Battery comprising first-type battery cell group and second-type battery cell group which are connected in series, apparatus, and method and device for manufacturing battery
The present application provides a battery and an apparatus. The battery includes: a first-type battery cell group and a second-type battery cell group which are connected in series, wherein the first-type battery cell group is composed of multiple first-type batteries connected in parallel, and the second type battery cell group is composed of at least one second type battery cell connected in parallel; the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell are battery cells of different chemical systems, and the volume energy density of the first-type battery cell is less than that of the second-type battery cell; and the capacity Cap1 of the first-type battery cell group is greater than the capacity Cap2 of the second-type battery cell group, in which Cap1 is the sum of the capacities of the corresponding first-type battery cells, and Cap2 is the sum of the capacities of the corresponding second-type battery cells.
1. A battery, comprising:
a first-type battery cell group and a second-type battery cell group which are connected in series,
wherein the first-type battery cell group is composed of multiple first-type batteries connected in parallel, and the second type battery cell group is composed of at least one second type battery cell connected in parallel; the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell are battery cells of different chemical systems, and a volume energy density of the first-type battery cell is less than a volume energy density of the second-type battery cell;
a capacity Cap1 of the first-type battery cell group is greater than a capacity Cap2 of the second-type battery cell group, and wherein the capacity Cap1 of the first-type battery cell group and the capacity Cap2 of the second-type battery cell group satisfy the following condition: 0.01≤(Cap1/Cap2)−1≤0.5, in which the capacity Cap1 of the first-type battery cell group is the sum of the capacities of the corresponding first-type battery cells, and the capacity Cap2 of the second-type battery cell group is the sum of the capacities of the corresponding second-type battery cells;
wherein the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell satisfy at least one of the following conditions:
a ratio of a specific heat capacity C1 of the first-type battery cell to a specific heat capacity C2 of the second-type battery cell is 0.9≤C1/C2≤10, optionally, 1≤C1/C2≤6, and further optionally, 1.5≤C1/C2≤3;
a ratio of a heat conductivity coefficient λ1 of the first-type battery cell to a heat conductivity coefficient λ2 of the second-type battery cell is 0.5≤λ1/λ2≤3, optionally, 0.7≤λ1/λ2≤2, and further optionally, 0.9≤λ1/λ2≤1.5;
a plateau voltage V1 of the first-type battery cell is from 3.15 V±0.05 V to 4.75 V±0.05 V; a plateau voltage V2 of the second-type battery cell is from 3.60 to 3.80 V±0.05 V; or
a ratio of a density ρ1 of the first-type battery cell to a density ρ2 of the second-type battery cell is 0.6≤ρ1/ρ2≤3, optionally, 0.8≤ρ1/ρ2≤2, and further optionally, 0.9≤ρ1/ρ2≤1.5.
2. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first-type battery cell group and the second-type battery core group are arranged in at least one row, and at least part of the second-type battery cell is located between the two first-type battery cells.
3. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the capacity Cap1 of the first-type battery cell group and the capacity Cap2 of the second-type battery cell group satisfy the following condition:
0.02≤(Cap1/Cap2)−1≤0.25, and optionally, 0.04≤(Cap1/Cap2)−1≤0.15.
4. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a capacity of the first-type battery cell to a capacity of the second-type battery cell is from 10% to 150%.
5. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first-type battery cell group comprises a first-type battery cells and the second-type battery cell group comprises b second-type battery cells; wherein a and b are natural numbers, and a≥1, b≥1, 0.1≤a/b≤50, optionally, 0.5≤a/b≤30, and further optionally, 1≤a/b≤10.
6. The battery according to claim 5 , wherein when a>1, the capacity Cap1 of all the first-type battery cell groups is the same; and/or, when b>1, the capacity Cap2 of all the second-type battery cell groups is the same.
7. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first-type battery cell is a lithium iron phosphate chemical-system battery cell.
8. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the second-type battery cell is a ternary material chemical-system battery cell.
9. An apparatus, comprising the battery according to claim 1 , and using the battery as a power source.
10. A method for manufacturing a battery, comprising:
obtaining multiple first-type battery cells and at least one second-type battery cell, wherein the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell are battery cells of different chemical systems and a volume energy density of the first-type battery cell is less than a volume energy density of the second-type battery cell;
connecting the multiple first-type battery cells in parallel to form a first-type battery cell group, and connecting the at least one second-type battery cell in parallel to form a second-type battery cell group, wherein a capacity Cap1 of the first-type battery cell group is greater than a capacity Cap2 of the second-type battery cell group, the capacity Cap1 of the first-type battery cell group is the sum of the capacities of the corresponding first-type battery cells, and the capacity Cap2 of the second-type battery cell group is the sum of the capacities of the corresponding second-type battery cells; and
connecting the first-type battery cell group and the second-type battery cell group in series;
wherein the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell satisfy at least one of the following conditions:
a ratio of a specific heat capacity C1 of the first-type battery cell to a specific heat capacity C2 of the second-type battery cell is 0.9≤C1/C2≤10, optionally, 1≤C1/C2≤6, and further optionally, 1.5≤C1/C2≤3;
a ratio of a heat conductivity coefficient λ1 of the first-type battery cell to a heat conductivity coefficient λ2 of the second-type battery cell is 0.5≤λ1/λ2≤3, optionally, 0.7≤λ1/λ2≤2, and further optionally, 0.9≤λ1/λ2≤1.5;
a plateau voltage V1 of the first-type battery cell is from 3.15 V±0.05 V to 4.75 V±0.05 V; a plateau voltage V2 of the second-type battery cell is from 3.60 to 3.80 V±0.05 V; or
a ratio of a density ρ1 of the first-type battery cell to a density ρ2 of the second-type battery cell is 0.6≤ρ1/ρ2≤3, optionally, 0.8≤ρ1/ρ2≤2, and further optionally, 0.9≤ρ1/ρ2≤1.5.
11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein connecting the multiple first-type battery cells in parallel to form a first-type battery cell group includes: connecting a plurality of first-type battery cells in parallel to form a first-type battery cell groups, a is a natural number, and a≥1;
connecting the at least one second-type battery cell in parallel to form a second-type battery cell group includes: connecting at least one second-type battery cell in parallel to form b second-type battery cell groups, b is a natural number, and b≥1,
wherein 0.1≤a/b≤50, optionally, 0.5≤a/b≤30, and further optionally, 1≤a/b≤10.
12. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
arranging the multiple first-type battery cells and the at least one second-type battery cell in at least one row, and locating at least a part of the second-type battery cells between the two first-type battery cells.