JPH02144858A - Sodium-sulfur battery - Google Patents

Sodium-sulfur battery

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JPH02144858A
JPH02144858A JP63299189A JP29918988A JPH02144858A JP H02144858 A JPH02144858 A JP H02144858A JP 63299189 A JP63299189 A JP 63299189A JP 29918988 A JP29918988 A JP 29918988A JP H02144858 A JPH02144858 A JP H02144858A
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Hiroshi Kagawa
博 香川
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/36Accumulators not provided for in groups H01M10/05-H01M10/34
    • H01M10/39Accumulators not provided for in groups H01M10/05-H01M10/34 working at high temperature
    • H01M10/3909Sodium-sulfur cells
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent an active material from being scattered when a battery is broken by flexibly welding positive electrode auxiliary covers and a battery jar and welding positive electrode covers welded to positive electrode auxiliary covers above negative electrode covers. CONSTITUTION:Positive electrode covers 4-1 and 4-3 extended upward along the outer periphery of an alpha-alumina ring 2 are located above negative electrode covers 3-1 and 3-2 connected by heat pressure on the alpha-alumina ring 2, and the positive electrode covers are welded to a battery jar via positive electrode auxiliary covers 4A-1 and 4A-2. The welded portion between the first negative electrode cover 3-1 and the second negative electrode cover 3-2 is drooped into a solid electrolyte tube 1 via a bellows section provided on part of the first positive electrode auxiliary cover 3-2, thereby the bending stress of the solid electrolyte tube 1 is mitigated. The peeling and dropping of the negative electrode covers and the scattering of an active material can be prevented.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 産業上の利用分計 本発明はナトリウム−硫黄電池に関するもので、さらに
詳しく言えばその安全性向上に関するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to sodium-sulfur batteries, and more particularly to improving their safety.

従来技術とその問題点 す) リウムー硫黄電池は、陰極活物質としてのナトリ
ウムと、陽極活物質としての硫黄とをr−アル之すの如
きナトリウムイオン伝導性の固体電解質管により分離さ
せてなる完全密閉構造の高温型二次電池である。
Prior art and its problems) A lithium-sulfur battery is a complete battery in which sodium as a cathode active material and sulfur as an anode active material are separated by a sodium ion conductive solid electrolyte tube such as r-aluminum. This is a high-temperature secondary battery with a sealed structure.

このようなナトリウム−硫黄電池の従来の構造を第2図
により説明する。固体電解質管1の上端にα−アルミナ
リング2がガラス半田接合され、このα−アルミナリン
グ2の上面に陰極113か、下面に陽極蓋4がそれぞれ
熱圧接合されている。前記陰極蓋31Cは陰極端子5が
溶接されるとともに、その中央部を貫通して陰極集電体
としての陰極バイブロが溶接され、その下方は前記固体
電解質管1内に挿入されている。
The conventional structure of such a sodium-sulfur battery will be explained with reference to FIG. An α-alumina ring 2 is bonded to the upper end of the solid electrolyte tube 1 by glass soldering, and a cathode 113 is bonded to the upper surface of the α-alumina ring 2, and an anode cover 4 is bonded to the lower surface of the α-alumina ring 2 by heat pressure. The cathode terminal 5 is welded to the cathode lid 31C, and a cathode vibro serving as a cathode current collector is welded through the center of the cathode lid 31C, and the lower part thereof is inserted into the solid electrolyte tube 1.

この固体電解質管1内には金属繊維7が配され、約15
0℃の保温下において前記陰極バイブロより固体電解質
管1内を排気した後、同温度で溶融させたす) IJウ
ム8が真空充填され、充填後論極端子5の上端は封止さ
れる。このような陰極室構成体は、円筒形の硫黄成型体
10が内挿された陽極集電体を兼ねる電槽9内に挿入さ
れるとともに、その上端は前記陽極1f4と真空溶接さ
れて完全密閉される。
Metal fibers 7 are disposed inside this solid electrolyte tube 1, and approximately 15
After evacuating the inside of the solid electrolyte tube 1 from the cathode vibrotube while keeping the temperature at 0° C., IJum 8 is vacuum filled and the upper end of the logic terminal 5 is sealed. Such a cathode chamber structure is inserted into a battery case 9 which also serves as an anode current collector into which a cylindrical sulfur molded body 10 is inserted, and its upper end is vacuum welded to the anode 1f4 to completely seal it. be done.

