At present, lithium-ion batteries are mainly divided into three categories:
square, cylindrical and soft-packed. Among them, square and cylindrical casings
are mainly made of aluminum alloy, stainless steel and other hard shells, while
soft-packed casings are made of aluminum-plastic film. This is their essential
difference, performance The main advantages of soft-pack lithium batteries
include:
(1) Good safety performance: Soft-pack batteries have less electrolyte
leakage, and soft-pack batteries will inflate and crack in the event of safety
hazards, unlike hard-shell batteries that will explode if the internal pressure
is too high;
(2) Light weight: Soft-pack batteries are 40% lighter than steel-cased
prismatic batteries of the same capacity, and 20% lighter than aluminum-cased
prismatic batteries;
(3) Large battery capacity: The soft pack saves 20% of the volume, has a
capacity 50% higher than that of steel-shell batteries of the same
specifications, and is 20-30% higher than that of aluminum-shell batteries;
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(4) Good cycle performance: Soft-pack batteries have a longer cycle life,
and the attenuation after 100 cycles is 4% to 7% less than that of aluminum
cases;
(5) Small internal resistance: The internal resistance of soft-pack
batteries is smaller than that of lithium batteries, and the domestic minimum
can be less than 35mΩ, which greatly reduces the battery’s self-consumption;
(6) Sensitive design: the shape can be customized according to customer
needs, and can be made thinner. Ordinary aluminum shells can only be 4mm, and
soft bags can be 0.5mm.
Functional comparison of three types of batteries:
In terms of functions, soft-pack batteries have more comprehensive
advantages and have broad future application prospects:
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1) Soft-pack batteries are more suitable for portable applications that
require high space or thickness, such as 3C consumer electronics products;
2) Although prismatic batteries have high single capacity, they are heavy
and large, while soft pack batteries have significant advantages in energy
density, and now single cells are also developing in the direction of large
capacity and high rate, which will be more in line with new technologies.
Requirements for mobile power sources in areas such as energy vehicles;
3) Although the production process of cylindrical batteries is mature and
the energy density advantage is significant, due to the small capacity of a
single battery cell, a battery pack with the same capacity requires more cells,
such as the battery pack capacity of Tesla Model S It is 85kWh, and there are
about 7,000 18650-type cylindrical batteries, which requires very high
requirements for the battery management system BMS. The single capacity of the
soft-pack battery can be equivalent to more than 10 18650-type cylindrical
batteries, and the requirements for BMS are relatively low. Most BMS in China
and even around the world have limited supporting capabilities. Large-capacity
battery packs do not use cylindrical batteries too much. In addition,
cylindrical batteries have poor safety due to their high energy density, and
their hard shells cause high internal pressure, so they often explode. events,
and pouch batteries offer significant advantages.
my country's current mainstream electric vehicle companies are accelerating
the use of soft-pack batteries. Passenger car companies such as BAIC and SAIC
have begun to experiment with the use of soft-pack batteries, among which
Wanxiang A123 and Funeng Technology soft-pack batteries occupy the mainstream.
At the same time, domestic ternary soft packaging technology has made
significant progress, and the energy density has increased significantly. The
trend of soft packaging is on the rise, and power battery companies are
increasing their efforts to expand the production of soft packaging in order to
seize the opportunity.
Facing the huge market temptation, domestic companies are also investing in
the lithium battery soft pack business. From January to May 2018, my country's
power battery installed capacity reached 12.66Gwh, a year-on-year increase of
247.80%. Among them, the installed capacity of soft-pack power batteries reached
1.43Gwh, a year-on-year increase of 71.98%, and the market share reached 11%.
The share dropped by 12 percentage points from January to May last year; the
main reason was the installed capacity of CATL and BYD in the first five months.
The rapid growth rate has increased the market share of prismatic batteries,
while the soft pack and cylindrical batteries have declined. It is predicted
that the demand for lithium batteries and the penetration rate of soft packs
will increase side by side. In 2020, the penetration rate of soft packs will be
about 41%, and the demand for soft pack batteries will reach 59GWh, with a GAGR
of 35%.
Soft-pack batteries generally have three sealing edges. The heat sealing
machine adjusts appropriate temperature, strength, time and other parameters to
ensure the sealing effect. The quality of the seal directly affects the safety
and life of the battery. Both over-sealing and under-sealing can easily lead to
poor quality. The thickness of the seal is a significant indicator of seal
quality, and thickness monitoring of the top and side sealing processes is an
important means to improve battery quality and safety.
Dacheng Precision 2D Offline Laser Thickness Gauge is a model specially
designed to provide various thickness measurement solutions at lithium-ion
battery production sites. High-precision thickness measurement of samples can be
performed in the XY plane. According to different measurement needs, the
measurement fixture can be replaced to complete the thickness scanning
measurement of the given sample. Each installation position can measure a
thickness summary. Placed in the soft pack battery top and side sealing
workshop, it is used for offline random inspection of edge sealing thickness and
direct judgment of seal quality. Thickness measurement of soft pack battery
seals can be easily accomplished on this device.
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