A battery cell includes an electrode assembly including a plurality of electrode tabs, an electrode lead to which the plurality of electrode tabs are connected, a protective member accommodating a welded portion to which the plurality of electrode tabs and the electrode lead are welded therein, and a case accommodating the electrode assembly and the protective member therein, wherein the protective member includes a first cover disposed on one side of the welded portion and a second cover disposed on the other side of the welded portion and coupled to the first cover.

A secondary battery charging and discharging apparatus for performing a secondary battery activation process including a plurality of compression plates disposed to face each other to form a cell insert space therebetween in which a secondary battery cell is disposed, the plurality of compression plates moving to reduce a gap therebetween to press a body of the secondary battery cell; gripper units respectively mounted to the compression plates to move integrally with the compression plates, the gripper units coming into contact with an electrode lead of the secondary battery cell when the compression plate presses the body of the secondary battery cell; and push bar units respectively mounted to the compression plates to be adjacent to the gripper units and configured to press a terrace portion of the secondary battery cell adjacent to the electrode lead is provided.

An embodiment battery module including two side panels, a plurality of battery cells stacked between the two side panels, a plurality of foams inserted between the battery cells, an upper cover plate coupled to the two side panels and configured to restrain a compressed-stacked state of the battery cells at an upper side of the battery cells in combination with the two side panels, and a lower cover plate coupled to the two side panels and configured to restrain the compressed-stacked state of the battery cells at a lower side of the battery cells in combination with the two side panels.

In order to provide a battery module and the like capable of maintaining a fastened state of a plurality of battery cells with high reliability, battery module includes a plurality of battery cells each having electrode terminals, a pair of end plates that cover both side end surfaces of battery stack including the plurality of stacked battery cells, and a plurality of fastening members that fastens end plates to each other. End plate forms overlapping portion that covers at least a portion of each fastening member covering each side surface of battery cells located on the both side end surfaces of battery stack, and overlapping portion and the fastening members are welded and fixed. According to the above configuration, by welding in a state in which a side surface of fastening member is further covered with overlapping portion, there is an advantage that firm fixation can be achieved while preventing disengagement of fastening member.

The technology relates to a battery cell jig including a spacer, a battery cell volume measuring apparatus including the battery cell jig, and a battery cell volume measuring method performed by using the apparatus. According to the present invention, it is possible to preventing stagnation of water at a space between the battery cell jig and the spacer when measuring the volume change of the battery cell using the principle of Archimedes by including a slit opened along a longitudinal direction in the spacer.

A battery module for a high-voltage battery of a motor vehicle has at least two battery cells, two pressure plates, between which the battery cells are arranged, and at least two tie rods, which are led along opposite side regions of the at least two battery cells and which are connected to the pressure plates, forming a cell module frame surrounding the battery cells and pressing the battery cells against one another. The tie rods are integrally connected to the respective side regions of the battery cells by an adhesive connection.

A high-voltage accumulator includes at least one battery module which has at least two battery cells and a cooling module through which a coolant or refrigerant flows and which is provided for cooling the battery cells. The cooling module has a first fluid connection point for coolant or refrigerant. A first fluid channel is provided, which is fluidically connected to the first fluid connection point. The first fluid channel has a cross-section that deviates from a circular shape.

This application relates to a battery module, including: battery cells arranged sequentially; an end plate that includes a first end sub-plate and a second end sub-plate, where the first end sub-plate and the second end sub-plate are arranged in a length direction of the battery module, the second end sub-plate is closer to the battery cells than the first end sub-plate, and a buffer spacing is formed between the first end sub-plate and the second end sub-plate; and a cell management unit that is disposed on a side of the first end sub-plate facing away from the second end sub-plate. The buffer spacing disposed between the first end sub-plate and the second end sub-plate can effectively reduce or even avoid deformation of the first end sub-plate under an expansion force generated by the battery cells, thereby protecting the cell management unit from a failure caused by the external force.

A battery module having a plurality of battery cells (2), in particular lithium-ion battery cells (20) which in a longitudinal direction (3) of the battery module (1) are disposed so as to be mutually adjacent, and the plurality of battery cells (2) are mutually braced by means of a tensioning element (4), wherein a thermal compensation element (5) is disposed between a battery cell (2) and the tensioning element (4), and the tensioning element (4), on a side of the tensioning element (4) that faces away from the battery cell (2), is connected to a heating element (100).

A clamping device for an electrochemical cell stack is provided. The clamping device can include a first plate and a second plate. The second plate can be positionable relative to the first plate such that a space between the first plate and the second plate can be sized to receive an electrochemical cell stack. The device also can include a coupling member coupling the first plate to the second plate. At least one of the first and second plates can be movable away from the other plate. The coupling member can have a first end portion and a second end portion. The device further can include an elastic member disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion.