BATTERY, ELECTRICAL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PREPARING BATTERY, AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING BATTERY
A battery includes: battery cells, each including two end surfaces opposite to each other in a first direction, wherein at least any one of the end surfaces is provided with an electrode terminal; and a thermal management component, wherein each of the battery cells further has side surfaces, and the thermal management component performs temperature adjustment on the side surfaces of the battery cell; the battery cells include a first battery cell and a second battery cell which are adjacent in a second direction, and the second direction is orthogonal to the first direction; and the thermal management component for performing temperature adjustment on the first battery cell and the second battery cell forms a thermal management module together with the first battery cell and the second battery cell.
1 . A battery, comprising:
battery cells, each comprising two end surfaces opposite to each other in a first direction, wherein at least any one of the end surfaces is provided with an electrode terminal; and
a thermal management component,
wherein each of the battery cells further comprises side surfaces, and the thermal management component performs temperature adjustment on the side surfaces of the battery cell,
the battery cells comprise a first battery cell and a second battery cell which are adjacent in a second direction, and the second direction is orthogonal to the first direction, and
the thermal management component for performing temperature adjustment on the first battery cell and the second battery cell forms a thermal management module together with the first battery cell and the second battery cell.
2 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein
the side surfaces of each battery cell comprise: a first side surface and a second side surface which are opposite to each other in the second direction; and a third side surface and a fourth side surface which are opposite to each other in a third direction; the third direction is orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction; and
the thermal management component abuts against at least any one of the first side surface, the second side surface, the third side surface, and the fourth side surface, so as to perform temperature adjustment on the abutted side surface.
3 . The battery according to claim 2 , wherein
the first side surface, the second side surface, the third side surface, and the fourth side surface of each battery cell are formed as planar.
4 . The battery according to claim 2 , wherein
in the thermal management module, the thermal management component comprises an intermediate thermal management component arranged between the first battery cell and the second battery cell; and
the intermediate thermal management component abuts against the second side surface of the first battery cell and the first side surface of the second battery cell respectively.
5 . The battery according to claim 4 , wherein
the intermediate thermal management component is provided with a plurality of flow channels configured to circulate a fluid.
6 . The battery according to claim 4 , wherein
in the thermal management module, the thermal management component further comprises an upper-side thermal management component for performing temperature adjustment on the third side surfaces of the first battery cell and the second battery cell, or a lower-side thermal management component for performing temperature adjustment on the fourth side surfaces of the first battery cell and the second battery cell.
7 . The battery according to claim 6 , wherein
the upper-side thermal management component or the lower-side thermal management component is provided with a plurality of flow channels configured to circulate a fluid.
8 . The battery according to claim 4 , wherein
in the thermal management module, the thermal management component further comprises an upper-side thermal management component for performing temperature adjustment on the third side surfaces of the first battery cell and the second battery cell, and a lower-side thermal management component for performing temperature adjustment on the fourth side surfaces of the first battery cell and the second battery cell.
9 . The battery according to claim 8 , wherein
the upper-side thermal management component and the lower-side thermal management component are provided with a plurality of flow channels, and the intermediate thermal management component is provided with a plurality of flow channels.
10 . The battery according to claim 8 , wherein
the upper-side thermal management component and the lower-side thermal management component are plate components without flow channels, and the intermediate thermal management component is provided with a plurality of flow channels.
11 . The battery according to claim 8 , wherein
the upper-side thermal management component and the lower-side thermal management component are provided with a plurality of flow channels, and the intermediate thermal management component is a plate component without flow channels.
12 . The battery according to claim 11 , wherein
the intermediate thermal management component is used as a supporting beam of the battery.
13 . The battery according to claim 8 , wherein
in the thermal management module, the thermal management component further comprises a lateral thermal management component for performing temperature adjustment on other side surfaces of the first battery cell and the second battery cell, so that the thermal management component is used to perform temperature adjustment on all the side surfaces of the first battery cell and the second battery cell.
14 . The battery according to claim 6 , wherein
the upper-side thermal management component and/or the lower-side thermal management component and the intermediate thermal management component are integrally formed;
the battery is provided with a box; the box is configured to accommodate the battery cells and the thermal management component; and
the upper-side thermal management component and/or the lower-side thermal management component are integrated to the box.
15 . The battery according to claim 2 , wherein
in the thermal management module, the thermal management component comprises an upper-side thermal management component for performing temperature adjustment on the third side surfaces of the first battery cell and the second battery cell, and a lower-side thermal management component for performing temperature adjustment on the fourth side surfaces of the first battery cell and the second battery cell; and a gap is formed between the first battery cell and the second battery cell.
16 . The battery according to claim 15 , wherein
the battery is provided with a box; the box is configured to accommodate the battery cells and the thermal management component; and
the upper-side thermal management component and/or the lower-side thermal management component are integrated to the box.
17 . The battery according to claim 16 , wherein
a thermal insulation component is arranged in the gap, and
the thermal insulation component is used as a supporting beam of the battery.
18 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein
in the thermal management module, the plurality of battery cells are arranged in the first direction, and the thermal management component extends in the first direction to perform thermal management on the plurality of battery cells.
19 . An electrical apparatus, comprising the battery according to claim 1 , wherein the battery is configured to provide electric energy.
20 . A method for preparing a battery, comprising:
providing battery cells, wherein each of the battery cells comprises: two end surfaces opposite to each other in a first direction, and side surfaces, wherein at least any one of the end surfaces is provided with an electrode terminal; the battery cells comprise a first battery cell and a second battery cell which are adjacent in a second direction, and the second direction is orthogonal to the first direction; and
providing a thermal management component, wherein the thermal management component performs temperature adjustment on the side surfaces of the battery cells; and
combining the thermal management component for performing temperature adjustment on the first battery cell and the second battery cell with the first battery cell and the second battery cell to form a thermal management module.