A battery cell, a battery pack and an electronic device with improved durability by reducing bend-induced damage, whereby a battery cell includes at least two battery units, each including a plurality of electrode leads, an electrode assembly, an electrolyte solution and an inner pouch in which the electrode assembly and the electrolyte solution are received, wherein at least one of the plurality of electrode leads of one battery unit is inserted into the other battery unit and electrically connected to the electrode assembly, and an outer pouch including at least two receiving portions in which the at least two battery units are received respectively, and a bending portion in which a part of the plurality of electrode leads is disposed and a part between the at least two receiving portions is bent.

Provided is a technique to reduce voids between an electrode tab and a current collecting unit in a portion where the electrode tab and the current collecting unit are welded. The secondary battery manufacturing method disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a secondary battery including an electrode body having an electrode tab and a current collecting unit electrically connected to the electrode body. This method includes: welding between the electrode tab and the current collecting unit, by sandwiching the electrode tab between a transparent material and the current collecting unit and then applying laser to penetrate the transparent material.

A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a current collection tab protruding to one side; a case including a main body having an accommodating part accommodating the electrode assembly, and a cover covering the main body; and an electrode lead electrically connected to the current collection tab and drawn out of the case, wherein the current collection tab is bent twice, and a length of the current collection tab is twice a thickness of the electrode assembly.

A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a current collection tab protruding to one side; a case including a main body having an accommodating part accommodating the electrode assembly, and a cover covering the main body; and an electrode lead electrically connected to the current collection tab and drawn out of the case, wherein the current collection tab is bent twice, and a length of the current collection tab is twice a thickness of the electrode assembly.

Disclosed is a battery module including a battery stack having a structure, in which is stacked batteries, each including an electrode assembly, an outer case accommodating the electrode assembly, and an electrode lead, one side connected to the electrode assembly and an opposite side of which protrudes to an outside of the outer case. The battery module also includes a sensing assembly including a bus bar provided on one side of the battery stack and jointed to the electrode lead. The electrode lead includes a first electrode lead, and a second electrode lead having a polarity that is different from that of the first electrode lead. The battery includes a first battery, and a second battery spaced apart from the battery in a vertical direction, and areas in which the first electrode lead and the second electrode lead are spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction.

Disclosed is a battery module including a battery stack having a structure, in which is stacked batteries, each including an electrode assembly, an outer case accommodating the electrode assembly, and an electrode lead, one side connected to the electrode assembly and an opposite side of which protrudes to an outside of the outer case. The battery module also includes a sensing assembly including a bus bar provided on one side of the battery stack and jointed to the electrode lead. The electrode lead includes a first electrode lead, and a second electrode lead having a polarity that is different from that of the first electrode lead. The battery includes a first battery, and a second battery spaced apart from the battery in a vertical direction, and areas in which the first electrode lead and the second electrode lead are spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction.

A battery module includes a plurality of secondary batteries, each including an electrode assembly and an electrolyte accommodated in an inner space of an exterior case. The battery module also includes an electrode lead having a body and a plate-shaped head portion. A first end of the body is electrically connected to a positive electrode plate or a negative electrode plate of the electrode assembly, and a second end of the body protrudes outward from the exterior case. The plate-shaped head extends in both directions perpendicular to the protruding direction of the body from the second end. The battery module also includes a bus bar having a plate shape with a slit extending inwardly from one end thereof so as to receive a portion of the body. The electrode lead and the bus bar may be at least partially made of an electrically conductive material.

Systems, methods, and apparatus for a structurally cross-tied energy cell are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a battery comprises a plurality of battery cells, each comprising an anode layer and a cathode layer. The battery further comprises a plurality of anode cross ties electrically connected to at least some of the anode layers of the battery. Further, the battery comprises a plurality of cathode cross ties electrically connected to at least some of the cathode layers of the battery. In one or more embodiments, the anode cross ties and the cathode cross ties run through all of the battery cells of the battery. In at least one embodiment, the anode cross ties and the cathode cross ties are manufactured from an electrical conductor material. In some embodiments, the anode cross ties and the cathode cross ties each comprise conductive protrusions, which are located external to the battery.

A metal-air cell comprises a negative electrode, a negative electrode case housing the negative electrode, sealed while a lead of the negative electrode extends from the negative electrode case, including a separator that forms at least part of the negative electrode case, an air electrode facing the negative electrode across the separator, and a cell case housing the negative electrode case and the air electrode and sealed while the lead of the negative electrode expands from the cell case and a lead of the air electrode expands from the cell case.

A metal-air cell comprises a negative electrode, a negative electrode case housing the negative electrode, sealed while a lead of the negative electrode extends from the negative electrode case, including a separator that forms at least part of the negative electrode case, an air electrode facing the negative electrode across the separator, and a cell case housing the negative electrode case and the air electrode and sealed while the lead of the negative electrode expands from the cell case and a lead of the air electrode expands from the cell case.