Abstract: A battery module has improved impact resistance and safety and a battery pack including the same. The battery module includes a first case having a receiving space, a plurality of battery cells received in the receiving space in an upright state such that a positive electrode terminal of each of the battery cells faces upwards, one or more busbars located in the vicinity of the positive electrode terminals of the battery cells, a wire configured to electrically connect each of the battery cells and a corresponding one of the busbars to each other, a rib structure located above the battery cells, the rib structure being provided with an upwardly protruding rib configured to protect the wire and an opening configured to allow the wire to extend therethrough, and a resin layer provided above the battery cells, and a battery pack including the same.

Abstract: A system for depositing a material is provided. The system includes a die for extruding the material along a principal deposition direction through an opening of the die. The die includes a cavity fluidly connected to the opening, and a flow guide extending through the cavity towards the opening for shaping a flow of the material extruded via the opening and flowing past a side of the flow guide in the cavity. The side of the flow guide comprises a widening side portion of which a width of the widening side portion increases along the principal deposition direction towards the opening.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery pack; a charging housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a pack insertion space into which the battery pack is insertable; a charging part electrically connected to the battery pack inserted into the pack insertion space, for charging the battery pack; a circulation part configured to supply cooling water supplied to the pack insertion space through the inlet and recover cooling water from the pack insertion space through the outlet; a heating part configured to heat to the pack insertion space; and a control part for controlling the charging part, the heating part, and the circulation part.

Abstract: An absolute humidity calculation apparatus according to an embodiment disclosed herein includes a first sensor configured to measure a temperature in a battery manufacturing space and acquire temperature data, a second sensor configured to measure a dew point in the battery manufacturing space and acquire dew point data, and a controller configured to calculate absolute humidity in the battery manufacturing space based on the temperature data and the dew point data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrode assembly and an electrochemical device including the same. The electrode assembly includes a unit electrode and a strip-shaped separator being foldable in a zigzag manner, in which the unit electrode is disposed in an overlapped portion of the separator when the separator is folded. The separator includes a porous substrate of a polymeric material and a porous coating layer containing organic particles and provided on each of the upper and lower surfaces of the porous substrate. The thickness (Ts) of the porous substrate gradually decreases towards longitudinal ends from the longitudinal center, the total thickness (Tc) of the porous coating layer gradually increases towards either longitudinal end thereof, and the total thickness (Ts+Tc) is constant across the entire plane of the separator.

Abstract: Provided is a fire prevention apparatus including a switch connected to a battery through a first line, a variable resistor connected to the switch, a fuse connected to the variable resistor and a second line connecting the battery with a device powered from the battery, a sensor configured to sense information about battery fire, and a controller configured to control the switch and the variable resistor based on the information about the battery fire.

Abstract: An electrode manufacturing device includes a transfer part, a laser irradiation part, and a pattern jig. The transfer part continuously transfers an electrode sheet in order to perform an electrode notching process. The laser irradiation part irradiates the electrode sheet with a laser beam to perform the electrode notching process. The pattern jig is positioned at a portion facing the laser irradiation part with the electrode sheet interposed therebetween to support the electrode sheet. The pattern jig includes a panel having a pattern hole through which the laser beam that has notched the electrode sheet passes, and the pattern hole has a structure which becomes wider from the front toward the rear along a laser beam traveling direction.

Abstract: A pressure pad sensor pressing device includes a pressing unit including a node pressing portion provided to descend from a predetermined height and contact one of the sensing nodes, and a weight loading portion provided at the top of the node pressing portion so that a weight load is transmitted to the node pressing portion; a support frame supporting the pressing unit at a predetermined height; and a first driving unit for moving the pressing unit in the first direction or in the reverse direction, a second driving unit for moving the pressing unit in the second direction or in the reverse direction, and a third driving unit for lifting and lowering the pressing unit with respect to the pressure pad sensor, and a calibration method capable of calibrating the output value of the sensing node to a reliable pressure value using the pressure pad sensor pressing device.

Abstract: An electrode active material coating device includes a transfer unit for continuously transferring a substrate in a first direction; a coating die for forming a coated portion by ejecting an electrode active material slurry on the substrate; and a guide unit including a guide portion that moves along the first direction between the coating die and the substrate.

