IP Library Granted Patent US 12,633,592
Granted Patent B2
US 12,633,592 · App. 18/471,399 · Granted May 19, 2026

Battery, power consumption device, and method and device for producing battery

Inventors: Zhanyu Sun (Ningde City, CN); Yuepan Hou (Ningde City, CN); Xiaoteng Huang (Ningde City, CN); Peng Wang (Ningde City, CN); Haiqi Yang (Ningde City, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M10/6554H01M10/625H01M10/6556H01M50/209H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,633,592
App. No.
18/471,399
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a battery, a power consumption device, a method for producing a battery, and a device. The battery includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged along a first direction and a thermal management component extending along the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell among the plurality of battery cells, the thermal management component including a pair of heat conducting plates that are oppositely arranged along a second direction and a flow passage located between the pair of heat conducting plates, the flow passage being configured to accommodate a fluid to adjust temperatures of the battery cell, and the second direction being vertical to the first wall, where in the second direction, a thickness D of the heat conducting plate and a size H of the flow passage satisfy: 0.01≤D/H≤25. Technical solutions of embodiments of the present application could enhance performance of batteries.

Claims (29)

1 . A battery, comprising:

a plurality of battery cells arranged along a first direction;

a thermal management component, extending along the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell among the plurality of battery cells, the first wall being a wall that has the largest surface area of the battery cell, the thermal management component comprising a pair of heat conducting plates that are oppositely arranged along a second direction and a flow passage located between the pair of heat conducting plates, the flow passage being configured to accommodate a fluid to adjust a temperature of the battery cell, and the second direction being vertical to the first wall;

the first direction is parallel to the first wall;

wherein the thermal management component further comprises a rib provided between the pair of heat conducting plates, and the rib and the pair of heat conducting plates form the flow passage;

wherein an angle formed of the rib and the heat conducting plate is an acute angle; and

wherein a thickness X of the rib is not less than (−0.0005*F+0.4738) mm, wherein F is a tensile strength of a material of the rib.

2 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness D of the heat conducting plate and a size H of the flow passage satisfy: 0.05≤D/H≤15.

3 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a size W of the thermal management component in the second direction is 0.3 to 100 mm.

4 . The battery according to claim 2 , wherein the thickness D of the heat conducting plate is 0.1 to 25 mm.

5 . The battery according to claim 2 , wherein the size H of the flow passage is 0.1 to 50 mm.

6 . The battery according to claim 3 , wherein the size W of the thermal management component in the second direction and an area A of the first wall satisfy: 0.03 mm −1 ≤W/A*1000≤2 mm −1 .

7 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the battery cell comprises two first walls that are oppositely arranged in the second direction and two second walls that are oppositely arranged in the first direction, wherein in the first direction, the second walls of two adjacent battery cells are opposite.

8 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the battery comprises a plurality of columns of the plurality of battery cells arranged in the first direction and the number of the thermal management component is set to plurality, wherein the plurality of columns of battery cells and the plurality of thermal management components are alternately arranged in the second direction.

9 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the thermal management component is bonded to the first wall.

10 . A power consumption device, comprising: the battery according to claim 1 , the battery being configured to provide electric energy.

11 . A method for producing a battery, comprising:

providing a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction;

providing a thermal management component, the thermal management component extending along the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell among the plurality of battery cells, the first wall being a wall that has the largest surface area of the battery cell, the thermal management component comprising a pair of heat conducting plates that are oppositely arranged along a second direction and a flow passage located between the pair of heat conducting plates, the flow passage being configured to accommodate a fluid to adjust a temperature of the battery cell, and the second direction being vertical to the first wall;

the first direction is parallel to the first wall;

wherein the thermal management component further comprises a rib provided between the pair of heat conducting plates, and the rib and the pair of heat conducting plates form the flow passage;

wherein an angle formed of the rib and the heat conducting plate is an acute angle; and

wherein a thickness X of the rib is not less than (−0.0005*F+0.4738) mm, wherein F is a tensile strength of a material of the rib.

12 . A device for producing a battery, comprising:

a first provision module, configured to provide a plurality of battery cells arranged along a first direction;

a second provision module configured to provide a thermal management component, the thermal management component extending along the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell among the plurality of battery cells, the first wall being a wall that has the largest surface area of the battery cell, the thermal management component comprising a pair of heat conducting plates that are oppositely arranged along a second direction and a flow passage located between the pair of heat conducting plates, the flow passage being configured to accommodate a fluid to adjust a temperature of the battery cell, and the second direction being vertical to the first wall; the first direction is parallel to the first wall;

wherein the thermal management component further comprises a rib provided between the pair of heat conducting plates, and the rib and the pair of heat conducting plates form the flow passage;

wherein an angle formed of the rib and the heat conducting plate is an acute angle; and

wherein a thickness X of the rib is not less than (−0.0005*F+0.4738) mm, wherein F is a tensile strength of a material of the rib.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2023
From: SUN, ZHANYU; HOU, YUEPAN; HUANG, XIAOTENG; WANG, PENG; YANG, HAIQI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064980/0508 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17981536 · Nov 7, 2022
Continuation PCTCN2022077150 · Feb 21, 2022
Related Publication 20240021910A1 · Jan 18, 2024
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