Disclosure of utility model
The application discloses a battery core connecting structure and a battery pack, which are beneficial to realizing connection between battery cores by respectively connecting the battery core connecting structure with a positive pole post and a negative pole post of adjacent battery cores, and hopefully realizing transverse arrangement of the battery cores, thereby being beneficial to improving the heat dissipation effect.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present application provides the following technical solutions:
In a first aspect, the present application provides a battery core connection structure, configured to connect terminal posts of two adjacent battery cores, including a first insulating plate, a second insulating plate, a conductive post, a third conductive plate, and an elastic member;
The first insulating plate is provided with a first through hole, the second insulating plate is provided with a second through hole, and the third conducting plate is fixedly arranged on one side of the second insulating plate far away from the first insulating plate and is positioned at the opening of the second through hole;
The elastic piece is sleeved outside the conductive column, one end of the elastic piece is connected with the first insulating plate, and the other end of the elastic piece is connected with the second insulating plate and used for providing acting force far away from the first insulating plate for the second insulating plate.
According to the battery core connecting structure, through the arrangement of the first insulating plate, the second insulating plate, the elastic piece, the conductive column with the conductive effect and the third conductive plate, the electric connection of the adjacent battery core electrode columns is realized, welding is not needed in the electrode column connecting mode, transverse arrangement of the battery core is hopefully realized, and the heat dissipation efficiency of the battery core is improved. Specifically, one end of the conductive column of the cell connecting structure penetrates through the first through hole and is fixedly connected with the first insulating plate, the other end of the conductive column is inserted into the second through hole and is in sliding connection with the third conductive plate, and the relative positions of the conductive column and the third conductive plate are adjusted through the elastic piece arranged between the first insulating plate and the second insulating plate, so that the conductive column and the third conductive plate are fully contacted with the cell electrode column when the cell connecting structure is used for connecting adjacent cells, and good conductive effect is achieved. In addition, the first insulating plate and the second insulating plate are beneficial to avoiding the short circuit condition caused by direct contact of the top covers of the adjacent cells.
In some embodiments, the conductive post includes a plug portion disposed on a side of the conductive post facing away from the first insulating plate, and the plug portion is slidably connected to the third conductive plate.
In some embodiments, the cell connection structure further includes an insulating sleeve, the insulating sleeve is sleeved outside the conductive column and between the conductive column and the elastic member, one end of the insulating sleeve is inserted into the first through hole, and the other end of the insulating sleeve is inserted into the second through hole.
In some embodiments, the first insulating plate, the second insulating plate, and the insulating sleeve are made of plastic.
In some embodiments, the conductive posts and the third conductive plate are made of metal.
In some embodiments, the resilient member is a spring.
In a second aspect, the present application provides a battery pack comprising at least one layer of cell assemblies, each layer of cell assemblies comprising at least one row of cell chains, each row of cell chains comprising at least two cells, any two adjacent cells being electrically connected by a cell connection structure as described in the first aspect;
In any one row of the battery cell chains, the arrangement direction of the at least two battery cells is perpendicular to the thickness direction of the battery cells.
In some embodiments, the battery cell includes a positive electrode column and a negative electrode column which are oppositely arranged along the width direction of the battery cell, in any two adjacent battery cells, the first insulating plate of the battery cell connecting structure is in contact connection with one battery cell, the second insulating plate of the battery cell connecting structure is in contact connection with the other battery cell, the conductive column of the battery cell connecting structure is electrically connected with the positive electrode column or the negative electrode column of one battery cell, and the third conductive plate of the battery cell connecting structure is electrically connected with the negative electrode column or the positive electrode column of the other battery cell.
In some embodiments, when the cell assembly includes multiple rows of cell chains, the battery pack further includes a buss bar;
In any two adjacent rows of the cell chains, one end of the busbar is connected with one cell in one row of the cell chains, and the other end of the busbar is connected with one cell in the other row of the cell chains.
In some embodiments, the battery pack further comprises a liquid cooling plate;
when the battery pack comprises a layer of the battery cell assembly, the liquid cooling plate is in contact connection with the battery cell assembly;
When the battery pack comprises a plurality of layers of the battery cell assemblies, the liquid cooling plate is arranged between any two adjacent layers of the battery cell assemblies and is in contact connection with the two layers of the battery cell assemblies.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present application will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the application. In the description of the embodiment of the present application, unless otherwise indicated, "/" means or, for example, a/B may represent a or B, and "and/or" in the text is merely an association relationship describing an association object, which means that three relationships may exist, for example, a and/or B, and that three cases of a alone, a and B together, and B alone exist, and further, in the description of the embodiment of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more.
