A battery module of the present disclosure includes a battery case, at least one sulfide-based battery disposed inside the battery case, and at least one halogen-based battery disposed inside the battery case. A vehicle of the present disclosure includes the battery module and an electric motor configured to be driven by electric power supplied from the battery module. A method of manufacturing a battery module of the present disclosure includes disposing at least one sulfide-based battery inside the battery case and disposing at least one halogen-based battery inside the battery case.

A battery module of the present disclosure includes a battery case, at least one sulfide-based battery disposed inside the battery case, and at least one halogen-based battery disposed inside the battery case. A vehicle of the present disclosure includes the battery module and an electric motor configured to be driven by electric power supplied from the battery module. A method of manufacturing a battery module of the present disclosure includes disposing at least one sulfide-based battery inside the battery case and disposing at least one halogen-based battery inside the battery case.

A zinc-air charger having a case defining a plurality of pass core vents, and an internal case cavity; a plurality of zinc-air cells that are electrically coupled and disposed within the internal case cavity; a coupling plug configured to couple with and provide electrical power generated by the plurality of zinc-air cells to a device that is separate from the zinc-air charger; and a system configured to: output electrical power generated by the plurality of zinc-air cells to the device; identify a state of the plurality of zinc-air cells, determine, based at least in part on the identified state of the plurality of zinc-air cells, that one or more of the plurality of zinc-air cells are air-starved, and in response to determining that the one or more of the plurality of zinc-air cells are air-starved, generate a power cut-off for a period of time that ceases electrical power output to the device.

A zinc-air charger having a case defining a plurality of pass core vents, and an internal case cavity; a plurality of zinc-air cells that are electrically coupled and disposed within the internal case cavity; a coupling plug configured to couple with and provide electrical power generated by the plurality of zinc-air cells to a device that is separate from the zinc-air charger; and a system configured to: output electrical power generated by the plurality of zinc-air cells to the device; identify a state of the plurality of zinc-air cells, determine, based at least in part on the identified state of the plurality of zinc-air cells, that one or more of the plurality of zinc-air cells are air-starved, and in response to determining that the one or more of the plurality of zinc-air cells are air-starved, generate a power cut-off for a period of time that ceases electrical power output to the device.

A power storage device includes: a modular structure including at least one power storage module, the power storage module having an electrode stacked body and a sealing member, the electrode stacked body having bipolar electrodes, and the sealing member sealing a side surface of the electrode stacked body; a pair of restraint members disposed at both ends of the modular structure in the first direction to apply a restraint load to the modular structure; and a first intermediate member interposed between the restraint member and the modular structure to transmit the restraint load from the restraint member to the modular structure, wherein the first intermediate member includes a first package that is deformable according to the restraint load and a fluid that is enclosed in the first package.

Provided herein are energy storage devices. In some cases, the energy storage devices are capable of being transported on a vehicle and storing a large amount of energy. An energy storage device is provided comprising at least one liquid metal electrode, an energy storage capacity of at least about 1 MWh and a response time less than or equal to about 100 milliseconds (ms).

Batteries, battery components, and related methods and apparatus for mitigating a thermal runaway event of a battery are disclosed. Examples disclosed herein include a battery including an enclosure defining a cavity, the enclosure including a first end wall and a second end wall opposite the first end wall, a battery cell disposed in the cavity of the enclosure, a load spreader disposed in the cavity of the enclosure, the load spreader spaced from the first end wall, the battery cell disposed between the load spreader and the second end wall of the enclosure, the load spreader at least partially compressing the battery cell between the load spreader and the second end wall.

Batteries, battery components, and related methods and apparatus for mitigating a thermal runaway event of a battery are disclosed. Examples disclosed herein include a battery including an enclosure defining a cavity, the enclosure including a first end wall and a second end wall opposite the first end wall, a battery cell disposed in the cavity of the enclosure, a load spreader disposed in the cavity of the enclosure, the load spreader spaced from the first end wall, the battery cell disposed between the load spreader and the second end wall of the enclosure, the load spreader at least partially compressing the battery cell between the load spreader and the second end wall.

Vacuum insulated battery housings, packs, systems, powered instruments, and methods. The insulated battery system may include a vacuum insulated housing with an outer wall and an inner wall having a vacuum space in between. One or more battery cells and other components are receivable in the vacuum insulated housing. A lid or casing seals the vacuum insulated housing. The insulated battery system protects the battery cells and other battery components from thermal degradation, for example, during autoclave or steam sterilization procedures.

A metal seawater fuel cell includes a single cell or a battery pack which is composed of more than two single cells connected in series or in parallel or in series and parallel through circuits. The single cell has a metal anode arranged oppositely in a sealed single cell housing, a cathode carrying a hydrogen evolution catalyst, and a diaphragm arranged between the metal anode and the cathode, the bottom and the top of the single cell housing are respectively provided with fluid flow channels, and both ends of the fluid flow channels are respectively provided with openings communicated with the interior and exterior of the housing. The metal anode and/or single cell housing is placed in a closed transitional housing. The transitional housing is a degradable material or can be mechanically damaged by a driving device driven and started by a control device.