Patent attributes
To provide a battery characteristic evaluation device and a battery characteristic evaluation method capable of precisely measuring a potential difference between a positive and negative electrode materials, without largely breaking the original battery shape of a sealed battery such as a sealed alkaline-manganese battery. A cylindrical alkaline-manganese battery sample 30 is prepared, wherein a bore hole of 1 mm diameter and 0.5 mm depth is provided in approximately the center of the side face of a can body, lead wires are provided in the positive and negative electrodes, a sealing material made of a resin is applied on the negative electrode so as not to come into contact with an electrolytic solution. The battery sample is dipped into a measuring cell 10 in which an electrolytic solution 11 is filled. A tip 23 of a Luggin tube 21 constructing a reference electrode 20 is placed near the bore hole 40, a prescribed load is applied on the battery sample 30, and a voltage between positive and negative electrodes per discharging time, and a voltage between a positive electrode and a reference electrode is measured, and from the values obtained, the voltage between the negative electrode and the reference electrode is calculated, thereby precisely measuring the potential difference between the positive and negative electrode materials.
