| CPC H01M 10/6552 (2015.04) [H01M 10/617 (2015.04); H01M 10/657 (2015.04); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/242 (2021.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A modular energy storage system, comprising:
an enclosure having at least one thermally conductive sidewall;
a battery module housed inside of the enclosure, the battery module including:
a plurality of battery submodules, each battery submodule including a plurality of battery cells and a plurality of thermal isolating barriers positioned to thermally separate each of the plurality of battery cells, each of the plurality of battery cells defining a bottom peripheral edge and at least some of the plurality of battery cells being electrically interconnected to each other;
at least one heat pipe thermally coupled to the bottom peripheral edge of each of the plurality of battery cells of at least one of the plurality of battery submodules to channel heat from the plurality of battery cells thermally coupled thereto to the at least one thermally conductive sidewall of the enclosure,
wherein the at least one heat pipe is positioned and extends directly adjacent to the bottom peripheral edge of each of the plurality of battery cells of at least one of the plurality of battery submodules; and
a cooling mechanism thermally coupled to the at least one thermally conductive sidewall of the enclosure to cool the at least one heat pipe.
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