A battery pack includes a lower plate on which one or more cell assemblies are disposed, one or more support frames coupled to the lower plate, and one or more reinforcing members coupled to one side of the support frame to form a venting path. The reinforcing member includes a material different from a material of the support frame.

A battery pack includes: a first secondary battery cell and a second secondary battery cell each having a cylindrical shape and connected in series and/or in parallel with each other; a housing case; and a longitudinal partition plate having a thermal insulation property, and disposed at an interface between the first secondary battery cell and the second secondary battery cell housed in the internal space of the housing case. The longitudinal partition plate constitutes a first thermal insulator that projects from a side facing the side surface of the cylindrical shape of the first secondary battery cell, and constitutes a second thermal insulator that projects from a side facing the side surface of the cylindrical shape of the second secondary battery cell.

Disclosed is a battery pack including plurality of battery cells; a bus bar assembly having a first side and a second side, the second side of the bus bar assembly provided to a first side of the plurality of battery cells and electrically connected to the plurality of battery cells; a cooling unit disposed at the second side of the bus bar assembly and arranged between the plurality of battery cells along a longitudinal direction of the battery pack; and a side structure unit configured to accommodate the cooling unit and the plurality of battery cells and configured to form a first section of an outer surface of the battery pack.

Disclosed is a battery pack including plurality of battery cells; a bus bar assembly having a first side and a second side, the second side of the bus bar assembly provided to a first side of the plurality of battery cells and electrically connected to the plurality of battery cells; a cooling unit disposed at the second side of the bus bar assembly and arranged between the plurality of battery cells along a longitudinal direction of the battery pack; and a side structure unit configured to accommodate the cooling unit and the plurality of battery cells and configured to form a first section of an outer surface of the battery pack.

A lightweight battery housing for an automobile and method of assembling same. The lightweight battery housing comprises an upper cover, a tub, and a protection frame whereon the upper cover and lower tub sit. The upper cover and tub may comprise at least one of a steel material, an aluminum material, and/or a fiber-reinforced composite. The protection frame comprises at least one of steel material and aluminum material. The tub includes pockets for holding battery modules and seals against the cover to provide a leak-resistant battery holder. Fasteners connect the tub, cover, and protection frame and a seal is placed between the tub and the cover. The cover and other components of the battery housing may be integrated directly into a body-in-white of the vehicle.

A case airtightness evaluation method evaluates airtightness of a case mounted at a vehicle. A pressure measuring step of the evaluation method includes pressurizing or depressurizing air in the case, allowing pressure in the case to stabilize, and then measuring a pressure change in the case. During the measurement of the pressure change, a deformation amount acquiring step acquires a deformation amount of a specific location of the case. Based on the acquired deformation amount, a correcting step corrects the measured pressure change. Based on the corrected pressure change, an evaluating step evaluates airtightness of the case.

A battery cell, a battery, an electric device, and a manufacturing device and method of battery cell are described. The battery cell includes a metal housing, an electrode assembly, and a conductive member, where the metal housing has an accommodating cavity; the electrode assembly is accommodated in the accommodating cavity, the electrode assembly includes a first tab, and the first tab is electrically connected to the metal housing; and the conductive member is disposed on an outer surface of the metal housing, and resistance of the conductive member is lower than that of the metal housing. In the charging and discharging process, current passes through the conductive member or passes through both the conductive member and the metal housing, in whichever cases, the resistance in the charging and discharging process of the battery cell is lower than that in the case of current passing through the metal housing only.

A battery module, which includes at least one battery cell and a module case for packaging the at least one battery cell, wherein the module case includes: a top cover configured to cover an upper side of the at least one battery cell; and a side plate configured to cover all of opposing side surfaces of the top cover and opposing side surfaces of the at least one battery cell and configured to be coupled to the top cover by fitting.

A battery module, which includes at least one battery cell and a module case for packaging the at least one battery cell, wherein the module case includes: a top cover configured to cover an upper side of the at least one battery cell; and a side plate configured to cover all of opposing side surfaces of the top cover and opposing side surfaces of the at least one battery cell and configured to be coupled to the top cover by fitting.

A secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. An electrode assembly accommodated in the secondary battery having various shapes is manufactured. In particular, a method for manufacturing a secondary battery includes an electrode stack preparation step of preparing an electrode stack which includes a first unit cell having a first area and a second unit cell having a second area that is less than the first area, and which has a structure in which the second unit cell is disposed on one surface of the first unit cell. The method further includes a curved surface formation step of pressing at least a part of an independent portion, which does not overlap the second unit cell, of the first unit cell to form a curved surface on the at least the part of the independent portion.