CA2023642C - Electrical double-layer capacitor - Google Patents

Electrical double-layer capacitor

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CA2023642C
CA2023642C CA002023642A CA2023642A CA2023642C CA 2023642 C CA2023642 C CA 2023642C CA 002023642 A CA002023642 A CA 002023642A CA 2023642 A CA2023642 A CA 2023642A CA 2023642 C CA2023642 C CA 2023642C
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electrode
sintered
polarising
layer capacitor
electrical double
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Yoshinobu Tsuchiya
Yoriaki Niida
Ken Kurabayashi
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Isuzu Motors Ltd
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01GCAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES OR LIGHT-SENSITIVE DEVICES, OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE
    • H01G4/00Fixed capacitors; Processes of their manufacture
    • H01G4/30Stacked capacitors
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01GCAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES OR LIGHT-SENSITIVE DEVICES, OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE
    • H01G11/00Hybrid capacitors, i.e. capacitors having different positive and negative electrodes; Electric double-layer [EDL] capacitors; Processes for the manufacture thereof or of parts thereof
    • H01G11/22Electrodes
    • H01G11/26Electrodes characterised by their structure, e.g. multi-layered, porosity or surface features
    • H01G11/28Electrodes characterised by their structure, e.g. multi-layered, porosity or surface features arranged or disposed on a current collector; Layers or phases between electrodes and current collectors, e.g. adhesives
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01GCAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES OR LIGHT-SENSITIVE DEVICES, OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE
    • H01G11/00Hybrid capacitors, i.e. capacitors having different positive and negative electrodes; Electric double-layer [EDL] capacitors; Processes for the manufacture thereof or of parts thereof
    • H01G11/54Electrolytes
    • H01G11/58Liquid electrolytes
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01GCAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES OR LIGHT-SENSITIVE DEVICES, OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE
    • H01G11/00Hybrid capacitors, i.e. capacitors having different positive and negative electrodes; Electric double-layer [EDL] capacitors; Processes for the manufacture thereof or of parts thereof
    • H01G11/66Current collectors
    • H01G11/72Current collectors specially adapted for integration in multiple or stacked hybrid or EDL capacitors
    • 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
    • Y02E60/00Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/13Energy storage using capacitors

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  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Electric Double-Layer Capacitors Or The Like (AREA)
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Abstract

In an electrical double-layer capacitor cell wherein a sintered polarising electrode (2) is used as a polarising electrode, the collecting electrode (1) and the sintered polarising electrode (2) are contacted. Conductive metal evaporated films (5.6) are formed on the respective contact surfaces of the collecting electrode (1) and the sintered polarising electrode (2). When the above-described contact is carried out by conductive metal evaporated films (5.6), the contact resistance becomes small.

Description

ELECTRICAL DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITOR

The present invention relates to an electrical double-layer capacitor wherein the contact resistance between the collecting electrode and the sintered polarising electrode has been made small.
A conventional electrical double-layer capacitor cell is shown in Fig. 4. In Fig. 4, numeral 1 denotes a collecting electrode, 2 a sintered polarising electrode, 3 a separator, 4 a gasket, and A the contact part of the collector electrode 1 and the sintered polarising electrode 2.
For the collector electrode 1, a conductive rubber sheet can be used and for the gasket 4 a non-conductive rubber can be used. Also a polypropylene porous film can be used for the separator 3.
The sintered polarising electrode 2 is one which is made of active carbon particles formed in a solid plate-like shape and in which is impregnated an electrolytic liquid (example, dilute sulfuric acid). A different type of electrode 2 is known which is brought into a paste-like form by mixing active carbon particles and the electrolytic liquid.
However, the present invention relates to an electrical double-layer capacitor cell which uses a polarising electrode made into a solid plate-like shape by sintering in the manner as described above.
The gasket 4 is made in a tube-like shape, and a separator 3 is arranged approximately centrally thereof to separate upper and lower parts. Then, the sintered polarising electrode 2 fills the upper and lower sides of the separator 3. A collecting electrode 1 is provided in such a manner as to cover the upper and lower surfaces of the sintered polarising electrode 2 and the gasket 4.
The gasket 4 is adhered to the collecting electrode 1 and the separator 3, and the collecting electrode 1 is made to contact the surface of the sintered polarising electrode 2.
The above-described adhesion is carried out by the use of an adhesive agent or the use of a heat melting process.

