Lg Chem, Ltd

Hee Soo Yoon

Dal Mo Kang

Jin Kyu Lee

BumHyun Lee

Jongmoon Yoon

Jaeseong Yeo

Minjung Kim

Yongshik Shin

Jinkyu Lee

Shinichi Jinushi

Jeeho Kim

Hanho Lee

Hey Woong Park

Sung Joon Park

Dal Moh Kang

Hojin Jeon

Daesik Choi

Minchul Jang

Jae Hun Yang

Inchul Shin

Kwanyong Kim

Disclosed herein is a battery module configured in a structure in which a plurality of battery cells or unit modules ('unit cells') are stacked, and a heat sink is mounted to electrical connection regions between the unit cells and/or to outsides of battery module connection members connected to the electrical connection regions.

Battery module of improved safety

Disclosed herein is a battery module including two or more battery cells, wherein the battery module is configured in a structure in which a sensor (a 'temperature sensor') to measure the temperature of at least one of the battery cells is disposed between the at least one of the battery cells and a corresponding member contacting the at least one of the battery cells, the corresponding member is provided at a region thereof contacting the at least one of the battery cells with a groove formed in a shape corresponding to the temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor is disposed in contact with the outside of the at least one of the battery cells in a state in which the temperature sensor is mounted in the groove.

Battery module having temperature sensor and battery pack employed with the same

Disclosed herein is a battery module including two or more plate-shaped battery cells sequentially stacked, wherein each of the plate-shaped battery cells is constructed in a structure in which an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure is mounted in a battery case formed of a laminate sheet including a resin layer and a metal layer, and a heat exchange member, including a plurality of heat exchange plates and a frame to which the heat exchange plates are connected, is mounted at one side of a stack of the battery cells for removing heat generated from the battery cells during the charge and discharge of the battery cells.

Battery module of excellent heat dissipation property and heat exchange member

Disclosed herein is a battery cell constructed in a structure in which an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure is mounted in a battery case formed of a laminate sheet including a resin layer and a metal layer while the electrode assembly is connected to electrode terminals extruding out of the battery case, wherein the battery case is provided at an outer circumferential end thereof with a sealing part formed by thermally welding upper and lower parts of the laminate sheet, and a sheet-type member ('a thermally conductive sheet') to accelerate the dissipation of heat from the battery cell extends to the sealing part while the thermally conductive sheet partially covers the battery cell.

Battery cell having improved thermal stability and middle or large-sized battery module employed with the same

Disclosed herein is a middle or large-sized battery pack including a battery module assembly configured in a structure in which a plurality of battery modules, each of which comprises a plurality of battery cells or unit modules connected in series to each other while being mounted in a module case, is electrically connected to each other while being arranged in a lateral direction such that the battery modules are in contact with each other, a pair of side support members for covering sides of outermost battery modules of the battery module assembly, and at least one top connection member for connecting the side support members at a top of the battery module assembly, wherein at least one of the side support members has a region (weak portion) exhibiting low resistance to volume expansion, the weak portion being partially formed at the at least one of the side support members for inducing local deformation of the battery modules upon occurrence of swelling, thereby causing a short circuit.

Middle or large-sized battery pack of improved safety

Disclosed herein is a battery module including a plurality of plate-shaped battery cells mounted in a module case in a state in which the plate-shaped battery cells are sequentially stacked, wherein each of the plate-shaped battery cells includes an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure mounted in a battery case formed of a laminate sheet including a resin layer and a metal layer, and a plurality of heat dissipation members are disposed in two or more interfaces between the respective plate-shaped battery cells such that heat generated from the plate-shaped battery cells during charge and discharge of the plate-shaped battery cells is removed by thermal conduction through the heat dissipation members.

Battery module having excellent heat dissipation ability and battery pack employed with the same

Disclosed herein is a battery cell constructed in a structure in which an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure is mounted in a battery case formed of a laminate sheet including a resin layer and a metal layer while the electrode assembly is connected to electrode terminals extruding out of the battery case, wherein the battery cell is constructed in a structure to accelerate heat dissipation by the heat conduction through at least some of a sealing part of the battery case where the electrode terminals are not located.

Battery cell of excellent heat dissipation property and middle or large-sized battery module employed with the same

Disclosed herein is a battery cartridge configured in a frame structure to mount a plate-shaped battery cell therein, the battery cartridge comprising a pair of plate-shaped frames configured to fix the outer circumference of the battery cell in a state in which at least one side of the battery cell is open, wherein each of the frames is provided at the outside thereof with an elastic pressing member configured to fix a heat dissipation member to the open side of the battery cell in a tight contact manner upon manufacture of a battery module.

Battery cartridge having elastic pressing member, and battery module containing the same

Disclosed herein is a battery module assembly including a plurality of battery modules, each including a plurality of battery cells or unit modules mounted in a module case in a state in which the battery cells or the unit modules are connected in series to each other, wherein the battery modules are arranged adjacent to each other in the lateral direction in a state in which the battery modules are electrically connected to each other, and a cooling member including a coolant conduit to allow a liquid coolant to flow therealong is mounted at the outside of each of the battery modules.

Battery module assembly of improved cooling efficiency

Disclosed herein is a battery cartridge having a plate-shaped battery cell mounted therein, wherein the battery cartridge includes a pair of plate-shaped frames configured to fix opposite sides of the battery cell at the edge thereof in a state in which the sides of the battery cell are open, and each of the frames is provided at the inside thereof, disposed in contact with the edge of the battery cell, with an elastic pressing member configured to press the edge of the battery cell.

Battery cartridge and battery module containing the same

Disclosed herein is a battery module including a plurality of battery cells mounted in a module case in a stacked state, wherein cooling members are mounted at interfaces between the battery cells, the module case is configured in a structure in which two opposite sides of the module case are open so that corresponding portions of the battery cell stack are exposed outward through the two open opposite sides of the module case, the cooling members are partially exposed outward through the two open opposite sides of the module case, and a coolant flows along the two open opposite sides of the module case while contacting the outwardly exposed portions of the cooling members.

Battery module with excellent cooling efficiency and compact structure and middle or large-sized battery pack

Disclosed herein is a battery module constructed in a structure in which a plurality of plate-shaped battery cells are sequentially stacked in a module case, wherein each of the plate-shaped battery cells includes an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure mounted in a battery case formed of a laminate sheet including a resin layer and a metal layer, a plurality of heat dissipation members are disposed at two or more interfaces between the battery cells, and a heat exchange member integrally interconnecting the heat dissipation members is mounted to one side of a stack of the battery cells, whereby heat generated from the battery cells during the charge and discharge of the battery cells is removed by the heat exchange member.

Disclosed herein is a voltage sensing member for sensing voltages of battery cells constituting a battery module, the voltage sensing member including (a) a pair of supporting parts, i.e., a front supporting part and a rear supporting part, mounted to a bottom of the battery module at regions (a front part and a rear part of the battery module) corresponding to electrode terminal connections of the battery cells, (b) a connection part for electrically interconnecting the front supporting part and the rear supporting part, (c) conductive sensing parts having one-side ends coupled to the corresponding supporting parts via wires, each of the conductive sensing parts having a larger contact surface than each of the wires, and (d) a connector mounted on the front supporting part or the rear supporting part for transmitting the sensed voltages of the battery cells to a battery control device, wherein the conductive sensing parts are connected to the electrode terminal connections of the battery cells in a surface contact manner.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Hee Soo Yoon