Abstract: A battery cell bundle comprises a support member including a barrier wall including first and second sides extending from an end of the support member; a plurality of first battery cells disposed on the first side of the barrier wall and a plurality of second battery cells disposed on the second side of the barrier wall; and an internal busbar to electrically connect the plurality of battery cells to each other, wherein the internal busbar includes a first busbar to electrically connect the plurality of first battery cells to each other, and a second busbar to electrically connect the plurality of second battery cells to each other, and wherein a portion of the first busbar is electrically connected to a portion of the second busbar.

Abstract: In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which is an example of the embodiment of the present invention, a separator comprises a porous base material, a first filler layer that includes phosphate particles and is formed on one side of the base material, and a second filler layer that includes inorganic particles which have a melting point that is higher than that of the phosphate particles and is formed on the other side of the base material. The volume-based 10% particle size (D10) of the phosphate particles is 0.02 to 0.5 ?m and is smaller than the average pore size of the base material. A portion of the phosphate particles penetrates into voids of the base material, and an average value of penetration depth of the particles is 0.1 to 2 ?m.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting swelling of a battery module, which includes a swelling detection panel having an edge in contact with an inner surface of a battery module housing; a slant portion configured to protrude from the inner surface of the battery module housing and having a slant surface extending from a first location adjacent to the edge of the swelling detection panel to a second location while forming a predetermined angle with the inner surface; a contact sensor unit installed to the inner surface of the battery module housing immediately adjacent to an end of the slant surface corresponding to the second location; and a control unit configured to receive a swelling detection signal from the contact sensor unit when the edge of the swelling detection panel contacts the contact sensor unit, and to control an alarm unit to output an alarm message.

Abstract: A method of producing a laminate includes: a step (A) of producing an affixed body including a negative electrode material and separator webs affixed to both surfaces of the negative electrode material or an affixed body including a negative electrode material, a first separator web, a positive electrode, and a second separator web affixed in stated order; and a step (B) of cutting the affixed body. The step (A) includes a step (al) of applying an adhesive material at affixing surfaces of the negative electrode material and the separator webs. The adhesive material is applied in the step (al) such that a first coated section including a region where the adhesive material is applied with a coating weight M1 and a second coated section including a region where the adhesive material is applied with a coating weight M2?(M1+0.02 g/m2) are located alternately in a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to multilayer composite materials with anisotropic thermal conductivity for high safety pack design. According to the present invention, the multilayer composite material has a sandwich structure, and comprises: an inner layer consisting of an aerogel material which has ultra-low thermal conductivity; and two thermal conduction layers which contain graphene based nano carbon and possess high thermal conductivity, wherein the inner layer is sandwiched by the two thermal conduction layers. When used as a spacer between two neighbor cell, the multi-layer composite material can help to achieve uniform thermal distribution, stop the thermal propagation and act as a spacer to accommodate the volumetric change during charge and discharge.

Abstract: A secondary battery is disclosed, including: an electrode unit, including an electrode body and a tab extending from the electrode body, where the tab includes a first part and a second part that are spaced apart along a height direction of the secondary battery; and a top cover assembly, disposed on one side of the electrode body toward the tab, where the top cover assembly includes a top cover body and a hold-down beam, and a positioning bulge is disposed on a first surface of the top cover body toward the electrode unit, a positioning chute is disposed on the positioning bulge, and the hold-down beam is located between the first part and the second part, and is detachably disposed in the positioning chute.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode comprising an organic compound prepared by polymerization of a triaryl amine having at least one reactive polymerizable group, whereby the organic compound has at least a bimodal pore size distribution. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for the preparation of such an electrode.

Abstract: An anode for a lithium secondary battery includes an anode current collector, and an anode active material layer formed on the anode current collector. The anode active material layer including a lower anode active material layer formed on the anode current collector and an upper anode active material layer formed on the lower anode active material layer. Each of the lower anode active material layer and the upper anode active material layer includes a first anode active material and a second anode active material having a hardness less than that of the first anode active material. A total intrusion amount of mercury to pores having a diameter of 3 nm to 10 ?m in the anode active material layer measured by a mercury porosimeter is 0.27 ml/g or more.

Abstract: In an insulating sheet, a first left-side piece portion, a second left-side piece portion, a left-side bottom piece portion, a first left-side connection portion, and a second left-side connection portion form a first communication path for communicating inside and outside of the insulating sheet, the first communication path having a first open end at a position of an end of each of the first left-side connection portion and the second left-side connection portion on the opening side of an exterior package. The first communication path is located on a shortest reach path for an electrolyte solution reaching, from the outside of the insulating sheet, an end portion of an electrode assembly closest to a ridgeline portion of the exterior package on the bottom portion side and on the side of one of a pair of second side walls.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The negative electrode active material for a secondary battery, includes lithium titanium-based composite particles comprising: a lithium titanium oxide represented by LixTiyOz, wherein x, y and z satisfy 0.1?x?4, 1?y?5 and 2?z?12, Zr doped into the lithium titanium oxide; and an aluminum and sulfur containing compound coated on a surface of the lithium titanium oxide. The aluminum and sulfur containing compound is present in an amount of 0.4 mM to 0.9 mM based on 1M lithium titanium oxide.

