Certain aspects relate to a battery pack for an electric vehicle. Exemplary battery pack includes a first pouch cell and a vent configured to vent the ejecta from the first pouch cell. The first pouch cell includes at least an outer coating, at least a first pair of electrodes, at least a first pair of foil tabs electrically connected to the at least a first pair of electrodes, at least a first insulator layer located substantially between the at least a first pair of foil tabs, a first pouch substantially encompassing the at least a first pair of foil tabs and the at least a first insulator layer, and a first electrolyte within the first pouch. The battery pack is also configured to power at least a propulsor component.

This application relates to an end cover assembly, a battery cell, a degassing method, a battery, and an electric apparatus. The end cover assembly includes: an end cover plate provided with a degassing hole, where the degassing hole penetrates through the end cover plate; and a degassing apparatus mounted in the degassing hole, where the degassing apparatus includes a columnar portion, a first limiting portion, a second limiting portion, a first elastic member, and a second elastic member. The columnar portion penetrates through the degassing hole. The first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are respectively located on an outer side and an inner side of the end cover plate. The first elastic member is located between the first limiting portion and the end cover plate. The second elastic member is located between the second limiting portion and the end cover plate.

This application relates to an end cover assembly, a battery cell, a degassing method, a battery, and an electric apparatus. The end cover assembly includes: an end cover plate provided with a degassing hole, where the degassing hole penetrates through the end cover plate; and a degassing apparatus mounted in the degassing hole, where the degassing apparatus includes a columnar portion, a first limiting portion, a second limiting portion, a first elastic member, and a second elastic member. The columnar portion penetrates through the degassing hole. The first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are respectively located on an outer side and an inner side of the end cover plate. The first elastic member is located between the first limiting portion and the end cover plate. The second elastic member is located between the second limiting portion and the end cover plate.

Provided is a pressure balancing device, having a mounting seat and a cover, wherein an accommodating cavity is formed between the mounting seat and the cover. The pressure balancing device may also have a partition member, wherein the partition member divides the accommodating cavity into first and second accommodating cavities. The partition member may also include a support portion and an elastic portion, the support portion being disposed on the elastic portion and having a vent hole capable of fluidly communicating the accommodating cavities. The elastic portion is elastically deformable so as to move the support portion relative to the cover. The pressure balancing device may also have a breathable film that is disposed on the support portion and covers the vent hole, and that is movable as the support portion moves.

A secondary battery is provided with a pouch, in which a sealing portion formed on an edge of the pouch is sealed when an electrode assembly and an electrolyte are enclosed. The secondary battery includes a valve which is mounted on a sealing portion so that one end the valve is disposed inside the pouch, and the other end of the valve is disposed outside the pouch and discharges a gas generated inside the pouch to the outside. The valve comprises an inner tube filled with an adhesive and made of a material that is deformed when swelling occurs. When the swelling occurs to increase in pressure inside the pouch, a gap is generated in a portion that is filled with the adhesive, and the gas within the pouch is discharged to the outside though the gap.

A secondary battery is provided with a pouch, in which a sealing portion formed on an edge of the pouch is sealed when an electrode assembly and an electrolyte are enclosed. The secondary battery includes a valve which is mounted on a sealing portion so that one end the valve is disposed inside the pouch, and the other end of the valve is disposed outside the pouch and discharges a gas generated inside the pouch to the outside. The valve comprises an inner tube filled with an adhesive and made of a material that is deformed when swelling occurs. When the swelling occurs to increase in pressure inside the pouch, a gap is generated in a portion that is filled with the adhesive, and the gas within the pouch is discharged to the outside though the gap.

Provided are a box of a battery, a battery, a power consumption apparatus, and a method and apparatus for producing a battery. The box includes: an electrical chamber configured to accommodate a battery cell, a pressure relief mechanism being disposed on a first wall of the battery cell, and the pressure relief mechanism being configured to be actuated when an internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold, to relieve the internal pressure; a collecting chamber configured to collect emissions from the battery cell when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, the collecting chamber being isolated from the electrical chamber; and a first thermal management component configured to accommodate a fluid to adjust a temperature of the battery cell, the first thermal management component being attached to a second wall of the battery cell, and the second wall being different from the first wall.

Provided are a box of a battery, a battery, a power consumption apparatus, and a method and apparatus for producing a battery. The box includes: an electrical chamber configured to accommodate a battery cell, a pressure relief mechanism being disposed on a first wall of the battery cell, and the pressure relief mechanism being configured to be actuated when an internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold, to relieve the internal pressure; a collecting chamber configured to collect emissions from the battery cell when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, the collecting chamber being isolated from the electrical chamber; and a first thermal management component configured to accommodate a fluid to adjust a temperature of the battery cell, the first thermal management component being attached to a second wall of the battery cell, and the second wall being different from the first wall.

Provided are a top cover for a battery, a battery and an energy storage device. The top cover for the battery includes a mounting sheet and an explosion-proof valve. The mounting sheet has an opening defined thereon. The explosion-proof valve includes a valve body, an explosion-proof diaphragm and a valve cover. The valve body is mounted in the opening, and the valve body has a ventilation groove defined on an upper surface thereof. The valve cover is mounted on the upper surface of the valve body and configured to partially cover the ventilation groove. The explosion-proof diaphragm is mounted on a lower surface of the valve body. A cavity is defined by the valve body, the explosion-proof diaphragm and the valve cover and is in communication with outside through the ventilation groove.

The present invention is a method for manufacturing a secondary battery. An electrode assembly and an electrolyte are accommodated into a body of a battery case. The body of the battery case has an accommodation part and a gas pocket part, and a passage that extends from the accommodation part to the outside discharges an internal gas from the accommodation part through the gas pocket part. The battery case is seated in a seating step on a support block, which has an inclined part on a side surface thereof, to support the battery case. The body is pressed to discharge a gas accommodated in the accommodation part through the gas pocket part in the battery case. This method allows easy discharging of internal gas while reducing discharge of the electrolyte with the gas.