The present invention relates to a washer for a secondary battery including a film layer and an adhesive layer disposed on at least one surface of the film layer, wherein the adhesive layer includes an adhesive component and an indicator component, and the indicator component is fat-soluble, a secondary battery including the same, and a method for manufacturing the washer.

A method of forming a thin film battery may include forming may include forming a trench in a substrate, depositing a stencil on top surface of the substrate, wherein the stencil is aligned with the trench, depositing a cathode layer in the trench, wherein the cathode layer is in direct contact with the stencil, and compressing the cathode layer into the trench to reduce a thickness of the cathode layer. The compressing the cathode layer into the trench may include applying isostatic pressure onto the cathode layer using a pressure head. The method may also include depositing an electrolyte layer on top of the cathode layer, depositing an anode layer on top of the electrolyte layer, and depositing an anode collector layer on top of the anode layer.

A method of forming a thin film battery may include forming may include forming a trench in a substrate, depositing a stencil on top surface of the substrate, wherein the stencil is aligned with the trench, depositing a cathode layer in the trench, wherein the cathode layer is in direct contact with the stencil, and compressing the cathode layer into the trench to reduce a thickness of the cathode layer. The compressing the cathode layer into the trench may include applying isostatic pressure onto the cathode layer using a pressure head. The method may also include depositing an electrolyte layer on top of the cathode layer, depositing an anode layer on top of the electrolyte layer, and depositing an anode collector layer on top of the anode layer.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to concrete batteries for large structural applications, where the materials used for the concrete electrolyte and the electrodes have a coefficient of linear thermal expansion within acceptable ranges to prevent cracking or spalling, and further where the electrodes provide enhanced structural support for the concrete electrolyte, such that the concrete battery can be used for load-bearing applications.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to concrete batteries for large structural applications, where the materials used for the concrete electrolyte and the electrodes have a coefficient of linear thermal expansion within acceptable ranges to prevent cracking or spalling, and further where the electrodes provide enhanced structural support for the concrete electrolyte, such that the concrete battery can be used for load-bearing applications.

The present disclosure relates generally to a battery module having a housing and a stack of battery cells disposed in the housing. Each battery cell has a battery cell terminal and a battery cell vent on an end of each battery cell, and the battery cell vent is configured to exhaust effluent into the housing. The battery module has a vent shield plate disposed in the housing and directly along an immediate vent path of the effluent, a first surface of the vent shield plate configured to direct the effluent to an opening between the shield plate and the housing, and a second surface of the vent shield plate opposite the first surface. The battery module also has a venting chamber coupled to the opening and at least partially defined by the second surface and a vent configured to direct the effluent out of the battery module.

A thread battery that includes: a thread-like first electrode that extends in a longitudinal direction between a first end and a second end that face each other in the longitudinal direction; a solid electrolyte on an outer peripheral surface of the first electrode; a second electrode on an outer peripheral surface of the solid electrolyte; a first current collector covering the first end, connected to the thread-like first electrode, and not connected to the second electrode; and a second current collector covering the second end, connected to the second electrode, and not connected to the first electrode.

A thread battery that includes: a thread-like first electrode that extends in a longitudinal direction between a first end and a second end that face each other in the longitudinal direction; a solid electrolyte on an outer peripheral surface of the first electrode; a second electrode on an outer peripheral surface of the solid electrolyte; a first current collector covering the first end, connected to the thread-like first electrode, and not connected to the second electrode; and a second current collector covering the second end, connected to the second electrode, and not connected to the first electrode.

The present disclosure relates to a battery module having a housing and a stack of battery cells disposed in a receptacle area of the housing, where each battery cell has a top having a battery cell terminal and a bottom, where the top of the battery cells face outwardly away from the receptacle area. The battery module includes an integrated sensing and bus bar subassembly positioned against the stack of battery cells and has a carrier, a bus bar integrated onto the carrier, and a biasing member integrated onto the carrier. The bus bar electrically couples battery cells in an electrical arrangement, and the biasing member is between the top of each battery cell and the carrier, where the biasing member has a first material, more compliant than a second material of the carrier, and the biasing member biases the stack of battery cells inwardly toward the housing.

The present disclosure relates to a battery module having a housing and a stack of battery cells disposed in a receptacle area of the housing, where each battery cell has a top having a battery cell terminal and a bottom, where the top of the battery cells face outwardly away from the receptacle area. The battery module includes an integrated sensing and bus bar subassembly positioned against the stack of battery cells and has a carrier, a bus bar integrated onto the carrier, and a biasing member integrated onto the carrier. The bus bar electrically couples battery cells in an electrical arrangement, and the biasing member is between the top of each battery cell and the carrier, where the biasing member has a first material, more compliant than a second material of the carrier, and the biasing member biases the stack of battery cells inwardly toward the housing.