Abstract: A battery case and method of production of the same realizing smaller size, higher mountability, longer service life, and lower cost than in the past, that is, a battery case comprising a container body and a container cover, in which battery case, one or both of the container body and the container cover are made from a laminated steel sheet comprised of a plated steel sheet on which a film having a polyolefin-based resin as a main constituent is laminated, a joined part of the container body and the container cover has a welded part of the plated steel sheet, a melt bonded part of the film, and a gap part between the welded part and the melt bonded part, where a length of gap part/thickness of plated steel sheet ?10.0 and a length of gap part/length of joined part <0.50, and at least part of the inside surface of the battery case is covered by the film, and a method of production of the same.

Abstract: An electrical conduction assembly comprising a flexible layer, an interface being associated with and electrically coupled to a terminal of an external electrical element, and a circuit trace coupled to the flexible layer and to the interface. The circuit trace includes a fuse as part of the trace, and the fuse is associated with the interface. Also disclosed is a battery including the electrical conduction assembly. Further disclosed is a bus bar holder for a battery. The bus bar holder includes a lead-in structure coupled with a main body on a first side. The lead in structure includes a first lead-in wall to be disposed between a first plurality of battery cells and a second lead-in wall orthogonal to the first lead-in wall. The bus bar holder can also include a plurality of pockets, each or which includes a respective aperture and a respective recess.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a number of secondary battery cells, and a frame unit including a number of sealed compartments in which the number of secondary battery cells are dispersedly accommodated, and configured to, when flames or gas are generated in a secondary battery cell disposed in one of the compartments, discharge the flames or gas.

Abstract: A battery module includes a cell assembly having at least two battery cells; a module housing having an inner space accommodating the cell assembly, and including a circulation hole so that the inner space is connected to an outside; a mesh member having a mesh structure and provided in the circulation hole of the module housing; and a sealing member provided at a position facing the mesh member and configured to expand a volume at more than a predetermined temperature to seal a mesh hole of the mesh member.

Abstract: A battery pack and a vehicle are provided. The battery pack includes: a box cover, a battery row, a protective member, and a constraining component. A first path for guiding airflow to flow in a first direction is provided between the protective member and an upper surface of the battery row. The constraining component is located between the battery row and an inner wall of a cavity in the first direction, at least a part of a top of the constraining component is lower than the upper surface of the battery row, the constraining component constrains the battery row, and the part of the top of the constraining component lower than the upper surface of the battery row, the battery row, and the box cover form a second path communicating with fluid in the first path. The battery pack allows smoother discharge of produced gas and better safety performance.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a positive electrode active material capable of imparting a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with excellent output characteristic and cycle characteristic. The positive electrode active material herein disclosed includes a core part including a lithium composite oxide, a first region formed on at least a partial surface of the core part, and including tungsten (W), and a second region formed on at least a partial surface of the first region, and including titanium (Ti). The W concentration of the first region with TEM-EDX analysis is higher than the W concentration of the core part.

Abstract: A redox matched flow battery utilizes insoluble functionalized catholyte and anolyte beads to store charge on redox-active moieties tethered to the beads, with charge being transferred between the electrodes and the bead using a soluble, redox-matched mediator.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery transporting apparatus including a frame member for supporting a battery cell; a pair of electrode lead support members movably mounted to the frame member to be adjustable in a length direction of the battery cell among length, width and thickness directions of the battery cell and for supporting electrode leads of the battery cell, respectively; a lengthwise rotary shaft coupled to the frame member; and a lengthwise moving member coupled to the pair of electrode lead support members and coupled to the lengthwise rotary shaft, the lengthwise moving member moves along the lengthwise rotary shaft when the lengthwise rotary shaft rotates so that the pair of electrode lead support members are moved.

Abstract: A battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, and a busbar frame located on a front surface or a rear surfaces of the battery cell stack, the busbar frame includes a support part surrounding at least a portion of a bottom surface of the battery cell stack, and the support part includes an extension region extending from the busbar frame in a lengthwise direction of a battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, and a protrusion region on the extension region.

Abstract: A method of synthesizing a precursor for making a polymer, glass, or ceramic material is provided. The method includes reacting OPCl3 with NH3 or MNH2, where M is Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Ba, or combinations thereof, to form O?P(NH2)3. The method then includes either: (i) reacting the O?P(NH2)3 with M1NH2, where M1 is Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Ba, or combinations thereof, to form the precursor; or (ii) heating the O?P(NH2)3 to form a branched or cyclomeric compound, and reacting the branched or cyclomeric compound with M1NH2, where M1 is Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Ba, or combinations thereof, to form the precursor. The precursor is an oligomer or a polymer. Uses for the precursor and the polymer, glass, or ceramic material as binders, sintering aids, adhesives, and electrolytes in battery components are also provided.