Patent Publication Number: US-11658344-B2

Title: Wound-type electrode assembly

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This Application is a Continuation Application of International Application No. PCT/CN2016/087027 filed on Jun. 24, 2016, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to the field of battery, in particular, to a wound-type electrode assembly. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       FIG.  1    illustrates a schematic view of winding of an embodiment of a wound-type electrode assembly in the prior art. The wound-type electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate  1 , a first electrode tab  2 , a second electrode plate  3 , a second electrode tab  4  and a separator  5 . Among them, a start of the first electrode plate  1  (i.e. a first winding start section B 1 ) and a start of the second electrode plate  3  (i.e. a second winding start section B 2 ) are blank current collectors, the first electrode tab  2  and the second electrode tab  4  are respectively welded to the blank current collectors of the starts of the first electrode plate  1  and the second electrode plate  3 , and then the first electrode tab  2  and the second electrode tab  4  are respectively bonded with an insulating adhesive.  FIG.  2    illustrates a schematic view of winding of another embodiment of a wound-type electrode assembly in the prior art, wherein a middle of the first electrode plate  1  and a middle of the second electrode plate  3  are respective provided with a first groove  13  and a second groove  33 , and the first electrode tab  2  and the second electrode tab  4  are respective accommodated in the first groove  13  on the first electrode plate  1  and the second groove  33  on the second electrode plate  3 . 
     The wound-type electrode assembly in  FIG.  1    causes the position of the first electrode tab  2  and the position of the second electrode tab  4  to become the maximum thickness region of the battery, and the space of the wound-type electrode assembly other than the first electrode tab  2  and the second electrode tab  4  is wasted, resulting in a lower energy density of the electrode assembly. In addition, since the first electrode tab  2  and the second electrode tab  4  are located at the start of the first electrode plate  1  and the start of the second electrode plate  3 , respectively, so that the DC resistance (DCR) of the wound-type electrode assembly is large. The wound-type electrode assembly in  FIG.  2    is easily deformed during cycling and has a large cycle expansion ratio. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In view of the problems in the background art, the present disclosure provides a wound-type electrode assembly, which improves energy density of the electrode assembly and reduces an internal resistance, while solving the problem that the electrode assembly is easily deformed and the cycle expansion ratio is large during the cycle use of the electrode assembly. 
     A wound-type electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate, a first electrode tab, a second electrode plate, a second electrode tab, and a separator. 
     The first electrode plate includes a first current collector, and a first active substance layer coated on the surface of the first current collector. The second electrode plate includes a second current collector, and a second active substance layer coated on a surface of the second current collector. A separator is disposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate to isolate the first electrode plate from the second electrode plate. 
     Among them, the first electrode plate includes a first winding start section, two surfaces of the first current collector of the first winding start section are not coated with the first active substance layer and are defined as a first start blank current collector, and the first electrode tab is fixed to the first start blank current collector. A middle of the second electrode plate includes a second groove, a bottom of the second groove is the second current collector and a circumference thereof is the second active substance layer. The second electrode tab is accommodated in the second groove and electrically connected to the second current collector at the second groove. 
     The beneficial effect of the disclosure is as below: 
     In the wound-type electrode assembly according to the present disclosure, the first electrode tab is welded to the first start blank current collector, the middle of the second electrode plate is formed with the second groove, and the second electrode tab is accommodated in the second groove and electrically connected to the second current collector at the second groove. Compared with the wound-type electrode assembly shown in  FIG.  1   , the wound-type electrode assembly of the present disclosure obviously reduces the internal resistance of the wound-type electrode assembly and increases the energy density of the electrode assembly because the first electrode tab and the second electrode tab are not simultaneously arranged on the starts of the corresponding electrode plates. Compared with the wound-type electrode assembly shown in  FIG.  2   , the wound-type electrode assembly of the present disclosure is not more easily to deform during the cycle of the wound-type electrode assembly and reduces a cyclic expansion rate of the wound-type electrode assembly. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    illustrates a schematic view of winding of an embodiment of a wound-type electrode assembly in the prior art; 
         FIG.  2    illustrates a schematic view of winding of another embodiment of a wound-type electrode assembly in the prior art; 
         FIG.  3    illustrates a schematic view of winding of an embodiment of a wound-type electrode assembly according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  4    illustrates a schematic view of the second electrode plate of  FIG.  3    after unfolding; 
         FIG.  5    illustrates a bottom view of  FIG.  4   ; 
         FIG.  6    illustrates a deformation view of  FIG.  5   ; 
         FIG.  7    illustrates a schematic view of the first electrode plate of  FIG.  3    after unfolding; 
         FIG.  8    illustrates a top view of  FIG.  7   ; 
         FIG.  9    illustrates a schematic view of winding of another embodiment of a wound-type electrode assembly according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  10    illustrates a deformation view of  FIG.  9   , wherein the first electrode tab includes two first electrode tab units; 
         FIG.  11    illustrates another deformation view of  FIG.  9   ; 
         FIG.  12    illustrates a perspective view of welding of the first electrode tab and the third electrode tab of  FIG.  3   ; 
         FIG.  13    illustrates a perspective view of welding of the first electrode tab and the third electrode tab of  FIG.  10   ; 
         FIG.  14    illustrates a perspective view of welding of the second electrode tab and the fourth electrode tab of  FIG.  3   ; 
         FIG.  15    illustrates a deformation view of  FIG.  14   , wherein the second electrode tab includes two second electrode tab units. 
     
    
    
     Among those, the reference numerals are as follows: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                  1 
                 first electrode plate 
                 B2 
                 second winding 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 start section 
               
               
                 11 
                 first current collector 
                 D2 
                 second winding end section 
               
               
                 111  
                 first start blank current collector 
                 4 
                 second electrode tab 
               
               
                 112  
                 first end blank current collector 
               
               
                 12 
                 first active substance layer 
                 5 
                 separator 
               
               
                 13 
                 first groove 
                 T1 
                 first double-sided insulating 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tape 
               
               
                 B1 
                 first winding start section 
                 T2 
                 second double-sided 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 insulating tape 
               
               
                 D1 
                 first winding end section 
                 T3 
                 third double-sided 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 insulating tape 
               
               
                  2 
                 first electrode tab 
                 6 
                 third electrode tab 
               
               
                  3 
                 second electrode plate 
                 7 
                 fourth electrode tab 
               
               
                 31 
                 second current collector 
                 T 
                 thickness direction 
               
               
                 32 
                 second active substance layer 
                 W 
                 width direction 
               
               
                 33 
                 second groove 
               
               
                 34 
                 third groove 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     A wound-type electrode assembly according to the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying  FIGS.  3  to  15   . 
     With reference to  FIGS.  3 ,  9 ,  10  and  11   , the wound-type electrode assembly according to present disclosure includes a first electrode plate  1 , a first electrode tab  2 , a second electrode plate  3 , a second electrode tab  4  and an separator  5 . 
     The first electrode plate  1  includes a first current collector  11 , and a first active substance layer  12  coated on the surface of the first current collector  11 . The second electrode plate  3  includes a second current collector  31 , and a second active substance layer  32  coated on the surface of the second current collector  31 . A separator  5  is disposed between the first electrode plate  1  and the second electrode plate  3  to isolate the first electrode plate  1  from the second electrode plate  3 . 
     Among them, the first electrode plate  1  may include a first winding start section B 1 . Two surfaces of the first current collector  11  of the first winding start section B 1  are not coated with the first active substance layer  12  and are defined as a first start blank current collector  111 , and the first electrode tab  2  is welded to the first start blank current collector  111 . A middle of the second electrode plate  3  (the portion between the second winding start section B 2  and the second winding end section D 2  of the second electrode plate  3 , as described below) includes a second groove  33 , a bottom of the second groove  33  is a second current collector  31  and a circumference thereof is a second active substance layer  32 . The second electrode tab  4  is accommodated in the second groove  33  and electrically connected to the second current collector  31  at the second groove  33 . 
     In the wound-type electrode assembly according to the present disclosure, the first electrode tab  2  is fixed (e.g. welded or bonded) to the first start blank current collector  111 , the second electrode tab  4  is accommodated in the second groove  33  disposed in the middle of the second electrode plate  3  and is electrically connected to the second current collector  31  at the second groove  33 . Compared with the wound-type electrode assembly shown in  FIG.  15   , the wound-type electrode assembly of the present disclosure obviously reduces an internal resistance of the wound-type electrode assembly and increases energy density of the electrode assembly because the first electrode tab  2  and the second electrode tab  4  are not simultaneously arranged on a winding start section of the corresponding electrode plates. Compared with the wound-type electrode assembly shown in  FIG.  1   , the wound-type electrode assembly of the present disclosure is not more easily to deform during the cycle of the wound-type electrode assembly and reduces a cyclic expansion rate of the wound-type electrode assembly. 
