WO2024251068A1 - Batterie à haute capacité et son boîtier - Google Patents

Batterie à haute capacité et son boîtier Download PDF

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WO2024251068A1
WO2024251068A1 PCT/CN2024/096993 CN2024096993W WO2024251068A1 WO 2024251068 A1 WO2024251068 A1 WO 2024251068A1 CN 2024096993 W CN2024096993 W CN 2024096993W WO 2024251068 A1 WO2024251068 A1 WO 2024251068A1
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雷政军
陈孟奇
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  • the present application relates to the field of batteries, and in particular to a large-capacity battery and a casing thereof.
  • An existing large-capacity battery as shown in FIG1 , includes a battery pack body formed by a plurality of single cells connected in parallel and a shared pipe assembly located at the bottom of the battery pack body; the shared pipe assembly is used to connect the inner cavities of the plurality of single cells so that all the single cells in the battery pack are in one electrolyte system.
  • the battery pack can enhance the uniformity of the electrolyte of each single cell in the battery pack through the shared pipe assembly, improve the cycle life, and can also replenish the electrolyte for the battery pack through the shared pipe assembly, thereby extending the service life of the battery pack and improving the safety of the battery pack.
  • this type of shared pipeline assembly is formed by directly sealing and plugging multiple sections of sub-pipes 01 and intermediate connecting pipes 02 that are interference fit with each other; at this time, the multiple sections of sub-pipes 01 are arranged one by one on the lower cover plate 03 of the single battery, and the sub-pipes extend along the arrangement direction of the single battery 2, and are extruded integrally with the lower cover plate 03, and are connected to the opening of the lower cover plate 03.
  • the two ends of the sub-pipeline 01 are used as connecting ends with the middle connecting tube 02 .
  • one end of the sub-pipeline on the two single cells is squeezed into the two ends of the middle connecting tube 02 .
  • the shared pipeline assembly requires that each sub-pipeline 01 and the intermediate connecting pipe 02 be coaxial during the plugging process to achieve effective connection.
  • the coaxiality of each sub-pipeline and the intermediate connecting pipe 02 is difficult to ensure due to the following reasons:
  • the sub-pipeline and the lower cover are an integrated part. If the position of the sub-pipeline on the lower cover is slightly deviated, or the size of each sub-pipeline is slightly deviated, the coaxiality of each sub-pipeline will deviate when plugged in;
  • this solution may cause the sub-pipes of two adjacent single cells to be coaxial, so when plugging them in,
  • the lower cover plate may be displaced relative to the cylinder, or the lower cover plate may be displaced relative to the cylinder, thereby causing damage to the battery.
  • the purpose of this application is to provide a large-capacity battery to overcome the problem that existing large-capacity batteries share pipeline components that are difficult to assemble.
  • a large-capacity battery which is special in that it comprises a shell and a plurality of single cells, wherein the plurality of single cells are connected in parallel in sequence and arranged in the inner cavity of the shell; the inner cavity of each single cell comprises an electrolyte region and a gas region;
  • the housing comprises a cylinder, a first cover plate and a second cover plate;
  • the bottom and top of the cylinder are open;
  • the first cover plate is provided with an electrolyte sharing chamber, the first cover plate covers the open end of the bottom of the cylinder body and is sealed and connected to the open end; the electrolyte sharing chamber is connected to the electrolyte area of the inner cavity of each single battery;
  • the second cover plate is provided with a third through hole through which each single cell pole can extend; the second cover plate covers the open end of the top of the cylinder and is sealed with the open end; each single cell pole extends out of the third through hole and the outer shell area corresponding to the third through hole is fixedly sealed with the single cell shell.
  • a first through hole penetrating the inner cavity of each single battery is provided at the bottom of the shell;
  • the electrolyte sharing chamber is a first channel extending along the length direction of the first cover plate
  • the electrolyte sharing chamber is a hollow tube extending along the length direction of the first cover plate, and a second through hole communicating with the first through hole is formed on the tube wall of the hollow tube and the first cover plate.
