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: An electrode assembly and a manufacturing method therefor, a battery cell, a battery, and a power consuming device are described. The electrode assembly includes: a first electrode plate; a first separator; and a second separator. The second separator and the first separator are located on two opposite sides of the first electrode plate in a thickness direction, and the first separator and the second separator are both turned over and enclose an edge of the first electrode plate that is provided with no tab. On this basis, the safety performance of the battery can be effectively improved.

Abstract: A battery cell includes a housing having an opening, a cover plate configured to close the opening, and an electrode assembly disposed in the housing and including a main body and a tab extending from an end of the main body along a first direction. The cover plate is located on a side of the main body along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The battery cell further includes a first insulation piece disposed between the electrode assembly and the cover plate to dielectrically insulate the electrode assembly from the cover plate, and a second insulation piece disposed between the main body and an inner surface of the housing to dielectrically insulate the tab from the housing. The second insulation piece and the first insulation piece are discretely disposed and connected to each other.

Abstract: The present application relates to a battery module, comprising a first type of battery cells and a second type of battery cells electrically connected at least in series, wherein the first type of battery cells and the second type of battery cells are battery cells with different chemical systems, the first type of battery cells comprises N first battery cells, the second type of battery cells comprises M second battery cells, N and M are positive integers, the first battery cell comprises a first separator and a first electrolyte, the second battery cell comprises a second separator and a second electrolyte, a kinetic characteristic factor x1 of the first battery cell is: x1=1000×(?1×r1)/(?1×t1×?1), a kinetic characteristic factor x2 of the second battery cell is: x2=1000×(?2×r2)/(?2×t2×?2), and x1 and x2 satisfy: 0.01?x1/x2?160.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a battery cell, a battery, and an electric apparatus. The battery cell may include an electrode assembly, a housing, an electrode terminal, and a current collector. The electrode assembly may include a first tab. The housing may be configured to accommodate the electrode assembly. The electrode terminal may be disposed in the housing, and the electrode terminal may include a first concave portion and a connecting portion at the bottom of the first concave portion. The current collector may be connected to the first tab and welded to the connecting portion.

Abstract: The present application provides a battery pack and a power consuming device powered by the battery pack. The battery pack includes a battery pack cavity and a plurality of battery cells received in the battery pack cavity. An interior space of the battery pack cavity can be divided into a first region with a temperature change rate of K1 and a second region with a temperature change rate of K2, where 0.066?K1?0.131 and 0.034?K2?0.066, K1 and K2 being expressed in ° C./min. The plurality of battery cells include at least one first battery cell arranged in the first region, and at least one second battery cell arranged in the second region. The battery pack of the present application can reduce or avoid the cask effect at low temperature and improve the energy retention rate at low temperature.

Abstract: A hybrid series battery module includes a first-type battery cell including a first negative electrode plate and a second-type battery cell including a second negative electrode plate. Energy density of the first-type battery cell is less than energy density of the second-type battery cell. A first interlayer spacing of a negative electrode active material of the first negative electrode plate is greater than a second interlayer spacing of a negative electrode active material of the second negative electrode plate. In a state of charge of 0%, a ratio of the first interlayer spacing to the second interlayer spacing falls within a range of greater than or equal to 1.005 and less than or equal to 1.600.

Abstract: A method for supplementing lithium for a secondary battery includes performing a first round of lithium-supplementing charge and discharge on the secondary battery during routine charge-and-discharge cycles of the secondary battery if a capacity of the secondary battery has reduced by k1 in comparison with an initial capacity and performing a round of lithium-supplementing charge and discharge on the secondary battery after the first round of lithium-supplementing charge and discharge if the capacity of the secondary battery has reduced by k2 in comparison with the capacity achieved after a previous round of lithium-supplementing charge and discharge. k1 and k2 each are in a range from 1.5% to 17%. In a round of lithium-spplementing charge and discharge, a number of times of charge and discharge is at least one and a charge cut-off voltage is in a range from 4.45 V to 5 V.

Abstract: A positive electrode composite material for a lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode additive. The positive electrode additive includes at least one of oxides, sulphides, peroxides, azides, or oxycarbides of sodium or potassium.

Abstract: Graphite and a preparation method thereof, a secondary battery containing the modified graphite, a battery module, a battery pack, and an electrical device are provided. In particular, the modified graphite according to this disclosure includes a graphite moiety and a binder moiety covalently linked to the graphite moiety. The binder moiety possesses a structure expressed as Formula (IV´). The modified graphite according to this disclosure solves the problem that the binder floats up during the preparation of the negative electrode plate of the secondary battery.

Abstract: A battery module includes one or more first battery cells and one or more second battery cells. A first number a of the one or more first battery cells is greater than or equal to a second number b of the one or more second battery cells. A first product X1 of a first volumetric energy density E1 and a first thickness T1 of each of the one or more first battery cells and a second product X2 of a second volumetric energy density E2 and a second thickness T2 of each of the one or more second battery cells satisfy. 0.35?X1/X2?18.

