US 12,142,748 B2
Battery module having structure capable of rapid cooling, and ESS comprising same
Ji-Won Jeong, Daejeon (KR); Sang-Hyun Jo, Daejeon (KR); Kyung-Hyun Bae, Daejeon (KR); Jin-Kyu Shin, Daejeon (KR); and Jin-Kyu Lee, Daejeon (KR)
Assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/788,176
Filed by LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Mar. 4, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/002713
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 22, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/177763, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 10, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0027904 (KR), filed on Mar. 5, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0026257 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. H01M 10/655 (2014.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/6563 (2014.01); H01M 10/6567 (2014.01); H01M 50/507 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 10/6567 (2015.04) [H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/6563 (2015.04); H01M 50/507 (2021.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery module, comprising:
a cell stack including a plurality of battery cells;
a module housing configured to accommodate the cell stack; and
a sprinkler provided through the module housing at one side of the cell stack in a stacking direction,
wherein the sprinkler includes:
a coupler positioned at an outer side of the module housing and configured to be connected to a supply tube that supplies a cooling fluid;
a sprinkler head positioned at an inner side of the module housing and connected to the coupler; and
an insulation cover assembly having an insulation cover configured to cover the sprinkler head and an impeller assembly configured to cover an opening formed at a first end of the insulation cover in a longitudinal direction.