SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING SECONDARY BATTERY

The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery and a battery pack including the secondary battery. The secondary battery includes: a case having one open side, the case including a plurality of walls defining an internal space; an electrode assembly accommodated in the internal space; a cap plate configured to close the one open side of the case; a first terminal disposed on the cap plate; a first plate disposed between one of the plurality of walls and the electrode assembly in the internal space, the first plate including a first current collector connecting portion; and a first current collector including a first terminal connecting portion and a first plate connecting portion, the first terminal connecting portion electrically coupled to the first terminal, the first plate connecting portion electrically connected to the first terminal connecting portion and including a first welding surface facing away from the one of the plurality of walls, the first welding surface welded to the first current collector connecting portion.