CN116371131A

CN116371131A - Processing mechanism, energy storage device, power supply device and electric equipment

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Publication number: CN116371131A
Application number: CN202310612665.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴凯; 胡璐; 陈小波; 高雄伟; 王学辉
Original assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-05-29
Filing date: 2023-05-29
Publication date: 2023-07-04

Abstract

The application provides a processing mechanism, energy memory, power supply unit and consumer belong to battery technology field. Wherein, the processing mechanism is used for handling the emission that battery monomer thermal runaway discharged, and processing mechanism includes processing storehouse and processing unit. The treatment bin is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, wherein the air inlet is used for allowing the emissions to enter the treatment bin, and the air outlet is used for exhausting the emissions in the treatment bin. The treatment unit is configured to treat the emissions within the treatment bin to reduce the content of combustibles in the emissions. The treatment unit comprises a first treatment piece, a second treatment piece and a third treatment piece, wherein the first treatment piece, the second treatment piece and the third treatment piece are sequentially arranged along the direction of the discharge from the air inlet to the air outlet, the first treatment piece is configured to condense combustible matters in the discharge in the treatment bin, the second treatment piece is configured to filter the combustible matters in the discharge in the treatment bin, and the third treatment piece is configured to dilute the combustible matters in the discharge in the treatment bin.

Description

Processing mechanism, energy storage device, power supply device and electric equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of batteries, in particular to a processing mechanism, an energy storage device, a power supply device and electric equipment.

Background

In recent years, new energy automobiles have been developed dramatically, and in the field of electric automobiles, a power battery plays an important role as a power source of the electric automobile. With the great popularization of new energy automobiles, the demand for power battery products is also increasing. Among them, the battery has important significance in energy storage and energy supply, however, the battery has higher use requirements in terms of use safety. However, in the use process of the battery, abnormal reasons such as weather reasons, aging and overcharge often cause thermal runaway of the battery monomer in the battery, and the discharged emissions discharged during the thermal runaway of the battery monomer are extremely easy to cause phenomena such as ignition and combustion after being discharged out of the battery, and even cause risks such as ignition and explosion of the battery monomer, so that the reliability of the battery monomer in the use process is lower.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a processing mechanism, energy storage device, power supply unit and consumer, can effectively promote the reliability of battery monomer in the use.

In a first aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a treatment mechanism for treating emissions from thermal runaway emissions of a battery cell, the treatment mechanism comprising a treatment bin and a treatment unit; the treatment bin is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet is used for allowing the emissions to enter the treatment bin, and the air outlet is used for exhausting the emissions in the treatment bin; the treatment unit is configured to treat the emissions within the treatment bin to reduce the content of combustibles in the emissions; the treatment unit comprises a first treatment piece, a second treatment piece and a third treatment piece, the first treatment piece, the second treatment piece and the third treatment piece are sequentially arranged along the direction of the discharge from the air inlet to the air outlet, the first treatment piece is configured to condense combustible matters in the discharge in the treatment bin, the second treatment piece is configured to filter the combustible matters in the discharge in the treatment bin, and the third treatment piece is configured to dilute the combustible matters in the discharge in the treatment bin.

In the technical scheme, the treatment mechanism is provided with the treatment bin, the treatment bin is provided with the air inlet and the air outlet for entering and discharging the emissions discharged by the battery monomer in thermal runaway, and the treatment mechanism is correspondingly provided with the treatment unit, so that the treatment unit can treat the emissions discharged by the battery monomer in the treatment bin in thermal runaway, the content of combustible materials in the emissions discharged by the battery monomer in thermal runaway can be reduced, the flammability level of the emissions can be reduced, the phenomenon that the emissions discharged to the external environment when the battery monomer is in thermal runaway are further relieved, and the use risk of the battery monomer in the use process can be reduced, so that the use reliability of the battery monomer is improved. In addition, the treatment unit is provided with the first treatment piece, the second treatment piece and the third treatment piece which are sequentially arranged along the direction that the discharge flows from the air inlet to the air outlet, so that the discharge can be sequentially condensed by the first treatment piece and filtered by the second treatment piece and then diluted by the third treatment piece, the combustible materials with high boiling point in the discharge can be condensed into liquid state after being condensed by the first treatment piece, the content of the combustible materials with high boiling point in the discharge is reduced, the combustible materials with liquid particles or solid particles in the discharge can be filtered and adsorbed after being filtered by the second treatment piece, the content of the combustible materials with liquid particles or solid particles in the discharge is reduced, finally the concentration of the combustible materials in the discharge can be reduced after being diluted by the third treatment piece, and then the combustible materials with the liquid particles and the solid particles in the discharge can be firstly diluted by the first treatment piece, the second treatment piece and the third treatment piece, so that the combustible materials with the rest combustible materials after being treated by the first treatment piece and the third treatment piece are beneficial to improving the effect of the combustible materials in the discharge in the treatment unit on the combustible materials with high content in the discharge is beneficial to improving the effect of the combustible materials in the treatment mechanism.

In some embodiments, the first treatment member comprises at least one of a cooling screen, a cooling plate, a first spray mechanism, an evaporator.

In the above technical scheme, the first treatment piece can be at least one of a cooling net, a cooling plate, a first spraying mechanism and an evaporator, so as to realize condensation of the discharged matters discharged into the treatment bin, and the treatment device is simple in structure and convenient to realize.

In some embodiments, the second treatment comprises at least one of an absorbent cotton layer, an activated carbon layer, a molecular sieve, a cyclone separator, a second spray mechanism.

In the above technical scheme, the second treatment piece can be at least one of an adsorption cotton layer, an activated carbon layer, a molecular sieve, a cyclone separator and a second spraying mechanism, so as to realize the filtration of the emission discharged into the treatment bin, and the treatment device has a simple structure and is convenient to realize.

In some embodiments, the third treatment element includes a first treatment module for inputting a non-combustible gas into the treatment chamber to dilute the combustible in the emissions.

In the technical scheme, the third processing piece is provided with the first processing module, and the nonflammable gas can be input into the processing bin through the first processing module, so that the content of the flammable matters in the emission is reduced in a mode of increasing the whole volume of the emission, and the processing device is simple in structure and convenient to operate and realize.

In some embodiments, the third treatment element includes a second treatment module for oxidizing the combustible in the reduced emissions to dilute the combustible in the emissions.

In the technical scheme, the third processing piece is provided with the second processing module, and the combustible in the emission can be oxidized and reduced through the second processing module so as to convert the combustible in the emission into a non-combustible substance, so that the combustible in the emission is removed or reduced, the content of the combustible in the emission is reduced, the structure is simple, and the processing effect is good.

