Battery Assembly for a Transportation Vehicle

The disclosure provides a battery assembly. The battery assembly includes an intersection node assembly. The intersection node assembly includes an intersection node body, an inner surface of the intersection node body that forms a hollow interior, and a plurality of openings in the intersection node body, where the plurality of openings are in fluid communication with the hollow interior. The battery assembly includes a plurality of stiffener assemblies. The stiffener assemblies include a stiffener body, an inner surface of the stiffener body that forms a hollow channel through the stiffener body, wherein the hollow channel is in fluid communication with a respective opening in the plurality of openings of the intersection node body, and at least one battery.