Patent Application
20240222764
This application relates to the technical field of batteries, and in particular, to a battery pack and an electric vehicle having the battery pack.
Battery packs applied to, for example, electric vehicles in the related art mainly include a housing and a plurality of battery modules mounted in the housing. Each of the battery modules is formed by a plurality of cells assembled together.
Users' requirements on the battery life of electric vehicles are becoming higher. However, in the case of limited space at the bottom of the vehicle body, power battery packs in the prior art have the problem of low space utilization and the energy density of such power battery packs cannot meet the requirements, which gradually becomes an important factor hindering the development of electric vehicles.
In the related art, as shown in
The applicant finds through experiments and analysis that because the battery modules 400′ are fixed on the width-direction transverse beams 500′ or the length-direction transverse beams 600′ by screws, space is wasted, and the use of screws or other connecting members increases the weight, reducing the energy density. In addition, because the battery modules 400′ are designed with the end beams and side beams which all have a certain thickness and height, space inside the housing 200″ is wasted, leading to low utilization of the volume of the housing 200″. Generally, for the battery pack 10′ in the prior art, the ratio of the sum of the volumes of cells in the housing 200″ to the volume of the housing 200″ is about 50%, or even lower than 40%.
For the battery pack 10′ provided in the prior art, the end beams and the side beams of the battery module 400′ and the connection and mounting manners inside the battery pack 10′ reduce the utilization of the space inside the housing 200″. As a result, in the battery pack 10′, the ratio of the sum of the volumes of cells to the volume of the housing 200″ is too low, and the energy density cannot meet the increasing requirements of users on the battery life of electric vehicles, which gradually becomes an important factor hindering the development of electric vehicles. In addition, a complicated assembly process is required, and complex assembly procedures need to be performed. To be specific, first, cells need to be assembled to form a battery module, and then the battery module needs to be mounted in the housing, leading to increased labor and material costs. In addition, multiple assembly procedures required in the assembly process of the battery pack lead to an increase in defect rate and an increase in the possibility of loosening and unstable mounting of the battery pack, adversely affecting the quality of the battery pack and reducing the stability and reliability of the battery pack.
This application is intended to resolve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. In view of this, an object of the present application is to provide a battery pack, which has the advantages of high space utilization, high energy density, long battery life, high reliability, low cost, and high quality.
The present invention also provides an electric vehicle having the battery pack.
According to an embodiment in a first aspect of the present invention, a battery pack is provided. The battery pack includes a housing; and a plurality of cells, provided in the housing, where the sum V1 of the volumes of the plurality of cells and the volume V2 of the battery pack satisfy V1/V2≥55%. The battery pack has a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to each other. A length direction of the cell is arranged along the first direction of the battery pack, and the plurality of cells are arranged along the second direction of the battery pack. The housing accommodates only one cell along the first direction. The cell includes a cell body, and the length of the cell body is 600-2500 mm.
In the power battery according to the embodiment of the present application, by limiting the ratio of the sum of the volumes of the cells to the volume of the battery pack, that is, V1/V2, to be ≥55%, the space utilization of the battery pack is improved, and more cells can be arranged in the battery pack. That is, more energy supply structures are arranged in the unit space to increase the energy density, thereby increasing the battery life without expanding the occupied space. Moreover, in the process of assembling the battery pack, the cost is reduced, and the quality and reliability of the battery pack are improved.
According to an embodiment in a second aspect of the present application, an electric vehicle is provided, which includes the battery pack according to the embodiment in the first aspect of the present application.
In the electric vehicle according to the embodiment of the present application, the battery life can be improved without expanding the space occupied by the battery by using the battery pack according to the embodiment in the first aspect of the present application.
According to an embodiment in a third aspect of the present application, an energy storage device is provided, which includes the battery pack according to the embodiment in the first aspect of the present application.
Other aspects and advantages of this application will be given in the following description, some of which will become apparent from the following description or may be learned from practices of this application.
Embodiments of this application are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in accompanying drawings, where the same or similar elements or the elements having same or similar functions are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals throughout the description. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and used only for explaining this application, and should not be construed as a limitation on this application.