In some embodiments, the first processing member and the second processing member are both disposed within the processing chamber and divide the processing chamber into a first chamber, a second chamber, and a third chamber, the second chamber being located between the first processing member and the second processing member, the air inlet communicating with the first chamber, the air outlet communicating with the third chamber; wherein the third processing member is in communication with the third chamber; or, the third processing member is disposed in the third chamber.

In the technical scheme, the first processing piece and the second processing piece of the processing unit are arranged in the processing bin, the first processing piece and the second processing piece are matched to divide the processing bin into the first chamber, the second chamber and the third chamber which are sequentially arranged, the first chamber is communicated with the air inlet, the third chamber is communicated with the air outlet, so that the discharged matter can firstly enter the second chamber after being condensed through the first processing piece after entering the first chamber through the air inlet, then enter the third chamber after being filtered through the second processing piece, the discharged matter communicated with the third chamber or arranged in the third chamber can be diluted, finally the discharged matter is discharged through the air outlet communicated with the third chamber, and the discharged matter can be sequentially processed through the first processing piece, the second processing piece and the third processing piece in the processing bin, so that the treatment effect of the discharged matter by the processing unit is improved.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present application further provide an energy storage device, including a battery and the processing mechanism described above; the battery comprises a box body and a battery monomer accommodated in the box body; the processing mechanism is arranged outside the box body, the air inlet of the processing bin is connected with the box body, and the air inlet is used for enabling emissions discharged by the power supply monomer in a thermal runaway way to enter the processing bin.

In the above technical scheme, the energy storage device is provided with the battery and the processing mechanism that sets up outside the box of battery and link to each other with the box, through the air inlet with handling the storehouse with the box can realize that the battery monomer that is located in the box produces when thermal runaway gets into handling the storehouse of processing mechanism in to handle the battery monomer and discharge to the outside discharge of box through processing unit, thereby can reduce the battery monomer thermal runaway and discharge the content of the combustible material in the discharge outside the box, in order to reduce the flammability level of discharge, and then can alleviate the battery monomer thermal runaway and discharge the discharge outside the battery and appear the phenomenon of firing burning, be favorable to reducing the battery in the use risk of use, in order to promote energy storage device's reliability of use.

In some embodiments, the energy storage device comprises a plurality of batteries; the box of a plurality of batteries all links to each other with the air inlet of handling storehouse.

In the technical scheme, the energy storage device is provided with the plurality of batteries, so that the energy storage capacity of the energy storage device is improved, and the boxes of the plurality of batteries are connected with the processing bin of the processing mechanism, so that the plurality of batteries can share the processing mechanism, and the use reliability of the energy storage device is improved, and meanwhile, the manufacturing cost and the manufacturing difficulty of the energy storage device are reduced.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a power supply device, including a case, a battery unit, and the processing mechanism described above; an accommodating space is formed in the box body; the battery unit is accommodated in the accommodating space; the treatment bin is formed in the box body, and the air inlet is communicated with the accommodating space.

In the above technical scheme, power supply unit is provided with the box and holds the battery monomer in the accommodation space of box, through forming processing unit's processing storehouse in the box, processing unit is integrated in the box promptly, and processing unit's air inlet and accommodation space intercommunication for processing unit can handle the emission of battery monomer thermal runaway emission to in the processing storehouse, thereby can reduce the content of the combustible material in the emission of battery monomer thermal runaway emission, with the flammability class of reduction emission, and then can alleviate the phenomenon that the discharge appears firing to the outside emission of power supply unit when battery monomer thermal runaway, be favorable to reducing power supply unit's use risk in the use, with the reliability of promoting power supply unit.

In some embodiments, a first partition is disposed within the housing, the first partition configured to partition an interior space of the housing into a receiving space and a treatment bin, and an air inlet is disposed in the first partition.

In the above technical scheme, be provided with first separator in the box, and first separator separates the inner space of box for being used for holding battery monomer accommodation space and processing mechanism's processing storehouse to realize processing mechanism integration in power supply unit's box, simple structure, and be convenient for realize.

In some embodiments, a second separator is further disposed in the case, the second separator being connected to a side of the first separator facing away from the treatment bin, the second separator being configured to divide the receiving space into a first space in which the battery cell is received and a second space; wherein, the air inlet communicates with the first space, and the gas vent sets up in first separator and communicates with the second space, is provided with the pressure release hole on the box, pressure release hole and second space intercommunication.

In the above technical scheme, still be provided with the second separator in the box, through connecting the second separator in one side that the first separator deviates from the processing storehouse, so that the second separator separates accommodation space into first space and second space, first space is used for holding battery monomer, first space is through setting up inlet gas and the processing storehouse intercommunication on first separator, the second space is through setting up gas vent and the processing storehouse intercommunication on first separator, and the pressure release hole intercommunication of second space and box, in order to realize that the emission that battery monomer in the first space produced when thermal runaway can get into the processing storehouse through the air inlet and handle the back through processing unit in, again in the second space through the gas vent, finally discharge the box outside through the pressure release hole, the power supply unit who adopts this kind of structure can promote the emission effect of emission when realizing reducing the combustible material in the emission of battery monomer thermal runaway to the emission, and can reduce the emission and get into the phenomenon of influence battery monomer in the first space again, thereby be favorable to further promoting the reliability of use of power supply unit.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides an electric device, including the power supply device, where the power supply device is used for providing electric energy.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it being understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present application and therefore should not be considered limiting the scope, and that other related drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a processing mechanism provided in some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a treatment mechanism provided in some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a battery according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a processing mechanism according to further embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a treatment mechanism provided in further embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a processing mechanism according to further embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a treatment mechanism provided in accordance with further embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a treatment mechanism provided in further embodiments of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an energy storage device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a power supply device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a power supply device provided in some embodiments of the present application;

fig. 12 is a partial enlarged view of a portion of the power supply device shown in fig. 11;

fig. 13 is a partial enlarged view of the power supply device B shown in fig. 11;

fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle according to some embodiments of the present application.

Icon: 100-an energy storage device; 10-a processing mechanism; 11-a treatment bin; 111-air inlet; 112-exhaust port; 113-bin body; 1131-opening; 114-bin cover; 115-a first chamber; 116-a second chamber; 117-a third chamber; 12-a processing unit; 121-a first treatment element; 122-a second treatment element; 123-a third treatment element; 1231-a first processing module; 1232-a second processing module; 20-cell; 21-a box body; 211-a first tank body; 212-a second tank body; 213-accommodation space; 2131-a first space; 2132-a second space; 214-a pressure relief vent; 22-battery cells; 200-vehicle; 30-a power supply device; 31-a first separator; 32-a second separator; 40-a controller; 50-motor.

Detailed Description

For the purposes of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more apparent, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments herein without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present application.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs; the terminology used in the description of the application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the terms "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof in the description and claims of the present application and in the description of the figures above are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims or in the above-described figures, are used for distinguishing between different objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order.

