# US 2019/0379010 A1 · Flexible batteries

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- Number: US 2019/0379010 A1
- Document ID: US20190379010A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/283,794
- Filed: 2019-02-24
- Published: 2019-12-12
- Earliest claimed: 2018-06-08
- Assignees: Cyberx Engineering Inc.
- Applicants: CYBERX Engineering Inc.
- Inventors: Kirill Khaliuta; Sergei Belov; Stanislav Komissarov; Timofei Kotsiubinskii
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190379010A1

## CPC

- H01M 4/661: {Metal or alloys, e.g. alloy coatings (H01M4/669 take precedence)}
- H01M 10/26: Selection of materials as electrolytes
- H01M 4/0404: {by coating on electrode collectors}
- H01M 4/0411: {by extrusion}
- H01M 4/0414: {by screen printing}
- H01M 4/364: {as mixtures}
- H01M 4/38: of elements or alloys
- H01M 4/48: of inorganic oxides or hydroxides
- H01M 4/622: {being polymers}
- H01M 10/28: Construction or manufacture
- H01M 10/287: {Small-sized flat cells or batteries for portable equipment (H01M10/283 and H01M10/286 take precedence)}
- H01M 50/121: Organic material
- H01M 50/44: Fibrous material
- H01M 50/449: having a layered structure
- H01M 50/461: {with adhesive layers between electrodes and separators}
- H01M 4/62: Selection of inactive substances as ingredients for active masses, e.g. binders, fillers
- H01M 50/417: Polyolefins
- H01M 50/489: Separators, membranes, diaphragms or spacing elements inside the cells, characterised by their physical properties, e.g. swelling degree, hydrophilicity or shut down properties
- H01M 2220/30: Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop
- H01M 2300/0014: Alkaline electrolytes
- Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries
- Y02P 70/50: Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product
- 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
- Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS

## Abstract

A flexible battery and method of manufacturing thereof are provided. An example flexible battery may include a first current collector comprising a first copper plate, an anode layer disposed on the first current collector, a second current collector comprising a second copper plate, a cathode layer disposed on the second current collector, and a separator layer comprising a polymer material. The anode layer may comprise a composite of thermoplastics, silver powder, and potassium hydrogen carbonate. The cathode layer may comprise a composite of thermoplastics and a freshly prepared zinc hydroxide. The separator layer can be impregnated with an electrolyte comprising an aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide, potassium zincate, and modifying additives. The modifying additives may include a monobasic organic acid, a dibasic organic acid, and a tribasic organic acid as anion donors, and one or more complexones as cation electron acceptors.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for manufacturing of a flexible battery, the method comprising:
providing a first current collector, the first current collector comprising a first plate made from a first metal material;
disposing an anode layer on the first current collector, the anode layer comprising an anode active mass, the anode active mass comprising substantially a silver;
providing a second current collector, second current collector comprising a second plate made from a second metal material;
disposing a cathode layer on the second current collector, the cathode layer comprising a cathode active mass, the cathode active mass comprising substantially a zinc hydroxide;
disposing a separator layer between the anode layer and the cathode layer, the separator layer comprising a polymer material;
joining, substantially parallel to each other, the first current collector, the anode layer, the separator layer, the cathode layer, and the second current collector to obtain a multi-layer structure;
impregnating the separator layer with an electrolyte; and
laminating the multi-layer structure with a polypropylene shell.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the separator layer includes a microfiber polymer layer of 100 micrometers of width.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the separator layer includes a cellophane film.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the joining includes:
silk screen printing an adhesive on a first surface of the separator layer and a second surface of the separator layer, the adhesive including an epoxy polyurethane two-component polymer; and
gluing the separator layer by the first surface to the anode layer and by the second surface to the cathode layer.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
disposing the anode layer includes one of silk screen printing the anode active mass to the first current collector or slot-die coating of the anode active mass on the first current collector; and
disposing the cathode layer includes one of silk screen printing the cathode active mass on the second current collector or slot-die coating the cathode active mass on the second current collector.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the anode active mass comprises a mixture of:
a composite of thermoplastics;
a silver powder comprising silver particles of between 10−9 to 10−6 meters in a diameter; and
a potassium hydrogen carbonate of 10% by weight of the silver powder; and
the cathode active mass comprises a mixture of:
the composite of thermoplastics; and
a freshly prepared zinc hydroxide.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the composite of thermoplastics includes a mixture of a low-density polyethylene and a polyethylene vinyl acetate.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the electrolyte comprising a mixture of:
30-40% aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide;
1.5-2% aqueous solution of lithium hydroxide;
4-8% aqueous solution of potassium zincate; and
0.8-1.2% aqueous solution of modifying additives, the modifying additives including:
one or more of a monobasic organic acid, a dibasic organic acid, and a tribasic organic acid as anion donors; and
one or more complexones as cation electron acceptors.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising while providing the second current collector, making one or more through holes in the second current collector to allow the electrolyte to penetrate to the separator layer; and
wherein impregnating the separator layer includes:
disposing the multi-layered structure into a surface-active agent (SAG) within a first vacuum container to allow the SAG to seal the one or more through holes in the second current collector;
disposing the multi-layered structure into the electrolyte within a second vacuum container until the SAG is evaporated and the separator layer is filled with the electrolyte; and
sealing the one or more through holes in the second current collector.