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US 2018/0123159 A1Published application
Rechargeable battery and rechargeable battery module
AssigneeSamsung SDI Co., Ltd.
InventorDukjung KIM
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Abstract
A rechargeable battery includes: a case configured to receive an electrode assembly in a space between a first opening and a second opening at opposite sides thereof, the case including a cooling passage integrally provided at an outside thereof and configured to allow a coolant to flow therethrough; a bottom plate configured to close and seal the first opening of the case; a cap plate configured to be combined to the case at the second opening; and an electrode terminal at the cap plate and electrically connected to the electrode assembly.
Claims12
A rechargeable battery comprising:
- a case configured to receive an electrode assembly in a space between a first opening and a second opening at opposite sides thereof, the case comprising a cooling passage integrally provided at an outside thereof and configured to allow a coolant to flow therethrough;
- a bottom plate configured to close and seal the first opening of the case;
- a cap plate configured to be combined to the case at the second opening;
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- an electrode terminal at the cap plate and electrically connected to the electrode assembly.
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A rechargeable battery module comprising:
- a plurality of unit cells, each of the unit cells comprising:
- a case having a first opening and a second opening at opposite sides thereof and for receiving an electrode assembly, the first opening and the second opening being respectively closed and sealed with a bottom plate and a cap plate;
- an electrode terminal at the cap plate and electrically connected to the electrode assembly;
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- a cooling passage integrally provided at an outside of the case and configured to allow coolant to flow therethrough;
- bus bars configured to electrically connect the electrode terminals of the unit cells;
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- a coolant pipe configured to connect the cooling passages to each other to circulate the coolant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.