Abstract: A cell includes a housing having an opening orientated towards a first direction, an end cover assembly configured to cover the opening and including an end cover body and two kinds of electrode terminals having opposite polarities, and at least two electrode assembly groups arranged in parallel in the housing in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each electrode assembly group includes at least one electrode assembly each including a main part and two kinds of battery tabs having opposite polarities and led out from the main part. Two adjacent battery tabs in every two adjacent electrode assembly groups have a same polarity and are connected in common to an electrode terminal having the same polarity. Two battery tabs away from each other in every two adjacent electrode assembly groups have a same polarity and are connected to an electrode terminal having the same polarity.

Abstract: This application provides an electrode assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and an electric apparatus, and pertains to the field of battery technologies. The electrode assembly may include a negative electrode plate and a positive electrode plate. The negative electrode plate may include a negative electrode active substance layer, and a first electrolyte storage trough may be disposed on the negative electrode active substance layer. The positive electrode plate may include a positive electrode active substance layer, the positive electrode active substance layer and the negative electrode active substance layer may be disposed opposite each other in a first direction, and a second electrolyte storage trough may be disposed on the positive electrode active substance layer, the second electrolyte storage trough and the first electrolyte storage trough being disposed opposite each other in the first direction.

Abstract: Lithium replenishing spaces are disposed on a current collection structure, such that the lithium replenishing spaces communicate with an active layer on one side; and the battery is replenished with lithium by using lithium replenishing agents in the lithium replenishing spaces to offset an irreversible lithium consumption in a cycle process, so as to increase the total capacity and the energy density of the battery. According to the present application, due to average weights MA of corresponding active materials in different distribution regions on the active layer, a sum V0 of internal volumes of lithium replenishing spaces corresponding to each of the distribution regions is controlled in a positively correlated manner based on a change in the average weights of the active materials in the different distribution regions.

Abstract: A positive electrode plate includes a first active material and a second active material. The first active material is selected from a lithium iron phosphate-based material represented by a formula LiFe1-xMnxPO4, where x is between 0-0.8. The second active material includes one or more of lithium nickelate, lithium manganate, lithium cobaltate, lithium nickel cobalt manganate, lithium nickel cobalt aluminate, a lithium-rich manganese base, and lithium vanadium phosphate. An amount of the second active material used accounts for, by mass, 10-70%, on the basis of a total mass of the first active material and the second active material.

Abstract: A gas-exhausting apparatus includes a gas-exhausting body and a gas-exhausting mechanism. The gas-exhausting mechanism includes a connecting assembly and a gas-ventilating member. The connecting assembly includes first and second connecting members. The first connecting member is provided with a first through hole for communicating with an inside of the battery cell. The second connecting member is provided with a second through hole for communicating with an outside of the battery cell. The first connecting member is configured to attach to a surface of the gas-ventilating member facing the inside of the battery cell. The second connecting member is configured to attach to a surface of the gas-ventilating member facing away from the inside of the battery cell. An orthographic projection of the first through hole on the gas-ventilating member and an orthographic projection of the second through hole on the gas-ventilating member are arranged to be staggered from each other.

Abstract: A cathode plate and a battery are described. The cathode plate includes: a main body with a cuboid shape, which is formed by stacking a cathode active material layer and a cathode current collector in a first direction and has four side faces and two end faces facing each other in the first direction, and the four side faces being a first side face to a fourth side face; a cathode tab, formed by the cathode current collector extending from the first side face to an outside of the main body; and an insulating layer, formed on and covering 95% or more of the second side face to the fourth side face.

Abstract: A battery module, a battery pack, and an electric apparatus are provided. In some embodiments, the battery module includes a first type of cell and a second type of cell that are cells of different chemical systems, where the first type of cell includes n first cells, the second type of cell includes m second cells, n and m each are selected from an integer greater than 1, at least one of the first cells and at least one of the second cells are electrically connected in series, and the first cell and the second cell satisfy at least the following relationships: 0.08??RB/?RA?3.50, and 0.10 m?/100 cycles??RA?0.40 m?/100 cycles, where ?RA is a discharge resistance growth rate of the first cell, and ?RB is a discharge resistance growth rate of the second cell; and IMPB<IMPA, where IMPA is an alternating current impedance of the first cell, and IMPB is an alternating current impedance of the second cell.

Abstract: A positive electrode sheet includes a current collector including a coating region and a non-coating region, a resistance layer disposed on the current collector and including a conductive agent, a first binder, and a first positive electrode active material, and a positive electrode active material layer including a second positive electrode active material, a conductive agent, and a second binder. A resistance of the resistance layer is greater than a resistance of the positive electrode active material layer. In a cross section of the positive electrode sheet, a projection of at least a part of the positive electrode active material layer on the current collector and a projection of the resistance layer on the current collector do not overlap. A polarization parameter P of the positive electrode sheet is in a range of 0.4-65.0 and equals ((1?S)/S)·(R1/R2).

Abstract: Provided are a battery pack and an electric apparatus. The battery pack of this application includes multiple battery cells arranged repeatedly in a unit structure, where the unit structure includes N1 first battery cells and N2 second battery cells, the N1 first battery cells surrounding the N2 second battery cells, N1 and N2 being integers greater than or equal to 1, and N1>N2. Given that the first battery cell has a volumetric energy density denoted as D1 and a direct current impedance denoted as R1, and that the second battery cell has a volumetric energy density denoted as D2 and a direct current impedance denoted as R2, the unit structure has a thermal stability factor ?=(D1×R1)/(D2×R2) satisfying 0.2???1.