  • a gas chamber is provided on the second cover plate;
  • the gas chamber covers the explosion relief part on the top of each single battery.
  • the explosion relief part of any single battery is broken by the smoke in the inner cavity, the gas area in the inner cavity of the single battery is connected with the inner cavity of the gas chamber.
  • a gas chamber is provided on the second cover plate;
  • a fifth through hole penetrating the inner cavity of each single cell is provided on the top of each single cell shell, and the gas area in the inner cavity of each single cell is connected with the inner cavity of the gas chamber through the fifth through hole.
  • the present application also provides another large-capacity battery, which is special in that it includes a shell and a plurality of single cells, the plurality of single cells are connected in parallel in sequence and arranged in the inner cavity of the shell; the inner cavity of each single cell includes an electrolyte area and a gas area; the bottom of the shell of each single cell is provided with a first through hole penetrating the inner cavity thereof;
  • the housing comprises a cylinder, a second cover plate and a hollow box body serving as a shared chamber for electrolyte;
  • the bottom and top of the cylinder are open;
  • the hollow box body covers the open end of the bottom of the cylinder body and is sealed and connected to the open end;
  • a second through hole that is in communication with the first through hole is formed on the top of the hollow box body, and the inner cavity of the hollow box body is connected with the electrolyte area of the inner cavity of each single battery through the first through hole and the second through hole;
  • the second cover plate is provided with a third through hole through which each single cell pole can extend; the second cover plate covers the open end of the top of the cylinder and is sealed with the open end; each single cell pole extends out of the third through hole and the outer shell area corresponding to the third through hole is fixedly sealed with the single cell shell.
  • the large-capacity battery also includes a heat transfer connector, which is a slender member used to connect to the positive or negative electrode of each single battery; and a clamping portion for installing a heat transfer tube is provided on the slender member along the axial direction.
  • the cylinder body also includes a plurality of partitions arranged in the inner cavity of the cylinder body, dividing the inner cavity of the cylinder body into a plurality of single cell installation cavities; at least one single cell is fixed in each single cell installation cavity.
  • the cylinder is integrally formed by an extrusion process
  • the cylinder is formed by splicing at least two sub-cylinders; each sub-cylinder is integrally formed by an extrusion process.
  • the present application also provides a housing for accommodating a plurality of single cells, which has the following features: it comprises a barrel, a first cover plate and a second cover plate;
  • the bottom and top of the cylinder are open;
  • the first cover plate is provided with an electrolyte sharing chamber, the first cover plate covers the open end of the bottom of the cylinder and is sealed and connected to the open end; the electrolyte sharing chamber is used to communicate with the electrolyte area of the inner cavity of each single battery;
  • the second cover plate is provided with a third through hole through which each single cell pole can extend; the second cover plate covers the open end of the top of the cylinder and is sealed and connected with the open end.
  • the present application also provides another structure of a housing for accommodating a plurality of single cells, wherein a first through hole penetrating the inner cavity of each single cell is provided at the bottom of the housing;
  • the special features thereof are: comprising a cylinder, a second cover plate and a hollow box;
  • the bottom and top of the cylinder are open;
  • the hollow box body covers the open end of the bottom of the cylinder body and is sealed and connected to the open end;
  • a second through hole is formed on the top of the hollow box, and the inner cavity of the hollow box is connected with the electrolyte area of each single battery cavity through the second through hole and the first through hole;
  • the second cover plate is provided with a third through hole through which each single cell pole can extend; the second cover plate covers the open end of the top of the cylinder and is sealed and connected with the open end.
  • a gas chamber is provided on the second cover plate.
  • the present application places a plurality of single cells inside a shell.
  • the shell is a split structure, including a cylinder that can accommodate a plurality of single cells, and a first cover plate and a second cover plate that seal the open end of the cylinder.
  • An electrolyte sharing chamber is provided on the first cover plate.
