first spacer arrangement (134) arranged between the first end plate and the electrode assembly and configured to secure the electrode assembly in a length direction. The second end plate comprises a current collector (122) and a second spacer arrangement (144), wherein the second spacer arrangement is arranged to secure the electrode assembly in the length direction and the current collector to secure the electrode assembly in a direction orthogonal to the length direction. A method for assembling such a cell is also disclosed.

    METHOD AND CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR MASS SCALE PRODUCTION TESTING OF SECONDARY CELLS

    公开(公告)号:US20240255580A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18423536

    申请日:2024-01-26

    申请人: Northvolt AB

    发明人: Sean Stephenson

    摘要: The present disclosure pertains to testing of rechargeable cells for use in batteries arranged in electrical vehicles. According to a first aspect the disclosure relates to method for evaluating cell health of secondary cells 1 in mass scale production testing. The method comprises obtaining manufacturing data (i.e. data analysis 41) and generating scanning data by scanning 42 an inside of the secondary cells. The method further comprises determining cell quality using a prediction algorithm, performing additional testing 43 on a selection of the scanned secondary cells and verifying, based on the additional testing, accuracy of the prediction algorithm. The method thereafter comprises evaluating cell health of the individual cells 1 based on the cell quality determined using the prediction algorithm. The disclosure also relates to a corresponding control arrangement.

    Secondary cell
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11888182B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17898021

    申请日:2022-08-29

    申请人: Northvolt AB

    发明人: Seungho Kwak

    摘要: A secondary cell is disclosed, comprising a first end plate and a second end plate. The first end plate comprises a contacting tab configured to provide an electrical contact between a first electrode of an electrode assembly and a first terminal, as well as a first spacer arrangement arranged between the first end plate and the electrode assembly and configured to secure the electrode assembly in a length direction. The second end plate comprises a current collector and a second spacer arrangement, wherein the second spacer arrangement is arranged to secure the electrode assembly in the length direction and the current collector to secure the electrode assembly in a direction orthogonal to the length direction. A method for assembling such a cell is also disclosed.

    Terminal for a secondary cell and a terminal rivet

    公开(公告)号:US11450933B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-20

    申请号:US17457180

    申请日:2021-12-01

    申请人: Northvolt AB

    发明人: Myungjae Jang

    摘要: This disclosure presents a terminal (30) for a secondary cell (40). The terminal (30) comprises a terminal plate (20) comprising a through-hole (21) and an inner surface (23) adapted to face the interior of the secondary cell (40). The terminal (30) further comprises a terminal rivet (1) that extends through the through-hole (21) of the terminal plate (20). The terminal rivet (1) comprises a first flange (6) that comprises a protruding portion (7), and the protruding portion (7) extends into the inner surface (23) of the terminal plate (20) in a riveted state (1b). The disclosure also presents a terminal rivet (1).

    SECONDARY BATTERY ASSEMBLY
    8.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240356179A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18755899

    申请日:2024-06-27

    申请人: NORTHVOLT AB

    摘要: An electrode plate assembly for a secondary battery module is disclosed, comprising a plurality of cells (100) arranged in a vertical stack (10). Each cell of the stack comprises a positive electrode plate (110), a negative electrode plate, and a separator. The separator is interposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate and configured allow ions to move between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate. The electrode plate assembly further comprises a plurality of contacting means (140) for electrical monitoring of the cells, wherein each of the plurality of contacting means is electrically connected to at least one of the positive and negative electrode plates of a respective one of the cells and arranged to protrude laterally from a side edge (101, 102, 103) of the cell. The contacting means are distributed spatially along a width (W) of the stack.