A simultaneous inspection device of multiple secondary battery cell pouches is provided. The simultaneous inspection device includes a support member installed for support; a movable member installed to face the support member; multiple pressure panels which are installed side by side between the support member and the movable member, and combined so that the gap between them can be adjusted by the back and forth movement of the movable member wherein the secondary battery cell pouches are inserted into each gap; a guide member for guiding the pressing panels to move in the direction necessary for adjusting the gaps; and a pressure driving unit for moving the movable member back and forth to pressurize and pressure-release the secondary battery cell pouch between the pressurizing panels on both sides.

A gas detection apparatus for cell module assemblies accurately and rapidly detects a damaged cell of a cell module assembly and the damaged position of the damaged cell. The gas detection apparatus includes a gas detection chamber configured to receive a cell module assembly; and a sliding die configured to be movable to the lower part of the gas detection chamber in the state in which the cell module assembly is disposed at the upper end thereof. The gas detection apparatus further includes a gas sensor provided in the gas detection chamber, the gas sensor including a plurality of gas sensors disposed so as to correspond to positions of cells of the cell module assembly. A gas detection method for cell module assemblies uses the gas detection apparatus for cell module assemblies.

A battery thermal runaway detection sensor system for use within a battery enclosure housing one or more batteries. The system has at least one gas sensor for detecting a venting condition of a battery cell of hydrogen, carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide, and providing a sensed output in real time. A microcontroller determines power management and signal conditioned output on the concentration of specific battery venting gases based on the sensed output from said at least one gas sensor.

The present invention relates to an electrolyte detection device. The electrolyte detection device comprises: a contamination detection plate configured to contact any one surface of a secondary battery, in which an opening is provided; first and second conductors provided to be spaced apart from each other so that current does not flow on a surface of the contamination detection plate, the first and second conductors being electrically connected to each other by an electrolyte leaking from the opening of the secondary battery; a power member comprising a positive electrode connected to the first conductor and a negative electrode connected to the second conductor; and a contamination detection member configured to detect whether the electrolyte leaks through the current generated when the first conductor and the second conductor are electrically connected to each other.

An end cover assembly for a battery cell includes an end cover provided with a through hole, a sealing member configured to seal the through hole and connected to the end cover to form a joint, and a barrier member provided at the through hole with a channel formed between at least part of the barrier member and a side wall of the through hole. The channel is configured to guide fluid in the battery cell to the joint.

There is provide an electrolyte leakage detection system for a battery and an electrolyte leakage detection method for a battery allowing efficiently detecting an electrolyte with accuracy even when a plurality of types of batteries are mixed. An electrolyte leakage detection system for a battery includes a first irradiation unit that irradiates a first surface of a battery with a first light for determining battery data on a type of a battery, a first acquisition unit that acquires image data obtained by taking an image of the first surface of the battery irradiated with the first light, a battery data determination unit that determines the battery data based on the image data, a second irradiation unit that irradiates the first surface of the battery with a second light for detecting an electrolyte adhered to the battery corresponding to the battery data, a second acquisition unit that acquires spectral image data obtained by taking an image of the first surface of the battery irradiated with the second light, and a detection unit that detects the electrolyte based on the spectral image data.

In a battery pack, a battery monitoring circuit is connected to a battery module including a plurality of battery cells to monitor the battery module. The detection sensor detects an electrolyte leaking in the battery module, and includes a first resistor and a second resistor connected in series between a power supply supplying a first voltage and a ground terminal, and a variable resistor connected to the first resistor in parallel and having a resistance that varies depending on the electrolyte leaking in the battery module. The detection sensor transfers, as a sensing voltage, a voltage at a contact between the first resistor and the second resistor to an input terminal of the battery monitoring circuit.

A battery cell monitoring system includes: a battery cell including an electrode stack disposed within a case; a gas sensor disposed within, attached to or connected to the case and configured to detect levels of one or more gases within the case; and a gas monitoring circuit connected to the gas sensor. The gas monitoring circuit includes: a memory that stores data collected from the gas sensor; a transceiver configured to transfer the data to a network device separate from the battery cell; and a control module that monitors the levels of one or more gases and based on the levels of the one or more gases detects (i) an issue with the battery cell during operative use of the battery cell, (ii) an issue with the battery cell during formation of the battery cell, or (iii) completion of a formation operation of the battery cell.

Particularly, there is provided a liquid detection sensor in which a liquid contact area is formed integrally with a separator, and that improves detection accuracy with a small number of parts. A liquid detection sensor (1) according to the present invention includes a metal-air battery (2) formed by laminating a negative electrode sheet (3), a positive electrode sheet (5) and a separator (4) interposed between the negative electrode sheet (3) and the positive electrode sheet (5), and the separator (4) is formed wider than an area in which the positive electrode sheet (5) and the negative electrode sheet (3) overlap with the separator (4) interposed therebetween, and includes a liquid contact area (4′) exposed from at least one of the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet.

Battery module includes: a battery stack in which a plurality of batteries provided with a valve that ejects gas are stacked in a first direction; a discharge path that discharges gas ejected from the valve in a second direction intersecting the first direction; light emitter that is provided on one end in the first direction of the battery stack and emits light to the discharge path; and light receiver that is provided on another end in the first direction of the battery stack and receives the light emitted from light emitter.