  • the electrolyte sharing chamber is connected with the electrolyte area of the inner cavity of each single cell located in the shell, so that the electrolyte of each single cell is shared to ensure the consistency of each single cell, that is, the electrolyte chamber of each single cell is connected so that the electrolyte of all single cells is in the same system, which reduces the difference between the electrolytes of each single cell, improves the consistency between each single cell to a certain extent, and thus improves the cycle life of the large-capacity battery to a certain extent.
  • the electrolyte shared chamber of the present application does not need to be plugged in, and there is no need to consider the coaxial plug-in problem in the arrangement direction of the single battery cells, and the requirements for processing accuracy and assembly accuracy are relatively low. At the same time, no special tooling is required, and the assembly process is relatively simple, which greatly reduces the processing difficulty and processing cost of such large-capacity batteries with a shared system, and can realize mass production.
  • each single cell can be placed in the inner cavity of the shell from the open end of the top of the cylinder, which is easy to assemble.
  • the cylinder can be integrally formed by extrusion process, which is easy to process and has a lower processing cost.
  • the present application sets a gas chamber on the second cover plate, which can directly cover the explosion venting part on the top of each single cell and serve as an explosion venting tube.
  • a gas chamber on the second cover plate which can directly cover the explosion venting part on the top of each single cell and serve as an explosion venting tube.
  • the present application sets a gas chamber on the second cover plate, and the inner cavity of each single cell is connected with the gas chamber, so that the gas paths of each single cell are connected, and the gases of all single cells are in the same environment to achieve gas balance, thereby reducing the differences between each single cell and improving the consistency between each single cell, thereby further improving the cycle life of large-capacity batteries.
  • the present application divides the inner cavity of the cylinder into a plurality of single cell installation cavities by adding partitions.
  • the side wall is in direct contact with the partition.
  • the installation stability of each single cell in the shell can be improved; on the second hand, it can prevent each single cell from swelling, which may lead to the problem of reduced cycle performance of large-capacity batteries; on the third hand, the heat generated during the charge and discharge process of each single cell can be transmitted to the outside through the partition, reducing the risk of thermal runaway; on the fourth hand, the strength of the cylinder can also be enhanced.
  • FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a large-capacity battery structure in the background art
  • FIG2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a large-capacity battery in Example 1;
  • FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a large-capacity battery explosion in Example 1;
  • FIG4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a commercially available square shell battery in Example 1;
  • FIG5 is a schematic diagram of the housing structure in Example 1;
  • FIG6 is a schematic structural diagram of the first cover plate in Example 1;
  • FIG7 is another schematic diagram of the structure of the first cover plate in Example 1;
  • FIG8 is another schematic diagram of the structure of the first cover plate in Example 1 (the electrolyte sharing chamber is tubular);
  • FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the second cover plate in Example 1.
  • FIG10 is a schematic structural diagram of a large-capacity battery after a heat transfer connector is added in Example 1;
  • FIG11 is a schematic structural diagram of a heat transfer connector in Example 1.
  • FIG12 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the second cover plate in Example 2.
  • FIG13 is a schematic diagram of the housing structure in Example 3.
  • Figure 14 is a schematic diagram of the cylinder structure in Example 4.
  • orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms “top, bottom” and the like are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting this application.
  • first, second, third, fourth are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying Indicates relative importance.
  • the present application provides a large-capacity battery, including a housing and a plurality of single cells arranged in parallel in the housing; the single cells described herein may be square-shell batteries or multiple commercially available soft-pack batteries connected in parallel.
  • the inner cavity of each single cell includes an electrolyte region and a gas region.
  • each single cell in the shell can be set according to specific needs.
  • the shell can be a square shell, and each single cell can be arranged in sequence along the length direction of the shell; the shell can also be a cylindrical hollow shell, and each single cell can be arranged along the circumference of the shell, but compared with the square shell, the stability of the square shell battery in the cylindrical hollow shell is more difficult to ensure.