     According to the wound-type electrode assembly of the present disclosure, in some embodiments, with reference to  FIG.  5   , the circumference of the second groove  33  may be close on three sides and open on one side. 
     In some embodiments, with reference to  FIG.  6   , the circumference of the second groove  33  may be close on two sides and open on two sides. After the wound-type electrode assembly is charged and discharged, the second active substance layer  32  not only expands along a thickness direction of the second electrode plate  3  (i.e., a thickness direction T of the wound-type electrode assembly), thereby increasing the thickness of the wound-type electrode assembly, but also the second active substance layer  32  also expands along a length direction of the second electrode plate  3  (i.e., a width direction W of the wound-type electrode assembly), thereby squeezing the thickness direction T of the wound-type electrode assembly to further increase the thickness of the wound-type electrode assembly. Since the circumference of the second groove  33  is close on two sides and open on two sides, so that the expansion force along the length direction of the second electrode plate  3  is effectively released, so that the thickness direction T is not squeezed and the thickness of the wound-type electrode assembly is reduced to some extent. 
     In some embodiments, with reference to  FIGS.  3 ,  9 ,  10  and  11   , the second electrode plate  3  may include a second winding start section B 2 . In the width direction(W) of the wound-type electrode assembly, the first winding start section B 1  and the second winding start section B 2  respectively extend toward opposite directions (as shown in  FIGS.  3 ,  9 ,  10  and  11   ). In some embodiments, in the width direction(W) of the wound-type electrode assembly, the first winding start section B 1  and the second winding start section B 2  extend toward the same direction, as shown in  FIGS.  1  and  2   . 
     In some embodiments, two surfaces of the second current collector  31  of the second winding start section B 2  are coated with the second active substance layer  32 . Coating the second active substance layer  32  on the two surfaces of the second current collector  31  of the second winding start section B 2  improve the energy density of the wound-type electrode assembly. 
     In some embodiments, with reference to  FIGS.  9 ,  10  and  11   , the first electrode plate  1  may further include a first winding end section D 1 . Two surfaces of the first current collector  11  of the first winding end section D 1  are not coated with the first active substance layer  12  and are defined as a first end blank current collector  112 . 
     In some embodiments, with reference to  FIGS.  10  and  11   , the first electrode tab  2  may include two first electrode tab units, and the two first electrode tab units ( 2   a ,  2   b ) are substantially aligned in the thickness direction T of the wound-type electrode assembly. Among them, one of the first electrode tab units ( 2   a ,  2   b ) is welded to the first start blank current collector  111  and the other of the first electrode tab units ( 2   a ,  2   b ) is welded to the first end blank current collector  112 , so that the DC resistance (DCR) of the wound-type electrode assembly and the heat generation of the electrode assembly during charging and discharging are reduced, and the current density distribution of the electrode assembly is more uniform. 
     In some embodiments, with reference to  FIGS.  12  and  13   , the wound-type electrode assembly may further include a third electrode tab  6  welded to one end of the first electrode tab  2  extending to the outside of the wound-type electrode assembly. 
     In some embodiments, a width of the third electrode tab  6  is less than a width of the first electrode tab  2 , and a thickness of the third electrode tab  6  is greater than a thickness of the first electrode tab  2 , so that the maximum thickness of the electrode assembly after welding of the first electrode tab  2  is reduced and the energy density of the electrode assembly is increased while ensuring the strength and overcurrent cross-sectional area of the third electrode tab  6 . 
     In some embodiments, with reference to  FIGS.  3  and  10   , the second electrode plate  3  may further include a second winding end section D 2 , wherein two surfaces of the second current collector  31  of the second winding end section D 2  may be coated with the second active substance layer  32 . In some embodiments, only one side of the second current collector  31  of the second winding end section D 2  may be coated with the second active substance layer  32 . Alternatively, in some embodiments, the two surfaces of the second current collector  31  of the second winding end section D 2  may not be coated with the second active substance layer  32 . 
