Batteries, battery components, and related methods and apparatus for mitigating a thermal runaway event of a battery

A battery comprising:

• a housing;
• a battery cell disposed in the housing;
• a load spreader disposed in the housing;
• and
• an adjuster tie rod disposed between a first end of the housing and the load spreader, the adjuster tie rod moveable relative to the housing to cause the load spreader to move from a first position to a second position in the housing to at least partially compress the battery cell between the load spreader and a second end of the housing.

A battery comprising:

• an enclosure defining a cavity, the enclosure including a first end wall, a second end wall opposite the first end wall, a first sidewall between the first and second end walls, and a second sidewall between the first and second end wall opposite the first sidewall;
• a first rib coupled to the first sidewall;
• a second rib coupled to the second sidewall opposite the first rib;
• a load spreader disposed in the cavity of the enclosure, a first end of the load spreader engaged with a portion of the first rib and a second end of the load spreader engaged with a portion of the second rib;
• and
• a battery cell disposed between the load spreader and the second end wall of the enclosure.