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Problem
How can battery fires and thermal runaway in EV packs be prevented?
Solution
cylindrical battery cell, a battery pack and a vehicle including the same are provided.
Key novelty
The cylindrical battery cell includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate wound in one direction with a separator being interposed therebetween, the first electrode plate including a first uncoated region in which an active material layer is not coated at an end of a long side, the first uncoated region providing a plurality of winding turns with respect to a center of the electrode assembly; a battery can having an open portion and a partial closed portion provided at a side opposite of the open portion; a current collector plate electrically connected to the first uncoated region of the first electrode plate and having a fusing portion that is cut off when an overcurrent flows; and a cell terminal.
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