In the description of this application, it should be understood that orientation or position relationships indicated by the terms such as “vertical”, “transverse”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “inside”, and “outside” are based on orientation or position relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are used only for ease and brevity of illustration and description, rather than indicating or implying that the mentioned apparatus or component must have a particular orientation or must be constructed and operated in a particular orientation. Therefore, such terms should not be construed as limiting of this application.
In addition, in the description of this application, “a plurality of” means two or more than two.
Considering the status of battery packs in the related art, this application provides a battery pack and an electric vehicle having the battery pack. The battery pack has the advantages of high space utilization, high energy density, and long battery life.
A battery pack 10 according to an embodiment of this application is described with reference to accompanying drawings.
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The plurality of cells 100 are provided in the housing 200, and the housing 200 can be understood as a housing for accommodating the plurality of cells 100. For example, it may include a tray 210 and an upper cover 220. The tray 210 and the upper cover 220 work together to define a space accommodating the plurality of cells 100. The plurality of cells 100 are provided in the tray 210, and are covered by the upper cover 220. The sum V1 of the volumes of the plurality of cells 100 and the volume V2 of the battery pack 10 satisfy V1/V2≥55%.
Those skilled in the art can understand that V1 is the product of the volume of each cell 100 and the number of cells 100, that is, V1 is the total volume of the plurality of cells 100; and V2 is the overall volume of a three-dimensional shape defined by an external profile of the battery pack 10.
In the battery pack 10 according to the embodiment of the present application, by limiting the ratio of the sum V1 of the volumes of the cells 100 to the volume V2 of the battery pack 10, that is, V1/V2, to be ≥55%, the space utilization of the battery pack 10 is improved, and more cells 100 can be arranged in the battery pack 10. That is, more energy supply structures are arranged in the unit space to increase the energy density, thereby increasing the battery life without expanding the occupied space. Moreover, in the process of assembling the battery pack, the cost is reduced, and the quality and reliability of the battery pack are improved. In the battery pack provided in this application, the housing accommodates only one cell along a first direction. The cell includes a cell body, and the length of the cell body is 600-2500 mm and is arranged along the first direction in the battery pack. The plurality of cells are arranged along the second direction. The long cells are arranged and located in the battery pack, to form a battery pack having a volume utilization of 55% or higher. In this way, the space utilization, the energy density and the battery life of an electric vehicle using the battery pack are improved.
In some specific embodiments of this application, the ratio of the sum V1 of the volumes of the cells 100 to the volume V2 of the battery pack 10 satisfy V1/V2≥60%.
In some other specific embodiments of this application, the ratio of the sum V1 of the volumes of the cells 100 to the volume V2 of the battery pack 10 satisfy V1/V2≥62%.
In some other specific embodiments of this application, the ratio of the sum V1 of the volumes of the cells 100 to the volume V2 of the battery pack 10 satisfy V1/V2≥65%.
It can be understood that V2 is the overall volume of a three-dimensional shape defined by an external profile of the battery pack 10, that is, a volume including the internal space of the battery pack 10, a volume of the three-dimensional area enclosed in space by the external profile of the battery pack 10. In electric vehicles, V1/V2 can be understood as space utilization.
Those skilled in the art can understand that due to some factors, for example, peripheral components will occupy the internal space of the housing 200, including an anti-collision space at a bottom of the tray, a liquid cooling system, a thermal insulation material, an insulation protection, an accessory for thermal safety, a flame exhaust passage, and a high-voltage power distribution module, etc., so the peak value of V1/V2 is usually 80%, that is, V1/V2≤80%.
The battery pack 10 according to a specific embodiment of the present application is described below with reference to the drawings, in which a length direction of the battery pack 10 is indicated by an arrow A, a width direction of the battery pack 10 is indicated by an arrow B, and a height direction of the battery pack 10 is indicated by an arrow C.
In some specific embodiments of the present application, as shown in
In some specific embodiments of the present application, as shown in
In other words, the housing 200 accommodates only one cell 100 in the width direction B of the battery pack 10. That is, in the width direction B of the battery pack 10, the cell 100 cannot be arranged in a pattern including two or more cells. When at least two layers of cells 100 are provided in the battery pack 10 along the height direction C of the battery pack 10, at least one layer of cells 100 can accommodate only one cell in the width direction B of the battery pack 10. The description “accommodate only one cell 100” means that in the width direction B of the battery pack 10, only one cell 100 can be arranged side by side. However, in the height direction C of the battery pack 10, although two layers of cells can be provided, it is not intended to arrange more than one cell 100 in the width direction B of the battery pack 10.