     In some embodiments, the second electrode tabs  4  may include two second electrode tab units, and correspondingly, the second grooves  33  may include two second groove units. The two second electrode tab units are respectively accommodated in the corresponding second grooves  33  and are substantially aligned in the thickness direction T of the wound-type electrode assembly. 
     It is additionally noted here that when the number of the first electrode tab  2  and the second electrode tab  4  is appropriately increased, the charge and discharge rate of the wound-type electrode assembly is correspondingly increased. 
     In some embodiments, with reference to  FIGS.  14  and  15   , the wound-type electrode assembly may further include a fourth electrode tab  7  welded to one end of the second electrode tab  4  extending to the outside of the wound-type electrode assembly. 
     In some embodiments, a width of the fourth electrode tab  7  is less than a width of the second electrode tab  4 , and a thickness of the fourth electrode tab  7  is greater than a thickness of the second electrode tab  4 , so that the maximum thickness of the electrode assembly after welding of the second electrode tab  4  is reduced and the energy density of the electrode assembly is increased while ensuring the strength and overcurrent cross-sectional area of the fourth electrode tab  7 . 
     It is additionally noted here that the second groove  33  disposed in the middle of the second electrode plate  3  means that the second groove  33  is arranged on the portion of the second electrode plate  3  between the second winding start section B 2  and the second winding end section D 2 . In some embodiments, the second groove  33  is arranged on the middle portion of the second electrode plate  3  between the second winding start section B 2  and the second winding end section T 2 , so that the internal resistance of the wound-type electrode assembly may be obviously reduced. 
     In some embodiments, the first electrode tab  2  may be electrically connected to the first start blank current collector  111  by ultrasonic welding, laser welding or thermo-compression welding. 
     In some embodiments, the second electrode tab  4  may be electrically connected to the second current collector  31  at the second groove  33  by ultrasonic welding, laser welding or thermo-compression welding. 
     In some embodiments, with reference to  FIGS.  3 ,  4 ,  9 ,  10  and  11   , the second electrode plate  3  may further include a third groove  34 , the third groove  34  is located on the opposite side of the second current collector corresponding to the second groove  33 . A bottom of the third groove  34  is the second current collector  31  and a circumference of the third groove  34  is the second active substance layer  32 . Similar to the second groove  33 , the circumference of the third groove  34  may also be close on three sides and open on one side, and the circumference of the third groove  34  may also be close on two sides and open on two sides. Arranging the third groove  34  facilitates to weld the second electrode tab  4  into the second groove  33 . 
     In some embodiments, by laser cleaning or mechanical cleaning, the second groove  33  may be formed by removing a corresponding portion of the second active substance layer  32  to expose the second current collector  31 . 
     In some embodiments, the second groove  33  may be formed by preloading a heat-sensitive foaming tape on the second current collector  31  before coating a cathode slurry layer, then coating and drying the cathode slurry layer to form the second active substance layer  32 , and peeling off the heat-sensitive foaming tape from the second current collector  31  when the cathode slurry layer is dried. 
     In some embodiments, by laser cleaning or mechanical cleaning, the third groove  34  may be formed by removing a corresponding portion of the second active substance layer  32  to expose the second current collector  31 . 
     In some embodiments, the third groove  34  may be formed by preloading a heat-sensitive foaming tape on the second current collector  31  before coating a cathode slurry layer, then coating and drying the cathode slurry layer to form the second active substance layer  32 , and peeling off the heat-sensitive foaming tape from the second current collector  31  when the cathode slurry layer is dried. 
     In some embodiments, the wound-type electrode assembly may further include a first double-sided insulating tape T 1 , two surfaces of the first double-sided insulating tape T 1  are bonded respectively with the separator  5  and the first electrode tab  2 . 
     In some embodiments, the wound-type electrode assembly may further include a second double-sided insulating tape T 2 , the second double-sided insulating tape T 2  is used to cover the second electrode tab  4  and a portion of the second groove  33  around the second electrode tab  4 . 
     In some embodiments, the wound-type electrode assembly may further include a third double-sided insulating tape T 3  covering the entire third groove  34 , and two surfaces of the third double-sided insulating tape T 3  are bonded respectively with the separator  5  and the second active substance layer  32  around the third groove  34 . 
