Abstract: A battery cell may include an electrode assembly and a buffer pad, where the electrode assembly may include a main body portion and a tab extending from the main body portion, the main body portion may include a first main body region and a second main body region, and the thickness of the first main body region along a first direction (T) may be smaller than the thickness of the second main body region along the first direction (T); and where the buffer pad may include a compressible first side wall, the first side wall may include a first buffer portion and a second buffer portion, the thickness of the first buffer portion along the first direction (T) may be greater than the thickness of the second buffer portion along the first direction, and the buffer pad may be provided on a side face of the main body portion.

Abstract: Provided are an electrode assembly, a method and system for manufacturing the same, a battery cell, a battery, and an electric apparatus. The electrode assembly includes an electrode member wound along a winding direction, the electrode member includes an electrode body, and the electrode body includes an insulating matrix and a conductive layer disposed on the insulating matrix; and the conductive layer includes a first part coated with an active substance layer and a second part coated with no active substance layer; the second part is provided in a quantity of N, and the N second parts are spaced apart in the winding direction; and in the winding direction, distance between the Mth and (M-1)th second parts is L1., and distance between the Mth and (M+1)th second parts is L2, where both N and M are positive integers, 2 ? M ? N-1, and 0.95 < L2/L1 < 1.05.

Abstract: A secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an electrical device are provided. The secondary battery includes a negative electrode plate, a positive electrode plate, and a separator located between the negative electrode plate and the positive electrode plate. The negative electrode plate or the separator includes a safety coating. A negative electrode charge capacity Nc and a positive electrode charge capacity Pc of the secondary battery satisfy: 0.45?Nc/Pc<1, and/or, a negative electrode discharge capacity Nd and a positive electrode discharge capacity Pd of the secondary battery satisfy: 0.45?Nd/Pd<1. By setting the values of Nc/Pc and/or Nd/Pd and disposing the safety coating in the secondary battery, this application achieves good cycle performance and safety performance while maintaining a high energy density of the secondary battery.

Abstract: Provided in the present application is a negative electrode plate, a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack and a power consuming device. The negative electrode plate may comprise a first coating, a second coating and a current collector, the current collector being on one side of the second coating, the first coating being on the other side of the second coating, the first coating and the second coating each comprising a silicon-based material, wherein a molar ratio of element O to element Si of the silicon-based material in the first coating may be 0.5 to 1.5, and a molar ratio of element O to element Si of the silicon-based material in the second coating may be less than or equal to 0.3.