Reference in the specification to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of such phrases in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "attached" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the terms in this application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as the case may be.

The term "and/or" in this application is merely an association relation describing an associated object, and indicates that three relations may exist, for example, a and/or B may indicate: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In this application, the character "/" generally indicates that the associated object is an or relationship.

In the embodiments of the present application, the same reference numerals denote the same components, and in the interest of brevity, detailed descriptions of the same components are omitted in different embodiments. It should be understood that the thickness, length, width, etc. dimensions of the various components in the embodiments of the present application, as well as the overall thickness, length, width, etc. dimensions of the integrated device, are illustrative only and should not be construed as limiting the present application in any way.

The term "plurality" as used herein refers to more than two (including two).

In this embodiment of the present application, the battery cell may be a secondary battery, and the secondary battery refers to a battery cell that can activate the active material by charging after discharging the battery cell and continue to use.

The battery cell may be a lithium ion battery, a sodium lithium ion battery, a lithium metal battery, a sodium metal battery, a lithium sulfur battery, a magnesium ion battery, a nickel hydrogen battery, a nickel cadmium battery, a lead storage battery, or the like, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

The battery cell generally includes an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. During the charge and discharge of the battery cell, active ions (e.g., lithium ions) are inserted and extracted back and forth between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator is arranged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, can play a role in preventing the positive electrode and the negative electrode from being short-circuited, and can enable active ions to pass through.

In some embodiments, the battery cell may include a housing. The case is used to encapsulate the electrode assembly, the electrolyte, and the like. The shell can be a steel shell, an aluminum shell, a plastic shell (such as polypropylene), a composite metal shell (such as a copper-aluminum composite shell), an aluminum-plastic film or the like.

As examples, the battery cells may be cylindrical battery cells, prismatic battery cells, pouch battery cells, or other shaped battery cells, including but not limited to square-case battery cells, blade-shaped battery cells, polygonal prismatic batteries, such as hexagonal-prismatic batteries, and the like.

Reference to a battery in embodiments of the present application refers to a single physical module that includes one or more battery cells to provide higher voltage and capacity.

In some embodiments, the battery may be a battery module, and when there are a plurality of battery cells, the plurality of battery cells are arranged and fixed to form one battery module.

In some embodiments, the battery may be a battery pack including a case and a battery cell, the battery cell or battery module being housed in the case.

In some embodiments, the tank may be part of the chassis structure of the vehicle. For example, a portion of the tank may become at least a portion of the floor of the vehicle, or a portion of the tank may become at least a portion of the cross member and the side member of the vehicle.

In some embodiments, the battery may be an energy storage device. The energy storage device comprises an energy storage container, an energy storage electric cabinet and the like.

The battery has the outstanding advantages of high energy density, small environmental pollution, large power density, long service life, wide application range, small self-discharge coefficient and the like, is an important component of the development of new energy, and is widely applied to energy storage devices or electric equipment.

For a general battery, the battery generally includes a case and a battery cell accommodated in the case, and during the use or energy storage of the battery, abnormal reasons such as weather, aging, and overcharge often cause thermal runaway of the battery cell in the battery, so that a large amount of thermal runaway smoke is generated, and the thermal runaway smoke contains a large amount of combustible gas and substances, so that in order to reduce the use risk of the battery, the thermal runaway smoke discharged from the battery cell is generally discharged out of the case of the battery in the related art. However, because the ignition energy required by the combustible gas and the substances in the thermal runaway flue gas is smaller, the phenomena of ignition, combustion and the like of the thermal runaway flue gas after being discharged outside the box body are extremely easy to occur, and even the risks of ignition, explosion and the like of the battery monomer of the battery are caused, so that the reliability of the battery monomer in the use process is lower.

Based on the above-mentioned consideration, in order to solve the problem that the reliability of the battery cell in the use is lower, the embodiment of the application provides a processing mechanism for handling the emission of battery cell thermal runaway, processing mechanism includes processing storehouse and processing unit. The treatment bin is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, wherein the air inlet is used for allowing the emissions to enter the treatment bin, and the air outlet is used for exhausting the emissions in the treatment bin. The treatment unit is configured to treat the emissions within the treatment bin to reduce the content of combustibles in the emissions; the treatment unit comprises a first treatment piece, a second treatment piece and a third treatment piece, the first treatment piece, the second treatment piece and the third treatment piece are sequentially arranged along the direction of the discharge from the air inlet to the air outlet, the first treatment piece is configured to condense combustible matters in the discharge in the treatment bin, the second treatment piece is configured to filter the combustible matters in the discharge in the treatment bin, and the third treatment piece is configured to dilute the combustible matters in the discharge in the treatment bin.

In the processing mechanism of this kind of structure, processing mechanism has the processing storehouse, processing storehouse is provided with the gas inlet and the gas outlet that supply battery monomer thermal runaway discharged and discharge processing storehouse, and processing mechanism corresponds and be provided with processing unit, make processing unit can handle the emission of battery monomer thermal runaway discharge to in the processing storehouse, thereby can reduce the content of combustible material in the emission of battery monomer thermal runaway discharge, in order to reduce the flammability level of emission, and then can alleviate the phenomenon that the emission of discharging to the external environment appears firing burning when battery monomer thermal runaway, be favorable to reducing the use risk of battery monomer in the use, in order to promote the use reliability of battery monomer. In addition, the treatment unit is provided with the first treatment piece, the second treatment piece and the third treatment piece which are sequentially arranged along the direction that the discharge flows from the air inlet to the air outlet, so that the discharge can be sequentially condensed by the first treatment piece and filtered by the second treatment piece and then diluted by the third treatment piece, the high-boiling-point combustible material in the discharge can be condensed into a liquid state after being condensed by the first treatment piece, the content of the high-boiling-point combustible material in the discharge is reduced, the combustible material of liquid particles or solid particles in the discharge can be filtered and adsorbed after being filtered by the second treatment piece, the content of the combustible material of liquid particles or solid particles in the discharge is reduced, finally the concentration of the combustible material in the discharge can be reduced after being diluted by the third treatment piece, and then the combustible material remained after being treated by the first treatment piece, the second treatment piece and the third treatment piece can be firstly diluted by the combustible material after being treated by the first treatment piece and the third treatment piece, so that the combustible material in the discharge can be conveniently improved, and the effect of the combustible material in the discharge can be conveniently improved.

The processing mechanism disclosed by the embodiment of the application can be used in electric equipment such as vehicles, ships or aircrafts, but is not limited to the application. The power supply system with the processing mechanism, the battery and the like disclosed by the application can be used for forming the electric equipment, and the energy storage device with the processing mechanism, the battery and the like disclosed by the application can be used for storing energy, so that the risks of fire explosion and the like of the battery monomer in the use process of the battery can be relieved, and the reliability of the battery monomer in the use process can be improved.