     It is additionally noted here that since the first double-sided insulating tape T 1 , the second double-sided insulating tape T 2  and the third double-sided insulating tape T 3  are used, which have a bonding area closer than when using single-sided insulating tape, so that the integrity of the wound-type electrode assembly is enhanced, thereby preventing the bonding area of the wound-type electrode assembly from bulging into the largest deformation zone after the shaping process and the charge and discharge expansion. In some embodiments, the first double-sided insulating tape T 1  is a double-sided tape in which two surfaces are initially tacky, or one side is initially tacky and the other side is tacky after subsequent hot pressing or cold pressing. 
     In some embodiments, the second double-sided insulating tape T 2  is a double-sided tape in which two surfaces are initially tacky, or one side is initially tacky and the other side is tacky after subsequent hot pressing or cold pressing. 
     In some embodiments, the third double-sided insulating tape T 3  is a double-sided tape in which two surfaces are initially tacky, or one side is initially tacky and the other side is tacky after subsequent hot pressing or cold pressing. 
     It is additionally noted here that the first double-sided insulating tape T 1 , the second double-sided insulating tape T 2  and the third double-sided insulating tape T 3  all may include a substrate and a glue layer coated on two surfaces of the substrate. The glue layer of the double-sided tape in which two surfaces are initially tacky may be a styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) layer, a polyurethane layer, a polyacrylate layer or a polyvinylidene fluoride layer. In the double-sided tape in which one side is initially tacky and the other side is tacky after subsequent hot pressing or cold pressing, the glue layer in which one side is initially tacky may be a styrene-butadiene rubber layer, a polyurethane layer, a polyacrylate layer or a polyvinylidene fluoride layer; the glue layer in which the other side is tacky after subsequent hot pressing or cold pressing may be a temperature-sensitive adhesive without initial tack at normal temperature or a pressure-sensitive adhesive without initial tack at room temperature. 
     In some embodiments, the size of the first electrode tab  2  may be the same as the size of the second electrode tab  4 . For example, the first electrode tab  2  may have a width of 6 mm and a thickness of 0.06 mm. The second electrode tab  4  may have a width of 6 mm and a thickness of 0.06 mm. 
     In some embodiments, the first active substance layer  12  of the first electrode plate  1  may have a thickness of 131 μm, and the second active substance layer  32  of the second electrode plate  3  may have a thickness of 112 μm. 
     In some embodiments, the first electrode plate  1  is a positive electrode plate and the second electrode plate  3  is a negative electrode plate, the first current collector  11  is a positive current collector and the second current collector  31  is a negative current collector, and the first active substance layer  12  is a positive active substance layer and the second active substance layer  32  is a negative active substance layer. 
     In some embodiments, the first electrode plate  1  is a negative electrode plate and the second electrode plate  3  is a positive electrode plate, the first current collector  11  is a negative current collector and the second current collector  31  is a positive current collector, and the first active substance layer  12  is a negative active substance layer and the second active substance layer  32  is a positive active substance layer. 
     It is additionally noted here that the first winding start section B 1  of the first electrode plate  1  described above is a layer of the first electrode plate  1  on the side adjacent to the winding center (i.e., immediately adjacent to the winding needle) in the thickness direction T of the wound-type electrode assembly (the first winding start section B 1  may have only a flat portion, as shown in  FIGS.  3 ,  9  and  10   ; or the layer of the first electrode plate  1  may have a flat portion and a back-folded portion that is folded back from the starting end of the flat portion, as shown in  FIG.  11   ). The first winding end section D 1  of the first electrode plate  1  is the first electrode plate  1  disposed on the outermost layer of the wound-type electrode assembly. The second winding start section B 2  of the second electrode plate  2  described above is a layer of the second electrode plate  2  on the other side adjacent to the winding center in the thickness direction T of the wound-type electrode assembly (similarly, the second winding start section B 2  may have only a flat portion, as shown in  FIGS.  3 ,  9  and  10   ; or the layer of the second electrode plate  2  may have a flat portion and a folded back portion that is back-folded from the flat portion, as shown in  FIG.  11   ). The second winding end section D 2  of the second electrode plate  2  is the second electrode plate  2  disposed on the outermost layer of the wound-type electrode assembly. 
