Patent ID: 6955055

Claim:
A cabinet for receiving energy storage devices ( 12 ), comprising: a casing ( 10 ) having side walls ( 14 ), a rear wall ( 18 ), a door ( 16 ), a top ( 42 ), and a bottom ( 43 ), all of the side walls ( 14 ), rear wall ( 18 ), door ( 16 ), top ( 42 ), and bottom ( 43 ) having an inside, a thermally insulated casing interior ( 22 ), the casing interior ( 22 ) including insulating inserts ( 24 ) on the inside of the side walls ( 14 ), rear wall ( 18 ), door ( 16 ), top ( 42 ), and bottom ( 43 ), and having a closed condition, a plurality of heat transfer means ( 30 ) for regulating the temperature of the casing interior ( 22 ) to a predetermined temperature level, the heat transfer means ( 30 ) being in direct heat conducting connection with the casing interior ( 22 ), the entire heat flow into and out of the casing interior ( 22 ) taking place through the heat transfer means when the casing interior ( 22 ) is in the closed condition, a heat exchanger ( 20 ) in the area of the rear wall ( 18 ), the heat exchanger ( 20 ) having a flow channel ( 40 ) and at least one delivery means ( 44 ) for delivery of a cooling medium through the flow channel ( 40 ), the heat transfer means ( 30 ) being connected in conducting manner to the heat exchanger ( 20 ), wherein: the heat exchanger ( 20 ) has a spine fin recuperator ( 38 ) having a spine fin structure, the spine fin structure being integrated into the rear wall ( 18 ) of the casing ( 10 ); the casing interior ( 22 ) is provided with a frame ( 26 ) having superimposed shelves ( 28 ) for receiving the energy storage devices ( 12 ), each shelf ( 28 ) being connected in heat conducting manner with one of the heat transfer means ( 30 ), and the insulating insert ( 24 ) on the inside of the rear wall ( 18 ) is provided with reception openings ( 32 ) for receiving a heat transfer means ( 30 ), whereby each reception opening ( 32 ) is oriented both vertically and horizontally centrally with respect to one of the shelves ( 28 ) of the frame ( 26 ).