上記の如ぎ構造のナトリウム−硫黄電池では、作動温度
の550℃まで昇温する過程で硫黄成型体10が熱膨張
し、固体電解束管1が曲げ応力を受ける。ところが、固
体電解質管1はガラス半田によってα−アル之ナリング
21c強固に接合されているため、前記曲げ応力を受け
てガラス半田接合部で固体電解質管1が破損することが
あった。このように固体電解質管が破損すると、硫黄と
す) リウムとが直接反応し、内圧が上昇して陰1i1
f3がα−アpiナリング2の上面から剥離し、活物質
などが飛散して正常な電池も破損させて大規模な事故に
なるという問題点があった。
In the sodium-sulfur battery having the above structure, the sulfur molded body 10 thermally expands during the process of increasing the temperature to the operating temperature of 550° C., and the solid electrolytic flux tube 1 is subjected to bending stress. However, since the solid electrolyte tube 1 is firmly joined to the α-aluminum ring 21c by glass solder, the solid electrolyte tube 1 may be damaged at the glass solder joint due to the bending stress. When the solid electrolyte tube is damaged in this way, it reacts directly with sulfur and lithium, increasing the internal pressure and producing negative
There was a problem in that f3 peeled off from the upper surface of the α-api ring 2, and the active material etc. were scattered, damaging even normal batteries and causing a large-scale accident.

発明の目的 本発明は上記欠点を解消するもので、@極補助蓋と電槽
とを柔軟性をもたせて溶接するとともに、陰極蓋の上方
で前記陽極補助蓋に溶接された陽極蓋を溶接することに
より、破損時の活物質の飛散を防止するものである◇ 発明の構成 本発明のナトリウム−硫黄電池は、α−アルミナリング
の上面に熱圧接合された陰極蓋の上方に、α−アルミナ
リングの外周面に沿って上方へ延長させた陽極蓋を位置
させるとともに、この陽極蓋を陽極補助蓋を介して電槽
に溶接したものである。
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks by welding the auxiliary electrode cover and the battery case with flexibility, and by welding the anode cover welded to the auxiliary anode cover above the cathode cover. ◇ Structure of the Invention The sodium-sulfur battery of the present invention has an α-alumina ring placed above the cathode lid that is thermo-pressure bonded to the top surface of the α-alumina ring. An anode cover extending upward is positioned along the outer peripheral surface of the ring, and this anode cover is welded to the battery case via an anode auxiliary cover.

