An energy storage apparatus includes: a plurality of electrode assemblies that are cylindrical, and a film outer body including a plurality of housing portions that individually wrap the plurality of electrode assemblies; and a sealing portion that seals each housing portion and connects the plurality of housing portions to each other. The film outer body is bent or curved between the housing portions adjacent each other to extend in a zigzag manner.

Battery packs having jelly roll battery cells of different designs or capacities may have an imbalance in the charging and/or discharging current supplied to and provided by each jelly roll due to differences in capacity specific impedance between the battery cells of the battery pack. A C-rate (i.e., current relative to rated capacity) of a first and second battery cell connected in parallel may be balanced by altering properties of an active layer and/or a thickness of a current collector of the second battery cell to reduce an impedance of the second battery cell.

A battery interconnection system incorporating a temperature control mechanism having a first battery cell and a second battery cell is provided. The first battery cell has an electrically positive tab and an electrically negative tab. The second battery cell has an electrically positive tab and a electrically negative tab. The electrically positive tab of the first battery cell couples with the electrically positive tab of the second battery cell. Moreover, the electrically negative tab of the first battery cell couples with the electrically negative tab of the second battery cell. The first battery cell includes a cathode electrically coupled with the electrically positive tab of the first battery cell and the second battery cell includes a cathode electrically coupled with the electrically positive tab of the second battery cell. The first battery cell also has an anode electrically coupled with the a electrically negative tab of the first battery cell and the second battery cell has an anode electrically coupled with the electrically negative tab of the second battery cell.

The present disclosure includes a battery module having a housing with a first end (having a cell receptacle region) and a second end opposite to the first end. The battery module includes a stack of electrochemical cells inserted through the cell receptacle region of the housing, disposed between the first end and the second end of the housing, and having terminal ends of all the electrochemical cells of the stack aligned in a planar area. The battery module includes a bus bar carrier disposed over the stack of electrochemical cells and within the cell receptacle region of the housing. The bus bar carrier includes bus bars disposed thereon that interface with the terminal ends. The battery module includes a layer of thermal epoxy disposed between the second end of the housing and a bottom side of the stack of electrochemical cells.

The present disclosure relates to a multifunction carrier for accommodating circuit components of a battery system for an electric vehicle, the multifunction carrier including: a bus bar assembly having at least a charging terminal bar and a drive terminal bar; and an insulating housing in which the power rail assembly is embedded, wherein the insulating housing has openings exposing contact surfaces of the terminal rails, and wherein the insulating housing has connectors configured to make pluggable mechanical and electrical contact between the circuit components of the battery system and the opened contact surfaces of the terminal rails. The present disclosure further relates to a high voltage contactor for a battery system of an electric vehicle.

An electrochemical cell includes a first unit cell including a first electricity generator and a first casing containing the first electricity generator, a second unit cell including a second electricity generator and a second casing containing the second electricity generator, and an outer container containing the first unit cell and the second unit cell. The electrochemical cell further includes a liquid layer between the first casing and the second casing. The liquid layer is in direct contact with the first casing and the second casing.

An electrochemical apparatus includes a barrier, where the barrier is hermetically connected to an outer package, standalone chambers are formed at two sides of the barrier respectively, each chamber encapsulates an electrode assembly and an electrolyte, electrode assemblies in adjacent chambers are connected in series by tabs, and the barrier includes an ion insulating layer, water permeability of the barrier is less than or equal to 10.sup.−3 g/(day.Math.m.sup.2.Math.Pa)/3 mm, and sealing thickness T and sealing width W of a seal between the barrier and the outer package satisfy 0.01≤T/W≤0.05. Based on the electrochemical apparatus, not only high voltage output can be achieved and a temperature rise of the electrochemical apparatus can be reduced, but also water resistance and environmental stability of the electrochemical apparatus can be improved.

The invention discloses a flexible Li-ion battery comprising a metal mesh current collector, where coated sequentially are patterned layers of an electrode material, a solid electrolyte, a second electrode material, a metal current collector and a flexible packaging material. The composite structures and the patterns of the materials coatings on metal mesh impart flexibility and foldability to the Li-ion batteries.

An electrochemical device includes a first electrode assembly, a second electrode assembly, and a packaging shell. The first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly B are each located in a separate cavity in the packaging shell. Two opposite-polarity tabs of the first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly are connected in the packaging shell. The connected two opposite-polarity tabs comprise a first tab extending out of the packaging shell. Such design of extending the tabs and the design of ion insulation between the hermetic cavities improve the charge and discharge performance and the product quality of the electrochemical device.

An electrochemical device includes a first electrode assembly, a second electrode assembly, and a packaging shell. The first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly B are each located in a separate cavity in the packaging shell. Two opposite-polarity tabs of the first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly are connected in the packaging shell. The connected two opposite-polarity tabs comprise a first tab extending out of the packaging shell. Such design of extending the tabs and the design of ion insulation between the hermetic cavities improve the charge and discharge performance and the product quality of the electrochemical device.