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Granted Patent B2
US 12,341,208 · App. 17/773,264 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Battery module, battery rack, and power storage device

Inventors: Seung-Joon Kim (Daejeon, KR); Jin-Hak Kong (Daejeon, KR); Ja-Eon Gu (Daejeon, KR); Min-Ho Kwon (Daejeon, KR); Jae-Uk Ryu (Daejeon, KR); Jeong Bin Yu (Daejeon, KR); Young-Bum Cho (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
H01M50/24H01M10/613H01M10/6557H01M50/211H01M50/3425H01M50/375
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Patent No.
US 12,341,208
App. No.
17/773,264
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery module includes a plurality of cell assemblies including a plurality of secondary batteries; a module housing including an accommodation space configured to accommodate the plurality of cell assemblies; and a blocking member configured to, when a gas pressure more than a predetermined gas pressure or a heat more than a predetermined temperature is generated in at least some cell assemblies among the plurality of cell assemblies, block the generated gas or heat from moving to the other cell assemblies.

Claims (10)

1. A battery module comprising: a plurality of cell assemblies; a module housing comprising an accommodation space configured to accommodate the plurality of cell assemblies a partition wall portion positioned between the plurality of cell assemblies and having an opening; and an opening and closing portion configured to move linearly so as to block at least a part of the opening, wherein the opening and closing portion comprises: an extension structure located in the opening and extending in a first to be movable in the first direction; and a stopper structure formed on each end of the extension structure and configured to block at least a part of the opening when moving in the first direction.

2. The battery module of claim 1 , wherein the module housing comprises a refrigerant passage configured to make a refrigerant introduced from an outside move in the accommodation space, and

wherein the partition wall portion is positioned in the refrigerant passage.

3. The battery module of claim 1 , wherein at least a part of an edge of the stopper structure is bent in the first direction.

4. The battery module of claim 1 , wherein a first part of the partition wall portion is interposed between the plurality of cell assemblies, and at least a part of a second part protrudes beyond the plurality of cell assemblies.

5. The battery module of claim 1 , wherein a part of an outer wall of the module housing comprises a vent configured to be opened by melting when an internal temperature rises to more than a second predetermined temperature.

6. The battery module of claim 5 , wherein the vent comprises a heat transfer fin configured to heat the vent.

7. A battery rack comprising at least one battery module according to claim 1 and a rack case accommodating the battery module.

8. An energy storage device comprising at least two battery racks according to claim 7 .

9. The battery module of claim 1 , wherein the opening and closing portion has a central portion and a stopper structure at opposite ends of the central portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2022
From: KIM, SEUNG-JOON; KONG, JIN-HAK; GU, JA-EON; KWON, MIN-HO; RYU, JAE-UK; YU, JEONG BIN; CHO, YOUNG-BUM
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 059782/0477 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0141715 · Nov 7, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240154229A1 · May 9, 2024
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