Battery module assembly, battery pack, and device using battery as power source

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12183906-B2
Application number	US-202117162345-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2021
Priority date	Apr 2, 2020
Publication date	Dec 31, 2024
Grant date	Dec 31, 2024

Abstract

A battery module assembly, a battery pack, and a device using a battery as a power source are provided. The battery module assembly includes: at least two battery modules arranged along a first direction, each of the battery modules including a plurality of battery cells, and a shell side wall of the battery cell including two oppositely arranged first side walls and two oppositely arranged second side walls, an area of the first side wall being larger than that of the second side wall, and the first side wall being perpendicular to the first direction; and a cooling plate arranged between two adjacent battery modules, and configured to perform heat exchange with the first side walls of the battery cells of the two adjacent battery modules. The battery pack includes the battery module assembly. The device using a battery as a power source includes the battery pack.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery pack, comprising:
a case;
at least two battery module assemblies arranged in the case, each battery module assembly comprising:
at least two battery modules arranged along a first direction, each of the battery modules comprising a plurality of battery cells, and a shell side wall of a battery cell comprising two oppositely arranged first side walls and two oppositely arranged second side walls, wherein an area of a first side wall is larger than that of a second side wall, and wherein the first side wall is perpendicular to the first direction; and
a cooling plate arranged between two adjacent battery modules to perform heat exchange with the first side walls of the battery cells of the two adjacent battery modules,

wherein the at least two battery module assemblies are arranged along a direction perpendicular to the first direction; and
a connecting portion, disposed between and connecting two cooling plates corresponding to two adjacent battery module assemblies such that the cooling plates are connected by the connecting portion to form a cooling plate assembly having an integral structure,
wherein the case comprises a separator beam fixedly connected to a case side wall and dividing internal space of the case into a plurality of subspaces,
wherein the at least two battery module assemblies are respectively arranged in the plurality of subspaces,
wherein the connecting portion is fixedly connected to the separator beam,
wherein the case comprises a case cover and a case bottom respectively arranged at two ends of the case side wall along the first direction,
wherein the case cover and the case bottom are detachably connected to the case side wall, and
wherein the cooling plate assembly is positioned in the middle of the case side wall along the first direction, such that the cooling plate assembly, the case side wall, and the case cover form a space for accommodating battery modules on an upper layer, and the cooling plate assembly, the case side wall, and the case bottom form a space for accommodating the battery modules on a lower layer.

2. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of battery cells of each of the battery modules are arranged along a direction perpendicular to the first direction.

3. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the first side wall of the battery cell is connected to the cooling plate.

4. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the battery cell comprises an insulating film,
wherein the insulating film is arranged on an outer side of the shell side wall of the battery cell,
wherein one surface of the insulating film is connected to the first side wall, and
wherein another surface of the insulating film is connected to the cooling plate.

5. The battery pack according to claim 1 , further comprising a thermally conductive adhesive layer arranged between the cooling plate and the first side wall of the battery cell adjacent to the cooling plate.

6. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein a direction in which the battery cell generates a maximum expansion force is parallel to the first direction.

7. The battery pack according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover plate,
wherein the case comprises a case cover and a case bottom respectively arranged at two ends of the case side wall, and
wherein the cover plate is arranged between the case cover and the battery module or between the case bottom and the battery module.

8. A device using a battery as a power source, comprising the battery pack according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Hong Kong Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Yongguang
• Xie Mingdi
• Sun Zhanyu
• Jin Haizu
• Wang Peng
• You Kaijie

Classifications

• H01M50/166

  characterised by the methods of assembling casings with lids · CPC title

• H01M50/207

  characterised by their shape · CPC title

• H01M2220/10

  Batteries in stationary systems, e.g. emergency power source in plant · CPC title

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• H01M50/251

  specially adapted for stationary devices, e.g. power plant buffering or backup power supplies · CPC title