Wherein the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as implying or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature, and in the description of embodiments of the application, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.
In a first aspect, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, the present application provides a cell connection structure for connecting the poles of two adjacent cells, including a first insulating plate 1, a second insulating plate 2, a conductive pole 3, a third conductive plate 4 and an elastic member 5;
The first insulating plate 1 is provided with a first through hole A, the second insulating plate 2 is provided with a second through hole B, and the third conducting plate 4 is fixedly arranged on one side of the second insulating plate 2 far away from the first insulating plate 1 and is positioned at the opening of the second through hole B;
The elastic piece 5 is sleeved outside the conductive column 3, one end of the elastic piece 5 is connected with the first insulating plate 1, and the other end of the elastic piece is connected with the second insulating plate 2 and is used for providing acting force far away from the first insulating plate 1 for the second insulating plate 2.
According to the battery core connecting structure, through the arrangement of the first insulating plate 1, the second insulating plate 2, the elastic piece 5, the conductive column 3 with the conductive effect and the third conductive plate 4, the electric connection of the adjacent battery core electrode columns can be realized, welding is not needed in the electrode column connecting mode, transverse arrangement of the battery core is hopefully realized, and the heat dissipation efficiency of the battery core is improved. Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, one end of a conductive post 3 of the cell connection structure of the present application penetrates through a first through hole a and is fixedly connected with a first insulating plate 1, and the other end is inserted into a second through hole B and is slidably connected with a third conductive plate 4, and the relative positions of the conductive post 3 and the third conductive plate 4 are adjusted through an elastic member 5 arranged between the first insulating plate 1 and a second insulating plate 2, so that when the cell connection structure is used for connecting adjacent cells, the conductive post 3 and the third conductive plate 4 are fully contacted with the cell post, and good conductive effect is achieved. In addition, the first insulating plate 1 and the second insulating plate 2 are favorable for avoiding the short circuit condition caused by direct contact of the top covers of the adjacent cells, and meanwhile, the elastic piece 5 can be fixedly connected with the first insulating plate 1 and the second insulating plate 2, so that the structural stability of the cell connecting structure is improved. It should be noted that, one end of the conductive post 3 near the first insulating plate 1 needs to partially protrude out of the first through hole a to realize the electrical connection between the conductive post 3 and the polar post. The third conductive plate 4 may also be disposed inside the second through hole B, and partially protrudes out of the second through hole B, so as to electrically connect the third conductive plate 4 and the post.
In some embodiments, the conductive post 3 includes a plug portion 6, the plug portion 6 is disposed on a side of the conductive post 3 facing away from the first insulating plate 1, and the plug portion 6 is slidably connected to the third conductive plate 4.
In a possible implementation, as shown in fig. 1, the plug portion 6 of the conductive post 3 is partially inserted into the third conductive plate 4 and slidingly connected to the third conductive plate 4. When the elastic piece 5 between the first insulating plate 1 and the second insulating plate 2 contracts or extends, the distance between the first insulating plate 1 and the second insulating plate 2 can be changed under the extrusion action of the elastic piece 5, so that the length of the plugging part 6 inserted into the third conductive plate 4 can be correspondingly adjusted, and the conductive column 3 and the third conductive plate 4 can be fully contacted with the electric core pole column to play a role of a conductor.
In some embodiments, the cell connection structure further includes an insulating sleeve 7, where the insulating sleeve 7 is sleeved outside the conductive post 3 and between the conductive post 3 and the elastic member 5, and one end of the insulating sleeve 7 is inserted into the first through hole a, and the other end is inserted into the second through hole B.
In a possible implementation manner, as shown in fig. 3, the conductive column 3 is further sleeved with an insulating sleeve 7, and two ends of the insulating sleeve 7 are respectively inserted into the first through hole a of the first insulating plate 1 and the second through hole B of the second insulating plate 2. The arrangement of the insulating sleeve 7 can prevent short circuit between metal scraps and the conductive column 3 on one hand, and prevent the conductive column 3 from being separated from the first through hole A of the first insulating plate 1 and the second through hole B of the second insulating plate 2 on the other hand, so as to play a role in fixing the position of the conductive column 3.
In some embodiments, the materials of the first insulating plate 1, the second insulating plate 2 and the insulating sleeve 7 are plastics. For example, the first insulating plate 1, the second insulating plate 2 and the insulating cover 7 may be made of polytetrafluoroethylene. It should be understood that the first insulating plate 1, the second insulating plate 2 and the insulating sleeve 7 may be made of other insulating materials, which is not limited specifically.
In some embodiments, the conductive posts 3 and the third conductive plate 4 are made of metal. For example, the conductive posts 3 and the third conductive plate 4 may each be copper or aluminum material. It should be understood that the conductive posts 3 and the third conductive plate 4 may be made of other metal materials, which is not limited specifically.