実施例 以下実施例により説明する。第1図は本発明のす) I
Jウムー硫黄電池の断面図で、第2図と共通する部分に
は同じ符号を付している。第1図において、固体電解質
管1は、その上部が開放された外径46m、内径401
m、長さ400m111のβ′−アルミナからなり、そ
の上部開放端に外径56鰭、内径40fi、厚さ15f
iのα−アルミナリング2がガラス半田接合される。こ
のα−ア/klナリング2の上面には、厚さ0.5簡の
アルミニウム被覆鉄からなる第1の陰極蓋3−1が熱圧
接合され、その先端を一旦固体電解質管1内に垂下させ
てから、厚さ0.5鰭のり田ム拡散鉄からなる第2の陰
極蓋3−2により上方に延長される。このように固体電
解質管1内に垂下させることにより、固体電解質管1に
柔軟性をもたせることができ、ナトリウム8が上昇して
熱圧接合部の腐食防止の効果を有する。−方、前記α−
アルミナリング2の下面には、厚さ0.5調のアルミニ
ウム被覆鉄からなる第1の陽極蓋4−1が熱圧接合され
、この第1の陽極蓋4−1からα−アルミナリング2の
外周面に沿って上方に厚さQ、5m、内径66誌のクロ
ム拡散鉄からなる第2の@極蓋・4−2を延長させ、さ
らに前記第1の陰極蓋3−1の上方をおおうように厚さ
0.5簡のアルミニウム拡散鉄からなる第3の陽極蓋4
−3を溶接する。このような構成体の固体電解質管1内
に金属繊維7として、繊維径約10〜20μmの鉄繊維
を気孔率94.5%された陰極端子5が溶接され、その
先端から固体電解質管1内に溶融させたす) IJウム
8を真空充填する。さらに、前記第5の@極蓋4−5を
、厚さが0.5簡のクロム拡散鉄からなり、−部にベロ
ーズ部が設けられた第1の陽極補助蓋4A−1と厚さ0
.5簡のアルミニウム拡散鉄からなる第2の陽極補助蓋
4A−2とを介して電槽9に溶接し、前記電WI9内に
底部から円筒状の硫黄成形体10を挿入して底蓋11を
嵌合させて完成電池とする。なお、第1の陰極MS−1
、第2の陰極蓋3−2および第1の陽極l!4−1、第
2の陽極蓋4−2、第5の陽極蓋4−3の外表面には珪
酸ナトリウムとアルミナとを主成分とする電気絶縁材を
焼結、被覆している。
EXAMPLES The present invention will be explained below using examples. Figure 1 shows the present invention) I
This is a cross-sectional view of a Jumu sulfur battery, and parts common to those in FIG. 2 are given the same reference numerals. In FIG. 1, the solid electrolyte tube 1 has an open upper part with an outer diameter of 46 m and an inner diameter of 401 m.
It is made of β'-alumina with a length of 400 m and a length of 111 mm, and an outer diameter of 56 fins, an inner diameter of 40 fi, and a thickness of 15 f at its upper open end.
The α-alumina ring 2 of i is joined by glass solder. A first cathode lid 3-1 made of aluminum-coated iron with a thickness of 0.5 strips is heat-pressure bonded to the upper surface of this α-A/kl nut ring 2, and its tip is temporarily suspended inside the solid electrolyte tube 1. Then, it is extended upward by a second cathode cover 3-2 made of diffusion iron with a thickness of 0.5 fins. By hanging the solid electrolyte tube 1 in this manner, the solid electrolyte tube 1 can be made flexible, and the sodium 8 will rise, thereby having the effect of preventing corrosion of the thermopressure joint. -, the above α-
A first anode cover 4-1 made of aluminum-coated iron with a thickness of 0.5 is thermo-pressure bonded to the lower surface of the alumina ring 2. A second cathode lid 4-2 made of chromium-diffused iron with a thickness Q of 5 m and an inner diameter of 66 mm is extended upward along the outer peripheral surface, and further covers the upper part of the first cathode lid 3-1. The third anode cover 4 is made of aluminum diffused iron with a thickness of 0.5 mm.
-Weld 3. A cathode terminal 5 made of iron fibers with a fiber diameter of about 10 to 20 μm and a porosity of 94.5% is welded into the solid electrolyte tube 1 of such a structure as the metal fiber 7, and the cathode terminal 5 is welded as the metal fiber 7 into the solid electrolyte tube 1 from its tip. Vacuum-filled with IJum 8. Further, the fifth @electrode lid 4-5 is connected to a first anode auxiliary lid 4A-1, which is made of chromium-diffused iron and has a thickness of 0.5 mm and has a bellows portion at the negative part.
.. It is welded to the battery case 9 via the second anode auxiliary lid 4A-2 made of 5 pieces of aluminum diffused iron, and the cylindrical sulfur molded body 10 is inserted from the bottom into the battery case WI9, and the bottom lid 11 is closed. They are mated together to form a completed battery. Note that the first cathode MS-1
, second cathode lid 3-2 and first anode l! 4-1, the outer surfaces of the second anode lid 4-2 and the fifth anode lid 4-3 are sintered and coated with an electrical insulating material whose main components are sodium silicate and alumina.

このような本発明電池と第2図のような従来電池とをそ
れぞれ1〇七ルずつ製作し、350℃で電池電圧が急降
下するまで過充電する電池破壊試験と室温=350℃の
ヒートサイクル試験とを行った。なお、10サイクルの
ヒートサイクル試験で破損しなかった電池については、
破損するまで電池破壊試験を行い、結果を表−1に示す
。表−1において、分子は陰極蓋が剥離、脱落した電池
数、分母は破損電池数を示す。
A battery of the present invention and a conventional battery as shown in Figure 2 were manufactured in 107 cells each, and were subjected to a battery destruction test in which the batteries were overcharged at 350°C until the battery voltage suddenly dropped, and a heat cycle test at room temperature = 350°C. I did this. For batteries that were not damaged in the 10-cycle heat cycle test,
A battery destructive test was conducted until the battery broke, and the results are shown in Table 1. In Table 1, the numerator indicates the number of batteries whose cathode lids were peeled off or fell off, and the denominator indicates the number of damaged batteries.

