A battery pack and an apparatus, relating to the field of energy storage devices. The battery pack includes: a first box body, where the first box body includes a frame and a cross beam, the cross beam is disposed within the frame, and the cross beam has a hollow structure and is provided with an exhaust vent; a baffle plate, connected to the cross beam and sealing the exhaust vent; and a battery cell, accommodated in the first box body and including an explosion-proof valve, where the explosion-proof valve faces towards the baffle plate. The baffle plate is configured to exit a state of sealing the exhaust vent when the explosion-proof valve of the battery cell bursts.

A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells; a case in which the plurality of battery cells are accommodated; and a fastening member fastened to the case, and gas generated inside the case is discharged through the fastening member. The battery module can be used in a battery pack and electric vehicle.

A degassing device of a pouch for a secondary battery and a degassing device using the same are provided. The degassing apparatus includes a separation unit including an adsorption plate adsorbing at least one surface of the pouch, and forming a space inside of the pouch by pulling the adsorption plate, and a gas removal unit installed on the adsorption plate, piercing the pouch with a needle having a gas discharge path therein, and removing gas from the pouch through the gas discharge path.

A degassing device of a pouch for a secondary battery and a degassing device using the same are provided. The degassing apparatus includes a separation unit including an adsorption plate adsorbing at least one surface of the pouch, and forming a space inside of the pouch by pulling the adsorption plate, and a gas removal unit installed on the adsorption plate, piercing the pouch with a needle having a gas discharge path therein, and removing gas from the pouch through the gas discharge path.

Lithium ion batteries are provided that include materials that provide advantageous endothermic functionalities contributing to the safety and stability of the batteries. If the temperature of the lithium ion battery rises above a predetermined level, the endothermic materials serve to provide one or more functions to prevent and/or minimize the potential for thermal runaway, e.g., thermal insulation (particularly at high temperatures); (ii) energy absorption; (iii) venting of gases produced, (iv) raising total pressure within the battery structure; (v) removal of absorbed heat from the battery system via venting of gases produced during the endothermic reaction(s) associated with the endothermic materials, and/or (vi) dilution of toxic gases (if present) and their safe expulsion from the battery system. Multi-core rechargeable electrochemical assemblies are also provided that include a plurality of jelly rolls, a negative current collector, a positive current collector, and a metal case.

Lithium ion batteries are provided that include materials that provide advantageous endothermic functionalities contributing to the safety and stability of the batteries. If the temperature of the lithium ion battery rises above a predetermined level, the endothermic materials serve to provide one or more functions to prevent and/or minimize the potential for thermal runaway, e.g., thermal insulation (particularly at high temperatures); (ii) energy absorption; (iii) venting of gases produced, (iv) raising total pressure within the battery structure; (v) removal of absorbed heat from the battery system via venting of gases produced during the endothermic reaction(s) associated with the endothermic materials, and/or (vi) dilution of toxic gases (if present) and their safe expulsion from the battery system. Multi-core rechargeable electrochemical assemblies are also provided that include a plurality of jelly rolls, a negative current collector, a positive current collector, and a metal case.

A battery module reduces the risk of secondary ignition or explosion and increases cooling efficiency. The battery module includes a cell assembly having a plurality of secondary batteries stacked on each other in a front and rear direction; and a base plate configured such that the plurality of secondary batteries of the cell assembly are mounted to an upper portion thereof, the base plate including at least one gas discharge passage having a sidewall elongated in the front and rear direction to communicate with the outside and an open portion formed by a top of the sidewall in one direction and at least one anti-inflammatory mesh sheet configured to cover the open portion.

The present disclosure provides a secondary battery and a top cover assembly thereof. The top cover assembly includes: a top cover plate and a valve sleeve. The top cover plate includes an accommodation groove and a valve part protruding upward from a bottom wall of the accommodation groove, and the valve part is provided with at least one gas exhaust hole that communicates with an interior of the secondary battery. The valve sleeve is located in the accommodation groove and covers the valve part, a gas exhaust passage that communicates with outside is disposed between the valve sleeve and the valve part, and the gas exhaust passage communicates with the at least one gas exhaust hole.

Embodiments include vehicles and battery modules in which a vent volume is provided within a battery module housing. Such a vent volume allows gases expelled from a venting cell to be directed away from the other cells in the module, thereby reducing a likelihood that a venting event in one of the cells will lead to a cascade of venting events in other cells.

The valve for pressure compensation and/or for emergency venting of a container, preferably of a housing of a vehicle battery, has a housing (6) with an inlet (6a) that is closable by at least one valve element (23) subjected to a closing force in a first position. The housing (6) is at least partially gas-permeable and preferably water-tight, and has at least one outlet (26) which is located behind the valve element (23) when the valve element (23) assumes its first position. So that in case of a malfunction even larger quantities of gas can be guided to the exterior through the valve, is the valve element for an increased pressure surpassing the closing force at the inlet (6a) is adjustable in the direction toward a second position against the closing force, in which the valve element (23) at least partially opens the outlet (26) such that the outlet (26) is directly connected in flow communication with the inlet (6a).