The disclosure provides a pin-type pack module for a lithium-ion battery. The pin-type pack module for a lithium-ion battery includes a housing including an axial through hole, and at least one integrated circuit device disposed in the axial through hole. When in use, the housing is partially or completely inserted into a central hole of an electrode assembly of the lithium-ion battery. The at least one integrated circuit device includes at least one access terminal and at least one output terminal; and a positive electrode and/or a negative electrode of the electrode assembly is conductively connected to the access terminal, for the polarity separation and power management of the lithium-ion battery.

A battery, including an electrode assembly including a central hole, at least one positive electrode, at least one negative electrode, and at least one diaphragm separating the at least one positive electrode from the at least one negative electrode. The at least one positive electrode, the at least one negative electrode and the at least one diaphragm are disposed around the central hole in a spiral winding manner. The central hole has a diameter of greater than 0 and smaller than that of the battery. A pin assembly is disposed in the central hole. The pin assembly includes a housing including an axial through hole. The housing is partially or fully disposed in the central hole. At least one integrated circuit device is disposed in the axial through hole. The at least one integrated circuit device includes at least one access terminal and one output terminal.

A pouch cell having at least one connection electrode via which the pouch cell can be electrically contacted, wherein the pouch cell includes a current interrupter configured, by virtue of a thermally induced change in its geometric dimensioning, at least temporarily to interrupt drawing of current via the connection electrode. Preferably, the current interrupter includes a material having a negative coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the thermally induced change in its geometric dimensioning is brought about by a change in a pouch cell temperature.

The present disclosure provides a battery pack including: a plurality of battery cells; a protective circuit module arranged on a side of the plurality of battery cells and including at least one through-hole; an electrode tab inserted into the at least one through-hole and electrically connecting the plurality of battery cells to the protective circuit module; a temperature sensing unit arranged on the protective circuit module; and a heat transfer member connected to a portion of the electrode tab inserted into the at least one through-hole and to the temperature sensing unit and transferring heat from the electrode tab to the temperature sensing unit.

The present invention is directed to a battery pack including improved temperature sensing features. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells, a battery cell holder holding the battery cells in a fixed position relative to each other, a printed circuit board attached to the battery cell holder and a thermistor attached to the printed circuit board in a position between the printed circuit board and at least one of the plurality of battery cells to sense a temperature of at least one of the plurality of battery cells. The printed circuit board includes a cutout to retain heat in the thermistor.

The present invention relates to a battery module, and the battery module includes at least one battery cell, a protection circuit module that includes a rigid printed circuit board, and is electrically connected with the battery cell, at least one temperature sensing element provided at a surface of the battery cell, and a flexible printed circuit board that electrically connects the protection circuit module and the temperature sensing element.

The present invention relates to a testing method for the thermal contact between a temperature sensor (50) and a battery cell (10) of a battery module (30), wherein the method comprises the steps of measuring a temperature T.sub.1 of the temperature sensor (50) at a time point t.sub.1, heating the temperature sensor (50) for a defined time (t.sub.2-t.sub.1), measuring a temperature T.sub.2 of the temperature sensor (50) at a time point t.sub.2 and/or a temperature T.sub.3 of the temperature sensor (50) at a time point t.sub.3, and determining the thermal contact between the temperature sensor (50) and the battery cell (10) based on at least one of the temperature differences ΔT.sub.2,1=(T.sub.2-T.sub.1), ΔT.sub.3,1=(T.sub.3-T.sub.1) and/or ΔT.sub.3,2=(T.sub.3-T.sub.2). The invention further relates to a testing circuit (60) for a temperature sensor (50) of a battery module (30), comprising a thermistor (61) with a first node (67) connected to a first supply voltage (65) and a second node (68) connected to ground (69), a switch (63) interconnected between the first node (67) of the thermistor (61) and a second supply voltage (66), and an analog-to-digital converter (64) connected in parallel to the thermistor (61). The invention further relates to a cell supervision circuit (40) for a battery module (30), comprising a circuit carrier (45), a testing circuit (60) according to any one of the claims 1 to 10, and a temperature sensor (50) surface mounted to the circuit carrier (45) and comprising a measuring head (51) with

A battery protection circuit includes: a plurality of pack terminals configured to connect a battery module to an external device; a first fuse element located on a current path between the battery module and the plurality of pack terminals to block a current flow between the battery module and the plurality of pack terminals depending on a voltage applied to a control terminal thereof; a first integrated circuit configured to include a first input terminal and configured to control a voltage outputted to the control terminal of the first fuse element depending on a voltage applied to the first input terminal; and a plurality of thermistors connected in series between a positive electrode of the battery module and a first input terminal of the first integrated circuit and each thermistor of the plurality of thermistors having resistance that is varied depending on a temperature of a corresponding cell among a plurality of cells constituting the battery module.

A battery pack includes a first moving member configured to move in a first accommodating portion following fastening of a first fastening member from an outside of a housing portion, and a first bus bar and a positive electrode output terminal are brought into contact with each other after the first moving member moves, and a second moving member configured to move in a second accommodating portion following fastening of a second fastening member from the outside of the housing portion, and a second bus bar and a negative electrode output terminal are brought into contact with each other after the second moving member moves.

A battery module is provided. The battery module provided by the disclosure includes a battery and a temperature collecting unit. The temperature collecting unit includes a support plate and a thermal element. The thermal element is disposed on an upper surface of the support plate. A lower surface of the support plate is attached to the battery.