表  − 表−1から本発明電池は、第1の陽極補助蓋4ム−1の
一部に設けたベローズ部により、また第1の陰極蓋3−
1と第2の陰極蓋5−2との溶接部を固体電解質管1内
に画工させたことにより、固体電解質管1の曲゛げ応力
が緩和でき、と−トサイクル試験に十分耐えうろことが
わかる。また、陰極蓋の剥馬、脱落も防止できるので、
活物質の飛散も防止することができる。
Table - Table 1 shows that the battery of the present invention has a bellows section provided in a part of the first anode auxiliary cover 4-1, and a first cathode cover 3-1.
By welding the welded portion between the first and second cathode lids 5-2 into the solid electrolyte tube 1, the bending stress of the solid electrolyte tube 1 can be alleviated, and the solid electrolyte tube 1 can withstand a full cycle test. I understand. It also prevents the cathode lid from peeling off or falling off.
It is also possible to prevent the active material from scattering.

発明の効果 実施例において詳述した如く、本発明電池は破損時の安
全性を向上させることができ、ヒートサイクル試験にも
十分耐えうるものである。
Effects of the Invention As detailed in the Examples, the battery of the present invention can improve safety in the event of breakage and can sufficiently withstand heat cycle tests.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は本発明電池の断面図、第2図は従来電池の断面
図である。
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the battery of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a conventional battery.

Claims (3)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)ナトリウムイオン伝導性の固体電解質管の上端に
α−アルミナリングが接合され、このα−アルミナリン
グの上面に陰極蓋が、下面に陽極蓋が熱圧接合され、か
つこの陽極蓋に溶接されて前記固体電解質管を下方から
被包する電槽を有し、前記固体電解質管内を陰極室、固
体電解質管と前記電槽との間隙を陽極室とするナトリウ
ム−硫黄電池において、前記陽極蓋をα−アルミナリン
グの外周面に沿って上方へ延長させ、かつこの陽極蓋の
外周面に沿って一端が電槽に溶接された陽極補助蓋を上
方へ延長させ、前記陽極蓋と陽極補助蓋の他端とを陰極
蓋の上方で溶接したことを特徴とするナトリウム−硫黄
電池。
(1) An α-alumina ring is bonded to the upper end of a solid electrolyte tube that conducts sodium ions, and a cathode cover is heat-pressure bonded to the top surface of this α-alumina ring, and an anode cover is bonded to the bottom surface of the α-alumina ring, and welded to this anode cover. In the sodium-sulfur battery, the battery has a battery case that covers the solid electrolyte tube from below, the inside of the solid electrolyte tube is a cathode chamber, and the gap between the solid electrolyte tube and the battery case is an anode chamber, is extended upward along the outer peripheral surface of the α-alumina ring, and an anode auxiliary lid, one end of which is welded to the battery case, is extended upward along the outer peripheral surface of the anode lid, and the anode lid and the anode auxiliary lid are A sodium-sulfur battery characterized in that the other end is welded above the cathode cover.
(2)電槽の上部またはこの電槽に溶接された陽極補助
蓋の一部にベローズ部が設けられていることを特徴とす
る請求項第1項記載のナトリウム−硫黄電池。
(2) The sodium-sulfur battery according to claim 1, wherein a bellows portion is provided on the top of the battery case or a part of the anode auxiliary lid welded to the battery case.
(3)α−アルミナリングの上面に熱圧接合された陰極
蓋の一部が固体電解質管内に垂下されていることを特徴
とする請求項第1項記載のナトリウム−硫黄電池。
(3) The sodium-sulfur battery according to claim 1, characterized in that a part of the cathode cover bonded by thermo-pressure to the upper surface of the α-alumina ring is suspended within the solid electrolyte tube.
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