Abstract: A battery cooling device includes a shell, a cooling channel arranged inside the shell and configured to allow flowing of cooling fluids and restrict flowing directions of the cooling fluids along the cooling channels, a cooling fluid flow regulation component arranged inside the shell and configured to be deformed from a first opening degree to a second opening degree when the temperature rises where the fluid flow at the first opening degree is less than the fluid flow at the second opening degree, and a regulation component deformation restriction component arranged inside the shell and configured to be deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration when the temperature rises.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of energy storage technologies, and provides a battery, an apparatus, a preparation method of battery, and a preparation apparatus of battery. The battery includes a first battery cell and a second battery cell. The first battery cell includes a first pressure relief mechanism, the second battery cell includes a second pressure relief mechanism, an energy density of the first battery cell is greater than an energy density of the second battery cell, and an area of the first pressure relief mechanism is greater than an area of the second pressure relief mechanism. The apparatus includes the foregoing battery.

Abstract: The present application discloses an electrode assembly and a related battery cell, battery, apparatus and manufacturing method therefor. The electrode assembly may include: a first electrode sheet and a second electrode sheet having opposite polarities; and a separator configured to separate the first electrode sheet and the second electrode sheet, the separator including at least two layers, where the first electrode sheet, the second electrode sheet and the separator may be wound to form the electrode assembly.

Abstract: A charging method for a secondary battery including a lithium-supplementing material. The method includes acquiring a first state of health of the secondary battery in response to the secondary battery being at a preset charging node, activating the lithium-supplementing material in response to the first state of health being less than or equal to a first threshold to supplement lithium for the secondary battery, performing a charging process on the secondary battery, determining a second state of health of the secondary battery based on a working parameter of the secondary battery in the charging process, and charging the secondary battery in response to the second state of health being greater than a second threshold.

Abstract: This application discloses a battery unit. The battery unit includes a housing, at least one cell, and a buffer. The at least one cell is accommodated in the housing, the buffer is disposed corresponding to a side wall of the cell, and the buffer is provided with an accommodating cavity. A periphery of the accommodating cavity includes at least one packaging structure, the packaging structure includes at least one level of packaging region with a predetermined length. When pressure in the accommodating cavity exceeds packaging strength of the packaging structure, the packaging region is opened to form a buffer space that communicates with the accommodating cavity, reducing influence caused by swelling of the cell.

Abstract: A battery cell, a battery, an electric apparatus, and a manufacturing method and manufacturing device of battery cell are described. The battery cell includes: an electrode assembly; a casing having an accommodating cavity for accommodating the electrode assembly; an exhaust mechanism provided on the casing, the exhaust mechanism including a connecting component and a breathable component, and the breathable component is configured to discharge gas to outside of the casing when gas pressure inside the casing reaches a threshold; and an electrolyte, filled in the casing; where gas permeability A of the breathable component, conductivity S of the electrolyte, and gas containment space V satisfy 20 mm2*ms/cm*ml<AS/V<165 mm2*ms/cm*ml, and the gas containment space V is a ratio of a remaining value of volume of the accommodating cavity minus volume of the electrolyte and volume of the electrode assembly to capacity of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a current collector. The current collector includes a first coating region and a second coating region. The first coating region is coated with an active substance material and the second coating region is coated with a lithiation material. In an extension direction of the current collector, a gap is disposed between the first coating region and the second coating region.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate. The negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode current collector, a negative electrode active material layer provided on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector, and an insulation layer and a reaction layer sequentially provided on a surface of the negative electrode active material layer on a side opposite to the negative electrode current collector. The reaction layer includes at least one of graphite, silicon, silicon oxide, silicon suboxide, tin oxide, copper oxide, or zinc oxide. A capacity per unit area, A1 (mAh/cm2), of a positive electrode active material layer in the positive electrode plate and a capacity per unit area, B1 (mAh/cm2), of the negative electrode active material layer in the negative electrode plate satisfy B1/A1<1.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode plate. that includes a positive current collector, a first positive active material layer distributed on one side of the positive current collector, and a second positive active material layer distributed on an other side of the positive current collector and a negative electrode plate that includes a negative current collector, a first negative active material layer distributed on one side of the negative current collector and opposite to the second positive active material layer, and a second negative active material layer distributed on an other side of the negative current collector. A resistance of the first positive active material layer is R1, a resistance of the second positive active material layer is R2, a resistance of the first negative active material layer is R3, a resistance of the second negative active material layer is R4.

Abstract: A charge method includes obtaining a temperature of a battery, and in response to the temperature of the battery being lower than a preset temperature threshold, determining to use a first charge current to charge the battery until the battery meets a preset condition, and then determining to use a second charge current to charge the battery. The first charge current is used for heating the battery during charging, and the first charge current is greater than the second charge current.

Abstract: This application discloses a battery unit. The battery unit includes a housing, at least one cell, and a buffer. The at least one cell is accommodated in the housing, the buffer is disposed corresponding to a side wall of the cell, and the buffer is provided with an accommodating cavity. A periphery of the accommodating cavity includes at least one packaging structure, the packaging structure includes at least one level of packaging region with a predetermined length. When pressure in the accommodating cavity exceeds packaging strength of the packaging structure, the packaging region is opened to form a buffer space that communicates with the accommodating cavity, reducing influence caused by swelling of the cell.