It can be understood that in the width direction B of the battery pack 10, side beams are provided at two sides of the housing 200; and in the length direction A of the battery pack 10, end beams are provided at two ends of the housing 200.
In some specific embodiments of this application, as shown in
The embodiments of the present application are not limited to not providing width-direction transverse beams and length-direction transverse beams. In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in
In some other embodiments of the present application, as shown in
In some specific embodiments of this application, the housing 200 includes side beams located at two sides of the battery pack 10 in the width direction B, and both ends in the length direction of the cell 100 are supported by the side beams. The housing 200 includes end beams located at two ends of the battery pack 10 in the length direction A, and the end beams provide an inward pressing force against the cell 100 adjacent to them.
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In some specific embodiments of the present application, as shown in
In some specific embodiments of the present application, as shown in
In some specific embodiments of the present application, as shown in
In other words, the housing 200 accommodates only one cell 100 in the length direction A of the battery pack 10. That is, in the length direction A of the battery pack 10, the cell 100 cannot be arranged in a pattern including two or more cells.
It can be understood that in the width direction B of the battery pack 10, side beams are provided at two sides of the housing 200; and in the length direction A of the battery pack 10, end beams are provided at two sides of the housing 200.
In some specific embodiments of this application, as shown in
The embodiments of the present application are not limited to not providing length-direction transverse beams and width-direction transverse beams. In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in
In some other embodiments of the present application, a width-direction transverse beam 500 can also be provided in the housing 200. The width-direction transverse beam 500 extends along the width direction B of the battery pack 10. The length direction of the cell 100 is arranged along the length direction A of the battery pack 10. A plurality of cells 100 are arranged along the width direction B of the battery pack 10 to form a battery array. At least two rows of battery arrays are arranged in the housing 200 along the length direction A of the battery pack 10. Each row of battery array includes a plurality of cells 100 arranged along the width direction B of the battery pack 10. The width-direction transverse beam 500 is located between two adjacent rows of battery arrays.
In some specific embodiments of this application, the housing 200 includes end beams located at two ends of the battery pack 10 in the length direction A, and both ends in the length direction of the cell 100 are supported by the end beams. The housing 200 includes side beams located at two sides of the battery pack 10 in the width direction B, and the side beams provide an inward pressing force against the cell 100 adjacent to them.
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In some specific embodiments of the present application, as shown in
In some specific embodiments of the present application, a plurality of cells 100 can be assembled into multiple battery modules 400. The multiple battery modules 400 can be arranged along the length direction A of the battery pack 10 (as shown in
In the related art, due to the small size and short length of the cell, the two opposite ends of the cell cannot be fitted to the two opposite side walls of the housing 200″. Therefore, the length-direction transverse beams 600′ and/or the width-direction transverse beams 500′ (as shown in
Since the length-direction transverse beams 600′ and/or the width-direction transverse beams 500′ are provided in the housing 200″ in the related art, the length-direction transverse beams 600′ and/or the width-direction transverse beams 500′ occupy a large mounting space for accommodating the cells in the housing 200″, causing a low space utilization of the housing 200″. Generally, the ratio of the sum of the volumes of cells to the volume of the housing 200″ is about 40%, or even lower. In other words, only about 40% of the space in the housing 200″ in the related art is available for mounting the cells, resulting in a limited number of cells accommodated in the housing 200″, limited capacity and voltage of the entire battery pack 10′, and poor battery life of the battery pack 10′.
The battery pack 10 according to the embodiments of the present application can, on the one hand, reduce the use of length-direction transverse beams and/or width-direction transverse beams in the housing 200. Even the length-direction transverse beams and/or the width-direction transverse beams may be not provided in the housing 200, to reduce the space occupied by the length-direction transverse beams and/or the width-direction transverse beams in the housing 200, and improve the space utilization of the housing 200. On the other hand, it can reduce the use of end beams and side beams in the battery module 400, and reduce the space occupied by the end beams and the side beams in the housing 200, to improve the space utilization of the housing 200. As many cells 100 as possible are arranged in the housing 200, to increase the capacity, voltage and battery life of the entire battery pack.
