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US 6,475,680 B1Granted
Lithium secondary battery, its electrolyte, and electric apparatus using the same
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsJuichi Arai, Hideaki Katayama, Haruo Akahoshi, Tomoe Takamura, Takao Iwayanagi
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Abstract
A lithium secondary battery which is capable of terminating its operation safely with no accompanying rapid change in appearance, no gas generation, nor pressure change when any of an overcharge, overdischarge, and abnormal temperature rise occurs in the secondary battery itself. The lithium secondary battery includes a negative electrode, which is capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium, a positive electrode, which is capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte is solidified by a thermal reaction at a designated temperature.
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A lithium secondary battery comprising:
- a negative electrode, which is capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium,
- a positive electrode, which is capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium, and
- a non-aqueous electrolyte,
- wherein said non-aqueous electrolyte is formed of a substance such that the non-aqueous electrolyte is solidified by a chemical reaction at a temperature of at least 100° C.,
- wherein said non-aqueous electrolyte is composed of:
- at least a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent, and,
- said non-aqueous solvent comprises:
- a non-aqueous solvent in which said lithium salt is dissolved, and
- a non-aqueous solvent which is polymerized by chemical reaction at a temperature of at least 100° C.,
- wherein said non-aqueous solvent which is polymerized by chemical reaction at a temperature of at least 100° C. is comprised of at least one cyclic carbonate having a six to ten membered ring.
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A lithium secondary battery comprising:
- a negative electrode, which is capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium,
- a positive electrode, which is capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium, and
- a non-aqueous electrolyte,
- wherein said non-aqueous electrolyte is formed of a substance such that the non-aqueous electrolyte is solidified by a chemical reaction at a temperature of at least 100° C.,
- wherein said non-aqueous electrolyte is composed of:
- at least a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent, and,
- said non-aqueous solvent comprises:
- a non-aqueous solvent in which said lithium salt is dissolved, and
- a non-aqueous solvent which is polymerized by chemical reaction at a temperature of at least 100°C.,
- wherein said non-aqueous solvent which is polymerized by chemical reaction at a temperature of at least 100° C. is comprised of at least one sulfate having a seven to eleven membered ring.
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A lithium secondary battery comprising;
- a negative electrode, which is capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium,
- a positive electrode, which is capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium, and
- a non-aqueous electrolyte,
- wherein said non-aqueous electrolyte is formed of a substance such that the non-aqueous electrolyte is solidified by a chemical reaction at a temperature of at least 100° C.,
- wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte is solidified by being polymerized,
- wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte includes a polymerization initiator for polymerization of the non-aqueous electrolyte, and
- wherein the polymerization initiator lowers initiation temperature of polymerization of the non-aqueous electrolyte, as compared with the initiation temperature of polymerization of a non-aqueous electrolyte with all components of the non-aqueous electrolyte except for the polymerization initiator.
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A lithium secondary battery comprising:
- a negative electrode, which is capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium,
- a positive electrode, which is capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium, and
- a non-aqueous electrolyte,
- wherein said non-aqueous electrolyte is formed of a substance such that the non-aqueous electrolyte is solidified by a chemical reaction at a temperature of at least 100° C.,
- wherein said non-aqueous electrolyte is composed of:
- at least a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent, and,
- said non-aqueous solvent comprises:
- a non-aqueous solvent in which said lithium salt is dissolved, and
- a non-aqueous solvent which is polymerized by chemical reaction at a temperature of at least 100° C.,
- wherein said non-aqueous solvent in which said lithium salt is dissolved is a five or less-membered cyclic compound, and
- wherein said non-aqueous solvent which is polymerized by chemical reaction at a temperature of at least 100° C. is comprised of at least one cyclic carbonate having a six to ten membered ring.
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A lithium secondary battery comprising:
- a negative electrode, which is capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium,
- a positive electrode, which is capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium, and
- a non-aqueous electrolyte,
- wherein said non-aqueous electrolyte is formed of a substance such that the non-aqueous electrolyte is solidified by a chemical reaction at a temperature of at least 100° C.,
- wherein said non-aqueous electrolyte is composed of:
- at least a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent, and,
- said non-aqueous solvent comprises:
- a non-aqueous solvent in which said lithium salt is dissolved, which is a five or less-membered cyclic compound, and
- a non-aqueous solvent which is polymerized by chemical reaction at a temperature of at least 100° C., comprised of at least one sulfate having a seven to eleven membered ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.