ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE

1 . An electrode assembly, comprising:

a plurality of electrode plates, each of the plurality of electrode plates having a first side and a second side which are oppositely arranged along a first direction, and at least one of the first side and the second side being provided with a tab; and

a separator, arranged alternately with the plurality of electrode plates;

wherein

the separator is configured to be thermally insulated on at least one of the first side and the second side; and/or

the separator is configured to be thermally insulated on an outermost layer of the plurality of electrode plates.

2 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of electrode plates comprises at least one of a high thermal resistance alloy substrate, and the high thermal resistance alloy substrate comprises at least one of a stainless steel, an iron-nickel alloy, an iron-aluminum alloy, an iron-nickel-manganese alloy, a nickel-manganese alloy, a nickel-manganese-aluminum alloy.

3 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the separator comprises a base membrane and a first thermal insulation layer, and the first thermal insulation layer is arranged on at least one side edge along the first direction; or

the first thermal insulation layer is arranged on the base membrane which is arranged on the outermost layer of the plurality of electrode plates.

4 . The electrode assembly according to claim 3 , wherein in case that the first thermal insulation layer is arranged on at least one side edge of the base membrane along the first direction, an orthographic projection of the first thermal insulation layer along a second direction onto the base membrane has no overlapping area with an orthographic projection of the electrode plate onto the base membrane; and

wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

5 . The electrode assembly according to claim 3 , wherein in case that the first thermal insulation layer is arranged on at least one side edge of the base membrane along the first direction, an orthographic projection of the first thermal insulation layer along the second direction onto the base membrane forms a thermal insulation region, and a thickness of the separator in the thermal insulation region is greater than a thickness of the separator in other regions except the thermal insulation region.

6 . The electrode assembly according to claim 3 , wherein

in case that the first thermal insulation layer is arranged on at least one side edge of the base membrane along the first direction,

the separator comprises a plurality of separator segments,

the plurality of separator segments and the plurality of electrode plates are arranged alternately,

the first thermal insulation layer comprises a plurality of thermal insulating segments, and

each of the plurality of thermal insulating segments is arranged on a side edge of a corresponding one of the plurality of separator segments along the first direction.

7 . The electrode assembly according to claim 6 , wherein at least two adjacent thermal insulating segments located on a same side along the first direction are connected to each other.

8 . The electrode assembly according to claim 7 , wherein at least two adjacent thermal insulating segments located on the same side along the first direction are connected to each other by thermocompression.

9 . The electrode assembly according to claim 3 , wherein

in case that the first thermal insulation layer is arranged on the base membrane which is arranged on the outermost layer of the plurality of electrode plates, the separator comprises a first separator and a second separator, the base membrane comprises a first base membrane and a second base membrane, the first separator has a first base membrane, and the second separator has the second base membrane;

the first separator and the plurality of electrode plates are arranged alternately to form an electrode unit, and the second separator is wound at an outer side of the electrode unit; and

the first thermal insulation layer is arranged on the second base membrane.

10 . The electrode assembly according to claim 3 , wherein an orthographic projection of the first thermal insulation layer along the second direction onto the base membrane forms a thermal insulation region, the separator further comprises a second thermal insulation layer, and the second thermal insulation layer is arranged on other regions of the base membrane except the thermal insulation region; and

wherein a thickness of the second thermal insulation layer is smaller than a thickness of the first thermal insulation layer, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

11 . The electrode assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the thickness of the first thermal insulation layer is between 5 mm and 100 mm.

12 . The electrode assembly according to claim 3 , wherein in case that the first thermal insulation layer is arranged on the base membrane which is arranged on the outermost layer of the plurality of electrode plates, the first thermal insulating layer has a thermal insulation material configured for thermal insulation and a binder; and

wherein a content of the binder accounts for ≤20% by weight of the first thermal insulation layer.

13 . The electrode assembly according to claim 3 , wherein

in case that the first thermal insulation layer is arranged on at least one side edge of the base membrane along the first direction, the first thermal insulating layer has a thermal insulation material for thermal insulation and a binder; and

a content of the binder accounts for ≤50% by weight of the first thermal insulation layer.

14 . The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the separator has a thermal insulation material for thermal insulation, and the thermal insulation material comprises an oxide, a nitride, or a combination thereof,

the oxide comprises silicon oxide, niobium oxide, titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, or a combination thereof; and

the nitride comprises silicon nitride, niobium nitride, titanium nitride, aluminum nitride, or a combination thereof.

15 . A battery cell, comprising the electrode assembly according to claim 1 .

16 . The battery cell according to claim 15 , wherein

the battery cell further comprises a casing, the casing has an accommodation cavity, and the electrode assembly is disposed in the accommodation cavity; and

a third thermal insulation layer is arranged on a cavity wall of the accommodating cavity.

17 . The battery cell according to claim 15 , wherein the battery cell further comprises a casing and an insulating layer, the casing has an accommodation cavity, the electrode assembly is disposed in the accommodation cavity, the insulating layer disposed between the electrode assembly and a cavity wall of the accommodation cavity; and

the insulating layer comprises an insulating base layer and a fourth thermal insulation layer, and the fourth thermal insulation layer is arranged on the insulating base layer.

18 . A battery, comprising the battery cell according to claim 15 .

19 . An electrical device, comprising the battery of claim 18 .