Moreover, since no length-direction transverse beams and/or width-direction transverse beams are needed to be arranged in the housing 200, on the one hand, the manufacturing process of the housing 200 is simplified, the assembly complexity of cells 100 is reduced, and the production cost is reduced; and on the other hand, the weights of the housing 200 and the entire battery pack 10 are reduced, achieving a light weight of the battery pack 10. In particular, when the battery pack 10 is mounted on an electric vehicle, the battery life of the electric vehicle is improved, and a light weight of the electric vehicle is achieved.
In addition, the cell 100 itself can be used to strengthen the structural strength of the housing 200. That is, there is no need to provide a strengthening structure for enhancing the structural strength in the housing 200, and the cell 100 itself can directly replace the strengthening structure to ensure the structural strength of the housing 200, thus ensuring that the housing 200 is not prone to deformation under the action of an external force. Compared with the battery pack disclosed in Chinese Patent Document CN107925028A, the housing 200 can not only accommodate and protect the cells 100, but also support the cells 100 to improve the overall load-bearing capacity of the battery pack 10. The length of the cell 100 enhances the strength of the battery pack 10. In addition, the surface area of a single cell 100 is increased, to increase the heat dissipation area and increase the heat dissipation rate of the cell 100, thereby improving the safety of the entire battery pack 10 and making the battery pack 10 safer and more reliable.
In some specific embodiments of this application, the cell 100 includes a cell body 110 (which can be understood as a body part excluding small-sized protruding structures such as electrode tabs), and the volume V of the cell body 110 and the energy E of the cell body 110 satisfy: V/E≤2000 mm3·Wh−1. Therefore, it is possible to ensure a sufficient heat dissipation area to ensure the heat dissipation effect, and reduce the volume ratio of the cells 100, which is beneficial to the compact arrangement of a plurality of cells 100 in the battery pack 10.
In some specific embodiments of the present application, as shown in
When the battery pack 10 is used as a battery pack for providing electric energy on a vehicle, the length direction of the cell 100 can be arranged along a length direction of the vehicle body, that is, the front and rear directions of the vehicle. At this time, the length L of the cell body 110 of the cell 100 may be 400-2500 mm. In some embodiments, L may be 400-1500 mm, so that the length of the cell 100 can be adapted to the length of the vehicle. When the battery pack 10 is used as a battery pack for providing electric energy on a vehicle, the length direction of the cell 100 can be arranged along a width direction of the vehicle body, that is, the left and right directions of the vehicle. At this time, the length L of the cell body 110 of the cell 100 may be 400-1500 mm, so that the length of the cell 100 can be adapted to the width of the vehicle. In some embodiments of the present application, the length L of the cell body is 700-2500 mm. Further, the length L of the cell body may be 800-1500 mm.
In some specific embodiments of the present application, as shown in
In some specific embodiments of the present application, when the battery pack 10 is arranged on an electric vehicle, unlike the battery pack disclosed in Chinese Patent Document CN107925028A, the battery pack 10 also includes at least one of a battery management system (BMS), a battery connector, a battery sampler, a battery thermal management system, and other components required for the vehicle battery. The width direction B of the battery pack 10 is arranged along the width direction of the vehicle body, that is, the left and right directions of the vehicle; and the length direction of the battery pack 10 is arranged along the length direction of the vehicle body, that is, the front and rear directions of the vehicle. The present application is not limited thereto. The width direction B of the battery pack 10 may be arranged along the length direction of the vehicle body, and the length direction A of the battery pack 10 may be arranged along the width direction of the vehicle body. In some embodiments of the present application, the first direction and the second direction are two directions perpendicular to each other with the battery pack as a reference. The first direction may be the width direction of the battery pack, and the second direction may be the length direction of the battery pack.
