A secondary battery is provided with an electrode assembly, a case for accommodating the electrode assembly, and a pressure-release valve for releasing the pressure in the case to the outside of the case. The pressure-release valve has a groove including an intersection point. An opening width at a portion of the groove near the intersection point is wider than an opening width at a portion of the groove on the opposite side of the intersection point.

A secondary battery is provided with an electrode assembly, a case for accommodating the electrode assembly, and a pressure-release valve for releasing the pressure in the case to the outside of the case. The pressure-release valve has a groove including an intersection point. An opening width at a portion of the groove near the intersection point is wider than an opening width at a portion of the groove on the opposite side of the intersection point.

Disclosed is an energy storage apparatus which includes: an energy storage device; an outer case which accommodates the energy storage device; a partition plate which is disposed between the energy storage device and a side wall of the outer case; and a discharge portion which is disposed on the outer case, the discharge portion having one or more openings through which a gas, which has passed through a flow passage formed between the partition plate and the side wall, is discharged from the outer case.

Disclosed is an energy storage apparatus which includes: an energy storage device; an outer case which accommodates the energy storage device; a partition plate which is disposed between the energy storage device and a side wall of the outer case; and a discharge portion which is disposed on the outer case, the discharge portion having one or more openings through which a gas, which has passed through a flow passage formed between the partition plate and the side wall, is discharged from the outer case.

A water-impermeable degassing film for a power storage device. The water-impermeable degassing film is made to adhere to the exterior material of a power storage device so as to block a communication section provided to the exterior material and is used to discharge gas generated in the interior of the power storage device from the communication section. The water-impermeable degassing film is configured from a laminate having at least a substrate layer and an adhesive layer, and the adhesive layer of the water-impermeable degassing film is made to adhere to the surface of the power storage device.

Disclosed here is a capacitive deionization device for removing ions from a target solution. The capacitive deionization device includes a first porous electrode, a second porous electrode, a first header plate, a second header plate, and a sealant. The second porous electrode is disposed below and spaced from the first porous electrode. The first header plate is disposed on the first porous electrode. The first header plate defines an input flow channel that is in fluidic communication with the first porous electrode. The second header plate is disposed below the second porous electrode. The second header plate defines an output flow channel that is in fluidic communication with the second porous electrode. The sealant is disposed between the first header plate and the second header plate and surrounds the first porous electrode and the second porous electrode.

Disclosed here is a capacitive deionization device for removing ions from a target solution. The capacitive deionization device includes a first porous electrode, a second porous electrode, a first header plate, a second header plate, and a sealant. The second porous electrode is disposed below and spaced from the first porous electrode. The first header plate is disposed on the first porous electrode. The first header plate defines an input flow channel that is in fluidic communication with the first porous electrode. The second header plate is disposed below the second porous electrode. The second header plate defines an output flow channel that is in fluidic communication with the second porous electrode. The sealant is disposed between the first header plate and the second header plate and surrounds the first porous electrode and the second porous electrode.

The electric storage device includes an electrode assembly having a positive electrode and a negative electrode, a case for housing the electrode assembly, a pressure relief valve, and positive and negative electrode conductive members that are electrically connected to the respective corresponding electrodes. The case has a wall in which the pressure relief valve is disposed. At least one of the positive and negative electrode conductive members includes an interposing portion located between the inner surface of the wall and an end face of the electrode assembly facing the inner surface, and a shielding portion located closer to the end face of the electrode assembly than the interposing portion. The shielding portion covers the pressure release valve from a side of the wall where the electrode assembly is located.

A battery pack includes a plurality of unit cells, each including a cylindrical battery case, and a connecting member (12) that connects the unit cells to each other. The battery case of each unit cell includes a bottom surface portion (30b) including a plurality of gas discharging sections (32) that open when an internal pressure of the unit cell reaches a predetermined pressure. The gas discharging sections (32) are separated from each other. The connecting member (12) is joined to a non-opening section (34) of the bottom surface portion (30b), the non-opening section (34) being disposed between the gas discharging sections (32).

A battery pack includes a plurality of unit cells, each including a cylindrical battery case, and a connecting member (12) that connects the unit cells to each other. The battery case of each unit cell includes a bottom surface portion (30b) including a plurality of gas discharging sections (32) that open when an internal pressure of the unit cell reaches a predetermined pressure. The gas discharging sections (32) are separated from each other. The connecting member (12) is joined to a non-opening section (34) of the bottom surface portion (30b), the non-opening section (34) being disposed between the gas discharging sections (32).