A composite including a polymer matrix, a carbonaceous support or a transparent support, and an inorganic moisture absorber on the carbonaceous support or the transparent support, an article including the composite, a battery case including the composite, and a battery including the battery case and an electrode assembly in the battery case.

A multi-core lithium ion battery includes a sealed enclosure and a support member disposed within the sealed enclosure. The sealed enclosure may be fabricated with a clamshell configuration. The sealed enclosure may further include at least two support members housed within individual compartments, separated by shared wall(s). The support member(s) includes a plurality of cavities and a plurality of lithium ion core members which are disposed within the plurality of cavities. The battery may further include a plurality of cavity liners, each of which is positioned between a corresponding one of the lithium ion core members and a surface of a corresponding one of the cavities. The hermetically sealed enclosure may be formed using a clamshell configuration. Structures may be included in proximity to or in contact with the lithium ion core members to control gas/fluid flow therefrom.

The present invention provides a lithium-ion battery, including: a housing and a separator located inside the housing, where the separator separates internal space of the housing into a plurality of accommodation cavities, battery core sets are disposed inside the accommodation cavities, the battery core sets each include at least one pole shank, and the battery core sets are connected in series; and at least one separator is provided with a liquid injection hole, and the liquid injection hole is used to connect two adjacent accommodation cavities on two sides of the separator; and a block mechanism, where the block mechanism is located inside the housing, the block mechanism enables the liquid injection hole to be in a predetermined state, and the predetermined state includes an open state and a closed state. The battery provided in the present invention ensures isolation and safety of each battery core set while facilitating liquid injection.

Monobloc batteries include compartments containing cells. Terminals extend into the compartments and are electrically connected with the cells via tabs. The tabs are folded to form bent stacks and include openings in partial registration with each other. The terminals extend through the openings and are secured to the tabs. The terminals are off-center relative to the compartments to preserve space for the bent stacks.

An apparatus (101, 101B, 101C, 101D, 101E), an electrical system (706), a vehicle (701) and a method (800) are disclosed. The apparatus (101) comprises a plurality of battery cells (102), each of the battery cells (102) comprising a layer of positive electrode material (103), a layer of electrolyte material (104) and a layer of negative electrode material (105). The apparatus also comprises a container means for containing battery cells (106, 106B, 106D, 6E) formed of an electrically conductive material and having a plurality of cavities (107). Each of the cavities contains at least a respective one of the battery cells (102), and the container means (106, 106B, 106D, 106E) is in direct contact with at least one of the positive electrode material (103) and the electrolyte material (104) of each battery cell (102) or alternatively at least one of the negative electrode material (105) and the electrolyte material (104) of each battery cell (102).

Monobloc batteries include compartments containing cells. Terminals extend into the compartments and are electrically connected with the cells via tabs. The tabs are folded to form bent stacks and include openings in partial registration with each other, The terminals extend through the openings and are secured to the tabs. The terminals are off-center relative to the compartments to preserve space for the bent stacks.

Monobloc batteries include compartments containing cells. Terminals extend into the compartments and are electrically connected with the cells via tabs. The tabs are folded to form bent stacks and include openings in partial registration with each other. The terminals extend through the openings and are secured to the tabs. The terminals are off-center relative to the compartments to preserve space for the bent stacks.

A battery includes a case having a feedthrough port, a feedthrough assembly disposed in the feedthrough port, and a cell stack disposed within the case. The feedthrough port includes an inner conductor and an insulator core separating the inner conductor from the case. The cell stack includes an anode, a cathode, and a separator insulating the anode from the cathode, wherein the anode and cathode are offset from one another. An insulating boot surrounding the cell stack insulates the cell stack from the case. The insulating boot has an opening configured to receive therein the feedthrough assembly, which may include overmolded insulation. The interior surfaces and interior walls of the battery case may be thermal spray-coated with a dielectric material to prevent lithium dendrite formation between cathode and anode surfaces.

A battery module (100) comprising at least one battery cell system (1) having at least two battery cells (11), wherein the battery cell system (1) comprises a pouch film (3) and at least two electrode composites (5), wherein an electrode composite (5) comprises at least one anode and at least one cathode, and wherein the pouch film (3) forms pockets (12) separated from one another, in particular situated alongside one another, for introducing respectively at least one electrode composite (5), such that each pocket (12) together with electrode composite (5) forms a pouch cell (10), and wherein the pockets (12) are connected to one another physically in a foldable manner via the pouch film (3) and wherein the battery module (100) has a movement-flexible, foldable enclosure (20), which encloses the entire battery cell system (1) and the voltage tap of the battery module (100).

An energy storage arrangement includes an energy storage receptacle which has multiple cup-shaped receiving compartments and energy storages respective positive and a negative electrode and being received in the receiving compartments, wherein one of the electrodes of each of the energy storages is in electrically conductive contact with the receiving compartment that receives the respective energy storage and the electrodes of all energy storages that are in contact with the energy storage receptacle are electrically conductively connected via the energy storage receptacle.