Those skilled in the art can understand that the orientation of the cells 100 in the battery pack 10 and the orientation of the battery pack 10 on the electric vehicle can be combined in various forms. For example, the length direction of the cell 100 can be arranged along the width direction B of the battery pack 10 or along the length direction A of the battery pack 10. The width direction B of the battery pack 10 can be arranged along the width direction of the vehicle body or along the length direction of the vehicle body. For example, regardless of the width direction B of the battery pack 10 being arranged along the width direction of the vehicle body or along the length direction of the vehicle body, the length direction of the cell 100 is arranged along the width direction of the vehicle body. The relative direction of arrangement of the cell 100, the battery pack 10 and the vehicle body can be arranged according to the practical application to meet various requirements.
The cell 100 according to an embodiment of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the following specific embodiments, the length L, the width H and the thickness D are in millimeters (mm), the surface area S is in square millimeter (mm2), the volume V is in cubic millimeter (mm3), and the energy E is in watt-hour (Wh).
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The length L of the cell body 110 is greater than the width H of the cell body 110, the width H of the cell body 110 is greater than the thickness D of the cell body 110, and the length L of the cell body 110 and the width H of the cell body 110 satisfy: L/H=4-21. In some specific embodiments of the present application, the length L of the cell body 110 and the width H of the cell body 110 satisfy: L/H=9-13.
In the development of electric vehicles, the voltage platform requirement for the cells are predetermined, which makes the volume of the cell a fixed value. That is, when a certain voltage platform is reached, the amount of materials contained in the cell is constant, and thus the volume is constant, on the basis of use of materials of the same chemical system. In the cell 100 according to the embodiment of the present application, by designing the ratio of the length L to the width H of the cell body 110, the cell body 110 can be reasonably flattened and elongated at a given certain volume. On the one hand, this is conducive to the overall arrangement in the battery pack (for example, the arrangement of the battery pack 10 according to the above-mentioned embodiment of the present application), thereby improving the space utilization, enhancing the energy density, and thus increasing the battery life of the battery pack. On the other hand, this can ensure that the cell 100 has a large enough heat dissipation area to transfer the internal heat to the outside in time to prevent the heat from accumulating inside, thereby forming a higher energy density and supporting the improvement of battery life.
According to some specific embodiments of the present application, to optimize the arrangement of the cell 100 in the battery pack and improve the heat dissipation capacity of the cell 100, the length L and the thickness D of the cell body 110 satisfy: L/D=23-208. In some embodiments, L/D=23-200. According to some other specific embodiments of the present application, the length L and the thickness D of the cell body 110 satisfy: L/D=50-120.
In some specific embodiments of the present application, as shown in
When the cell 100 according to the embodiment of the present application is arranged in the housing 200 of the battery pack 10, the length direction and the thickness direction of the cell body 110 may extend in the horizontal directions, and the width direction of the cell body 110 may extend in the vertical direction. That is, the cell 100 stands on side. The horizontal and vertical directions are based on the direction of the battery pack 10 when it is used (for example, when used in an electric vehicle).
In some specific embodiments of this application, to optimize the arrangement of the cell 100 in the battery pack 10 to increase the energy density and increase the battery life, and to make the arrangement of the cell body 110 more compact and the energy more concentrated in the limited space of the housing 200, other parameters of the cell 100 are designed.
According to some embodiments of the present application, the length L of the cell body 110 and the volume V of the cell body 110 satisfy: L/V=0.0005 mm−2-0.002 mm−2. According to some embodiments of the present application, the width H of the cell body 110 and the volume V of the cell body 110 satisfy: H/V=0.0001 mm−2-0.00015 mm−2. According to some embodiments of the present application, the thickness D of the cell body 110 and the volume V of the cell body 110 satisfy: D/V=0.0000065 mm−2-0.00002 mm−2. For a cell body 110 of a certain volume, the ratio of each of the length L, the width H, and the thickness D to the volume V can be designed to optimize the spatial distribution of unit energy, thereby facilitating the arrangement in the housing 200.
In some embodiments of the present application, the length L of the cell body 110 and the surface area S of the cell body 110 satisfy: L/S=0.002 mm−1-0.005 mm−1. According to some embodiments of the present application, the length L of the cell body 110 and the energy E of the cell body 110 satisfy: L/E=0.8 mm·Wh−1-2.45 mm·Wh−1. According to some embodiments of the present application, the length L of the cell body 110 and the energy E of the cell body 110 satisfy: L/E=1.65 mm·Wh−1-2.45 mm·Wh−1. As such, the cell 100 is facilitated to extend across two opposite sides of the housing 200 in its length direction, thereby improving the battery life of the battery pack 10, while the structural strength and heat dissipation effect of the cell 100 are considered.