Abstract: An electrode plate and a method for preparing same are provided. The electrode plate according to this application includes a current collector and an electrode material layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector. The electrode material layer includes an active material and optionally a conductive agent. The electrode material layer includes a compound represented by Formula (I). The electrode plate according to this application is characterized by a relatively high porosity, more uniform distribution of pores, a more noticeable effect of being initially infiltrated by an electrolytic solution, a higher capacity of retaining the electrolytic solution, alleviated initial polarization, and a reduced direct-current resistance (DCR), and therefore, can improve the performance of a battery that contains the electrode plate.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a negative electrode plate and a positive electrode plate. The negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode active material. The positive electrode plate includes a positive electrode active material. The negative electrode active material is selected from one or more of a silicon-based material and a tin-based material. The positive electrode active material has a molecular formula of M1xMnyM2zOaAb. M1 represents one or two of Mg and Al. M2 represents one or two of Co and Ni. A represents one or more of N, P, and S. 0<x?3, 0<y?6, 0?z?6, 0<y+z?8, 0=<a?12, 0?b?12, and 0<a+b?15.

Abstract: A separator, comprising a substrate and a coating provided on at least one surface of the substrate are provided. In some embodiments, the coating comprises inorganic particles and organic particles, the organic particles comprise first organic particles and second organic particles both embedded in the inorganic particles and forming protrusions on the surface of the coating; the first organic particles are secondary particles, and the number of the first organic particles in the coating is denoted as A; the second organic particles are primary particles and the number of the second organic particles in the coating is denoted as B; with the separator satisfying: 0.05?A/B<1. The present application also relates to a method for preparing the separator, as well as a secondary battery comprising the separator, a battery module, a battery pack and a device.

Abstract: A hybrid series battery module includes a first-type battery cell including a first negative electrode plate and a second-type battery cell including a second negative electrode plate. Energy density of the first-type battery cell is less than energy density of the second-type battery cell. A first interlayer spacing of a negative electrode active material of the first negative electrode plate is greater than a second interlayer spacing of a negative electrode active material of the second negative electrode plate. In a state of charge of 0%, a ratio of the first interlayer spacing to the second interlayer spacing falls within a range of greater than or equal to 1.005 and less than or equal to 1.600.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a battery cell. The battery cell may include: a casing having an accommodating space; an electrode assembly accommodated in the accommodating space, the electrode assembly comprising electrode plates; and a heat-conducting structure configured to be directly connected to the electrode plates and the casing to conduct heat from the electrode assembly to the casing.

Abstract: A control method of a battery apparatus includes acquiring a state parameter of a first battery module of the battery apparatus, controlling the first battery module and a charging device to form a first charging loop in response to the state parameter of the first battery module being less than a preset threshold, and controlling the first battery module, a second battery module of the battery apparatus, and the charging device to be connected in series to form a second charging loop in response to the state parameter of the first battery module being greater than or equal to the preset threshold. A charging rate of the first charging loop is higher than a charging rate of the second charging loop.

Abstract: The present application relates to a battery module, comprising a first type of battery cells and a second type of battery cells electrically connected at least in series, wherein the first and second type of battery cells are battery cells of different chemical systems, the first type of battery cells comprises N first battery cells, the second type of battery cells comprises M second battery cells, and N and M are positive integers; a positive electrode plate of the second battery cell contains two or more positive electrode active materials, and when a dynamic SOC of the second battery cell is in a range from 90% to 98%, a change rate ?OCV/?SOC in an OCV relative to the SOC of the second battery cell satisfies 3??OCV/?SOC?9, in mV/% SOC, where SOC represents a charge state and OCV represents an open circuit voltage.

Abstract: An electrode assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and a method and device for manufacturing an electrode assembly are provided. In some embodiments, the electrode assembly includes a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate. The positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate are wound or folded to form a bend region. The positive electrode plate includes a plurality of bend portions located in the bend region. Each bend portion includes a positive current collecting layer and a positive active material layer. The positive current collecting layer is coated with the positive active material layer on at least one surface in a thickness direction of the positive electrode plate. A barrier layer is disposed between the positive current collecting layer and the positive active material layer.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present application provides a battery cell, a battery, a power consumption device, and a manufacturing device and method for a battery cell. The battery cell includes a housing, an electrode assembly, an end cover assembly and a current collecting member. The electrode assembly is accommodated in the housing, and the electrode assembly includes a tab. The end cover assembly includes an end cover, an electrode terminal and an insulating member, the end cover is used to cover at an opening of the housing, the electrode terminal is mounted to the end cover, and the insulating member is located on one side of the end cover facing the electrode assembly. The current collecting member is used to connect the electrode terminal and the tab. This structure can make more space for the electrode assembly and can effectively increase the capacity of the battery cell.