The embodiment of the application provides a processing mechanism, and it can improve the battery monomer in energy storage device or the consumer and discharge extremely easily appear phenomena such as fire burning in the emission in the external environment when thermal runaway, can trigger the battery monomer of battery to produce risk such as fire explosion even to lead to the battery monomer the lower problem of reliability in the use, the detailed description of the specific structure of processing mechanism is described with reference to the accompanying drawings below.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, fig. 1 is a structural exploded view of a treatment mechanism 10 provided in some embodiments of the present application, fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a treatment mechanism 10 provided in some embodiments of the present application, and fig. 3 is a structural exploded view of a battery 20 provided in some embodiments of the present application, according to some embodiments of the present application. The present application provides a treatment mechanism 10 for treating emissions from thermal runaway emissions from a battery cell 22, the treatment mechanism 10 comprising a treatment bin 11 and a treatment unit 12. The treatment chamber 11 has an air inlet 111 for the entry of the effluent into the treatment chamber 11 and an air outlet 112 for the discharge of the effluent from the treatment chamber 11. The treatment unit 12 is configured to treat the effluent within the treatment house 11 to reduce the content of combustibles in the effluent. The processing unit 12 includes a first processing member 121, a second processing member 122, and a third processing member 123, the first processing member 121, the second processing member 122, and the third processing member 123 being disposed in sequence along a direction in which the exhaust flows from the air inlet 111 to the air outlet 112, the first processing member 121 being configured to condense combustible materials in the exhaust in the processing bin 11, the second processing member 122 being configured to filter combustible materials in the exhaust in the processing bin 11, and the third processing member 123 being configured to dilute combustible materials in the exhaust in the processing bin 11.

The battery 20 may include a case 21 and a battery cell 22, and the battery cell 22 is accommodated in the case 21. The case 21 is used to provide an assembly space for the battery cells 22, and the case 21 may take various structures. In some embodiments, the case 21 may include a first case body 211 and a second case body 212, the first case body 211 and the second case body 212 being covered with each other, the first case body 211 and the second case body 212 together defining an assembly space for accommodating the battery cell 22. The second casing body 212 may have a hollow structure with one end opened, the first casing body 211 may have a plate-shaped structure, and the first casing body 211 covers the open side of the second casing body 212, so that the first casing body 211 and the second casing body 212 define an assembly space together; the first case body 211 and the second case body 212 may be hollow structures each having one side opened, and the open side of the first case body 211 may be closed to the open side of the second case body 212. Of course, the case 21 formed by the first case body 211 and the second case body 212 may be various shapes, such as a cylinder, a rectangular parallelepiped, and the like. Illustratively, in fig. 3, the case 21 is rectangular in shape.

In the battery 20, the number of the battery cells 22 provided in the case 21 may be one or a plurality. When the plurality of battery cells 22 are disposed in the case 21, the plurality of battery cells 22 may be connected in series, parallel, or a series-parallel connection, where the series-parallel connection means that the plurality of battery cells 22 are connected in both series and parallel. The plurality of battery cells 22 can be directly connected in series or in parallel or in series-parallel, and then the whole formed by the plurality of battery cells 22 is accommodated in the box body 21; of course, the battery 20 may also be a battery module formed by connecting a plurality of battery cells 22 in series or parallel or series-parallel connection, and a plurality of battery modules are then connected in series or parallel or series-parallel connection to form a whole and are accommodated in the case 21. The battery module may also include other structures, for example, the battery 20 may also include a bus member for connecting the plurality of battery cells 22 to achieve electrical connection between the plurality of battery cells 22.

Wherein each battery cell 22 may be a secondary battery or a primary battery; but not limited to, lithium sulfur batteries, sodium ion batteries, or magnesium ion batteries. The battery cells 22 may be cylindrical, flat, rectangular, or otherwise shaped. Illustratively, in fig. 3, the battery cell 22 is of a rectangular parallelepiped configuration.

Alternatively, the structure of the treatment chamber 11 may be various, and in fig. 1, the treatment chamber 11 may include a chamber body 113 and a chamber cover 114, the chamber body 113 is a hollow structure with an opening 1131 formed at one side, the chamber cover 114 covers the opening 1131 of the chamber body 113 to block the opening 1131, the air inlet 111 is disposed on the chamber body 113 and communicates with the interior of the chamber body 113, the air outlet 112 is disposed on the chamber cover 114 and communicates with the interior of the chamber body 113, thereby forming the treatment chamber 11 for containing the emissions discharged from the battery cells 22, and in the treatment mechanism 10 of this structure, the air inlet 111 of the treatment chamber 11 communicates with the interior of the case 21 of the battery 20 to treat the emissions discharged from the battery cells 22 in a thermal runaway manner through the treatment mechanism 10, so as to reduce the content of combustible materials in the emissions. In some embodiments, the processing mechanism 10 may be integrated on the battery 20, and the processing chamber 11 may be a part of the internal space of the battery 20 when the processing mechanism 10 is integrated inside the battery 20.

The treatment mechanism 10 is configured to reduce combustible materials in emissions from the battery cells 22, the emissions from the thermal runaway emissions from the battery cells 22 being a mixture of gases, the emissions containing both combustible materials and non-combustible materials. Wherein the combustibles in the emissions include one or more of hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, electrolyte vapors, or electrolyte mist droplets, etc. Thereby reducing the level of combustibles in the emissions by the treatment mechanism 10 to reduce the level of combustibles in the emissions.

It should be noted that, the battery cell 22 has more high boiling point combustible gas in the emissions discharged during thermal runaway, for example, electrolyte vapor, so that the first processing member 121 can cool and condense the high boiling point combustible gas in the emissions, thereby achieving the effect of reducing the content of the combustible in the emissions discharged during thermal runaway of the battery cell 22.

Likewise, the battery cell 22 has more liquid combustible particles or solid combustible particles in the emissions discharged during thermal runaway, such as electrolyte mist droplets, etc., so that the liquid combustible particles or solid combustible particles in the emissions can be filtered by the second processing member 122, thereby achieving the effect of reducing the content of combustible in the emissions discharged during thermal runaway of the battery cell 22.

Similarly, the battery cell 22 has more combustible gas mixture in the emissions discharged during thermal runaway, such as hydrogen, carbon monoxide, methane, and various alkanes, so that the combustible gas mixture in the emissions can be diluted by the third processing member 123, thereby achieving the effect of reducing the content of the combustible in the emissions discharged during thermal runaway of the battery cell 22. Alternatively, the third treating element 123 may dilute the combustible mixed gas in the exhaust, for example, by increasing the content of the non-combustible gas in the exhaust by the third treating element 123, or by oxidation-reduction reaction of the combustible mixed gas in the exhaust to the non-combustible gas by the third treating element 123.

