This application provides a battery. The battery includes a housing and a plurality of accommodating cavities located in the housing. Two adjacent accommodating cavities are isolated by a partition plate, and an electrode core assembly comprising at least one electrode core is arranged in the accommodating cavity. A plurality of electrode core assemblies are sequentially arranged along a first direction and connected in series. A liquid guiding hole and a gas guiding hole are provided on the partition plate. The liquid guiding hole and the gas guiding hole are used to connect two adjacent accommodating cavities at both sides of the partition plate. The battery further includes a blocking mechanism that enables the liquid guiding hole to be in a settable state including an open state and a closed state.

A sealing assembly for sealing a through hole, and a method and device for preparing a battery cell are provided. The sealing assembly comprises: a sealing sleeve provided in the through hole and having a cavity and an opening that is in communication with the cavity; an elastic sleeve tube provided in the cavity and having a first mounting hole that extends in an axial direction of the through hole; and a central rod, which is provided in the first mounting hole and is in threaded connection with the elastic sleeve tube to enable the elastic sleeve tube to expand in a radial direction of the through hole to press the sealing sleeve and form, on an outer wall of the elastic sleeve tube, a raised portion that rivets the sealing sleeve to the through hole. The sealing assembly for sealing the through hole, and the method and device for preparing the battery cell according to the embodiments of the present application can improve the sealing performance on the through hole of the battery cell.

A sealing assembly for sealing a through hole, and a method and device for preparing a battery cell are provided. The sealing assembly comprises: a sealing sleeve provided in the through hole and having a cavity and an opening that is in communication with the cavity; an elastic sleeve tube provided in the cavity and having a first mounting hole that extends in an axial direction of the through hole; and a central rod, which is provided in the first mounting hole and is in threaded connection with the elastic sleeve tube to enable the elastic sleeve tube to expand in a radial direction of the through hole to press the sealing sleeve and form, on an outer wall of the elastic sleeve tube, a raised portion that rivets the sealing sleeve to the through hole. The sealing assembly for sealing the through hole, and the method and device for preparing the battery cell according to the embodiments of the present application can improve the sealing performance on the through hole of the battery cell.

A method of producing a lithium-ion battery includes filling at least one cell of the battery with an electrolyte followed directly with a first step of sealing the at least one cell and a second step of applying pulsating compression to the at least one cell during formation charging, the pulsating compression comprising alternating a first time period of applying a first compression force F.sub.1 greater than zero and a second time period of applying a second compression force F.sub.2, wherein F.sub.1 > F.sub.2, and the formation charging includes a first charge of the battery.

A method of producing a lithium-ion battery includes filling at least one cell of the battery with an electrolyte followed directly with a first step of sealing the at least one cell and a second step of applying pulsating compression to the at least one cell during formation charging, the pulsating compression comprising alternating a first time period of applying a first compression force F.sub.1 greater than zero and a second time period of applying a second compression force F.sub.2, wherein F.sub.1 > F.sub.2, and the formation charging includes a first charge of the battery.

A cell and an assembly method thereof. The cell has an elongated structure with a positive electrode end and a negative electrode end. The negative electrode end is provided with a liquid injection hole, a tab protector and a single-cell collection board. A negative electrode column is connected to a negative tab on a cell core set through an aluminum plate, which is bendable to be accommodated into an accommodating cavity. The liquid injection hole is sunk into an avoidance hole on a top frame plate of the tab protector to clamp the tab protector. The electrolyte flows through the accommodating cavity to fill a core cavity, and the liquid injection hole is sealed by a sealing mechanism including a steel ball welded in thxoer liquid injection hole and a structural adhesive filled in the recess.

A cell and an assembly method thereof. The cell has an elongated structure with a positive electrode end and a negative electrode end. The negative electrode end is provided with a liquid injection hole, a tab protector and a single-cell collection board. A negative electrode column is connected to a negative tab on a cell core set through an aluminum plate, which is bendable to be accommodated into an accommodating cavity. The liquid injection hole is sunk into an avoidance hole on a top frame plate of the tab protector to clamp the tab protector. The electrolyte flows through the accommodating cavity to fill a core cavity, and the liquid injection hole is sealed by a sealing mechanism including a steel ball welded in thxoer liquid injection hole and a structural adhesive filled in the recess.

In a state in which a sealing member is fixed to an exterior container by swaging, at least a tip side of a protrusion is embedded in a seal component. In a state before the sealing member is fixed to the exterior container by swaging, when the protrusion of the sealing member and the seal component are brought into abutment with each other, a communication path is formed in the protrusion or the seal component to communicate a space inside the exterior container and a space outside the exterior container with each other.

A lithium ion battery and an electric vehicle with the same are provided. The lithium ion battery includes a cover plate assembly and a battery cell assembly, the cover plate assembly includes a pole and a polarity connecting piece, the pole is connected with the polarity connecting piece, the battery cell assembly is provided with a battery cell tab assembly, and the pole is connected and conducted with the battery cell tab assembly through the polarity connecting piece. As a hard connection, the polarity connecting piece is directly or indirectly connected with the battery cell tab assembly. The polarity connecting piece is in interference fit with the pole for laser welding, so that the connection reliability is high, the overcurrent capability is strong, and electronic conduction is easy.

A battery is provided. The battery includes: a housing and a plurality of accommodating cavities provided in the housing. Two adjacent accommodating cavities are separated by a partition plate. An electrode core assembly is arranged in each of the accommodating cavities. A plurality of electrode core assemblies are sequentially arranged along the first direction and connected in series. A spacer is arranged between the end of the electrode core assembly along the first direction and the partition plate.