  • the energy density of the energy storage device formed by such large-capacity batteries is average, but the large-capacity battery of this structure has better heat dissipation performance.
  • the present application prefers a square shell as the outer shell.
  • the housing of this application can adopt the following structural forms, taking a rectangular housing as an example:
  • the outer shell is a split structure, including a cylinder with open top and bottom, a first cover plate and a second cover plate;
  • This type of cylinder structure can be formed by aluminum extrusion:
  • a cylinder with open top and bottom is formed by aluminum extrusion, and then a first cover plate with an electrolyte sharing chamber is processed and fixed to the open end of the bottom of the cylinder.
  • this type of cylinder structure can be formed by aluminum extrusion:
  • an aluminum extrusion method is used to form a cylinder with open top and bottom, and then a hollow box is covered on the open end of the bottom of the cylinder and sealed to the open end.
  • the inner cavity of the hollow box is connected with the electrolyte area of each single battery, and the open end of the top of the cylinder is sealed by the second cover (each single battery pole needs to extend out of the cover) to ensure that the electrolyte does not contact the outside.
  • the cylinder of this scheme is formed by welding four rectangular plates. However, due to the large number of welds, the overall strength and sealing of the cylinder are relatively poor.
  • the large-capacity battery of this embodiment includes 9 single cells 2 connected in parallel.
  • the single cell 2 is a square shell battery, which includes an upper cover plate, a lower cover plate, a cylinder and a battery cell assembly; the battery cell assembly described here can also be called an electrode assembly, which is arranged in sequence by a positive electrode, a diaphragm, and a negative electrode, and is assembled by a lamination or winding process.
  • the upper cover plate, the cylinder, and the lower cover plate constitute the shell of the single cell, and the battery cell assembly is arranged in the shell of the single cell.
  • the housing 1 of this embodiment adopts the first structural form mentioned above, specifically a rectangular housing, including a cylindrical body 4 with a rectangular cross section and open ends at the top and bottom, a first cover plate 5 covering the open end at the bottom of the cylindrical body 4, and a second cover plate 6 covering the open end at the top.
  • the first cover plate 5 is provided with an electrolyte sharing chamber 7.
  • the first cover plate 5 can adopt different structural forms, but it is necessary to ensure the sealing of the connection part between it and the bottom open end of the cylinder 4 when it covers the bottom open end of the cylinder 4, and it is necessary to ensure that the inner cavity of the electrolyte shared chamber 7 set on the first cover plate 5 and the inner cavity of each single battery 2 are connected.
  • a flat plate that matches the shape of the bottom open end of the cylinder 4 is selected as the first cover plate 5, and the sealing between the first cover plate 5 and the bottom open end of the cylinder 4 is ensured by welding the first cover plate 5 to the edge of the bottom open end of the cylinder 4.
  • the cylinder 4 is a rectangular cylinder, so the flat plate is a rectangular flat plate, and the area can be slightly larger than the area of the bottom open end of the cylinder 4, and it is fixed to the bottom open end of the cylinder 4 by fusion welding; the area can also be slightly smaller than the area of the bottom open end of the cylinder 4, and it is fixed to the bottom open end of the cylinder 4 by embedding welding.
  • the first channels in Figures 5, 6 and 7 all protrude in a direction away from the top of the cylinder. It should be noted that the electrolyte sharing chamber 7 in Figure 7 is open at both ends and needs to be sealed.
  • the structure of the first cover plate 5 and the electrolyte shared chamber 7 of this embodiment can also be the structure shown in Figure 8.
  • the electrolyte shared chamber 7 is a hollow tube, and the cross-section can be rectangular or circular. It is an integral part with the first cover plate 5, and the integral part can also be formed by aluminum extrusion process like the cylinder 4.
  • a hollow tube is used as the electrolyte shared chamber 7, it is necessary to open a second through hole 8 that penetrates the inner cavity of the electrolyte shared chamber 7 on the tube wall and the first cover plate 5, so that the inner cavity of the electrolyte shared chamber 7 and the inner cavity of each single battery 2 are connected.