Abstract: A die coater capable of simultaneously coating a current collector with two different liquids in multiple layers, includes a first body with a first manifold for an electrode slurry, a second body with a second manifold coupled to the first body to form a first slit through which the electrode slurry in the first manifold is discharged, and a third body coupled to the second body to form a second slit through which the electrode slurry in the second manifold is discharged. The first slit is formed by a first and third shim that are interposed between coupling surfaces of the first and second body, and the second slit is formed by a second and fourth shim that are interposed between coupling surfaces of the second and third body, and at least any one of the third shim and the fourth shim forms an insulating liquid slit.

Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material comprising at least one secondary particle comprising an agglomerate of a primary macro particle, a method for preparing the same and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. By the simultaneous use of the secondary particle comprising a primary macro particle and a monolith, it is possible to provide a nickel-based positive electrode active material with reduced particle cracking in the positive electrode active material during a rolling process and improved charge/discharge cycling characteristics.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte including an additive represented by Formula 1 below: wherein in Formula 1 above, R1 to R6 are described herein.

Abstract: A prismatic secondary battery includes a case; at least one or more battery cells accommodated within the case; and at least one or more heat-absorbing pouches in contact with the battery cells. Here, the heat-absorbing pouches include: an absorbent material impregnated with a liquid that vaporizes by absorbing the heat generated by the battery cells; and a pouch that seals and accommodates the absorbent material impregnated with the liquid.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery module including a water injection hole through which a fire extinguishing liquid can be supplied at an upper end portion and at least one drain hole through which the fire extinguishing liquid can be discharged at a lower end portion, a fire extinguishing tank unit containing the fire extinguishing liquid, located over the battery module, and configured to supply the fire extinguishing liquid to the battery module through the water injection hole, and a module supporter unit located under the battery module and supporting the battery module so that the battery module is located at a certain height from a ground. The module supporter unit includes a contaminated water storage container in which the fire extinguishing liquid dropping from the battery module through the drain hole is accommodated.

Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing a battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a storage unit configured to store bank information about voltage and capacity of each of a plurality of battery banks included in a battery module; and a control unit configured to generate a differential profile for each of the plurality of battery banks based on the bank information, determine a target peak in each of the generated plurality of differential profiles, and diagnose the state of the corresponding battery bank based on the determined target peak.

Abstract: A battery module includes a module housing with a simplified assembling process and an improved energy density. The battery module includes a battery assembly configured to include a plurality of secondary batteries and has front, rear, upper, lower, left and right sides; and a module housing including a first frame located at the left side of the battery assembly and having a plate shape with opposing ends bent rightward so that bent portions thereof are respectively located at the upper side and the lower side of the battery assembly, and a second frame located at the right side of the battery assembly and having a plate shape with opposing ends bent leftward so that bent portions thereof are respectively located at the upper side and the lower side of the battery assembly and are coupled with the bent portions of the first frame, respectively.

Abstract: A battery pack has improved safety. The battery pack includes a battery module having at least one battery cell; and a thermal runaway suppression unit mounted to one side of the battery module and configured to form a positive pressure inside the battery module when an abnormal situation occurs in any one battery cell.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a pouch-type secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a first sealing operation of fusing a lead film, which is attached to an electrode lead of an electrode assembly, to a sealing portion of a pouch in which the electrode assembly is accommodated; and a second sealing operation of sealing the sealing portion of the pouch. The first sealing operation may include: a heating process of irradiating with a laser beam a region which is present in the sealing portion of the pouch and corresponds to the lead film, thereby heating the lead film and melting a resin layer of the region; and a bonding process of compressing the region, thereby bonding the lead film and the melted resin layer.

Abstract: Disclose herein is a battery pack for mounting a cell assembly including a plurality of battery cells to the battery pack without a modular frame. The battery pack can includes a cell assembly with a plurality of battery cells having electrode leads. A pack housing of the battery pack can accommodate the cell assembly therein. A bus bar assembly disposed on both sides of the cell assembly, can be coupled to the pack housing, and connected to the electrode leads of the plurality of battery cells.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for diagnosing a state of a battery in various aspects based on a differential profile respectively obtained in a situation where the battery is charged and discharged. Since the state of the battery is diagnosed by considering both the first differential profile related to the charging of the battery and the second differential profile related to the discharging of the battery, there is an advantage of diagnosing the state of the battery more accurately.