IP Library Granted Patent US 12,525,660
Granted Patent B2
US 12,525,660 · App. 17/709,804 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Battery module, electronic device using the same, and assembly method of battery module

Inventors: Feilong Guo (Dongguan, CN); Hao Zhang (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
H01M10/441
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Patent No.
US 12,525,660
App. No.
17/709,804
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery module includes n batteries, n≥3. The n batteries are stacked in a sequence along a thickness direction of the battery, and m is defined as a round number of n/2, and the first battery and the m-th battery satisfy at least one of the following conditions: a1: a capacity of the m-th battery is greater than that of the first battery; b1: under a same state of charge, an open circuit voltage of the m-th battery is less than that of the first battery; and c1: under a same state of charge, an AC impedance of the m-th battery is less than that of the first battery.

Claims (51)

1 . A battery module, comprising n batteries, n≥3, the n batteries being stacked in a sequence along a thickness direction of the battery from a first battery to an n-th battery, wherein

m is defined as a round number of n/2, and the first battery and the m-th battery satisfy at least one of the following conditions:

a1: a capacity of the m-th battery is greater than that of the first battery and the n-th battery;

b1: under a same state of charge, an open circuit voltage of the m-th battery is less than that of the first battery and the n-th battery; and

c1: under a same state of charge, an AC impedance of the m-th battery is less than that of the first battery and the n-th battery.

2 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein under the same state of charge, the open circuit voltage of the m-th battery is less than that of the first battery.

3 . The battery module according to claim 2 , wherein the capacity of the m-th battery is greater than that of the first battery.

4 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein p is defined as a round number of m/2, n≥5, and the first battery, the p-th battery and the m-th battery satisfy at least one of the following conditions:

a2: a capacity of the p-th battery is greater than that of the first battery, and less than that of the m-th battery;

b2: under a same state of charge, an open circuit voltage of the p-th battery is less than that of the first battery, and greater than that of the m-th battery; and

c2: under a same state of charge, an AC impedance of the p-th battery is less than that of the first battery, and greater than that of the m-th battery.

5 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the first battery to the m-th battery satisfy at least one of the following conditions:

a3: a capacity of the first battery is greater than that of a second battery, the first battery being closer to the m-th battery than the second battery;

b3: under a same state of charge, an open circuit voltage of a battery closer to the m-th battery is less than that of a battery farther away from the m-th battery; and

c3: under a same state of charge, an AC impedance of a battery closer to the m-th battery is less than that of a battery farther away from the m-th battery.

6 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein in the first battery to a s-th battery, a maximum capacity is C max , a minimum capacity is C min , (C max −C min )/C max ≤6%,

when s=2, n≥3; or

when s=3, n≥7; or

when s=4, n≥9.

7 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein under a same state of charge, in the first battery to a s-th battery, a maximum open circuit voltage is V max , a minimum open circuit voltage is V min , V max −V min ≤10 mV,

when s=2, n≥3; or

when s=3, n≥7; or

when s=4, n≥9.

8 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein under a same state of charge, in the first battery to a s-th battery, a maximum AC impedance is R max , a minimum AC impedance is R min , (R max −R min )/R max ≤25%,

when s=2, n≥3; or

when s=3, n≥7; or

when s=4, n≥9.

9 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the state of charge is 25% to 80%.

10 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the AC impedance of each battery is less than or equal to 20 mΩ.

11 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein each battery includes a housing, and the housing is a soft package or a hard shell.

12 . An electronic device, comprising a battery module, the battery module comprises n batteries, n≥3, the n batteries being stacked in a sequence along a thickness direction of the battery from a first battery to an n-th battery, wherein

m is defined as a round number of n/2, and the first battery and the m-th battery satisfy at least one of the following conditions:

a1: a capacity of the m-th battery is greater than that of the first battery and the n-th battery;

b1: under a same state of charge, an open circuit voltage of the m-th battery is less than that of the first battery and the n-th battery; and

c1: under a same state of charge, an AC impedance of the m-th battery is less than that of the first battery and the n-th battery.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the electronic device comprises a plurality of battery modules arranged in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the battery, and the plurality of battery modules are connected in series or in parallel.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein under the same state of charge, the open circuit voltage of the m-th battery is less than that of the first battery.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the capacity of the m-th battery is greater than that of the first battery.

16 . The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein p is defined as a round number of m/2, n≥5, and the first battery, the p-th battery and the m-th battery satisfy at least one of the following conditions:

a2: a capacity of the p-th battery is greater than that of the first battery, and less than that of the m-th battery;

b2: under a same state of charge, an open circuit voltage of the p-th battery is less than that of the first battery, and greater than that of the m-th battery; and

c2: under a same state of charge, an AC impedance of the p-th battery is less than that of the first battery, and greater than that of the m-th battery.

17 . The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the state of charge is 25% to 80%.

18 . The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the AC impedance of each battery is less than or equal to 20 mΩ.

19 . The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein each battery includes a housing, and the housing is a soft package or a hard shell.

20 . An assembly method of a battery module, comprising the following steps:

step S 1 : detecting n batteries, n≥3, and recording at least one of the following three parameters of the n batteries: capacities of the batteries; open circuit voltages of the batteries under a same state of charge; and AC impedances of the batteries under a same state of charge; and

step S 2 : stacking the n batteries along a thickness direction of the battery from a first battery to an n-th battery to form a battery module, defining m as a round number of n/2, wherein the first battery and the m-th battery satisfy at least one of the following conditions:

a1: a capacity of the m-th battery is greater than that of the first battery and the n-th battery;

b1: under a same state of charge, an open circuit voltage of the m-th battery is less than that of the first battery and the n-th battery; and

c1: under a same state of charge, an AC impedance of the m-th battery is less than that of the first battery and the n-th battery.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2025
From: DONGGUAN POWERAMP TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
To: NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 071644/0566 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: GUO, FEILONG; ZHANG, HAO
To: DONGGUAN POWERAMP TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059459/0164 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021103253 · Jun 29, 2021
Related Publication 20220416319A1 · Dec 29, 2022
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