BATTERY, POWER CONSUMPTION DEVICE, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING BATTERY
Embodiments of the present application provide a battery, a power consumption device, and a method and device for producing a battery. The battery includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; and a spacer plate, the spacer plate extending in the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, and the first wall being a wall of the battery cell that has a largest surface area, where a size T1 of the spacer plate in a second direction is greater than 5 mm, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first wall. According to technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, performance of the battery could be improved.
1 . A battery, comprising:
a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; and
a spacer plate, the spacer plate extending in the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, and the first wall being a wall of the battery cell that has a largest surface area;
wherein a size T1 of the spacer plate in a second direction is greater than 5 mm, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first wall.
2 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a chamber is disposed in an interior of the spacer plate.
3 . The battery according to claim 2 , wherein the chamber is configured to accommodate a fluid to adjust a temperature of the battery cell.
4 . The battery according to claim 2 , wherein the spacer plate further comprises a pair of sub-plates disposed opposite to each other in the second direction, and the chamber is disposed between the pair of sub-plates.
5 . The battery according to claim 4 , wherein a size T3 of a sub-plate in the second direction is 0.1~5 mm.
6 . The battery according to claim 4 , wherein the spacer plate further comprises a reinforcing rib, and the reinforcing rib is disposed between the pair of sub-plates.
7 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the size T1 of the spacer plate in the second direction and a size T2 of the battery cell in the second direction satisfy: 0.04≤T1/T2≤2.
8 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the size T1 of the spacer plate in the second direction is not greater than 100 mm.
9 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the spacer plate is provided with an insulating layer, and a size T4 of the insulating layer in the second direction is 0.01~0.3 mm.
10 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the battery cell comprises two first walls disposed opposite to each other in the second direction and two second walls disposed opposite to each other in the first direction, wherein in the first direction, the second walls of two adjacent battery cells are opposite to each other.
11 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the battery comprises multiple columns of the plurality of battery cells arranged in the first direction and a plurality of spacer plates, wherein the multiple columns of the battery cells and the plurality of spacer plates are alternately disposed in the second direction.
12 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the battery comprises a plurality of battery modules, a battery module comprises at least one column of the plurality of battery cells arranged in the first direction and at least one spacer plate, and the at least one column of the battery cells and the at least one spacer plate are alternately disposed in the second direction.
13 . The battery according to claim 12 , wherein the battery module comprises N columns of the battery cells and N-1 spacer plate(s), the spacer plate is disposed between two adjacent columns of the battery cells, and N is an integer greater than 1.
14 . The battery according to claim 12 , wherein the plurality of battery modules are arranged in the second direction, and a gap is provided between adjacent battery modules.
15 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer plate is bonded to the first wall.
16 . A power consumption device, comprising: the battery according to claim 1 , the battery being configured to provide electric energy.
17 . A method for producing a battery, comprising:
providing a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; and
providing a spacer plate, the spacer plate extending in the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, and the first wall being a wall of the battery cell that has a largest surface area;
wherein a size T1 of the spacer plate in a second direction is greater than 5 mm, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first wall.
18 . A device for producing a battery, comprising:
a providing module configured to provide a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction and a spacer plate, the spacer plate extending in the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, and the first wall being a wall of the battery cell that has a largest surface area;
wherein a size T1 of the spacer plate in a second direction is greater than 5 mm, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first wall.