The first treating element 121, the second treating element 122 and the third treating element 123 are sequentially disposed along the direction of the exhaust flow from the air inlet 111 to the air outlet 112, that is, the treating mechanism 10 is simultaneously provided with the first treating element 121, the second treating element 122 and the third treating element 123, and the exhaust is sequentially processed by the first treating element 121, the second treating element 122 and the third treating element 123 during the process of entering the air inlet 111 into the treating bin 11 and discharging from the air outlet 112. Of course, in other embodiments, only one or two of the first processing element 121, the second processing element 122, and the third processing element 123 may be provided, and similarly, the processing sequence may also be that the first processing element 121 is first passed, the second processing element 122 is first passed, or the third processing element 123 is first passed.

The treatment mechanism 10 is provided with a treatment bin 11, the treatment bin 11 is provided with an air inlet 111 and an air outlet for entering and discharging the emissions discharged by the thermal runaway of the battery monomer 22 from the treatment bin 11, and the treatment mechanism 10 is correspondingly provided with a treatment unit 12, so that the treatment unit 12 can treat the emissions discharged by the thermal runaway of the battery monomer 22 into the treatment bin 11, the content of combustible matters in the emissions discharged by the thermal runaway of the battery monomer 22 can be reduced, the flammability level of the emissions can be reduced, the phenomenon that the emissions discharged to the external environment when the thermal runaway of the battery monomer 22 are burnt by firing can be relieved, the use risk of the battery monomer 22 in the use process can be reduced, and the use reliability of the battery monomer 22 can be improved. In addition, the treatment unit 12 is provided with a first treatment member 121, a second treatment member 122 and a third treatment member 123 which are sequentially arranged along the direction of the discharge from the air inlet 111 to the air outlet 112, so that the discharge can be sequentially condensed by the first treatment member 121 and filtered by the second treatment member 122 and then diluted by the third treatment member 123, thereby condensing the high boiling point combustible in the discharge into a liquid state after the discharge is condensed by the first treatment member 121, reducing the content of the high boiling point combustible in the discharge, filtering and adsorbing the liquid particles or the solid combustible in the discharge after the discharge is filtered by the second treatment member 122, in order to reduce the content of combustible materials in liquid particles or solid particles in the effluent, finally, after the effluent is diluted by the third treatment member 123, the concentration of the combustible materials in the effluent can be reduced, and then, the combustible materials remaining after the combustible liquid particles and the solid particles in the effluent are treated can be diluted by sequentially treating the effluent by the first treatment member 121, the second treatment member 122 and the third treatment member 123, so that the treatment effect of the treatment unit 12 on the combustible materials in the effluent can be improved, and the effect of reducing the content of the combustible materials in the effluent by the treatment mechanism 10 can be improved.

In some embodiments, the first treatment member 121 comprises at least one of a cooling screen, a cooling plate, a first spraying mechanism, an evaporator.

Wherein the high boiling point combustible gases in the effluent can be directly cooled by a cooling net, a cooling plate, an evaporator, etc. to condense the combustible in the effluent in the treatment house 11. The first spraying mechanism can cool the high-boiling-point combustible gas in the effluent in a spraying manner into the treatment bin 11, so that the effect of condensing the combustible in the effluent in the treatment bin 11 is achieved.

Illustratively, in fig. 2, the first processing member 121 is a cooling grid.

The first treating member 121 may be at least one of a cooling net, a cooling plate, a first spraying mechanism, and an evaporator to condense the discharged matter discharged into the treating chamber 11, has a simple structure, and is convenient to implement.

In some embodiments, the second treatment 122 comprises at least one of an absorbent cotton layer, an activated carbon layer, a molecular sieve, a cyclone separator, a second spray mechanism.

Wherein liquid combustible particles or solid combustible particles in the effluent can be directly filtered through an adsorption cotton layer, an activated carbon layer, a molecular sieve, a cyclone separator and the like so as to reduce the combustible in the effluent in the treatment bin 11. And the liquid combustible particles or solid combustible particles in the discharged materials can be attached to the water mist by spraying into the treatment bin 11 through the second spraying mechanism, so that the effect of filtering the combustible materials in the discharged materials in the treatment bin 11 is achieved.

Illustratively, in fig. 2, the second treatment member 122 is an absorbent cotton layer.

When the first treatment member 121 is a first spraying mechanism and the second treatment member 122 is a second spraying mechanism, only one spraying mechanism may be provided in the treatment chamber 11.

The second treating element 122 may be at least one of an absorbent cotton layer, an activated carbon layer, a molecular sieve, a cyclone separator, and a second spraying mechanism, so as to filter the discharged matter discharged into the treating bin 11, and has a simple structure and is convenient to implement.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the third processing member 123 can include a first processing module 1231, the first processing module 1231 configured to input a non-combustible gas into the processing chamber 11 to dilute the combustibles in the effluent. That is, the first processing module 1231 is an inflator mechanism for inputting non-combustible gas into the processing chamber 11 to reduce the content of combustible in the exhaust by increasing the content of non-combustible gas in the exhaust.

The third processing member 123 is provided with a first processing module 1231, and can input non-combustible gas into the processing chamber 11 through the first processing module 1231, thereby reducing the content of combustible in the discharge by increasing the overall volume of the discharge, and having a simple structure, and being convenient for operation and realization.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 4 and 5, fig. 4 is an exploded view of a structure of a treatment mechanism 10 provided in still other embodiments of the present application, and fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a treatment mechanism 10 provided in still other embodiments of the present application. The third processing member 123 can include a second processing module 1232, the second processing module 1232 configured to oxidize and reduce the combustibles in the emissions to dilute the combustibles in the emissions.

Wherein the second processing module 1232 is configured to oxidize and reduce the combustible material in the exhaust, that is, the second processing module 1232 is configured to perform a redox reaction on the combustible material in the exhaust to convert the combustible material to a non-combustible gas to remove the combustible material in the exhaust, thereby reducing the content of the combustible material in the exhaust.

Alternatively, the structure of the second processing module 1232 may be various, for example, the second processing module 1232 may be a porous structure, such as a metal mesh, metal cotton, or foam, to which an oxidizing agent and a catalyst are attached, and likewise, the catalyst may be a noble metal catalyst, such as palladium, platinum, or rhodium, and the oxidizing agent may be copper oxide, sodium peroxide, or potassium permanganate, and the like. The combustibles in the effluent can be subjected to a redox reaction by the second treatment module 1232 to form non-combustible materials, such as, for example, catalytically reacting hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the effluent to non-combustible water and carbon dioxide.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment where the third processing member 123 includes the first processing module 1231 or the second processing module 1232, the processing bin 11 may be provided with only the first processing module 1231 (see fig. 1 and 2), or the processing bin 11 may be provided with only the second processing module 1232 (see fig. 4 and 5), and of course, in some embodiments, the processing bin 11 may be provided with both the first processing module 1231 and the second processing module 1232.