In some other embodiments of this application, the surface area S of the cell body 110 and the volume V of the cell body 110 satisfy: S/V=0.1-0.35 mm−1. Therefore, it is possible to ensure a sufficient heat dissipation area to ensure the heat dissipation effect, and reduce the volume ratio of the cells 100, which is beneficial to the compact arrangement of a plurality of cells 100 in the battery pack 10.
The surface area S of the cell body 110 and the energy E of the cell body 110 satisfy: S/E≤1000 mm2·Wh−1. This can ensure sufficient heat dissipation on the surface of the cell 100. especially when a ternary or a high-nickel ternary cathode material is employed in the power battery, the internal heat of the battery can be conducted in time, which is beneficial to the battery safety. In addition, the cell 100 in the embodiment of the present application is a prismatic cell with a smooth outer surface, which has a certain structural strength, and has a good thermal conductivity. Compared with a cell with a corrugated surface area, the process and subsequent assembly are less difficult.
In some specific embodiments of the present application, as shown in
The first electrode tab 101 is provided at one end of the cell body 110 in the length direction, and the second electrode tab 102 is provided at the other end of the cell body 110 in the length direction. In other words, the length direction of the cell 100 may be the current direction inside the cell 100, that is, the current direction inside the cell 100 is as indicated by an arrow B. In this manner, since the current direction is the same as the length direction of the cell 100, the effective heat dissipation area of the cell 100 is larger and the heat dissipation efficiency is higher. Here, the first electrode tab 101 may be a positive electrode tab of the cell 100, and the second electrode tab 102 is a negative electrode tab of the cell 100; or, the first electrode tab 101 is the negative electrode tab of the cell 100, and the second electrode tab 102 is the positive electrode tab of the cell 100.
In some specific embodiments of the present application, as shown in
The at least one anti-explosion valve 103 is provided on at least one end of the cell body 110 in the length direction. When the cell 100 fails and expands, the gas pressure inside is enough to break through a flipping sheet in the at least one anti-explosion valve 103, causing a short circuit of the cell 100 to ensure the safety of the cell 100, and prevent the cell 100 from explosion.
Those skilled in the art can understand that the arrangement of the at least one anti-explosion valve 103 can be applied not only to a cell with an aluminum casing, but also to a pouch cell. In addition, the at least one anti-explosion valve 103 can also be arranged at other positions than the ends of the cell body 100.
In some specific embodiments of the present application, the two ends of the cell body 110 in the length direction are respectively provided with an anti-explosion valve 103, and the anti-explosion valves 103 at the two ends of the cell body 110 are exhausted via different exhaust passages 222.
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In the related art, during the use of the cell, if the gas pressure inside the cell increases to a certain degree, the anti-explosion valve is opened, so that the flame, smoke or gas inside the cell will be discharged through the anti-explosion valve. The flame, smoke or gas accumulates inside the battery pack, and if not discharged in time, will cause secondary damage to the cell. In the embodiment of the present application, since the first side beam 201 and/or second side beam 202 is/are provided with the gas inlet 221 corresponding to the anti-explosion valve 103 of the cell 100, and the first side beam 201 and/or second side beam 202 is/are provided the exhaust passage 222 therein, the anti-explosion valve is opened when the gas pressure inside the cell 100 increases, and the flame, smoke or gas inside the cell will directly enter the exhaust passages 222 inside the first side beam 201 and/or the second side beam 202 through the gas inlet 221, and will be discharged out of the first side beam 201 and/or the second side beam 202 through the exhaust vent, for example, discharged into the atmosphere through the exhaust vent. In this way, the flame, smoke or gas will not accumulate inside the battery pack 200, thereby preventing the flame, smoke or gas from causing secondary damage to the cell 100.
In addition, one end of each cell 100 in the plurality of cells 100 is exhausted through the exhaust passage 222 in the first side beam 201, and the other end of each cell 100 in the plurality of cells 100 is exhausted through the exhaust passage 222 in the second side beam 202. As a result, the two ends of the cell 100 are exhausted through different passages, which increases the exhaust distance and forms crossover exhaust, thereby reducing the temperature.
