Battery module and energy storage apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12237526-B2
Application number	US-202117218098-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2021
Priority date	Dec 9, 2019
Publication date	Feb 25, 2025
Grant date	Feb 25, 2025

Abstract

A battery module, including N stacked battery cells and fastening members, where each fastening member connects and fastens at least two spaced-apart battery cells, so that a plurality of battery cells are fastened. This application further discloses an energy storage apparatus using the foregoing battery module, where in the foregoing battery module, there are fastening members provided on outer sides of the plurality of battery cells, and each of the fastening members connects and fastens two spaced-apart battery cells. The fastening members are easy to remove and install. By adding battery cells in the stacking direction of the battery cells, and connecting and fastening the battery cells by using the fastening members, a power supply capacity is easy to expand.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery module, comprising:
a plurality of battery cells stacked in a stacking direction; and
a plurality of fastening members, wherein each fastening member is provided with two connecting portions located on two opposite ends of the fastening member and the two connecting portions are respectively fastened to two spaced-apart battery cells that are separated by at least another battery cell along the stacking direction, and the plurality of fastening members are engaged with corresponding anchor points on a surface of the plurality of battery cells extending along the stacking direction such that the plurality of battery cells are integrated into one module by the plurality of fastening members and none of the anchor points serve as an electrode terminal of any of the plurality of battery cells; and the plurality of fastening members are engaged with corresponding anchor points on the surface of the plurality of battery cells extending along the stacking direction in at least three columns including at least one column sandwiched by another two columns in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction of the plurality of battery cells.

2. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of fastening members comprises an extension rod, and a length of the extension rod in the stacking direction of the plurality of battery cells is configured to be retractably adjusted and fixed.

3. The battery module according to claim 2 , wherein the fastening member comprises a first connecting member, a second connecting member, and an adjusting member, wherein the first connecting member is connected to one battery cell, the second connecting member is connected to another battery cell, and two ends of the adjusting member are respectively connected to the first connecting member and the second connecting member for adjusting a spacing between the first connecting member and the second connecting member.

4. The battery module according to claim 3 , wherein a first stud is provided on one end of the first connecting member: a second stud is provided on one end of the second connecting member: thread rotation directions of the first stud and the second stud are opposite; and the adjusting member is provided with a threaded hole, wherein the threaded hole is threadedly connected to the first stud and the second stud.

5. The battery module according to claim 3 , wherein the adjusting member is a spring, and two ends of the adjusting member are respectively fastened to the first connecting member and the second connecting member.

6. The battery module according to claim 5 , wherein the first connecting member is provided with a guide portion, the second connecting member is provided with a guide hole, and the guide portion is slidably disposed in the guide hole.

7. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein at least a first fastening member is connected to a first side of the plurality of battery cells, at least a second fastening member is connected to a second side of the plurality of battery cells, and the first and second fastening members provided on different battery cells and on different sides are connected.

8. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein in the stacking direction, two adjacent battery cells are electrically connected.

9. The battery module according to claim 8 , wherein the two battery cells are electrically connected through a hot-plug component, wherein the hot-plug component comprises a hot-plug male end and a hot-plug female end, and in the two adjacent battery cells, one battery cell is provided with the hot-plug male end, and the other battery cell is provided with the hot-plug female end.

10. An energy storage apparatus, comprising the battery module according to claim 1 , and further comprising a battery management unit, wherein the battery management unit is provided on the battery module for monitoring and managing the battery module.

Assignees

• Dongguan Poweramp Tech Limited

Inventors

• Zhang Chunhui
• Gao Yongjian

Classifications

• H01M10/0481

  Compression means other than compression means for stacks of electrodes and separators · CPC title

• H01M50/258

  Modular batteries; Casings provided with means for assembling · CPC title

• H01M50/291

  characterised by their shape · CPC title

• H01M50/204

  Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells · CPC title

• H01M50/514

  Methods for interconnecting adjacent batteries or cells · CPC title