     Finally, it is noted additionally that the wound-type electrode assembly according to the disclosure is used for flexible packaging lithium ion battery and as exemplary embodiment, comparative example and test result. Among them, in the embodiments and comparative examples described as below, the first electrode plate  1  is a negative electrode plate, and the second electrode plate  3  is a positive electrode plate. 
     Embodiment 1 
     Taking 464090 Type flexible packaging lithium ion battery (finished battery with a thickness of 4.6 mm, a width of 40 mm, a length of 90 mm) as an example, the first electrode tab  2  is identical in size to the second electrode tab  4 , that is, the electrode tab has a welding length of 15 mm, a tab width of 6 mm, and a thickness of 0.06 mm. 
     Using the structure shown in  FIG.  3   , the electrode plate is subject to the cold pressing process (the one-side first active substance layer  12  of the first electrode plate  1  has a thickness of 131 μm, and the one-side second active substance layer  32  of the second electrode plate  3  has a thickness of 112 μm.), the first electrode tab  2  is welded to the first start blank current collector  111  of the first electrode plate  1  by ultrasonic welding or brazing or electric resistance welding. The second groove  33  and the third groove  34  for welding the second electrode tab  4  are cleaned or reserved in the middle of the second electrode plate  3  by laser or space-occupying method, and then the second electrode tab  4  is welded to the second groove  33  by ultrasonic welding or brazing or electric resistance welding. The first active substance layer  12  is made of graphite, and the second active substance layer  32  is made from lithium cobaltate (LCO). The circumference of the second groove  33  is close on three sides and is open on one side. 
     Embodiment 2 
     The difference from Embodiment 1 is as follows: the circumference of the second groove  33  is close on two sides and is open on two sides. 
     Comparative Example 1 
     Using the structure shown in  FIG.  15   , the difference from Embodiment 1 is as follows: no grooves are formed in the second electrode plate  3  and the first electrode plate  1 , the first electrode tab  2  is welded to the first start blank current collector  111  of the first winding start section B 1  of the first electrode plate  1 . The second electrode tab  4  is welded to the second start blank current collector  31  of the second winding start section B 2  of the second electrode plate  3 . 
     Comparative Example 2 
     Using the structure shown in  FIG.  1   , the difference from Embodiment 1 is as follows: the first electrode plate  1  includes a first groove  13  for accommodating the first electrode tab  2 , the second electrode plate  3  includes a second groove  33  for accommodating the second electrode tab  4 . The first electrode tab  2  is welded to the first groove  13 , and the second electrode tab  4  is welded to the second groove  33 . 
     In Embodiments 1-2 and Comparative Examples 1-2, 20 flexible packaging lithium ion battery samples are selected for 1000 cycles of charge and discharge tests, the thicknesses of the samples before and after the test are measured, and the samples of the flexible packaging lithium ion battery are disassembled after the test to observe the lithium deposition situation. The obtained results are shown in Table 1. 
     Capacity test: a nominal current is used to charge the electrode assembly to a nominal upper limit voltage, and then discharging is performed with a nominal current to reach the amount of power released by the cut-off voltage. 
     Thickness test: measured with a thickness gauge.
 
Deformation=(average thickness after test−thickness before test)/thickness before test*100%.
 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Test results for Embodiments 1-2 and Comparative Examples 1-2 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
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                 thickness 
                 DC 
               
               
                   
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                 deformation/ 
               
               
                   
                 capacity/mAh 
                 test/mm 
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                 Embodiment 1 
                 2835 
                 4.894 
                 50 
                 6.4% 
               
               
                 Embodiment 2 
                 2825 
                 4.805 
                 49 
                 4.5% 
               
               
                 Comparative 
                 2800 
                 4.899 
                 65 
                 6.5% 
               
               
                 Example 1 
               
               
                 Comparative 
                 2845 
                 4.995 
                 47 
                 8.6% 
               
               
                 Example 2