An electric vehicle 1 according to an embodiment of the present application is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The electric vehicle may include commercial vehicles, special vehicles, electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, electric scooters, and other electric vehicles which need to be powered by a battery pack to provide electrical energy to drive them to travel.
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In the electric vehicle 1 according to the embodiment of the present application, the battery life can be improved without expanding the space occupied by the battery by using the battery pack 10 according to the embodiment of the present application.
In some specific embodiments of the present application, as shown in
In some specific embodiments of this application, as shown in
In some specific embodiments of the present application, the ratio of the width F of the housing 200 to the width W of the vehicle body satisfies: 50%≤F/W≤80%. In some other embodiments of the present application, the length L of the cell body in the width direction of the battery pack and the width W of the vehicle body satisfy: 46%≤L/W≤76%. In the foregoing embodiments, this can be achieved by arranging only one housing 200 along the width direction of the vehicle body. When there are multiple housings 200, the multiple housings 200 are arranged along the length direction of the vehicle body. Generally, for most vehicles, the width W of the vehicle body is 500-2000 mm, for example, 500 mm, 1600 mm, 1800 mm, and 2000 mm, and the length of the vehicle body is 500-5000 mm. For a passenger vehicle, the width of the passenger vehicle is usually 500-1800 mm, and the length of the vehicle body is 500-4000 mm.
In some other embodiments of the present application, the width F of the housing 200 is 500-1500 mm, which is much larger than the battery pack housing disclosed in Chinese Patent Document CN107925028A, to facilitate the accommodation of the battery module 400 in the battery pack in CN107925028A, and ensure the battery life. This size mate with the size of the vehicle body.
In some specific embodiments of the present application, the cell 100 includes a cell body 110, where the ratio of the length L of the cell body 110 to the width W of the vehicle body satisfies: 46%≤L/W≤76%. In this embodiment, this can be achieved by arranging only one cell 100 along the width direction of the vehicle body. In other possible implementations, multiple battery modules 400 or multiple cells 100 can be arranged in the length direction, while such size requirements are met. In some embodiments, the length L of the cell body 110 is 400-1500 mm.
Other configurations and operations of the cell 100, the battery pack 10, and the electric vehicle 1 according to the embodiments of the present application are known to those of ordinary skill in the art, and will not be described in detail here.
According to an embodiment in a third aspect of the present application, an energy storage device is provided, which includes the battery pack according to the embodiment in the first aspect of the present application.
The battery pack 10 according to the embodiments of the present application and the improvements in the energy density and other aspects effected by the designs of the arrangement and size parameters of the cell 100 are described by Comparative Embodiment 1, Embodiments 1-3, Comparative Embodiment 2 and Embodiments 4-5.
In the following embodiments and comparative embodiments, description is made with lithium iron phosphate battery as an example.
In Comparative Embodiment 1, Embodiment 1, Embodiment 2, and Embodiment 3, the total volume of the battery pack 10′ is 213 L, and the total volume occupied by the housing 200′, the internal battery management system and other power distribution modules is 58 L. Therefore, the actual volume remaining in the battery pack 10′ for accommodating the cells, the width-direction transverse beam, and the length-direction transverse beam is 155 L. The volume of the power distribution box is 22.5 L, the length of the housing 200′ is 1380 mm, the width is 1005 mm, and the thickness is 137 mm. The total volume of the battery pack is 213 L=1380×1005×137×0.000001+22.5.
In the battery pack 10′ provided in the prior art, as shown in
In the battery pack 10 according to this embodiment of the present application, as shown in
In the battery pack 10 according to this embodiment of the present application, as shown in
In the battery pack 10 according to this embodiment of the present application, as shown in
It can be known by those skilled in the art through comparison of Comparative Embodiment 1 and Embodiments 1-3 that compared with the battery pack 10′ in the prior art, the battery pack 10 according to the embodiment of the present application has a space utilization breaking through the limitations of the existing battery packs by the designs of the arrangement of the cells 100, the size parameters and other factors, thereby achieving a higher energy density.
