IP Library Patent Application 18484720
Patent Application
App. No. 18/484,720

BATTERY PACK, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE

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18/484,720
Abstract

The present application relates to a battery pack, a method for manufacturing a battery pack and a vehicle. The battery pack includes a case assembly including a case, a thermally conductive beam and a temperature control component, the thermally conductive beam being disposed in the case and connected to the case, and the temperature control component being disposed in a bottom region of the case; a thermally conductive cover connected to the thermally conductive beam and located above the thermally conductive beam along a height direction of the battery pack, where the thermally conductive cover, the case and the thermally conductive beam enclose and form a first chamber; and a plurality of battery cells integrally forming a battery assembly, the battery assembly being disposed in the first chamber and located above the temperature control component.

Claims (49)

1 . A battery pack, comprising:

a case assembly comprising a case, a thermally conductive beam and a temperature control component, the thermally conductive beam being disposed in the case and connected to the case, and the temperature control component being disposed in a bottom region of the case;

a thermally conductive cover connected to the thermally conductive beam and located above the thermally conductive beam along a height direction of the battery pack, wherein the thermally conductive cover, the case and the thermally conductive beam enclose and form a first chamber; and

a plurality of battery cells integrally forming a battery assembly, the battery assembly being disposed in the first chamber and located above the temperature control component;

a thermal barrier layer disposed between a bottom surface of the battery assembly and an inner bottom surface of the case, wherein a thermal conductivity coefficient of the thermal barrier layer is smaller than a thermal conductivity coefficient of the thermally conductive beam or the thermally conductive cover.

2 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein

the thermally conductive cover and the thermally conductive beam adopt contact heat conduction.

3 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein

the thermally conductive cover and a top surface of the battery assembly adopt contact heat conduction.

4 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the thermally conductive beam and the thermally conductive cover, and a side surface of the battery assembly away from a pole adopt contact heat conduction.

5 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the thermally conductive cover comprises a main body part and a mounting part connected to the main body part, the main body part covers the battery assembly, and the mounting part is fixedly connected to the thermally conductive beam; and

the battery pack further comprises a first thermally conductive layer disposed between the mounting part and the thermally conductive beam.

6 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the thermally conductive cover comprises a main body part and a mounting part connected to the main body part, the main body part covers the battery assembly, and the mounting part is fixedly connected to the thermally conductive beam; and

the battery pack further comprises a second thermally conductive layer disposed between the main body part and the thermally conductive beam, and a side surface of the battery assembly away from a pole.

7 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the thermally conductive cover comprises a main body part and a mounting part connected to the main body part, the main body part covers the battery assembly, and the mounting part is fixedly connected to the thermally conductive beam; and

the battery pack further comprises a third thermally conductive layer disposed between the main body part and a top surface of the battery assembly.

8 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover body disposed on the top of the thermally conductive cover, fixed and sealed with the case.

9 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the battery cell comprises a housing and an electrode assembly disposed in the housing, and the electrode assembly comprises a first electrode sheet, a second electrode sheet, and a diaphragm disposed between the first electrode sheet and the second electrode sheet;

wherein the electrode assembly is in a coiled structure and is flat-shaped, and an outer surface of the electrode assembly comprises two flat surfaces; or, the electrode assembly is in a laminated structure, and the first electrode sheet and the second electrode sheet are disposed in a stacking manner; and

the flat surfaces of the electrode assembly or a plane where the first electrode sheet is located is disposed to face a bottom surface of the case, and the plurality of battery cells are provided with a single layer or at least two layers disposed in a stacking manner along the height direction of the battery pack.

10 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the battery cell comprises a housing and an electrode assembly disposed in the housing, and the electrode assembly comprises a first electrode sheet, a second electrode sheet, and a diaphragm disposed between the first electrode sheet and the second electrode sheet;

wherein the electrode assembly is in a coiled structure and is flat-shaped, and an outer surface of the electrode assembly comprises two flat surfaces; or, the electrode assembly is in a laminated structure, and the first electrode sheet and the second electrode sheet are disposed in a stacking manner; and

the flat surfaces of the electrode assembly or a plane where the first electrode sheet is located is disposed to face a side surface of the case, and the plurality of battery cells are disposed in a stacking manner along a length direction or a width direction of the battery pack.

