A battery cell may include a housing, an electrode assembly, and a pole. The housing may be integrally formed and include two first side walls arranged opposite each other in a first direction and two second side walls arranged opposite each other in a second direction, the two first side walls and the two second side walls may enclose an accommodating cavity, the housing may have at least one opening in a third direction, and the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are perpendicular to one another. The electrode assembly may be accommodated in the accommodating cavity, and the electrode assembly may include a body structure and a tab protruding out of the body structure.

A battery cell may include a housing, an electrode assembly, and a pole. The housing may be integrally formed and include two first side walls arranged opposite each other in a first direction and two second side walls arranged opposite each other in a second direction, the two first side walls and the two second side walls may enclose an accommodating cavity, the housing may have at least one opening in a third direction, and the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are perpendicular to one another. The electrode assembly may be accommodated in the accommodating cavity, and the electrode assembly may include a body structure and a tab protruding out of the body structure.

A molten metal battery system includes a plurality of secondary cells electrically connected in series with each other and comprising a plurality of molten metal anodes arranged fluidly in parallel with each other. The system also includes a plurality of electrically isolated molten metal reservoirs, each of the molten metal reservoirs fluidly connected to a corresponding secondary cell of the plurality of secondary cells and configured to exchange molten metal with the corresponding secondary cell while preventing electrical shunt current from flowing between the plurality of secondary cells via the molten metal.

A molten metal battery system includes a plurality of secondary cells electrically connected in series with each other and comprising a plurality of molten metal anodes arranged fluidly in parallel with each other. The system also includes a plurality of electrically isolated molten metal reservoirs, each of the molten metal reservoirs fluidly connected to a corresponding secondary cell of the plurality of secondary cells and configured to exchange molten metal with the corresponding secondary cell while preventing electrical shunt current from flowing between the plurality of secondary cells via the molten metal.

A battery distribution unit includes a housing having a bottom mounted to a battery case of a battery module and having a component cavity with a contactor therein. The contactor has fixed contacts having terminating ends extending from a bottom end of a contactor housing. The BDU includes terminals at the bottom end of the contactor coupled to the terminating ends and a heat exchanger cap at the bottom end of the contactor. The heat exchanger cap is provided in the component cavity in thermal communication with the fixed contacts and in thermal communication with the battery case of the battery module to dissipate heat from the fixed contacts into the battery case of the battery module.

A battery distribution unit includes a housing having a bottom mounted to a battery case of a battery module and having a component cavity with a contactor therein. The contactor has fixed contacts having terminating ends extending from a bottom end of a contactor housing. The BDU includes terminals at the bottom end of the contactor coupled to the terminating ends and a heat exchanger cap at the bottom end of the contactor. The heat exchanger cap is provided in the component cavity in thermal communication with the fixed contacts and in thermal communication with the battery case of the battery module to dissipate heat from the fixed contacts into the battery case of the battery module.

A battery system includes a plurality of battery cells; a busbar that is laser-welded to electrode terminals of the adjacent battery cells and electrically connects the battery cells; and a plastic insulating wall disposed between the adjacent electrode terminals. The surface color of the insulating wall is a heat-ray reflecting color having far-infrared reflectance of 50% or more.

An electricity storage module that includes: a plurality of electricity storage elements each including positive and negative lead terminals protruding outward from end portions thereof; a stack in which the plurality of electricity storage are stacked and adjacent ones of the lead terminals of opposite polarities are connected to each other; bus bars that are individually connected to those of the lead terminals connected in order that are located at opposite ends and that have mutually opposite polarities; and voltage detection terminals that are connected to terminal ends of voltage detection lines and individually connected to the electricity storage elements, wherein the lead terminals, the bus bars, and the voltage detection terminals are collectively connected by laser welding.

A casing for an electric battery (2) to house inside identical electrochemical cells (3) includes a metal container-shaped box (10), formed by a lower base (101) and a perimetric wall (102), where the cells (3) are incorporated. The lower base (101) of the box (10) internally presents identical slots (4), that are distributed on the full extent of a surface of the box and that have a number, shape and size adapted to receive a lower portion of each of the cells (3), so that each of the cells (3) of the battery remains secured in one of the slots (4) and separated from each other with a regular gap between them.

A casing for electric battery that, applicable to an electric battery (2) to house inside a plurality of identical electrochemical cells (3) and including a metal container-shaped box (10), formed by a lower base (101) and a perimetric wall (102) , where the cells (3) are incorporated, that in addition includes an upper fixing part (11) that acts as a lid to the box (10) fitted on its perimetric wall (102) and on the cells (3) centering them and leaving the contacts or lugs apparent for the electric connection. An upper fixing part (11) can include housings (7) with holes that, distributed through the full extent of the part, have a number, shape and size adapted to receive an upper portion of each of the cells (3) so that they surround each cell (3) leaving apparent and insulated from one another their positive and negative contacts.