  • the structure of the second cover plate 6 of this embodiment is shown in FIG9 , and a third through hole 9 is provided on the second cover plate 6 to allow the poles of each single battery 2 to extend out; the second cover plate 6 covers the open end at the top of the cylinder 4 and is sealed and connected to the open end; preferably, the shape of the second cover plate 6 is adapted to the shape of the open end at the top of the cylinder 4, which is a rectangular cylinder 4 in this embodiment, so the flat plate is a rectangular flat plate, and its area can be slightly larger than the area of the open end at the top of the cylinder 4, and it is fixed to the open end at the top of the cylinder 4 by fusion welding; the area can also be slightly smaller than the area of the open end at the top of the cylinder 4, and it is fixed to the open end at the top of the cylinder 4 by embedding welding.
  • Step 1 Process the housing 1, including the barrel 4, the first cover plate 5 with the electrolyte sharing chamber 7, and the second cover plate 6.
  • Step 3 sorting by capacity, screening multiple single cells that meet the requirements; opening a first through hole at the bottom of the single cell housing and sealing it with a sealing assembly; arranging multiple single cells with sealing assemblies at the first through holes in the cylinder 4 of step 2;
  • the sealing component needs to correspond to the second through hole 8 to ensure that after the sealing component is opened by external force or the electrolyte itself, the electrolyte area in the inner cavity of each single cell and the electrolyte shared chamber 7 are connected;
  • the sealing component may adopt the sealing components disclosed in Chinese patents CN218525645U and CN218525614U.
  • Step 4 seal and weld the second cover plate 6 to the open end of the top of the cylinder 4.
  • the shells of some of the individual cells 2 with smaller sizes in the z direction may be There may be a problem of poor welding or even failure to weld between the body and the large-capacity battery shell, and it is difficult to ensure the sealing performance between the third through hole 9 and the single battery shell.
  • a weak portion may be provided in the peripheral area of the third through hole 9.
  • the weak portion in this embodiment may be an annular groove with the center of the third through hole 9 as the center point and opened along the peripheral area of the third through hole 9.
  • the weak portion may also be a long strip groove opened in the peripheral area of the third through hole 9.
  • a sealing connector may also be provided between the third through hole 9 and the pole, the sealing connector comprising a hollow member; the bottom of the hollow member is used to be sealed and connected to the first area of the single cell, and the top of the hollow member is sealed and connected to the second area of the shell; the first area is the area around any pole in the upper cover of any single cell; the second area is the area corresponding to any third through hole on the shell.
  • the area corresponding to the third through hole is the surrounding area on the outer surface of the shell corresponding to any third through hole; or the area corresponding to the third through hole is the wall of the third through hole.
  • the area around the pole is the area around the insulating seal on the pole.
  • the insulating seal is a part on the single cell used to insulate the pole from the upper cover.
  • Step 5 Use external force or the electrolyte itself to open the sealing component, so that the inner cavity of the electrolyte sharing chamber 7 and the electrolyte area of each single battery cavity are connected.
  • the electrolytes in the inner cavities of each single cell 2 are connected through the electrolyte shared chamber 7.
  • the electrolyte can be injected into the electrolyte shared chamber 7 to ensure the continuity of the electrolyte.
  • the single cells 2 are connected in parallel.
  • the single cells 2 may be connected in parallel between step 4 and step 5.
  • the heat transfer connector 13 shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 can be used to connect all the single cells 2 in parallel.
  • the heat transfer connector 13 is a slender member, which is used to connect to the positive or negative electrode of each single cell 2; and a clamping portion for installing a heat transfer tube is provided on the slender member along the axial direction.
  • the present embodiment adds a gas chamber 10 on the second cover plate 6 to serve as a gas sharing chamber or an explosion relief channel.
  • the structure of the second cover plate 6 in this embodiment is similar to that of the first cover plate 5 in Embodiment 1, and the gas chamber 10 may be a second channel formed on the second cover plate 6, and the second channel protrudes in a direction away from the bottom of the cylinder.