In some embodiments, the elastic member 5 is a spring. It should be understood that the elastic member 5 may be other elastic members such as rubber pads, which are not limited in particular.
In a second aspect, as shown in fig. 6-8, the present application provides a battery pack, including at least one layer of cell assemblies 10, each layer of cell assemblies 10 including at least one row of cell chains 11, each row of cell chains 11 including at least two cells 12, any two adjacent cells 12 being electrically connected by a cell connection structure of the first aspect;
In any one row of the cell chains 11, the arrangement direction of at least two cells 12 is perpendicular to the thickness direction of the cells 12.
In one possible implementation, as shown in fig. 6, a layer of the cell assembly 10 includes 4 rows of cell chains 11, each row of cell chains 11 includes 6 cells 12, and the 6 cells 12 are sequentially connected end to end, i.e., in series, by a cell connection structure. The battery cells 12 adopt a transverse connection mode, which is beneficial to increasing the heat dissipation area of the battery cells 12 and improving the heat dissipation effect. It should be noted that, the number of layers of the battery cell assemblies 10, the number of rows of the battery cell chains 11 of each layer of the battery cell assemblies 10, and the number of the battery cells 12 of each row of the battery cell chains 11 in the battery pack according to the embodiment of the present application may be set according to practical application conditions, and the number is not specifically limited.
In some embodiments, the battery cells 12 include positive electrode columns and negative electrode columns oppositely arranged along the width direction of the battery cells, in any two adjacent battery cells 12, the first insulating plate 1 of the battery cell connection structure is in contact connection with one battery cell 12, the second insulating plate 2 of the battery cell connection structure is in contact connection with the other battery cell 12, the conductive column 3 of the battery cell connection structure is electrically connected with the positive electrode column or the negative electrode column of the one battery cell 12, and the third conductive plate 4 of the battery cell connection structure is electrically connected with the negative electrode column or the positive electrode column of the other battery cell.
In a possible implementation manner, as shown in fig. 6, the battery cells 12 in the embodiment of the present application have a structure that the two ends of the battery cells are provided with the polar posts along the width direction, and the polar posts of any two adjacent battery cells 12 can be electrically connected through the battery cell connection structure without welding the polar posts, so that the transverse arrangement of the battery cells 12 is realized, the head-to-tail connection between different battery cells 12 is realized, and the heat dissipation effect of the battery cells 12 is improved.
In some embodiments, when the cell assembly 10 includes multiple rows of cell chains 11, the battery pack also includes a buss bar 13;
in any two adjacent rows of cell chains 11, one end of a busbar 13 is connected with one cell 12 in one row of cell chains 11, and the other end is connected with one cell 12 in the other row of cell chains 11.
In a possible implementation, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the application also provides a busbar 13 for the serial connection between the different cell chains 11. In the same-layer cell assembly 10, one end of the busbar 13 is connected to the pole of one cell 12 of one row of cell chains 11, and the other end is connected to the pole of one cell 12 of the other row of cell chains 11.
In some embodiments, the battery pack further includes a liquid cooling plate 14;
When the battery pack comprises a layer of battery cell assembly 10, the liquid cooling plate 14 is in contact connection with the battery cell assembly 10;
When the battery pack comprises a plurality of layers of cell assemblies 10, the liquid cooling plate 14 is arranged between any two adjacent layers of cell assemblies 10 and is in contact connection with the two layers of cell assemblies 10.
In a possible implementation manner, when the battery pack only includes one layer of the battery cell assembly 10, the liquid cooling plate 14 is disposed on a surface of one side of the layer of the battery cell assembly 10 perpendicular to the thickness direction, so that the battery cells 12 in the battery cell assembly 10 are all in contact with the liquid cooling plate 14, and the direct contact area between the battery cells 12 and the liquid cooling plate 14 is increased, which is beneficial to improving the cooling efficiency of the battery cell assembly 10.
In another possible implementation, as shown in fig. 8, when the battery pack includes multiple layers of the cell assemblies 10, the liquid cooling plate 14 is disposed between any two adjacent layers of the cell assemblies 10, so that each layer of the cell assemblies 10 can directly contact with the liquid cooling plate 14, thereby improving the heat dissipation effect and the cooling efficiency. That is, after the battery cells 12 are horizontally arranged, the number of the liquid cooling plates 14 is increased, and the liquid cooling effect of the battery cell assembly 10 is improved.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the present application without departing from the spirit or scope of the application. Thus, it is intended that the present application also include such modifications and alterations insofar as they come within the scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof.