Battery, power consumption device, method and device for preparing a battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022013854-A1
Application number	US-202017113042-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 5, 2020
Priority date	Jul 10, 2020
Publication date	Jan 13, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide a battery. The battery includes: a battery cell comprising a pressure relief mechanism, at least a portion of the pressure relief mechanism protruding outward from a first wall of the battery cell, and the pressure relief mechanism being configured, when an internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold, to be actuated to release the internal pressure; a thermal management component for containing a fluid to adjust a temperature of the battery cell; wherein a first surface of thermal management component is attached to the first wall of the battery cell, the first surface of thermal management component is provided with an avoidance chamber, and the avoidance chamber is configured to accommodate the at least portion of the pressure relief mechanism. According to the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the safety of the battery can be enhanced.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A battery, comprising:
a battery cell comprising a pressure relief mechanism, at least a portion of the pressure relief mechanism protruding outward from a first wall of the battery cell, and the pressure relief mechanism being configured, when an internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold, to be actuated to release the internal pressure; and a thermal management component for containing a fluid to adjust a temperature of the battery cell; wherein a first surface of thermal management component is attached to the first wall of the battery cell, the first surface of thermal management component is provided with an avoidance chamber, and the avoidance chamber is configured to accommodate the at least portion of the pressure relief mechanism.

2 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a portion of the first wall around the pressure relief mechanism protrudes outward, and the avoidance chamber is further configured to accommodate an outward protruding portion of the first wall around the pressure relief mechanism.

3 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the avoidance chamber is configured to provide a deformation space for the pressure relief mechanism, so that the pressure relief mechanism is deformed toward thermal management component and fractured.

4 . The battery according to claim 3 , wherein a depth of the avoidance chamber is related to a dimension of the pressure relief mechanism; and
the avoidance chamber has a depth of more than 1 mm.

5 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom wall of the avoidance chamber is provided with a weakened zone, and the weakened zone is configured to be capable of being damaged by emissions discharged from the battery cell when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, so that the emissions pass through the weakened zone;
wherein the weakened zone has a thickness less than or equal to 3 mm.

6 . The battery according to claim 5 , wherein the weakened zone has a lower melting point than the rest of the thermal management component and a material of the weakened zone has a melting point below 400° C.

7 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the thermal management component comprises a first thermally conductive plate and a second thermally conductive plate, the first thermally conductive plate is located between the first wall and the second thermally conductive plate and attached to the first wall, a first region of the first thermally conductive plate is recessed toward the second thermally conductive plate to form the avoidance chamber, and the first region is connected to the second thermally conductive plate.

8 . The battery according to claim 7 , wherein the first region is provided with a through hole, and a radial dimension of the through hole is smaller than that of the avoidance chamber.

9 . The battery according to claim 8 , wherein a thickness of the second thermally conductive plate corresponding to the through hole is less than that of the second thermally conductive plate in other regions.

10 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a portion of thermal management component around the avoidance chamber can be damaged by emissions discharged from the battery cell, so that the fluid is discharged from inside of thermal management component.

11 . The battery according to claim 10 , wherein a side surface of the avoidance chamber can be damaged by the emissions, so that the fluid is discharged from the inside of thermal management component.

12 . The battery according to claim 11 , wherein a radial dimension of the avoidance chamber gradually decreases in a direction away from the pressure relief mechanism.

13 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a second wall of the battery cell is provided with an electrode terminal, and the second wall is different from the first wall.

14 . The battery according to claim 13 , wherein the second wall is arranged opposite to the first wall.

15 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure relief mechanism is a temperature-sensitive pressure relief mechanism, and the temperature-sensitive pressure relief mechanism is configured to be capable of being melted when an internal temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold; and/or
the pressure relief mechanism is a pressure-sensitive pressure relief mechanism, and the pressure-sensitive pressure relief mechanism is configured to be capable of being fractured when an internal pressure of the battery cell reaches a threshold.

16 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the battery further comprises:
an electrical chamber for accommodating a plurality of the battery cells; and a collection chamber configured to collect emissions discharged from the battery cells when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated; wherein the thermal management component is configured to isolate the electrical chamber from the collection chamber.

17 . The battery according to claim 16 , wherein the thermal management component has a wall shared by the electrical chamber and the collection chamber.

18 . The battery according to claim 16 , wherein the battery further comprises:
a protective member, the protective member being configured to protect the thermal management component, and the protective member and the thermal management component forming the collection chamber.

19 . The battery according to claim 16 , wherein the thermal management component is configured to be capable of being damaged by the emissions when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, so that the emissions pass through thermal management component and enter the collection chamber.

20 . A power consumption device, comprising a battery;
wherein the battery comprises: a battery cell comprising a pressure relief mechanism, at least a portion of the pressure relief mechanism protruding outward from a first wall of the battery cell, and the pressure relief mechanism being configured, when an internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold, to be actuated to release the internal pressure; and a thermal management component for containing a fluid to adjust a temperature of the battery cell; wherein a first surface of thermal management component is attached to the first wall of the battery cell, the first surface of thermal management component is provided with an avoidance chamber, and the avoidance chamber is configured to accommodate the at least portion of the pressure relief mechanism.

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liang Chengdu
• Chen Xiaobo
• Li Yao
• Wang Wei
• Hou Yuepan
• Wang Peng
• Lin Yongshou

Classifications

• Y02P70/50

  Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H01M10/613 Primary

  Cooling or keeping cold · CPC title

• H01M10/6552

  Closed pipes transferring heat by thermal conductivity or phase transition, e.g. heat pipes · CPC title

• H01M50/24

  adapted for protecting batteries from their environment, e.g. from corrosion (thermal insulation H01M10/658) · CPC title