Abstract: An electrode plate includes a current collector and an active substance layer. A surface of the active substance layer is configured to form a concave surface of a bending layer is depressed inwardly and is provided with multiple buffer spaces, and the multiple buffer spaces are arranged to not penetrate through the current collector.

Abstract: A positive electrode plate has a plurality of corner areas spaced along a first direction. Each corner area forms a first bending layer of an electrode assembly when the positive electrode plate is wound along the first direction. The positive electrode plate includes a current collector and active substance layers arranged on two opposite surfaces of the current collector. The first bending layer is provided with a concave surface, and in at least one of the plurality of corner areas, one or a plurality of aperture(s) is/are arranged on the active substance layers configured to form the concave surface.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a transmission system capable of implementing four-wheel drive and an operating model thereof. The transmission system includes an odd shift motor, an even shift motor, a front-wheel drive shaft, a rear-wheel drive shaft, a front-wheel output shaft gear disposed on the front-wheel drive shaft, and a rear-wheel output shaft gear disposed on the rear-wheel drive shaft. The front-wheel output shaft gear and the rear-wheel output shaft gear are connected by a front/rear drive shaft coupling sleeve. In the disclosure, coordinated control of two motors allows the motors to operate with high efficiency to the maximum, which improves the efficiency of the transmission system. A four-wheel drive model and a two-wheel drive model are implemented through the coordinated control of two motors. Moreover, in the disclosure, sensor information is used to synchronously control a rotational speed during gear shift, which can reduce the impact during the gear shift.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of energy storage devices, and provides a battery cell assembly, a battery module, and a battery pack. The battery cell assembly includes: at least two battery cells and an insulation film. The at least two battery cells are stacked. Each battery cell includes an electrode assembly and a battery housing. The electrode assembly is accommodated in the battery housing. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator disposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate. The insulation film surrounds a periphery of the at least two battery cells to wrap the at least two battery cells together.

Abstract: A battery cell includes a housing having an opening at an end along a first direction, an electrode assembly contained in the housing and having a main body and a tab connected to the main body, and an end cap configured for covering the opening. The housing includes a first side plate having a first plate portion and a second plate portion both arranged along the first direction. The second plate portion is located at an end of the first plate portion near the opening, and a thickness of the second plate portion is greater than a thickness of the first plate portion. An end of the second plate portion near the first plate portion extends beyond the welded portion in the first direction. The main body does not overlap with the second plate portion in a thickness direction for the first side plate.

Abstract: The present application relates to a current collector, an electrode plate and a preparation method thereof, an electrode assembly, and a secondary battery. Through holes running through a current collecting body are provided in at least one corner region, so that the electrode assembly formed by winding electrode plates provided with the current collectors may feature the through holes in at least one layer of electrode plate in a bent portion. In this case, during cyclic charging, lithium ions on a convex side and a concave side of the electrode plate may communicate through the through holes, thereby ensuring that intercalated lithium concentrations on two sides of the electrode plate are balanced, reducing the risk of lithium precipitation between the negative electrode plate and the positive electrode plate in the bent portion, and prolonging the service life of the secondary battery.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of energy storage components, and in particular, to a protective plate, a battery unit assembly, a battery module group, and a vehicle. The protective plate is provided with a guide groove. The protective plate is configured to shield an explosion-proof valve of a battery cell. The guide groove is configured to be disposed corresponding to the explosion-proof valve, and is configured to guide a flow direction of a flame ejected from the explosion-proof valve. In this application, the guide groove is disposed on the protective plate to guide the flame to a direction away from passengers, thereby protecting the passengers from injury.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a method and a device for detecting abnormality of a lithium battery, a battery management system, and a battery system. The method includes: obtaining a SOC value of the lithium battery in a charge process, where the SOC value is a ratio of a remaining capacity of the battery to a nominal capacity of the battery; changing a value of a charge current at a time point corresponding to an arbitrary SOC value, and obtaining a response signal within a time period of maintaining the changed charge current; and determining, based on response signals at time points corresponding to a plurality of SOC values, whether the lithium battery is abnormal. The method can implement non-destructive detection of abnormality of a lithium-ion battery, simplify operation, and achieve relatively high accuracy.

Abstract: A battery includes a plurality of groups of electrode assemblies and an insulating housing. The insulating housing includes a plurality of accommodating spaces, each accommodating space has an opening. Adjacent accommodating spaces are separated by a barrier. Each accommodating space is used to accommodate one group of the electrode assemblies. The battery further includes an end cover provided with a plurality of pairs of electrode terminals. Each pair of electrode terminals corresponds to one of the accommodating spaces. The end cover is connected to the insulating housing, and covers openings of the plurality of accommodating spaces, so as to enclose the plurality of groups of electrode assemblies in the plurality of accommodating spaces.

Abstract: A battery cell includes an electrode assembly, a housing, and two end caps. The housing includes two openings opposite to each other in a first direction, a housing wall closing around, and a partitioning portion disposed in the housing wall. The partitioning portion partitions an inner cavity of the housing into a first cavity and a second cavity independent of each other in a second direction. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The first cavity is configured to accommodate the electrode assembly. The second cavity forms a flow channel for a cooling liquid. The two end caps are disposed at the two openings, respectively. The end caps are hermetically connected to the housing wall, and the end caps are hermetically connected to end faces of the partitioning portion, respectively.