11 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the battery assembly is divided into at least two groups in a plane perpendicular to the height direction of the battery pack, and the thermally conductive beam and a side surface of the battery assembly away from a pole adopt contact heat conduction, and a grouping direction of the battery assembly is perpendicular to an extension direction of the thermally conductive beam.

12 . The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein

a ratio of a thickness of the thermal barrier layer to a height of the thermally conductive beam ranges from 1/5 to 1/500; and/or

a ratio of the thermal conductivity coefficient of the thermal barrier layer to the thermal conductivity coefficient of the thermally conductive beam or the thermally conductive cover ranges from 0.001 to 0.5.

13 . The battery pack according to claim 5 , further comprising a thermal barrier layer disposed between a bottom of the battery assembly and an inner bottom surface of the case; and

a ratio of a thickness of the first thermally conductive layer to a thickness of the thermal barrier layer ranges from 0.0001 to 0.1; and/or

a ratio of a thermal conductivity coefficient of the first thermally conductive layer to a thermal conductivity coefficient of the thermal barrier layer ranges from 20 to 1000.

14 . The battery pack according to claim 6 , further comprising a thermal barrier layer disposed between a bottom of the battery assembly and an inner bottom surface of the case; and

a ratio of a thickness of the second thermally conductive layer to a thickness of the thermal barrier layer ranges from 0.0001 to 0.1; and/or

a ratio of a thermal conductivity coefficient of the second thermally conductive layer to a thermal conductivity coefficient of the thermal barrier layer ranges from 20 to 1000.

15 . The battery pack according to claim 7 , further comprising a thermal barrier layer disposed between a bottom of the battery assembly and an inner bottom surface of the case; and

a ratio of a thickness of the third thermally conductive layer to a thickness of the thermal barrier layer ranges from 0.0001 to 0.1; and/or

a ratio of a thermal conductivity coefficient of the third thermally conductive layer to a thermal conductivity coefficient of the thermal barrier layer ranges from 20 to 1000.

16 . A vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle main body; and

a battery pack, wherein the battery pack is disposed in the vehicle main body, and the battery pack comprising:

a case assembly comprising a case, a thermally conductive beam and a temperature control component, the thermally conductive beam being disposed in the case and connected to the case, and the temperature control component being disposed in a bottom region of the case;

a thermally conductive cover connected to the thermally conductive beam and located above the thermally conductive beam along a height direction of the battery pack, wherein the thermally conductive cover, the case and the thermally conductive beam enclose and form a first chamber; and

a plurality of battery cells integrally forming a battery assembly, the battery assembly being disposed in the first chamber and located above the temperature control component;

a thermal barrier layer disposed between a bottom surface of the battery assembly and an inner bottom surface of the case, wherein a thermal conductivity coefficient of the thermal barrier layer is smaller than a thermal conductivity coefficient of the thermally conductive beam or the thermally conductive cover.

17 . A method for manufacturing a battery pack, comprising:

providing a case assembly comprising a case, a thermally conductive beam and a temperature control component, the thermally conductive beam being disposed in the case and connected to the case, and the temperature control component being disposed in a bottom region of the case;

providing a thermally conductive cover connected to the thermally conductive beam and located above the thermally conductive beam along a height direction of the battery pack, wherein the thermally conductive cover, the case and the thermally conductive beam enclose and form a first chamber; and

providing a plurality of battery cells integrally forming a battery assembly, the battery assembly being disposed in the first chamber and located above the temperature control component.

18 . The vehicle according to claim 16 , wherein the thermally conductive cover comprises a main body part and a mounting part connected to the main body part, the main body part covers the battery assembly, and the mounting part is fixedly connected to the thermally conductive beam; and

the battery pack further comprises a first thermally conductive layer disposed between the mounting part and the thermally conductive beam.

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 Oct 11, 2023
From: YOU, KAIJIE; WANG, YONGGUANG; WANG, PENG; ZHOU, LINGGANG; CHEN, XINGDI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 065183/0444 →