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-Such an electrical double-layer capacitor cell is known, for example, from Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8753/1974 and No. 292612/1987.
However, a problem associated with the electrical double-layer capacitor cell using the above-described sintered polarising electrode 2 is that the contact resistance at the contact part A of the collecting electrode 1 and the sintered polarising electrode 2 is relatively high.
When the surface of the sintered polarising electrode 2 is seen at a microscopic level, it is uneven and active carbon particles are protruding at various points. On the other hand, the collecting electrode 1 is a rubber sheet wherein conductive particles are contained therein.
When both surfaces are brought into contact, the electrical resistance becomes small at the position where the protruding parts of the active carbon particles of the sintered polarising electrode 2 make contact with the conductive particles of the collecting electrode 1. However, at other regions where such contact does not happen, the electrical resistance becomes large. Due to this fact, the contact resistance of the whole contact part A cannot be made small at any rate.
The present invention has the object of solving the problem described above.
The object of the present invention is to diminish the resistance of the contact part of the collecting electrode and the sintered polarising electrode in an electrical double-layer capacitor cell.
In order to attain the above-described object, in the present invention, there is provided an electrical double-layer capacitor cell, in which the collecting electrode and the sintered polarising electrode are contacted via conductive metallic evaporated films formed on respective surfaces.
These and other objects of the invention will become more apparent in the detailed description and the following figures in which:

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the electrical double-layer capacitor cell according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the collecting electrode evaporated with a conductive metal;
Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a sintered polarising electrode evaporated with a conductive metal; and Fig. 4 is a diagram showing a conventional electrical double-layer capacitor cell.
Fig. 1 shows an electrical double-layer capacitor cell according to an embodiment of the present invention. The reference numerals correspond to those of Fig. 4. Numeral 5 denotes a conductive metallic evaporated film formed on the surface of the collecting electrode 1, and numeral 6 denotes a conductive metallic evaporated film formed on the surface of the sintered polarising electrode 2.
The conductive metal to be evaporated can be any one of the following metals: gold (Au), silver (Ag), platinum (Pt), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), etc. The evaporation is carried out by use of a vacuum evaporation equipment. The metal to be evaporated is put on an evaporating source filament or in a boat, and evaporation is carried out in a vacuum at an atmosphere of 5 x 10-4 to 5 x 10-5 mm Hg. The evaporated film may be formed only on the part where the collecting electrode 1 and the sintered polarising electrode 2 are in contact.
Since the conductive metallic evaporated film 5 firmly adheres to the active carbon particles of the surface of the collecting electrode 1, the electrical resistance between the active carbon particles and the conductive metal evaporated film 5 is negligibly small. The electrical resistance between the conductive particles on the surface of the sintered polarising electrode 2 and the conductive metal evaporated film 6 is similarly small. Also, the conductive metal evaporated films 5 and 6 provide generally smooth surfaces.

. ~ ,, As a result of the fact that the conductive metal evaporated film has been formed in the manner described above, the collecting electrode 1 and the sintered polarising electrode 2 have a smooth and uniformly extended conductive metal film on the surface of the contact part thereof. Since the contact between the collecting electrode 1 and the sintered polarising electrode 2 is carried out using conductive metal films, the contact resistance becomes extremely small.

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Claims

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. An electrical double-layer capacitor having a collecting electrode and a polarising electrode which make contact with each other via a conductive metal layer formed between opposite surfaces of the electrodes, characterised in that the layer consists of two metal evaporated films each of which is formed on one of the opposite surfaces, the polarising electrode is in the form of a sintered, plate-like shaped body.
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JP1224024A JPH0666229B2 (en) 1989-08-30 1989-08-30 Electric double layer capacitor
JP1-224024(P) 1989-08-30

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