A series of cells for use in an electrochemical device, such as an electrochemical cell or battery, that can operate in a single bulk electrolyte solution shared among the cells. Methods of producing hydrogen or both hydrogen and electricity in appreciable quantifies and in various ratios, and vehicles or other devices and applications powered by electrochemical devices comprising the series.

A power storage apparatus has a case accommodating an electrode assembly, and a release valve present in the wall of the case. The electrode assembly includes electrodes. A shielding member is arranged between the inner surface of the wall and the end surface of the electrode assembly. A point located in a center of the case in a front view of the case taken in the stacking direction of the electrodes and located in a center of a dimension of the electrode assembly in the stacking direction is a center point, and a region surrounded by a plane connecting the center point and a contour of the pressure release valve at a shortest distance is a three-dimensional region. The shielding member includes a shielding portion that entirely covers a cross section of the three-dimensional region along the end face of the electrode assembly.

A power storage device includes: a housing having a terminal arrangement part; a pair of output terminals provided in the terminal arrangement part; an electrode assembly housed in the housing; a pair of current collecting parts that electrically connect the electrode assembly and the pair of output terminals; and an insulating electrode assembly holder that has contact with a pair of first surfaces of the electrode assembly facing each other in first direction X in which the pair of current collecting parts are arranged, is fixed to the housing, and sandwiches the electrode assembly in first direction X.

A power storage device includes: a housing having a terminal arrangement part; a pair of output terminals provided in the terminal arrangement part; an electrode assembly housed in the housing; a pair of current collecting parts that electrically connect the electrode assembly and the pair of output terminals; and an insulating electrode assembly holder that has contact with a pair of first surfaces of the electrode assembly facing each other in first direction X in which the pair of current collecting parts are arranged, is fixed to the housing, and sandwiches the electrode assembly in first direction X.

Embodiments of the present application provide a battery, a power consumption device, and a method and device for producing a battery. The battery includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; and a spacer plate, the spacer plate extending in the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, and the first wall being a wall of the battery cell that has a largest surface area, where a size T1 of the spacer plate in a second direction is greater than 5 mm, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first wall. According to technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, performance of the battery could be improved.

Embodiments of the present application provide a battery, a power consumption device, and a method and device for producing a battery. The battery includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; and a spacer plate, the spacer plate extending in the first direction and being connected to a first wall of each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells, and the first wall being a wall of the battery cell that has a largest surface area, where a size T1 of the spacer plate in a second direction is greater than 5 mm, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first wall. According to technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, performance of the battery could be improved.

A battery disclosed herein includes: an exterior body including a bottom wall and an opening facing the bottom wall; a sealing plate sealing the opening of the exterior body; and one or a plurality of wound electrode bodies, in which a band-shaped positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer and a band-shaped negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer are laminated via a band-shaped separator and are wound around a winding axis. A length of the positive electrode active material layer is 15 cm or more in a winding axis direction of the wound electrode body. A plurality of winding stop tapes are attached to an outer surface of the wound electrode body at intervals in the winding axis direction.

The present disclosure relates to a battery cell to alleviate the problem of impurities falling into an electrode assembly. Wherein, the battery cell includes: an electrode assembly including a tab and a cell body, wherein the tab is connected to the cell body; a cover plate assembly including an electrode terminal and a cover plate, wherein the electrode terminal is disposed on the cover plate; a connecting sheet connected between the tab and the electrode terminal, the connecting sheet includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, wherein the first connecting portion is connected to the tab, and the second connecting portion is connected to the electrode terminal; an insulating pallet disposed between the cell body and the connecting sheet; and an insulation member disposed between the insulating pallet and the second connecting portion.

The present technology relates to: an electrochemical element which comprises a separator having through-holes formed therein, a through-hole cover material, and a spacer; and a method for using the electrochemical element to evaluate the safety of an energy storage device by means of an internal short circuit. An energy storage device including the electrochemical element according to the present invention is characterized in that: the energy storage device can be restored, after an internal short circuit evaluation test, to a state in which a short circuit has not occurred; and a repeat test and evaluation can be carried out without disassembly and reassembly.

A battery disclosed herein includes an exterior body, a sealing plate sealing an opening of the exterior body, electrode bodies each including a first electrode, an electrode tab group electrically connected to the first electrodes, a terminal attached to the sealing plate and electrically connected to the electrode tab group, a collecting unit electrically connecting the electrode tab rid the terminal, and an insulating member insulating the sealing plate and the collecting unit from each other. The insulating member includes a base portion disposed between the sealing plate and the collecting unit, and protrusion portions protruding, from the sealing plate toward the sides of the electrode bodies.