The third processing member 123 is provided with a second processing module 1232, and the combustible material in the exhaust can be oxidized and reduced through the second processing module 1232 so as to convert the combustible material in the exhaust into a non-combustible material, so as to remove or reduce the combustible material in the exhaust, thereby realizing the reduction of the content of the combustible material in the exhaust, and having simple structure and better processing effect.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, fig. 6 is an exploded view of a structure of the treatment mechanism 10 according to still other embodiments of the present application, and fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the treatment mechanism 10 according to still other embodiments of the present application. When the first treatment member 121 is a first spraying mechanism and the second treatment member 122 is a second spraying mechanism, it is only necessary to provide one spraying mechanism on the treatment chamber 11, and the functions of cooling and filtering the discharged material by the first treatment member 121 and the second treatment member 122 can be achieved by one spraying mechanism, that is, the first treatment member 121 and the second treatment member 122 are one component. In such an embodiment, referring to fig. 6 and 7, the third processing member 123 may include a first processing module 1231, i.e., the third processing member 123 dilutes the combustibles in the effluent by inputting non-combustible gases into the processing chamber 11. Of course, referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a treatment mechanism 10 according to other embodiments of the present application, the third treatment element 123 may also include a second treatment module 1232, i.e., the third treatment element 123 may be configured to dilute the combustible in the exhaust by oxidation-reduction reaction to a non-combustible substance in the exhaust.

According to some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 2, a first processing member 121 and a second processing member 122 are disposed within the processing chamber 11 and divide the processing chamber 11 into a first chamber 115, a second chamber 116, and a third chamber 117, the second chamber 116 is disposed between the first processing member 121 and the second processing member 122, the air inlet 111 is in communication with the first chamber 115, and the air outlet 112 is in communication with the third chamber 117. Wherein the third processing member 123 is in communication with the third chamber 117; alternatively, the third processing member 123 is disposed within the third chamber 117.

Illustratively, the first treating element 121 is a cooling net, the second treating element 122 is an absorbent cotton layer, the third treating element 123 is a first treating module 1231 for inputting non-combustible gas into the treating chamber 11, the first treating element 121 and the second treating element 122 are both accommodated in the treating chamber 11 and divide the treating chamber 11 into a first chamber 115, a second chamber 116 and a third chamber 117, and the third treating element 123 is communicated with the third chamber 117 of the treating chamber 11 so that the non-combustible gas can be input into the treating chamber 11 through the first treating module 1231 of the third treating element 123.

The first processing piece 121 and the second processing piece 122 of the processing unit 12 are both arranged in the processing bin 11, the first processing piece 121 and the second processing piece 122 are matched to divide the processing bin 11 into the first chamber 115, the second chamber 116 and the third chamber 117 which are sequentially arranged, the first chamber 115 is communicated with the air inlet 111, the third chamber 117 is communicated with the air outlet 112, so that the discharged matter can firstly pass through the first processing piece 121 to be condensed after entering the first chamber 115 through the air inlet 111 and then enter the second chamber 116, then pass through the second processing piece 122 to be filtered and then enter the third chamber 117, the discharged matter which is communicated with the third chamber 117 or is arranged in the third chamber 117 can be subjected to dilution processing, and finally the discharged matter is discharged through the air outlet 112 which is communicated with the third chamber 117, so that the discharged matter can be sequentially processed through the first processing piece 121, the second processing piece 122 and the third processing piece 123 in the processing bin 11, and the effect of the discharged matter can be improved by the processing unit 12.

Referring to fig. 2 and further referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an energy storage device 100 according to some embodiments of the present application. The present application also provides an energy storage device 100 comprising a battery 20 and a processing mechanism 10 according to any of the above aspects. The battery 20 includes a case 21 and a battery cell 22 accommodated in the case 21. The treatment mechanism 10 is disposed outside the case 21, and the air inlet 111 of the treatment chamber 11 is connected to the case 21, and the air inlet 111 is used for allowing the emissions of the thermal runaway battery cells 22 to enter the treatment chamber 11.

Wherein, the box 21 plays the effect of holding battery monomer 22, air inlet 111 links to each other with box 21, in order to realize that the emission of battery monomer 22 thermal runaway time discharged can get into to handle storehouse 11 through air inlet 111, the structure that air inlet 111 links to each other with box 21 can be multiple, can be that air inlet 111 is direct with the inner space intercommunication of box 21, also can be that air inlet 111 links to each other with the relief mechanism that sets up on box 21, make the relief mechanism when releasing the inside pressure of box 21 battery monomer 22 thermal runaway discharged emission can get into handle storehouse 11 through air inlet 111.

The energy storage device 100 is provided with the battery 20 and the processing mechanism 10 which is arranged outside the box body 21 of the battery 20 and is connected with the box body 21, the exhaust generated when the battery monomer 22 in the box body 21 is in thermal runaway enters the processing chamber 11 of the processing mechanism 10 through connecting the air inlet 111 of the processing chamber 11 with the box body 21, so that the exhaust discharged outside the box body 21 from the battery monomer 22 is processed through the processing unit 12, the content of combustible materials in the exhaust discharged outside the box body 21 from the thermal runaway from the battery monomer 22 can be reduced, the combustibility level of the exhaust is reduced, the phenomenon that the exhaust discharged outside the battery 20 from the thermal runaway from the battery monomer 22 is burnt on fire can be relieved, the use risk of the battery 20 in the use process is reduced, and the use reliability of the energy storage device 100 is improved.

In some embodiments, the energy storage device 100 may include a plurality of batteries 20, with the housing 21 of the plurality of batteries 20 being connected to the air inlet 111 of the processing bin 11.

Illustratively, in fig. 9, the battery 20 is one, although in other embodiments, the battery 20 may be two, three, four, five, six, or the like.

The energy storage device 100 is provided with a plurality of batteries 20, which is favorable for improving the energy storage capacity of the energy storage device 100, and the box bodies 21 of the plurality of batteries 20 are connected with the processing bin 11 of the processing mechanism 10, so that the plurality of batteries 20 can share one processing mechanism 10, thereby being favorable for reducing the manufacturing cost and the manufacturing difficulty of the energy storage device 100 while improving the use reliability of the energy storage device 100.

According to some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 10, 11, 12 and 13, fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a power supply device 30 provided in some embodiments of the present application, fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the power supply device 30 provided in some embodiments of the present application, fig. 12 is a partial enlarged view at a of the power supply device 30 shown in fig. 11, and fig. 13 is a partial enlarged view at B of the power supply device 30 shown in fig. 11. The application also provides a power supply device 30, which comprises a box body 21, a battery unit 22 and the processing mechanism 10 of any scheme. The case 21 has an accommodation space 213 formed therein, and the battery cells 22 are accommodated in the accommodation space 213. The treatment chamber 11 is formed inside the casing 21, and the air inlet 111 communicates with the accommodation space 213.

