Secondary battery
AssigneeSamsung SDI Co., Ltd.
InventorsKyoung Hwan KIM, Cheoul Whan KIM
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a secondary battery capable of enhancing safety and test reliability. According to one embodiment, disclosed is a secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly in which a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate are alternately stacked; and a case for accommodating the electrode assembly, wherein the first electrode plate includes an outer electrode plate located at the outermost part of the electrode assembly, and an inner electrode plate located inside the electrode assembly, and the outer electrode plate is smaller than the inner electrode plate and the second electrode plate.
Claims10
A secondary battery, comprising:
- an electrode assembly including a plurality of first electrode plates and a plurality of second electrode plates, alternately stacked;
- and
- a case for accommodating the electrode assembly,
- wherein:
- the plurality of first electrode plates have a polarity different from a polarity of the plurality of second electrode plates,
- the plurality of first electrode plates includes at least one outer first electrode plate located at an outermost part of the electrode assembly, and a plurality of inner first electrode plates located inside the electrode assembly, and the at least one outer first electrode plate is smaller than each of the plurality of inner first electrode plates and smaller than each of the plurality of second electrode plates,
- the plurality of inner first electrode plates are of the same size,
- the plurality of second electrode plates are of the same size,
- each of the plurality of inner first electrode plates is smaller than each of the plurality of second electrode plates,
- the electrode assembly further includes a plurality of separators, the plurality of separators being interposed between the plurality of first electrode plates, and
- each of the plurality of second electrode plates is between the plurality of first electrode plates and the plurality of separators.
A secondary battery, comprising:
- an electrode assembly including a plurality of first electrode plates and a plurality of second electrode plates, alternately stacked;
- and
- a case for accommodating the electrode assembly,
- wherein:
- the plurality of first electrode plates have a polarity different from a polarity of the plurality of second electrode plates,
- the plurality of first electrode plates includes at least one outer first electrode plate located at an outermost part of the electrode assembly, and a plurality of inner first electrode plates located inside the electrode assembly, and at least one end of the at least one outer first electrode plate is located further inward than one end of each of the plurality of inner first electrode plates,
- the plurality of inner first electrode plates are of the same size,
- the plurality of second electrode plates are of the same size,
- each of the plurality of inner first electrode plates is smaller than each of the plurality of second electrode plates,
- the electrode assembly further includes a plurality of separators, the plurality of separators being interposed between the plurality of first electrode plates, and
- each of the plurality of second electrode plates is between the plurality of first electrode plates and the plurality of separators.
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