Abstract: Additional cooling is provided to an energy storage module of a cooling system with a plurality of cooling channels in contact with a surface of an energy storage device, by pipe connections of a common cooling fluid outlet pipe that have a lower melting point than pipe connections of the common cooling fluid inlet pipe. In use, if the pipe connections are subjected to elevated temperatures, or fire, the pipe connections of the common fluid outlet pipe fail before the pipe connections of the common fluid inlet pipe, causing a pressure drop, whereby the rate of fluid flow through the cooler of the energy storage module in which the pipe connection has failed is substantially increased.

Abstract: An energy storage module with one or more energy storage devices and a cooler on which the energy storage device is mounted in contact with the energy storage device. The cooler has one or more cooling fluid channels for circulating cooling fluid, the channels being in contact with a surface of the energy storage device, each cooling fluid channel being adapted to receive cooling fluid from a source of cooling fluid, extract heat from the energy storage device and return the cooling fluid to the source. At least a part of the cooling fluid channel includes a material having a melting point above 100° C.

Abstract: An energy storage system has at least one energy storage module. Each module has a plurality of energy storage devices. Each energy storage device has at least one electrically conducting cell tab electrically connected to electrodes of the energy storage device with one end of the cell tab protruding from the energy storage device. The energy storage module further includes a cooler for each energy storage device, the cooler having one or more enclosed cooling channels in contact with one surface of the energy storage device. The cooler has an electrically non-conducting material. The cooler further includes a section of the cooling channels thermally coupled to the protruding end of the cell tab.

Abstract: An energy storage module with one or more energy storage devices and a cooler on which the energy storage device is mounted in contact with the energy storage device. The cooler has one or more cooling fluid channels for circulating cooling fluid, the channels being in contact with a surface of the energy storage device, each cooling fluid channel being adapted to receive cooling fluid from a source of cooling fluid, extract heat from the energy storage device and return the cooling fluid to the source. At least a part of the cooling fluid channel includes a material having a melting point above 100° C.

Abstract: An energy storage module cooling system having a source of cooling fluid; and a fluid conduit for supplying the cooling fluid to one or more energy storage modules. Each energy storage module has carriers for a plurality of energy storage devices; the carriers further have cooling channels forming a cooler for each energy storage device. One surface of each energy storage device is in thermal contact with the cooler; and another surface of the energy storage device is provided with a thermally insulating layer, whereby heat transfer between adjacent energy storage devices is reduced.

Abstract: Additional cooling is provided to an energy storage module of a cooling system with a plurality of cooling channels in contact with a surface of an energy storage device, by pipe connections of a common cooling fluid outlet pipe that have a lower melting point than pipe connections of the common cooling fluid inlet pipe. In use, if the pipe connections are subjected to elevated temperatures, or fire, the pipe connections of the common fluid outlet pipe fail before the pipe connections of the common fluid inlet pipe, causing a pressure drop, whereby the rate of fluid flow through the cooler of the energy storage module in which the pipe connection has failed is substantially increased.