POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMPRISING POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE

• Main Authors: KOGAMI, NAO, FUJINAGA, KOJI, HARAZUKA, KAZUHIRO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.05.2023
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

A power supply device includes: battery block formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells in a thickness with separator interposed therebetween; a pair of end plates disposed on both end surfaces of battery block; and binding bar that is coupled to the pair of end plates and fixes battery block in a pressurized state via end plates. Separator is an elastomer, and both surfaces of plate-shaped part are formed into uneven layers having different amounts of change in thickness with respect to a pressing force.