IP Library Granted Patent US 12,212,015
Granted Patent B2
US 12,212,015 · App. 15/734,449 · Granted Jan 28, 2025

Battery, and related device, preparation method and preparation apparatus thereof

Inventors: Yuqun Zeng (Fujian, CN); Xiaobo Chen (Fujian, CN); Peng Wang (Fujian, CN); Yao Li (Fujian, CN); Kai Wu (Fujian, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M50/317H01M10/613H01M10/6554H01M50/209H01M50/507H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,212,015
App. No.
15/734,449
Granted
Jan 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a battery and a related device, preparation method, and preparation apparatus thereof. The battery includes: a plurality of battery cells, at least one battery cell of the plurality of battery cells including a pressure relief mechanism, and the pressure relief mechanism being configured, when an internal pressure of the at least one battery cell reaches a threshold, to be actuated to release the internal pressure; and a bus component configured to electrically connect the plurality of battery cells, wherein the pressure relief mechanism and the bus component are respectively arranged on different sides of the at least one battery cell, such that emissions from the at least one battery cell are discharged in a direction away from the bus component when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated.

Claims (53)

1. A battery, comprising:

a plurality of battery cells, at least one battery cell of the plurality of battery cells comprising:

a pressure relief mechanism; and

a bus component configured to electrically connect the plurality of battery cells, wherein the pressure relief mechanism and the bus component are respectively arranged on different sides of the at least one battery cell, such that emissions from the at least one battery cell are discharged in a direction away from the bus component when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated;

wherein the battery further comprises a thermal management component, the thermal management component is configured to accommodate a liquid to adjust temperatures of the plurality of battery cells, and the thermal management component is configured to be damaged when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, such that the emissions from the at least one battery cell passes through the thermal management component and the liquid flows out;

wherein the thermal management component comprises:

a first thermally conductive plate, the first thermally conductive plate being attached to the plurality of battery cells;

a second thermally conductive plate, the second thermally conductive plate being arranged on a side of the first thermally conductive plate that is away from the plurality of battery cells; and

a flow channel, the flow channel being formed between the first thermally conductive plate and the second thermally conductive plate for allowing the liquid to flow in the flow channel.

2. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the thermal management component further comprises:

an avoidance structure, the avoidance structure being configured to provide a space for allowing the pressure relief mechanism to be actuated, and

wherein the thermal management component is attached to the plurality of battery cells to form an avoidance chamber between the avoidance structure and the pressure relief mechanism, or the avoidance structure is a through hole penetrating the thermal management component.

3. The battery according to claim 2 , wherein the avoidance structure comprises a bottom avoidance wall and a side avoidance wall surrounding the avoidance chamber, and the bottom avoidance wall is configured to be damaged when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, such that the emissions from the battery cell pass through the thermal management component, and the side avoidance wall is configured to be damaged when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, such that the liquid flows out.

4. The battery according to claim 3 , wherein the side avoidance wall forms a predetermined included angle with respect to a direction of the pressure relief mechanism toward the thermal management component, and the predetermined included angle is greater than or equal to 15° and less than or equal to 85°.

5. The battery according to claim 2 , wherein the thermal management component comprises a relief mechanism configured to be actuated when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, to allow at least the emissions from the battery cell to be discharged through the thermal management component.

6. The battery according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a collection chamber, the collection chamber being configured to collect the emissions from the battery cell and the thermal management component when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated,

wherein the avoidance chamber and the collection chamber are isolated by the thermal management component, or the avoidance structure is in communication with the collection chamber.

7. The battery according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a protective member, wherein the protective member is arranged on a side of the thermal management component that is away from the plurality of battery cells, and the collection chamber is arranged between the thermal management component and the protective member.

8. The battery according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a sealing member arranged between the thermal management component and the protective member to seal the collection chamber.

9. The battery according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a cover body;

a case shell, the case shell and the cover body jointly forming, in an enclosing manner, an electrical chamber for accommodating the plurality of battery cells.

10. The battery according to claim 9 , wherein the thermal management component is a bottom portion of the case shell, and the case shell further comprises a side portion, the side portion being hermetically connected to the thermal management component; or is integrated or arranged inside the case shell.

11. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one battery cell further comprises a housing having an opening and enclosed by a plurality of walls, and a cover plate for closing the opening, and

wherein the pressure relief mechanism is arranged on at least one of the plurality of walls.

12. The battery according to claim 11 , wherein an outer surface of the pressure relief mechanism is flush with or recessed into an outer surface of the at least one wall.

13. The battery according to claim 11 , wherein the pressure relief mechanism is arranged at a corner portion between two adjacent walls of the plurality of walls.

14. The battery according to claim 11 , wherein the number of the pressure relief mechanism is multiple, the plurality of pressure relief mechanisms being arranged on one of the plurality of walls, or

the plurality of pressure relief mechanisms being arranged on at least two of the plurality of walls.

15. A device comprising a battery, the battery being configured to provide electrical energy and comprising:

a plurality of battery cells, at least one battery cell of the plurality of battery cells comprising:

a pressure relief mechanism; and

a bus component configured to electrically connect the plurality of battery cells,

wherein the pressure relief mechanism and the bus component are respectively arranged on different sides of the at least one battery cell, such that emissions from the at least one battery cell are discharged in a direction away from the bus component when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated;

wherein the battery further comprises a thermal management component, the thermal management component is configured to accommodate a liquid to adjust temperatures of the plurality of battery cells, and the thermal management component is configured to be damaged when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, such that the emissions from the at least one battery cell passes through the thermal management component and the liquid flows out;

wherein the thermal management component comprises:

a first thermally conductive plate, the first thermally conductive plate being attached to the plurality of battery cells;

a second thermally conductive plate, the second thermally conductive plate being arranged on a side of the first thermally conductive plate that is away from the plurality of battery cells; and

a flow channel, the flow channel being formed between the first thermally conductive plate and the second thermally conductive plate for allowing the liquid to flow in the flow channel.

16. An apparatus for preparing a battery, the apparatus comprising:

a battery cell preparation module configured to prepare a plurality of battery cells, at least one battery cell of the plurality of battery cells comprising:

a pressure relief mechanism;

a bus component preparation module configured to prepare a bus component, the bus component being configured to electrically connect the plurality of battery cells; and

an assembly module configured to respectively arrange the pressure relief mechanism and the bus component on different sides of the at least one battery cell, such that emissions from the at least one battery cell are discharged in a direction away from the bus component when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated;

wherein the battery further comprises a thermal management component, the thermal management component is configured to accommodate a liquid to adjust temperatures of the plurality of battery cells, and the thermal management component is configured to be damaged when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, such that the emissions from the at least one battery cell passes through the thermal management component and the liquid flows out;

wherein the thermal management component comprises:

a first thermally conductive plate, the first thermally conductive plate being attached to the plurality of battery cells;

a second thermally conductive plate, the second thermally conductive plate being arranged on a side of the first thermally conductive plate that is away from the plurality of battery cells; and

a flow channel, the flow channel being formed between the first thermally conductive plate and the second thermally conductive plate for allowing the liquid to flow in the flow channel.

17. The battery according to claim 9 , wherein the cover body is adjacent to the bus component and the distance between the two is less than 2 mm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2020
From: ZENG, YUQUN; CHEN, XIAOBO; WANG, PENG; LI, YAO; WU, KAI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 054519/0753 →
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