The present disclosure relates to an electrode assembly, a battery cell, a battery, an electrical equipment, a winding equipment, and a method, which belongs to the battery technology field. The electrode assembly may include a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate with opposite polarity, wherein the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate may be stacked and wound along the winding direction to form the electrode assembly, wherein the first electrode plate may include a first segment and a second segment, wherein the first segment may be provided with a first active substance layer, and the second segment may be provided with a second active substance layer, and the first segment may be located upstream of the second segment along the winding direction from inside to outside.