Box body, battery, electric apparatus and manufacturing method of the battery
View Patent ↗A box body, a battery, an electric apparatus and a manufacturing method of the battery, belonging to the field of energy storage devices. The box body includes a cooling device and a plurality of walls, where the plurality of walls enclose an accommodating space for accommodating a battery cell, an interior of at least one wall is provided with a first flow channel, and the first flow channel is used for discharging emissions generated by thermal runaway of the battery cell out of the box body. The cooling device is arranged in the first flow channel and used for cooling the emissions flowing through the cooling device. The cooling effect of the cooling device becomes better, the possibility of firing and burning of the emissions is reduced, and the safety of the battery is improved.
1. A box body used for a battery comprising a battery cell, comprising:
a plurality of walls, the plurality of walls enclosing an accommodating space for accommodating the battery cell, an interior of at least one of the plurality of the walls being provided with a first flow channel, the first flow channel being configured to discharge emissions generated by thermal runaway of the battery cell out of the box body; and
a cooling device, arranged in the first flow channel, the cooling device being configured to cool the emissions flowing through the cooling device;
wherein the cooling device comprises a cooling structure being configured to increase a contact area between the emissions and the cooling device;
wherein the cooling device comprises a plurality of cooling pipes, and an interior of each of the plurality of cooling pipes is provided with a second flow channel.
2. The box body according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling structure comprises the second flow channel for the emissions to pass through.
3. The box body according to claim 2 , wherein an outer surface and/or an interior of the cooling device is provided with the second flow channel.
4. The box body according to claim 2 , wherein the cooling device comprises a first end and a second end opposite to each other in an extending direction of the first flow channel, and the second flow channel runs through the first end and the second end.
5. The box body according to claim 2 , wherein the second flow channel extends in a shape of a straight line, a curved line or a fold line.
6. The box body according to claim 2 , wherein the cooling structure comprises a plurality of second flow channels independent from each other.
7. The box body according to claim 2 , wherein the cooling structure further comprises a retention space;
the retention space is communicated with the second flow channel, and the retention space is configured for retention of the emissions.
8. The box body according to claim 7 , wherein the cooling structure comprises a plurality of retention spaces distributed at intervals along an extending direction of the second flow channel.
9. The box body according to claim 7 , wherein the retention space is arranged obliquely from a position vertical to an extending direction of the second flow channel to a flowing direction of the emissions in the second flow channel.
10. The box body according to claim 7 , wherein the cooling device comprises a plurality of first cooling elements;
the plurality of first cooling elements are arranged at intervals along the extending direction of the first flow channel; the plurality of first cooling elements are provided with first openings for the emissions to pass through thereon; the first openings of the plurality of first cooling elements are communicated so as to form the second flow channel; the retention space is formed between every two adjacent first cooling elements of the plurality of first cooling elements.
11. The box body according to claim 2 , wherein the cooling device comprises a plurality of second cooling elements;
the plurality of second cooling elements are arranged at intervals along an extending direction of the first flow channel; the plurality of second cooling elements are provided with second openings for the emissions to pass through; projections of the second openings of every two adjacent cooling elements of the plurality of second cooling elements in the extending direction of the first flow channel are staggered with each other; the second openings of the plurality of second cooling elements are communicated so as to form the second flow channel.
12. The box body according to claim 1 , wherein the box body further comprises:
a fire control mechanism, arranged in the first flow channel, wherein the fire control mechanism is configured to release a fire control medium into the first flow channel when thermal runaway of the battery cell takes place.
13. The box body according to claim 12 , wherein the box body further comprises: a mixing device, arranged in the first flow channel, wherein the mixing device is configured to enable the emissions and the fire control medium to be mixed prior to being discharged from the first flow channel.
14. The box body according to claim 13 , wherein the mixing device comprises a barrier structure, the barrier structure being configured to block and change a flowing direction of both the emissions and the fire control medium so as to enable the emissions and the fire control medium to be mixed prior to being discharged from the first flow channel.
15. The box body according to claim 14 , wherein the barrier structure comprises a plurality of blocking elements; the plurality of blocking elements are distributed at intervals along an extending direction of the first flow channel, each of the plurality of blocking elements is provided with a third opening thereon, and projections of every two adjacent third openings in the extending direction of the first flow channel are staggered with each other.
16. The box body according to claim 14 , wherein a projection of the barrier structure in an extending direction of the first flow channel covers a projection of the first flow channel in the extending direction.
17. The box body according to claim 14 , wherein the barrier structure comprises a plurality of helical blades, wherein the plurality of helical blades is arranged along an extending direction of the first flow channel, and every two adjacent helical blades of the plurality of helical blades are opposite in directions of turning.
18. A battery, comprising: a battery cell; and the box body according to claim 1 , the battery cell being accommodated within the accommodating space.
19. An electric apparatus, comprising the battery according to claim 18 .