  • the second channel may also be formed integrally with the second cover plate 6 by bending or aluminum extrusion process.
  • the gas chamber 10 may also be a hollow tube disposed on the second cover plate 6, and may be integrally formed with the second cover plate 6 by aluminum extrusion, and its structure is shown in Figure 12.
  • the second cover plate 6 and the tubular gas chamber 10 may be separate structures, but the processing is more complicated.
  • a fifth through hole penetrating the inner cavity of each single cell 2 needs to be opened on the top of the shell of each single cell 2;
  • the second channel structure When the gas chamber 10 of the second channel structure is selected, after the second cover plate 6 is fixed to the open end of the top of the cylinder 4, the second channel is directly connected to the gas area of the inner cavity of each single battery through the fifth through hole.
  • a fourth through hole penetrating the inner cavity of the gas chamber 10 needs to be opened on the tube wall and the second cover plate 6.
  • the gas chamber 10 is connected to the gas area of the inner cavity of each single battery 2 through the fourth through hole and the fifth through hole.
  • the size of the fourth through hole needs to ensure that when the second cover plate 6 is welded to the open end of the top of the cylinder 4, the fourth through hole is connected to the fifth through holes of all single batteries 2.
  • an exhaust valve and an explosion-proof membrane can be set on the gas chamber 10, or only an exhaust valve can be set; the exhaust valve can be opened manually or automatically, and the exhaust valve is opened regularly, and the gas in the gas zone of each single battery 2 can be discharged through the gas chamber 10 and the exhaust valve; when the explosion-proof membrane is set, the exhaust valve and the explosion-proof membrane are located at both ends of the gas chamber 10, and the explosion-proof membrane is used to break through the explosion-proof membrane and discharge the hollow component when any single battery 2 has thermal runaway, so that this type of large-capacity battery has higher safety performance.
  • the gas chamber 10 When the gas chamber 10 is used as an explosion relief channel, the gas chamber 10 covers the explosion relief portion on the top of each single battery 2. When the explosion relief portion of any single battery 2 is broken by the internal smoke, the gas area in the internal cavity of the single battery 2 is connected to the internal cavity of the gas chamber 10.
  • Example 1 On the basis of the preparation process of Example 1, it is necessary to seal and weld the second cover plate 6 to the open end of the top of the cylinder 4, so that the explosion venting part of each single cell corresponds to the gas chamber 10, to ensure that after the explosion venting part is broken by the inner cavity smoke, the gas area of the inner cavity of the single cell 2 is connected with the inner cavity of the gas chamber 10; weld the edge of the third through hole 9 to the shell part of the single cell 2 in the peripheral area of the pole to achieve sealing.
  • the explosion relief part described in this embodiment includes an explosion relief opening or explosion-proof opening with an explosion relief membrane arranged on the top of the single battery 2, or an explosion relief opening with an explosion relief valve, etc.
  • the housing 1 of this embodiment adopts the second structural form mentioned above, and its structure is shown in FIG. 13 , including a cylinder 4, a second cover plate 6 and a hollow box 14 serving as a shared chamber for electrolyte.
  • the structure and forming method of the cylinder 4 and the second cover plate 6 are the same as those of Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2, and will not be described in detail here;
  • the hollow box 14 covers the open end of the bottom of the cylinder 4, and its top is sealed and connected to the open end of the bottom of the cylinder 4; it can be connected by welding or gluing, but welding has relatively higher sealing and connection reliability, so this embodiment adopts welding.
  • the hollow box body 14 is a hollow box body 14 with a rectangular cross-section, and a second through hole 8 that penetrates the first through hole is opened on the top of the hollow box body 14.
