Patent ID: 8883342

Claim:
A battery assembly comprising: a housing; a plurality of battery packs positioned inside said housing, each of said battery packs including a plurality of assemblies, each assembly including a cell and a frame supporting the cell, the plurality of assemblies are removeably connected to form a stack and are electrically connected together; a plurality of battery module housings supported by the housing, each battery module housing including an opening which receives at least one battery pack of the plurality of battery packs and a cover portion which covers the opening in the battery module housing; and a fluid circulation system defined by at least one inlet port in said housing for receiving fluid introduced into said housing, the fluid enters in each of said battery module housings through an intake port defined in the cover portion of the respective battery module housing, and the fluid exits at least one outlet port defined in said housing, the fluid manipulates temperature of each battery packs by removing heat therefrom.