BATTERY MODULE HAVING STRUCTURE CAPABLE OF RAPID COOLING, AND ESS COMPRISING SAME

A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells; a module housing configured to accommodate a cell stack including the plurality of battery cells; a sprinkler provided through the module housing at one side of the cell stack in a stacking direction; and a thermally expanding block disposed in an empty space inside the module housing and configured to be thermally expanded according to a temperature rise inside the module housing.