A battery, a powered device, and a method and device for preparing a battery are provided. In some embodiments, the battery includes battery cells; a box body; and a partition assembly configured to partition the box body into a first accommodating portion and a second accommodating portion, wherein the first accommodating portion is configured to accommodate an electrical component, the second accommodating portion is configured to accommodate the battery cells, a communication portion is formed in the partition assembly, the electrical component and the battery cells are electrically connected via a connecting component, the connecting component penetrates the communication portion, the partition assembly has a first partition component and a second partition component that are connected, and the communication portion is formed by assembling the first partition component and the second partition component.

A method of transporting at least one energy storage device comprising the step of housing at least one energy storage device in a cassette comprising: a hollow casing for receiving at least one energy storage device; a top cap assembly received at one end of the hollow casing and an end cap assembly received at another end of the hollow casing; electronic circuitry housed within the end cap assembly, the electronic circuitry comprising at least one receptacle associated with each of the at least one energy storage devices, the at least one receptacle being reversibly mateable with at least one plug associated with an external device such that the cassette is received by the external in a first orientation and a second orientation; and electrically isolating the at least one energy storage devices from each other by individually coupling the at least one energy storage device to the electronic circuitry.

A battery module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a housing receiving a plurality of battery cells and including a bottom plate and a lateral plate; and a connection board disposed at one end or both ends of the housing, wherein the connection board is bonded to the lateral plate. The lateral plate may include a plurality of bus bar supporting members, at least some among the plurality of bus bar supporting members having a hooking protrusion protruded upward. The connection board may include a hooking member having a hooking groove opened downward. Thus, the hooking protrusion may be inserted into the hooking groove in a state in which the connection board is bonded to the lateral plate.

A battery module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a housing receiving a plurality of battery cells and including a bottom plate and a lateral plate; and a connection board disposed at one end or both ends of the housing, wherein the connection board is bonded to the lateral plate. The lateral plate may include a plurality of bus bar supporting members, at least some among the plurality of bus bar supporting members having a hooking protrusion protruded upward. The connection board may include a hooking member having a hooking groove opened downward. Thus, the hooking protrusion may be inserted into the hooking groove in a state in which the connection board is bonded to the lateral plate.

A busbar for use in mechanically and electrically connecting components in a device or system. The busbar includes a plurality of conductors arranged to provide two opposed end portions and an intermediate portion, wherein each of the conductors has a plurality of intermediate extents that traverse the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion including: (A) an unfused segment where no intermediate extents of the conductors are fused together to form a single consolidated conductor, and (B) a fused segment that includes (i) a partial solidification zone where a majority of the intermediate extents of the conductors are fused together to form a partially solidified region that provides a single consolidated conductor, (ii) a full solidification zone where all of intermediate extents of the conductors are fused together to form a fully solidified region that provides a single consolidated conductor, and (iii) an unsolidified region where all of the intermediate extents of the conductors are not fused together.

A battery pack in one aspect of the present disclosure includes two or more battery blocks and a connection circuit. The connection circuit is connected to a positive terminal and a negative terminal of an electric work machine. The connection circuit connects the positive terminal and the negative terminal to a specific number of battery blocks included in the two or more battery blocks. The specific number varies depending on electrical properties of the electric work machine.

A battery pack in one aspect of the present disclosure includes two or more battery blocks and a connection circuit. The connection circuit is connected to a positive terminal and a negative terminal of an electric work machine. The connection circuit connects the positive terminal and the negative terminal to a specific number of battery blocks included in the two or more battery blocks. The specific number varies depending on electrical properties of the electric work machine.

A power storage module includes: a plurality of power storage devices; a pair of end plates disposed at both ends of the plurality of power storage devices, the end plate including at least a first member and a second member separated from each other; and a binding member including a body part and coupling arms that extend from the body part and are coupled to the pair of end plates, the binding member binding the plurality of power storage devices. The first member includes fixing parts to which the coupling arms are fixed. The second member includes a pressure receiving part that is interposed between the first member and the power storage device and is in direct or indirect contact with the power storage device, and pressing parts that are in direct or indirect contact with base parts of the coupling arms.

A power storage module includes: a plurality of power storage devices; a pair of end plates disposed at both ends of the plurality of power storage devices, the end plate including at least a first member and a second member separated from each other; and a binding member including a body part and coupling arms that extend from the body part and are coupled to the pair of end plates, the binding member binding the plurality of power storage devices. The first member includes fixing parts to which the coupling arms are fixed. The second member includes a pressure receiving part that is interposed between the first member and the power storage device and is in direct or indirect contact with the power storage device, and pressing parts that are in direct or indirect contact with base parts of the coupling arms.

Provided are a battery pack with structural stability of battery modules and improved energy density, and a vehicle comprising the same. The battery pack according to the present disclosure includes at least one battery module and a pack case for receiving the battery module, the battery module including a battery cell stack including at least one battery cell, and a pair of end plates provided in close contact with front and rear sides of the battery cell stack on two sides of a lengthwise direction of the battery cell, and the pack case including a tray in which the battery module is mounted on an upper surface, and a top cover of which an outer periphery is coupled in contact with an outer periphery of the tray on the upper surface of the tray when the battery module is received inside, and wherein the end plates provide a mechanical support to protect the battery cell.