Patent ID: 8029925

Claim:
An electrochemical energy store comprising an energy storage cell, the energy storage cell comprising: a housing formed by an outer tube and an outer cover and a core tube and an inner cover, the core tube extending through the energy storage cell and being open at both ends and electrically insulated from the outer tube; an electronic circuit arranged on the inner cover, the electronic circuit being operatively configured to at least one of control and monitor the energy storage cell; and at least one cooling rib arranged in the core tube, wherein the outer tube is electrically connected to the outer cover and at least one of the outer tube and the outer cover is in electrical communication with an energy storage material within the energy storage cell such that the outer cover serves as a first terminal of the energy storage cell, the core tube is electrically connected to the inner cover and at least one of the core tube and the inner cover is in electrical communication with the energy storage material within the energy storage cell such that the inner cover serves as a second terminal of the energy storage cell, the inner cover extends transversely from the inner tube at one end of the energy storage cell and the outer cover extends transversely from the outer tube at an other end of the energy storage cell, the outer cover and the inner cover are configured to allow serial conduction of energy between adjacent energy storage cells, and the at least one cooling rib divides an interior region into at least two channels.