# US 12,603,402 B2 · Battery cell with aluminum components, battery, and electric apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,603,402 B2 - Document ID: US12603402B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 19/317,145 - Filed: 2025-09-03 - Published: 2026-01-01 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2023-09-15 - Assignees: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited - Applicants: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited - Inventors: Hu Xu; Haizu Jin; Fenggang Zhao; Shaojun Niu; Rui Yang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12603402B2 ## CPC - H01M 50/562: characterised by the material - H01M 4/661: {Metal or alloys, e.g. alloy coatings (H01M4/669 take precedence)} - H01M 4/667: {in the form of layers, e.g. coatings} - H01M 10/054: Accumulators with insertion or intercalation of metals other than lithium, e.g. with magnesium or aluminium - H01M 10/058: Construction or manufacture - H01M 50/103: prismatic or rectangular (H01M50/109, H01M50/11 take precedence) - H01M 50/15: for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/153 takes precedence) - H01M 50/505: comprising a single busbar - H01M 50/531: Electrode connections inside a battery casing - H01M 50/534: characterised by the material of the leads or tabs - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A battery cell, a battery, and an electric apparatus are disclosed. The battery cell includes: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, where the positive electrode plate includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material disposed on the positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode active material including an active material capable of reversibly deintercalating and intercalating sodium ions, and the negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode current collector, the negative electrode current collector including a metal substrate; where a constituent material of the metal substrate includes element aluminum, and a mass percentage of the element aluminum is greater than a mass percentage of each of other elements. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A battery cell, comprising: an electrode assembly, comprising: a positive electrode plate comprising a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material disposed on the positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode active material comprising an active material configured to reversibly deintercalate and intercalate sodium ions; and a negative electrode plate comprising a negative electrode current collector, the negative electrode current collector comprising two metal substrates, the metal substrates disposed on two sides of a first insulating material layer along a thickness direction; and a negative electrode adapter electrically connecting the metal substrates and a negative electrode lead-out portion, wherein a constituent material of the metal substrates comprise element aluminum, and a mass percentage of the element aluminum is greater than a mass percentage of each of other elements, wherein a constituent material of the negative electrode adapter comprises element aluminum with a mass percentage greater than or equal to 90%, wherein a constituent material of the negative electrode lead-out portion comprises element aluminum, a mass percentage of the element aluminum being greater than a mass percentage of each of other elements. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The battery cell according to claim 1, further comprising: a housing having a chamber for accommodating the electrode assembly, wherein the negative electrode lead-out portion is disposed on the housing and configured to electrically connect the metal substrates and a conductor outside the battery cell. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The battery cell according to claim 2, wherein the negative electrode lead-out portion is an integrally formed structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The battery cell according to claim 3, wherein a constituent material of the metal substrate and a constituent material of the negative electrode lead-out portion each comprise element aluminum with a mass percentage greater than or equal to 90%. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The battery cell according to claim 3, wherein the housing comprises a casing and a top cover, one end of the casing has an end opening, and the top cover covers and is fixed to the end opening; wherein the top cover serving as the negative electrode lead-out portion is electrically connected to the metal substrates and configured to be connected to a conductor outside the battery cell; and a casing wall of the casing serving as the positive electrode lead-out portion is electrically connected to the positive electrode current collector and configured to be connected to a conductor outside the battery cell; or the top cover serving as the positive electrode lead-out portion is electrically connected to the positive electrode current collector and configured to be connected to a conductor outside the battery cell; and a casing wall of the casing serving as the negative electrode lead-out portion is electrically connected to the metal substrates and configured to be connected to a conductor outside the battery cell. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The battery cell according to claim 3, wherein the housing comprises a casing, a first top cover, and a second top cover, two opposite ends of the casing each have an end opening, and the first top cover and the second top cover respectively cover and are fixed to the end openings at the two opposite ends of the casing; wherein the first top cover serving as the negative electrode lead-out portion is electrically connected to the metal substrates and configured to be connected to a conductor outside the battery cell; and the second top cover serving as the positive electrode lead-out portion is electrically connected to the positive electrode current collector and configured to be connected to a conductor outside the battery cell; or the second top cover serving as the negative electrode lead-out portion is electrically connected to the metal substrates and configured to be connected to a conductor outside the battery cell; and the first top cover serving as the positive electrode lead-out portion is electrically connected to the positive electrode current collector and configured to be connected to a conductor outside the battery cell. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The battery cell according to claim 2, wherein the negative electrode lead-out portion is a split structure, and the negative electrode lead-out portion comprises a negative electrode internal connection portion and a negative electrode external connection portion fixedly connected, wherein the negative electrode internal connection portion is electrically connected to the metal substrates, the negative electrode external connection portion is configured to be connected to a conductor outside the battery cell, and a constituent material of the negative electrode internal connection portion and a constituent material of the negative electrode external connection portion each comprise element aluminum, a mass percentage of the element aluminum being greater than a mass percentage of each of other elements. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The battery cell according to claim 7, wherein the constituent material of the metal substrates, the constituent material of the negative electrode internal connection portion, and the constituent material of the negative electrode external connection portion each comprise element aluminum with a mass percentage greater than or equal to 90%. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The battery cell according to claim 1, wherein the negative electrode current collector is constituted by the metal substrates, and the constituent material of the metal substrates comprises element aluminum with a mass percentage greater than or equal to 99%. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The battery cell according to claim 1, wherein the constituent material of the metal substrates comprises element aluminum with a mass percentage greater than or equal to 99%. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The battery cell according to claim 1, further comprising: a housing having a chamber for accommodating the electrode assembly; and a positive electrode lead-out portion disposed on the housing, configured to electrically connect the positive electrode current collector and a conductor outside the battery cell; and, a constituent material of the positive electrode lead-out portion comprises element aluminum, and a mass percentage of the element aluminum is greater than a mass percentage of each of other elements, wherein the constituent material of the positive electrode lead-out portion comprises element aluminum with a mass percentage greater than or equal to 90%; the positive electrode current collector is a metal current collector, and a constituent material of the metal current collector comprises element aluminum with a mass percentage greater than or equal to 99%; and/or the positive electrode current collector comprises: a second insulating material layer and conductive layers located on two sides of the second insulating material layer in a thickness direction of the second insulating material layer, and a constituent material of the conductive layer comprises element aluminum with a mass percentage greater than or equal to 99%. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The battery cell according to claim 11, further comprising: a positive electrode adapter electrically connected to the positive electrode lead-out portion and the positive electrode current collector; wherein a constituent material of the positive electrode adapter comprises element aluminum, and a mass percentage of the element aluminum is greater than a mass percentage of each of other elements, wherein the constituent material of the positive electrode adapter comprises element aluminum with a mass percentage greater than or equal to 90%. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The battery cell according to claim 1, wherein the positive electrode active material comprises at least one of sodium-containing layered transition metal oxide, sodium-containing phosphate, and Prussian blue analogue. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A battery, comprising: at least one battery cell according to claim 1; and a battery box. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The battery according to claim 14, wherein the battery comprises a plurality of the battery cells and further comprises a busbar component configured to electrically connect the plurality of the battery cells, and a constituent material of the busbar component comprises element aluminum with a mass percentage greater than that of any other element. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The battery according to claim 14, wherein the constituent material of the busbar component comprises element aluminum with a mass percentage greater than or equal to 90%. ### Claim 17 An electric apparatus, comprising: the battery according to 14; and a device in electrical communication with the battery.