CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY BATTERY

A cylindrical secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate, a separator, and a negative electrode plate; a cylindrical can accommodating the electrode assembly and being electrically connected to the negative electrode plate, a lower end of the cylindrical can being open; a rivet terminal passing through an upper surface of the cylindrical can and electrically connected to the positive electrode plate; and a cap plate sealing the lower end of the cylindrical can, the cap plate having no electrical polarity.