Abstract: A battery cell may include: a housing, provided with a first opening at one end along a first direction; a first end cover, configured to seal the first opening, where the first end cover includes an end cover body and a first electrode terminal provided on the end cover body; an electrode assembly, provided inside the housing, where the electrode assembly may include a main body and a first tab led out from the main body; and a first adapter, including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, where the first portion may be located on a side, from which the first tab may be led out, of the main body and electrically connected to the first tab, and the second portion may be located on a side of the main body close to the first end cover and connected to the first portion.

Abstract: The present application relates to a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery comprises: a casing, which is provided with an accommodating hole with an opening; a top cover assembly, which is in sealed connection with the casing to close the opening; an electrode assembly, which is arranged in the accommodating hole, and comprises two end faces opposite to a first direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the accommodating hole, and tabs extending from the end faces, the electrode assembly comprises two or more electrode units, wherein two or more electrode units are stacked in the axial direction, and in a second direction perpendicular to the axial direction and the first direction, the size of the tabs is smaller than that of the end faces; and a current collector, which comprises a body portion.

Abstract: A battery cell, a battery, and an electrical device are provided. The battery cell comprises: a case with an opening; an electrode assembly accommodated within the case; and an end cover closing the opening, wherein the end cover is in sealed connection with the case through a first connection area and a second connection area, the strength of the first connection area is less than the strength of the second connection area, and the first connection area is configured to be actuated to release an internal pressure of the battery cell when the internal pressure exceeds a threshold. The battery cell, battery, and electrical device provided in the present application are capable of reducing the manufacturing cost of battery cells while ensuring the safety of batteries, and further reducing the assembly processes of the battery cells.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an anode plate of a lithium-ion battery and application thereof. The anode plate comprises a current collector, an anode active material layer, and a specially designed lithium-precipitation inhibiting layer. The anode plate of the present disclosure can effectively avoid the lithium precipitation on a surface of the anode plate in an economical and simple way, and meanwhile effectively reduce a capacity ratio of an anode to a cathode, and improve the initial coulombic efficiency, cycle life, energy density, and safety of the lithium-ion battery.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of energy storage devices, and discloses a battery module, a battery package and a vehicle. The battery module can include a plurality of battery cells arranged in a horizontal direction, the battery cell can include an electrode assembly and a battery case, and the electrode assembly can be accommodated in the battery case. The electrode assembly can include a first electrode sheet, a second electrode sheet, and a separator disposed between the first and second electrode sheets, wherein the dimension of the battery module in the horizontal direction can be larger than that in the vertical direction of the battery module. The electrode assembly can be of a wound structure or of a laminated structure. The present disclosure can effectively reduce the expansion deformation of the battery module.

Abstract: Disclosed are a secondary battery, a battery module and an electric vehicle. The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a housing and a top cover assembly. The housing has an accommodating chamber, the accommodating chamber having an opening, and the electrode assembly being accommodated in the accommodating chamber. The electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrode units, the plurality of electrode units being stacked in an axial direction of the accommodating chamber. The top cover assembly includes a top cover plate, a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal, the top cover plate being connected to the housing and located on a side of the electrode assembly in the axial direction, and the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal both protruding from the top cover plate and being electrically connected to the electrode assembly.

Abstract: Provided in the present application is a negative electrode plate comprising a current collector and a coating applied to at least one surface of the current collector, the coating comprising a negative electrode active material and a metal powder, wherein the electrode potential of the metal powder in the coating relative to lithium may be between 1.6 and 3.5 V, the negative electrode active material may be a silicon-based material, and relative to the total weight of the silicon-based material and the metal powder, the proportion by weight of the metal powder may be 5 to 20% and the proportion by weight of the silicon-based material may be 80 to 95%.

Abstract: This application provides a charging method and apparatus, a vehicle, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a current voltage of a target battery; determining a current power of the target battery based on the current voltage; determining a chargeable power of the target battery based on the current power; and obtaining a real-time voltage of the target battery where the target battery is charged with the chargeable power, where the real-time voltage is used for determining a charge cut-off voltage of the target battery in a next charging.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery module, including a first battery cell arrangement structure, a second battery cell arrangement structure and a bus bar array. With battery cells stacked in a horizontal direction, a first battery cell arrangement structure and a second battery cell arrangement structure are stacked in a vertical direction, and a first bus bar of a bus bar array is used to sequentially connect the battery cells of the first battery cell arrangement structure and the second battery cell arrangement structure. As a result, a total positive electrode and a total negative electrode of a battery module are located at two ends of the battery module, which greatly reduces the possibility of a short circuit of the battery module and improves the safety of the battery module.

Abstract: A battery module including a first battery group, a second battery group, a cooling plate, and a plurality of busbars electrically connected with a plurality of battery cells. The cooling plate is placed between the first battery group and the second battery group, and the two surfaces of the cooling plate are respectively bonded onto the first battery group and the second battery group with thermally conductive adhesive, the first battery group and the second battery group can be mounted close to the cooling plate, thus increasing the heat dissipation area and improving the heat dissipation effect.