Wherein the processing chamber 11 is formed inside the housing 21, that is, the processing mechanism 10 is integrated with the housing 21 of the power supply device 30, such that the processing chamber 11 is a part of the internal space of the housing 21, that is, the processing unit 12 of the processing mechanism 10 is accommodated in the housing 21. It should be noted that the specific structure of the processing unit 12 can be referred to the foregoing structure, and will not be described herein.

Illustratively, in fig. 11, the processing unit 12 includes a first processing member 121, a second processing member 122, and a third processing member 123 disposed in this order along a direction in which the exhaust flows from the intake port 111 to the exhaust port 112, the first processing member 121 being a cooling net, the second processing member 122 being an absorbent cotton layer, the third processing member 123 being a first processing module 1231 for inputting a non-combustible gas into the processing chamber 11.

The case 21 is used to provide an assembly space for the battery cells 22, and the case 21 may take various structures. In some embodiments, the case 21 may include a first case body 211 and a second case body 212, the first case body 211 and the second case body 212 being covered with each other, the first case body 211 and the second case body 212 together defining an assembly space for accommodating the battery cell 22. The second casing body 212 may have a hollow structure with one end opened, the first casing body 211 may have a plate-shaped structure, and the first casing body 211 covers the open side of the second casing body 212, so that the first casing body 211 and the second casing body 212 define an assembly space together; the first case body 211 and the second case body 212 may be hollow structures each having one side opened, and the open side of the first case body 211 may be closed to the open side of the second case body 212. Of course, the case 21 formed by the first case body 211 and the second case body 212 may be various shapes, such as a cylinder, a rectangular parallelepiped, and the like. Illustratively, in fig. 10, the case 21 is rectangular in shape.

In the battery 20, the number of the battery cells 22 provided in the case 21 may be one or a plurality. When the plurality of battery cells 22 are disposed in the case 21, the plurality of battery cells 22 may be connected in series, parallel, or a series-parallel connection, where the series-parallel connection means that the plurality of battery cells 22 are connected in both series and parallel. The plurality of battery cells 22 can be directly connected in series or in parallel or in series-parallel, and then the whole formed by the plurality of battery cells 22 is accommodated in the box body 21; of course, the battery 20 may also be a battery module formed by connecting a plurality of battery cells 22 in series or parallel or series-parallel connection, and a plurality of battery modules are then connected in series or parallel or series-parallel connection to form a whole and are accommodated in the case 21. The battery 20 may also include other structures, for example, the battery 20 may also include a bussing member for connecting the plurality of battery cells 22 to achieve electrical connection between the plurality of battery cells 22.

Wherein each battery cell 22 may be a secondary battery or a primary battery; but not limited to, lithium sulfur batteries, sodium ion batteries, or magnesium ion batteries. The battery cells 22 may be cylindrical, flat, rectangular, or otherwise shaped. Illustratively, in fig. 10, the battery cell 22 is of a rectangular parallelepiped configuration.

The power supply device 30 is provided with the box 21 and the battery monomer 22 accommodated in the accommodating space 213 of the box 21, the treatment bin 11 of the treatment mechanism 10 is formed in the box 21, namely, the treatment mechanism 10 is integrated in the box 21, and the air inlet 111 of the treatment bin 11 is communicated with the accommodating space 213, so that the treatment unit 12 can treat the emission of the battery monomer 22 discharged into the treatment bin 11 in a thermal runaway manner, the content of combustible materials in the emission of the battery monomer 22 in the thermal runaway manner can be reduced, the flammability level of the emission can be reduced, the phenomenon that the emission discharged out of the power supply device 30 is burnt by firing when the battery monomer 22 in the thermal runaway manner can be relieved, the use risk of the power supply device 30 in the use process can be reduced, and the reliability of the power supply device 30 can be improved.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 10, 11 and 12, a first partition 31 is provided in the case 21, the first partition 31 is configured to partition an inner space of the case 21 into a receiving space 213 and a process cartridge 11, and an air inlet 111 is provided to the first partition 31.

Wherein, the air inlet 111 is disposed on the first partition 31 to serve as a communication between the accommodating space 213 and the treatment chamber 11, so that the emissions discharged from the thermal runaway battery cells 22 can enter the treatment chamber 11 through the air inlet 111 for treatment, so as to reduce the content of combustible materials in the emissions discharged from the thermal runaway battery cells 22.

Alternatively, the first separator 31 may have one or more air inlets 111, and as an example, in fig. 10 and 11, the first separator 31 may have a plurality of air inlets 111, thereby advantageously improving the efficiency of the thermal runaway discharged exhaust of the battery cells 22 into the treatment bin 11.

The first separating member 31 is arranged in the box body 21, and the first separating member 31 separates the inner space of the box body 21 into the containing space 213 for containing the battery cells 22 and the processing bin 11 of the processing mechanism 10, so that the processing mechanism 10 is integrated in the box body 21 of the power supply device 30, and the structure is simple and convenient to realize.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 10 to 13, a second partition 32 is further provided in the case 21, the second partition 32 is connected to a side of the first partition 31 facing away from the process cartridge 11, the second partition 32 is configured to partition the receiving space 213 into a first space 2131 and a second space 2132, and the battery cells 22 are received in the first space 2131. The air inlet 111 communicates with the first space 2131, the air outlet 112 is provided in the first partition 31 and communicates with the second space 2132, and the casing 21 is provided with a pressure release hole 214, and the pressure release hole 214 communicates with the second space 2132.

Wherein the exhaust port 112 is disposed on the first partition 31 and communicates with the second space 2132, such that the exhaust port 112 communicates with the pressure release hole 214 of the tank 21 through the second space 2132, so that the discharged materials treated by the treatment unit 12 in the treatment chamber 11 are discharged outside the tank 21. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the power supply device 30 may not be provided with the pressure release hole 214 and the second space 2132, and the exhaust port 112 may be directly provided on the box 21, so as to realize that the effluent processed by the processing unit 12 in the processing bin 11 is discharged out of the box 21.

In some embodiments, a pressure relief mechanism may also be provided at the pressure relief hole 214 of the tank 21 for relieving the pressure inside the tank 21 when the internal pressure or temperature of the tank 21 reaches a predetermined value.

By way of example, the pressure relief mechanism may be a pressure relief member such as a balance valve, explosion proof valve, rupture disk, gas valve, pressure relief valve, or safety valve.

