A secondary battery includes an electrode body that includes a positive-electrode sheet and a negative-electrode sheet, a prismatic exterior body that accommodates the electrode body, a metallic sealing plate that seals an opening of the prismatic exterior body, and a positive-electrode current collector that is electrically connected to the positive-electrode sheet and the sealing plate. The positive-electrode current collector includes a base that faces the sealing plate and a lead that is disposed on an end portion of the base. A projection is formed on the sealing plate. The projection is fitted in a connection opening that is formed in the base. The projection and the base are welded to each other.

The present disclosure is directed to a single-cell battery, a battery module, a power battery, and an electric vehicle. The single-cell battery includes a case, a battery cell, an electrode terminal, and a cover plate. The electrode terminal includes a battery post. The single-cell battery further includes a current interruption device mounted on the battery post. The current interruption device has a conductive member and a flipping member connected to the conductive member for mutual electrical connection. The flipping member and the conductive member can be electrically disconnected from each other under action of air pressure. The conductive member is connected to the battery post for mutual electrical connection. The flipping member and the conductive member are connected to each other by using a boss welded structure. The boss welded structure includes a boss, a connection hole accommodating the boss, and an annular welding spot located between the boss and the connection hole. The flipping member includes the connection hole. The conductive member includes the boss. The conductive member is connected to an outer end surface of the battery post. An outer periphery of the flipping member is fixed relative to the cover plate. The battery post is mounted in a ceramic ring connected to the cover plate and is insulated from the outer periphery of the flipping member by using the ceramic ring.

A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly configured to have a structure in which a separator is interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, a battery case having formed therein a receiving portion configured to receive the electrode assembly, electrode leads configured to protrude outwards from the battery case, and lead films attached to opposite surfaces of each of the electrode leads, wherein each of the lead films includes a luminous material.

The present invention provides a battery cell including: an electrode assembly configured of a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separation membrane; and a battery case in which a sealing surplus part is formed at an external circumference in a state that the electrode assembly is built in a receiving unit, wherein the battery case is formed of a sheet-shaped structure having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, an electrode terminal of the sheet-shaped structure is protruded through one side sealing surplus part of the battery case, and the electrode terminal is in contact with one surface or the other surface opposite to the one surface of the sealing surplus part in a state that the electrode terminal is bent in the first surface direction or the second surface direction of the battery case at the protrude part.

A battery includes a case having a feedthrough port, a feedthrough assembly disposed in the feedthrough port, and a cell stack disposed within the case. The feedthrough port includes an inner conductor and an insulator core separating the inner conductor from the case. The cell stack includes an anode, a cathode, and a separator insulating the anode from the cathode, wherein the anode and cathode are offset from one another. An insulating boot surrounding the cell stack insulates the cell stack from the case. The insulating boot has an opening configured to receive therein the feedthrough assembly, which may include overmolded insulation. The interior surfaces and interior walls of the battery case may be thermal spray-coated with a dielectric material to prevent lithium dendrite formation between cathode and anode surfaces.

A composite sheet includes a thermally-conductive sheet, a first insulating sheet that covers one surface of the thermally-conductive sheet, and a second insulating sheet that covers another surface of the thermally-conductive sheet, and seals the thermally-conductive sheet between the first and second insulating sheets. The thermally-conductive sheet has a first through hole provided therein. The composite sheet has an insulating lamination portion at which the first insulating sheet is stacked on the second insulating sheet to seal an inner wall surface of the first through hole. The insulating lamination portion has a second through hole provided inside the first through hole and having a hole diameter which is smaller than a hole diameter of the first through hole.

A case for a secondary battery includes: a body plate including a bottom portion, first side portions bent and extended from the bottom portion in opposite directions, and extending portions bent from at least one selected from the bottom portion and the first side portions to then be extended; and second side portions coupled to the extending portions. A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly; the case accommodating the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly coupled to the case to seal the case.

A power storage device includes an electrode assembly, a case, first and second electrode terminals, and a current interrupting mechanism. The current interrupting mechanism interrupts a current through an electrical current-carrying path when the internal pressure of the case reaches a preset pressure. The current interrupting mechanism includes a mechanism insulating portion, which insulates the first electrode terminal including the current interrupting mechanism from an end face of the electrode assembly, and a terminal insulating portion, which insulates the second electrode terminal from the end face of the electrode assembly. The projecting dimension from a wall portion to the mechanism insulating portion including the first electrode terminal is equal to the projecting dimension from the wall portion to the terminal insulating portion including the second electrode terminal.

A battery unit includes a box-shaped case in which a plurality of secondary batteries are stored and that includes a front face, a back face, a first lateral face, a second lateral face, a first main face, and a second main face, a first heat-transfer face that is provided on one faces of the first and second main faces of the case, a second heat-transfer face that is formed on at least one faces of the first and second lateral faces and is continued to the first heat-transfer face, and an insulating face that is formed on the front face, the back face, the other faces of the first and second main faces, and an inner face of the second heat-transfer face. In the battery unit, a battery element of the secondary batteries is stored in an outer package member and positive and negative electrode tabs are led out.

Provided is a battery pack in which multiple battery cells are electrically connected by using bus bars, with little resistance variability and without plating of electrode external terminals. A method for producing a battery pack disclosed herein includes: a step of stacking a plurality of battery cells each having a battery case and electrode external terminals provided outside the battery case; and a step of electrically connecting the electrode external terminals of the plurality of battery cells by using metal-made bus bars. The electrode external terminals are not plated. The method for producing a battery pack further includes forming a fresh surface of terminal material at each surface of the electrode external terminals; and bringing the fresh surface and each metal-made bus bar into contact with each other.