A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a rectangular outer casing; a sealing plate; an electrode terminal on the sealing plate; a first current collector connected to the electrode terminal; a second current collector connected to the first current collector; and a tab group connected to the second current collector. The second current collector is a flat plate, and includes a fuse portion having a slit extending in a lateral direction of the flat plate. The tab group is connected to the second current collector at a position closer to one side in the lateral direction, and is bent at a connection portion with the second current collector such that the bent tab group extends parallel to the side wall. The fuse portion includes a portion with a large sectional area on the other side of the slit in the lateral direction.

Disclosed is an electrochemical energy storage device, belonging to the technical field of electrochemical energy storage devices. The electrochemical energy storage device comprises: a cover plate (6), which comprises a lead-out column (61) and a fixation plate (62), wherein the lead-out column (61) is an electric conductor, the fixation plate (62) is an insulator, and the lead-out column (61) is fixed on the fixation plate (62) in a vertically penetrating manner; an outer housing (1), which is cylindrical, wherein an opening is provided at at least one end of the outer housing, and the fixation plate (62) is connected to the opening of the outer housing (1) in a sealed manner by means of a sealing ring (9); and a roll core (3), which is arranged at an inner cavity of the outer housing (1), wherein the roll core (3) is welded to a side face of the lead-out column (61) by means of an upper connection piece (4) to achieve electrically conductive connection, and connected in an electrically conductive manner to the other lead-out end of the outer housing (1) by means of a lower connection piece (2); and an upper roll edge (42) used for sheathing the roll core (3) is arranged at a periphery of the upper connection piece (4), and a periphery of the lead-out column (61) and the upper roll edge (42) of the upper connection piece (4) are fixed by means of side-face laser welding. The electrochemical energy storage device has the advantages that the internal resistance is small, the strength is high, the stability is good, and anti-vibration performance can be improved in the process of use.

The disclosed technology relates to a looped tab for a battery cell. The looped tab may extend from a set of layers. The looped tab may comprise a first portion adjacent to the set of layers, and a second portion adjacent to an inner sidewall of the enclosure. At least a portion of the first portion and at least a portion of the second portion comprise a covered portion. The covered portion comprises a metal surface and an oxide coating covering the metal surface. The oxide coating is configured to prevent contact between a layer in the set of layers or the inner sidewall of the enclosure and the metal surface.

A laminate battery module has a plurality of laminate batteries, and a thermal expansion member. Each laminate battery has an exterior body, and an electrode body accommodated in the exterior body. The exterior body has a wide surface, and a sealing portion. The plurality of laminate batteries are arrayed sequentially so that the wide surfaces oppose each other, with an outgassing region being set in a pre-determined part of the periphery of the wide surfaces. The thermal expansion member is interposed between the wide surfaces of the plurality of laminate batteries, and protrudes in a region excluding the outgassing region. A portion of the thermal expansion member protruding in a region excluding the outgassing region expands when a pre-determined temperature is exceeded, and fills a region of the periphery of the laminate batteries, excluding the outgassing region.

A laminate battery module has a plurality of laminate batteries, and a thermal expansion member. Each laminate battery has an exterior body, and an electrode body accommodated in the exterior body. The exterior body has a wide surface, and a sealing portion. The plurality of laminate batteries are arrayed sequentially so that the wide surfaces oppose each other, with an outgassing region being set in a pre-determined part of the periphery of the wide surfaces. The thermal expansion member is interposed between the wide surfaces of the plurality of laminate batteries, and protrudes in a region excluding the outgassing region. A portion of the thermal expansion member protruding in a region excluding the outgassing region expands when a pre-determined temperature is exceeded, and fills a region of the periphery of the laminate batteries, excluding the outgassing region.

A secondary battery includes an outer package member, a battery device, an external terminal, and a coupling wiring line. The battery device is contained inside the outer package member, and includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The external terminal is attached to the outer package member and insulated from the outer package member. The coupling wiring line is coupled to each of the first electrode and the external terminal. A portion of the coupling wiring line is insulated from each of the outer package member and the second electrode, and is sandwiched by the outer package member and the battery device.

A secondary battery includes an outer package member, a battery device, an external terminal, and a coupling wiring line. The battery device is contained inside the outer package member, and includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The external terminal is attached to the outer package member and insulated from the outer package member. The coupling wiring line is coupled to each of the first electrode and the external terminal. A portion of the coupling wiring line is insulated from each of the outer package member and the second electrode, and is sandwiched by the outer package member and the battery device.

A cylindrical secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate; a can having a bottom part and a cylindrical side part, configured to accommodate the electrode assembly, and electrically connected to the first electrode plate; and a cap assembly. The cap assembly includes: a cap plate coupled to one end of the cylindrical side part and electrically connected to the cylindrical side part; and a rivet terminal insulated from the cap plate and electrically connected to the second electrode plate.

Provided are a manufacturing method of a core assembly for battery, a core assembly for battery, and a battery pack including the core assembly. The method includes; providing a jelly-roll including a cylindrical main body and a tab group including tabs stacked in an axial direction of the main body and electrically connected to an axial end of the main body, each tab extending outward in a radial direction of the main body; providing a current collecting member including a current collecting portion; electrically connecting the current collecting portion to at least one of the tabs so that the current collecting portion extends outward in the radial direction; and bending the current collecting portion and at least one part of the tabs inward in the radial direction so that no current collecting portion or tab extends beyond an outer peripheral surface of the main body in the radial direction.

Provided is a secondary battery for testing an internal short, and a method and apparatus for testing an internal short of a secondary battery using the same. The secondary battery for testing an internal short according to the present disclosure includes a positive electrode side metal terminal having one end disposed between a positive electrode plate and a separator of the secondary battery, and a negative electrode side metal terminal having one end disposed between a negative electrode plate and the separator of the secondary battery, and is used to cause an internal short by contact between the other end of the positive electrode side metal terminal and the other end of the negative electrode side metal terminal.