Discussed is a a process automation system including: a cell transferor configured to transfer battery cells; a cell inspector configured to measure an open circuit voltage of each battery cell in units of a preset number of battery cells and to sort out qualified battery cells and defective battery cells; a frame transferor configured to transfer module frames of a battery module to insert the qualified battery cells; a cell discharger configured to load and discharge the defective battery cells; and a gripper configured to pick up one or more battery cells from any one device among the cell transferor, the cell inspector, the frame transferor, and the cell discharger, and transport the one or more battery cells to another device.

Disclosed is a battery rack managing apparatus, which may effectively wake up a plurality of module BMSs. The battery rack managing apparatus manages a battery rack provided with a plurality of battery modules, and includes a plurality of module BMSs provided to correspond to one or more battery modules among the plurality of battery modules; a rack BMS configured to communicate with the plurality of module BMSs and control the plurality of module BMSs; a heater configured to generate and supply heat; and a plurality of wake-up units provided to correspond to the plurality of module BMSs, respectively, and including a variable resistor element configured to change a resistance value by the heat supplied by the heater, the plurality of wake-up units being configured to supply a wake-up signal to a corresponding module BMS when the resistance value of the variable resistor element is changed.

A battery module and an energy storage device including a battery rack including a plurality of battery modules, and a rack fuse cutting off a circuit when an overcurrent occurs in the battery rack, each of the plurality of battery modules includes a battery cell and a module fuse that cuts off a circuit when an overcurrent occurs in the battery module, the module fuse has a voltage specification capable of corresponding to an output voltage of the battery rack, and has a short circuit specification lower than a short circuit specification of the rack fuse.

The present application relates to a battery module including a first-type battery cell and a second-type battery cell at least connected in series, where the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell are battery cells of different chemical systems, the first-type battery cell includes N first battery cell(s), and the second-type battery cell includes M second battery cell(s), where N and M are positive integers; and when a battery state of health (SOH) of a first battery cell is the same as an SOH of a second battery cell, and a state of charge (SOC) of the first battery cell is the same as an SOC of the second battery cell, a ratio of a total charge capacity of a first negative electrode sheet of the first battery cell to a total charge capacity of a second negative electrode sheet of the second battery cell is 0.8 to 1.2.

A resin frame in which a battery cell is held includes a positioning portion and a protruding portion. The positioning portion positions the top surface of the battery cell in the up-down direction by abutting with the top surface of the battery cell. The protruding portion is provided in a bottom portion of the resin frame. The protruding portion projects in the thickness direction of the battery cell. The protruding portion includes an inclined portion inclined from the thickness direction of the battery cell.

A resin frame in which a battery cell is held includes a positioning portion and a protruding portion. The positioning portion positions the top surface of the battery cell in the up-down direction by abutting with the top surface of the battery cell. The protruding portion is provided in a bottom portion of the resin frame. The protruding portion projects in the thickness direction of the battery cell. The protruding portion includes an inclined portion inclined from the thickness direction of the battery cell.

A battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of battery cells and a bus bar assembly configured to electrically connect the electrode leads of the battery cells, and the bus bar assembly includes a bus bar frame configured to cover one side of the battery cells, a plurality of lead slots through which the electrode leads pass, a sensing bus bar connected to the electrode leads, and an elastic guider disposed at both left and right sides and a rear side of the sensing bus bar in a left and right direction and a front and rear direction of the bus bar frame.

A battery pack includes battery modules each including secondary batteries; a connection plate having a body portion at the upper portion or the lower portion of the secondary batteries and provided with connection terminals respectively in electrical contact and connection with the electrode terminal at one of the secondary batteries, and a connection portion to protrusively extend in a left or right direction from the body portion so that a part of the protrusively extending portion is bent upward or downward from the body portion and the bent end is bonded to a portion of the other connection plate; and a module housing having hollows in which the secondary batteries are inserted and accommodated, the module housing having a separating groove at an outer wall thereof by indenting a portion of the outer wall inward to be spaced apart from the bent end of the connection portion.

A battery pack includes at least one battery unit. The battery unit includes at least one battery string. The battery string includes one or at least two cells. A voltage difference across the battery string is less than or equal to 60 V. When the battery string includes at least two cells, the cells in the battery string are arranged sequentially along a first direction, and the first direction is parallel to a direction from the tail of the vehicle to the head of the vehicle.

A battery includes a plurality of battery modules; a venting inducing frame disposed along an edge of the battery modules; and a housing for receiving the battery modules and the venting inducing frame, wherein at least one quenching member is disposed in the venting inducing frame.