  • the inner cavity of the hollow box body 14 is connected with the electrolyte area of the inner cavity of each single battery 2 through the first through hole and the second through hole 8; as above, there can be multiple second through holes 8, and the number is equal to that of each single battery 2, and each second through hole 8 corresponds to and penetrates the first through hole one by one; it is also possible to directly open a long strip-shaped second through hole 8 extending along the length direction of the hollow box body 14 on the top of the hollow box body 14, and the size of the second through hole 8 needs to ensure that when the hollow box body 14 is welded to the open end at the bottom of the cylinder 4, the second through hole 8 penetrates the first through holes of all the single batteries 2.
  • the preparation process is basically the same as that in the above embodiment and will not be described in detail here.
  • a plurality of partitions 15 are provided in the inner cavity of the cylinder 4 to divide the inner cavity of the cylinder 4 into a plurality of mounting cavities for the single battery cells 2 .
  • FIG. 14 A single cell 2 is fixed in the installation cavity of each single cell 2.
  • the side walls of each single cell 2 near the middle part are in contact with the partition 15.
  • the two single cells 2 near the outermost part have one side wall in contact with the partition 15, and the other side wall in contact with the side wall of the cylinder 4.
  • the installation stability of each single cell 2 in the shell can be improved;
  • it can prevent each single cell 2 from swelling, which may lead to the problem of reduced cycle performance of large-capacity batteries;
  • the heat generated during the charging and discharging process of each single cell 2 can be transmitted to the outside through the partition 15, reducing the risk of thermal runaway;
  • the strength of the cylinder 4 can also be enhanced.
  • Two or more single cells 2 may be fixed in each single cell 2 installation cavity.
  • the partition 15 and the rectangular cylinder 4 can be extruded as a whole.
  • two or more sub-rectangular cylinders 4 can be extruded first, and then the sub-rectangular cylinders 4 are spliced and welded to form a rectangular cylinder 4 of the required size.
  • two sub-rectangular cylinders 4 that can accommodate five single cells 2 can be extruded, and the extra single cell 2 installation cavity can be used as an electrolyte storage tank.
  • the electrolyte storage tank is connected to the electrolyte sharing chamber and is used to add electrolyte to such large-capacity batteries.
  • each reinforcing rib 11 is located in the middle of the side wall of the single cell 2 installation cavity.
  • the second cover plate 6 excluding the gas chamber can be eliminated, and the edge of the upper cover plate of each single battery 2 is sealed and welded to the top open end of each single battery 2 installation cavity, so that the top open end of the cylinder 4 is sealed.

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La présente demande concerne le domaine des batteries, et en particulier une batterie à haute capacité et un boîtier associé. Le problème de la difficulté d'assembler des ensembles de canalisation de partage de batteries à haute capacité existantes est surmonté. La batterie à haute capacité comprend un boîtier et une pluralité d'éléments de batterie, la pluralité d'éléments de batterie étant connectée séquentiellement en parallèle et agencée dans une cavité interne du boîtier ; le boîtier comprenant un cylindre, une première plaque de recouvrement et une seconde plaque de recouvrement ; la première plaque de recouvrement étant pourvue d'une cavité de partage d'électrolyte, et la première plaque de recouvrement recouvrant une extrémité ouverte au fond du cylindre et étant reliée de manière étanche à l'extrémité ouverte ; la cavité de partage d'électrolyte étant en communication avec une région d'électrolyte dans une cavité interne de chaque élément de batterie ; de troisièmes trous traversants permettant aux pôles des éléments de batterie de s'étendre vers l'extérieur étant formés dans la seconde plaque de recouvrement ; la seconde plaque de recouvrement recouvrant une extrémité ouverte au sommet du cylindre et étant reliée de manière étanche à l'extrémité ouverte ; et les pôles des éléments de batterie s'étendant hors des troisièmes trous traversants, et une région de boîtier correspondant aux troisièmes trous traversants étant scellée de manière fixe avec des boîtiers des éléments de batterie. La cavité de partage d'électrolyte dans la présente demande ne nécessite pas d'insertion, et ainsi la présente demande présente de faibles exigences de précision de traitement et de précision d'assemblage et peut réaliser une production par lots.
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