The second partition 32 is further arranged in the box 21, the second partition 32 is connected to one side, away from the treatment bin 11, of the first partition 31, so that the second partition 32 partitions the accommodating space 213 into the first space 2131 and the second space 2132, the first space 2131 is used for accommodating the battery cells 22, the first space 2131 is communicated with the treatment bin 11 through inlet gas arranged on the first partition 31, the second space 2132 is communicated with the treatment bin 11 through the exhaust port 112 arranged on the first partition 31, and the second space 2132 is communicated with the pressure release hole 214 of the box 21, so that the discharge generated when the battery cells 22 in the first space 2131 are subjected to heat runaway treatment through the air inlet 111 and then enter the second space 2132 through the exhaust port 112, and finally the power supply device 30 adopting the structure is discharged out of the box 21 through the pressure release hole 214, and can improve the discharge effect of the battery cells 22 while the content of combustible substances in the discharge of the heat runaway battery cells 22 to the discharge of the box 21 is reduced, and the discharge of the battery cells 22 can be further reduced by the effect of the power supply device 2131, and the discharge of the battery cells can be further reduced.

According to some embodiments of the present application, there is further provided a powered device, including the power supply device 30 of any of the above schemes, and the power supply device 30 is configured to provide power for the powered device.

The electric equipment can be, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet, a notebook computer, an electric toy, an electric tool, a battery car, an electric automobile, a ship, a spacecraft and the like. The electric toy may include fixed or mobile electric toys, such as game machines, electric car toys, electric ship toys, and electric plane toys, and the like, and the spacecraft may include planes, rockets, space planes, and spacecraft, and the like.

For convenience of description, an electric device according to an embodiment of the present application is taken as an example of the vehicle 200. Referring to fig. 14, fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle 200 according to some embodiments of the present application. The vehicle 200 may be a fuel oil vehicle, a gas vehicle or a new energy vehicle, and the new energy vehicle may be a pure electric vehicle, a hybrid vehicle or an extended range vehicle. The power supply device 30 is provided in the vehicle 200, and the power supply device 30 may be provided at the bottom of the vehicle 200, at the head of the vehicle 200, or at the tail of the vehicle 200. The power supply device 30 may be used for power supply of the vehicle 200, for example, the power supply device 30 may be used as an operation power source or a use power source of the vehicle 200, or the like. The vehicle 200 may also include a controller 40 and a motor 50, the controller 40 being configured to control the power supply 30 to supply power to the motor 50, for example, for operating power requirements during start-up, navigation, and travel of the vehicle 200.

In some embodiments of the present application, the power supply device 30 may not only be used as an operating power source or a usage power source of the vehicle 200, but also be used as a driving power source of the vehicle 200 to supply driving power to the vehicle 200 instead of or in part of fuel oil or natural gas.

In accordance with some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 1 and 2, a treatment mechanism 10 is provided, the treatment mechanism 10 comprising a treatment bin 11 and a treatment unit 12. The treatment chamber 11 has an air inlet 111 for the entry of the effluent into the treatment chamber 11 and an air outlet 112 for the discharge of the effluent from the treatment chamber 11. The treatment unit 12 is configured to treat the effluent within the treatment house 11 to reduce the content of combustibles in the effluent. Wherein the treating unit 12 includes a first treating member 121, a second treating member 122 and a third treating member 123, and the first treating member 121, the second treating member 122 and the third treating member 123 are sequentially disposed in a direction in which the exhaust flows from the air inlet 111 to the air outlet 112. The first treatment element 121 is configured to condense combustible material in the effluent within the treatment chamber 11, the second treatment element 122 is configured to filter combustible material in the effluent within the treatment chamber 11, and the third treatment element 123 is configured to dilute combustible material in the effluent within the treatment chamber 11.

It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other.

The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and variations may be made to the present application by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A treatment mechanism for treating emissions from thermal runaway emissions from a battery cell, the treatment mechanism comprising:

a treatment bin having an air inlet for the entry of the effluent into the treatment bin and an air outlet for the discharge of the effluent from the treatment bin; and

a treatment unit configured to treat the emissions within the treatment bin to reduce the content of combustibles in the emissions;

the treatment unit comprises a first treatment piece, a second treatment piece and a third treatment piece, the first treatment piece, the second treatment piece and the third treatment piece are sequentially arranged along the direction of the discharge from the air inlet to the air outlet, the first treatment piece is configured to condense combustible matters in the discharge in the treatment bin, the second treatment piece is configured to filter the combustible matters in the discharge in the treatment bin, and the third treatment piece is configured to dilute the combustible matters in the discharge in the treatment bin.

2. The treatment mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first treatment member comprises at least one of a cooling net, a cooling plate, a first spray mechanism, and an evaporator.

3. The treatment mechanism of claim 1, wherein the second treatment member comprises at least one of an absorbent cotton layer, an activated carbon layer, a molecular sieve, a cyclone separator, a second spray mechanism.

4. The treatment mechanism of claim 1, wherein the third treatment element comprises a first treatment module for inputting a non-combustible gas into the treatment chamber to dilute the combustibles in the effluent.

5. The treatment mechanism of claim 1, wherein the third treatment element comprises a second treatment module for oxidizing and reducing the combustible in the emissions to dilute the combustible in the emissions.

6. The treatment mechanism of any one of claims 1-5, wherein the first treatment element and the second treatment element are each disposed within the treatment chamber and divide the treatment chamber into a first chamber, a second chamber, and a third chamber, the second chamber being located between the first treatment element and the second treatment element, the air inlet being in communication with the first chamber, the air outlet being in communication with the third chamber;

Wherein the third processing member is in communication with the third chamber; or, the third processing member is disposed in the third chamber.

7. An energy storage device, comprising:

the battery comprises a box body and a battery monomer accommodated in the box body; and

the treatment mechanism of any one of claims 1-6, wherein the treatment mechanism is disposed outside the housing, and wherein the air inlet of the treatment bin is connected to the housing, the air inlet being configured to allow emissions from thermal runaway emissions from the battery cells to enter the treatment bin.

8. The energy storage device of claim 7, wherein the energy storage device comprises:

the batteries are connected with the box body of the batteries and the air inlet of the treatment bin.

9. A power supply device, characterized by comprising:

a case body having an accommodating space formed therein;

a battery cell accommodated in the accommodation space; and

the treatment mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the treatment chamber is formed inside the housing, and the air inlet communicates with the accommodation space.

10. The power supply apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a first partition member is provided in the case, the first partition member being configured to partition an internal space of the case into the accommodation space and the process chamber, the air inlet being provided to the first partition member.

11. The power supply apparatus according to claim 10, wherein a second partition member is further provided in the case, the second partition member being connected to a side of the first partition member facing away from the process cartridge, the second partition member being configured to partition the accommodation space into a first space in which the battery cell is accommodated and a second space;

the air inlet is communicated with the first space, the air outlet is arranged on the first partition piece and is communicated with the second space, a pressure relief hole is formed in the box body, and the pressure relief hole is communicated with the second space.

12. A powered device comprising a power supply as claimed in any of claims 9-11, said power supply being arranged to provide electrical energy.