BATTERY MODULE INCLUDING BASE PLATE HAVING GAS DISCHARGE PASSAGE, AND BATTERY PACK AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME

A battery module including a base plate, a front cover at a first end of the base plate and a rear cover at a second end of the base plate, the rear cover spaced from the front cover in a first direction, a pair of gas discharge passages extending in the first direction, an outlet in the rear cover for each of the pair of gas discharge passages, and a mesh cover over each outlet, wherein each of the pair of gas discharge passages has an open portion formed by a top of the gas discharge passage.