Electrode assembly and secondary battery comprising same

Abstract

An electrode assembly of a secondary battery has positive and negative electrode tabs aligned on a same line approximately at the center of the radius of the cross section of the electrode assembly, and are attached so as not to overlap each other in the longitudinal direction, thereby making it possible to improve winding roundness, and a positive electrode plate coating portion on a positive electrode plate, which is adjacent to the negative electrode tab, and which has no positive electrode tab formed thereon, thereby preventing precipitation of lithium during overcharging. The electrode assembly includes positive and negative electrode plates attached to the positive and negative electrodes tabs, respectively, and a separator interposed between the electrode plates, wherein the electrode plates and the separator are laminated and wound such that the positive and negative electrode tabs respectively protrude from the longitudinal upper and lower portions of the electrode assembly, respectively.

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