In Comparative Embodiment 2, Embodiment 4 and Embodiment 5, the total volume of the battery pack 10′ is 283 L, and the total volume occupied by the housing 200′, the internal battery management system and other power distribution modules is 89 L. Therefore, the actual volume remaining in the battery pack 10′ for accommodating the cells and/or the length-direction transverse beam and the width-direction transverse beam is 221 L. The length of the housing 200″ is 1380 mm, the width is 1380 mm, and the thickness is 137 mm; and the cell length is 215 mm, and the width is 118 mm, and the height is 13.5 mm. The volume of the power distribution box is 11 L, and the total volume of the battery pack is 310 L=1580×1380×137×0.000001+11.
In the battery pack 10′ provided in the prior art, as shown in
In the battery pack 10 according to this embodiment of the present application, as shown in
In the battery pack 10 according to this embodiment of the present application, as shown in
In Comparative Embodiment 3, and Embodiment 6, the total volume of the battery pack 10′ is 414 L, and the total volume occupied by the housing 200′, the internal battery management system and other power distribution modules is 58 L. Therefore, the actual volume remaining in the battery pack 10′ for accommodating the cells and/or the length-direction transverse beam and the width-direction transverse beam is 356 L. The length of the housing 200′ is 2130 mm, the width is 1380 mm, and the thickness is 137 mm. The volume of the power distribution box is 11 L, and the total volume of the battery pack is 414 L=2130×1380×137×0.000001+11.
The arrangement of cells is the same as that in Comparative Embodiment 1.
The arrangement of cells in the battery pack is the same as that in Embodiment 5.
In this embodiment, the total volume of the battery pack 10′ is 508 L, and the total volume occupied by the housing 200′, the internal battery management system and other power distribution modules is 119 L. Therefore, the actual volume remaining in the battery pack 10′ for accommodating the cells and/or the length-direction transverse beam and the width-direction transverse beam is 389 L. The length of the housing 200″ is 2630 mm, the width is 1380 mm, and the thickness is 137 mm. The volume of the power distribution box is 11 L, and the total volume of the battery pack is 414 L=2630×1380×137×0.000001+11. The arrangement of cells in the battery pack is the same as that in Embodiment 5.
The specific parameters of Embodiments 1-7, and Comparative Embodiments 1-3 are shown in Table 1. The total cell volume is the sum of the volumes of multiple cells; the volume of the battery pack is the overall volume of a three-dimensional shape defined by an external profile of the battery pack, that is, the volume of the three-dimensional area enclosed in space by the external profile of the battery pack; and the volume of the cell accommodating cavity is the volume of the accommodating space defined in the housing.
It can be known by those skilled in the art through comparison of the comparative embodiments and the embodiments of the present application that the battery pack 10 according to the embodiment of the present application has a space utilization breaking through the limitations of the existing battery packs by the designs of the arrangement of the cells 100, the size parameters and other factors, thereby achieving a higher energy density. Moreover, this increase in the energy density will be enlarged as the overall volume of the battery pack increases. That is, for a battery pack with a larger volume, the improvement in energy density effected by the solution in the embodiments of this application is more significant.
In description of this specification, description of reference terms such as “specific embodiments”, or “specific examples”, means including specific features, structures, materials, or features described in the embodiment or example in at least one embodiment or example of this application. In this specification, exemplary descriptions of the foregoing terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example.
Although the embodiments of this application have been shown and described, a person of ordinary skill in the art should understand that various changes, modifications, replacements and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of this application, and the scope of this application is as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201910020925.5 | Jan 2019 | CN | national |
| 201910020967.9 | Jan 2019 | CN | national |
| 201910021248.9 | Jan 2019 | CN | national |
| 201910021246.X | Sep 2019 | CN | national |
| 201910021244.0 | Sep 2019 | CN | national |
| 201910021247.4 | Sep 2019 | CN | national |
This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/433,084, which is a National Stage of PCT Application No. PCT/CN2019/092351, filed on Jun. 21, 2019, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application Serial Nos. “201910021244.0”, “201910020967.9”, “201910021246.X”, “201910021248.9”, “201910021247.4”, and “201910020925.5”, filed by BYD Company Limited on Jan. 9, 2019. The entire contents of the above-referenced applications are incorporated herein by reference.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | 17421883 | Jul 2021 | US |
| Child | 18604566 | US |
