BATTERY MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME
A battery module including a battery unit and a conductive unit. The battery unit includes at least one cell, and each cell of the battery unit includes a first tab and a second tab having opposite polarities. The conductive unit includes a first conductive member and a second conductive member spaced apart from the first conductive member in a thickness direction of the cell, the first conductive member is electrically connected with the first tab of any cell, and the second conductive member is electrically connected with the second tab of any cell. The battery module is configured that the first conductive member and the second conductive member are in conductive contact through the swelling of the cell.
1 . A battery module, comprising:
a battery unit comprising at least one cell, wherein each cell comprises a first tab and a second tab having opposite polarities; and
a conductive unit comprising a first conductive member and a second conductive member spaced apart from the first conductive member in a thickness direction of the cell, wherein the first conductive member is electrically connected with one of the first tab, and the second conductive member is electrically connected with one of the second tab;
wherein the first conductive member and the second conductive member are configured to be in conductive contact through the swelling of the at least one cell.
2 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein a resistance of the first conductive member is R1, a resistance of the second conductive member is R2, and 10 mΩ≤R1+R2≤10Ω.
3 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the first conductive member comprises a first resistance part and a first connection part, and the first resistance part is connected with the one of the first tab through the first connection part.
4 . The battery module according to claim 3 , wherein the second conductive member comprises a second resistance part and a second connection part, and the second resistance part is connected with the one of the second tab through the second connection part.
5 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one cell comprises at least two cells, the conductive unit is arranged between two adjacent cells, and a projection of the first conductive member in the thickness direction and a projection of the second conductive member in the thickness direction at least partially overlap.
6 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one cell comprises a first cell, a second cell and a third cell; the first cell is arranged adjacent to the second cell, and the third cell is arranged adjacent to the second cell;
the battery module further comprises a third connection part and a fourth connection part electrically connected to the third connection part;
in the thickness direction, the first conductive member and the third connection part are arranged between the first cell and the second cell, and the second conductive member and the fourth connection part are arranged between the third cell and the second cell; and
in the thickness direction, the projection of the first conductive part and a projection of the third connection part at least partially overlap, and projections of the second conductive part and the fourth connection part at least partially overlap.
7 . The battery module according to claim 1 , further comprising a housing accommodating the battery unit.
8 . The battery module according to claim 7 , further comprising a third connection part and a fourth connection part electrically connected to the third connection part; wherein,
in the thickness direction, the battery unit includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the first conductive member and the third connection part are arranged between the first end and the housing, and the second conductive member and the fourth connection part are arranged between the second end and the housing; and
in the thickness direction, the projection of the first conductive member and a projection of the third connection part at least partially overlap, and the projection of the second conductive member and a projection of the fourth connection part at least partially overlap.
9 . The battery module according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one cell comprises at least two cells;
the battery module further comprises a third connection part and a fourth connection part electrically connected to the third connection part;
in the thickness direction, the battery unit includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end; the first conductive member and the third connection part are arranged between the first end and the housing, or the first conductive member and the third connection part are arranged between the second end and the housing; the second conductive member and the fourth connection part are arranged between two adjacent cells; and
in the thickness direction, the projection of the first conductive member and a projection of the third connection part at least partially overlap, and projections of the second conductive member and the fourth connection part at least partially overlap.
10 . The battery module according to claim 6 , wherein the third connection part and the fourth connection part are integrally formed.
11 . The battery module according to claim 7 , wherein the first conductive member and the second conductive member are arranged between the battery unit and the housing and stacked along the thickness direction.
12 . The battery module according to claim 1 , further comprising a support member; wherein the first conductive member, the second conductive member and the support member are arranged between two adjacent cells; and
in the thickness direction, the projection of the first conductive member and the projection of the second conductive member at least partially overlap, the support member has an annular projection, at least a part of the projection of the first conductive member falls in the annular projection, and at least a part of the projection of the second conductive member falls in the annular projection.
13 . The battery module according to claim 12 , wherein the first conductive member is connected with a surface of one of the two adjacent cells, and the second conductive member is connected with a surface of the other of the two adjacent cells.
14 . An electronic device, comprising a battery module, wherein the battery module comprises:
a battery unit comprising at least one cell, wherein each cell comprises a first tab and a second tab having opposite polarities; and
a conductive unit comprising a first conductive member and a second conductive member spaced apart from the first conductive member in a thickness direction of the cell, wherein the first conductive member is electrically connected with one of the first tab, and the second conductive member is electrically connected with one of the second tab;
wherein the first conductive member and the second conductive member are configured to be in conductive contact through the swelling of the at least one cell.
15 . The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein a resistance of the first conductive member is R1, a resistance of the second conductive member is R2, and 10 mΩ≤R1+R2≤10Ω.
16 . The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the first conductive member comprises a first resistance part and a first connection part, and the first resistance part is connected with the one of the first tab through the first connection part.
17 . The electronic device according to claim 16 , wherein the second conductive member comprises a second resistance part and a second connection part, and the second resistance part is connected with the one of the second tab through the second connection part.
18 . The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one cell comprises at least two cells, the conductive unit is arranged between any two adjacent cells, and a projection of the first conductive member in the thickness direction and a projection of the second conductive member in the thickness direction at least partially overlap.
19 . The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one cell comprises a first cell, a second cell and a third cell, the first cell is arranged adjacent to the second cell, and the third cell is arranged adjacent to the second cell;
the battery module further comprises a third connection part and a fourth connection part electrically connected to the third connection part;
in the thickness direction, the first conductive member and the third connection part are arranged between the first cell and the second cell, and the second conductive member and the fourth connection part are arranged between the third cell and the second cell; and
in the thickness direction, the projection of the first conductive part and a projection of the third connection part at least partially overlap, and projections of the second conductive part and the fourth connection part at least partially overlap.
20 . The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the battery module further comprises a support member, and the first conductive member, the second conductive member and the support member are arranged between any two adjacent cells; and
in the thickness direction, the projection of the first conductive member and the projection of the second conductive member at least partially overlap, the support member has an annular projection, at least a part of the projection of the first conductive member falls in the annular projection, and at least a part of the projection of the second conductive member falls in the annular projection.