MOLTEN-SALT BATTERY AND MOLTEN-SALT BATTERY CONNECTED BODY

摘要

This molten-salt battery is provided with a battery container for housing a power generation element that contains molten salt. The battery container is provided with a container body (1) and a lid (7). An opening (1E) is provided in the upper surface of the container body (1). The lid (7) is fitted in the opening (1E) of the container body (1) and is welded to the container body (1). A step (1G) is formed to the opening (1E) of the container body (1) along the inner edge of the container body (1). By means of the step (1G), the rim (7A) of the lid (7) is supported with respect to the upper corner of side walls (1A, 1B). Laser light is radiated from above to the rim (7A) of the lid (7) and the upper surface of the side walls (1A, 1B) adjacent thereto. In this way, the rim (7A) of the lid (7) is welded to the container body (1). The molten-salt battery connected body is configured from a plurality of molten-salt batteries. The molten-salt batteries are connected aligned in the horizontal direction in the state of the outer peripheral surfaces of the container bodies (1) of adjacent molten-salt batteries being caused to face each other.