FLUID-COOLED ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE HAVING RESIN ENCAPSULATION

An energy storage device for an electric vehicle comprising a housing (1105) defining an interior volume; a plurality of power cells (1200), arranged in the interior volume of the housing (1105), each power cell (1200) having a first terminal at one end and a second terminal at another end, each of the plurality of power cells (1200) extending in a substantially parallel configuration with intervening spaces being provided between adjacent power cells (1200); a resin sheet (1305, 1310) encapsulating at least one end of each of the plurality of power cells (1200) and holding the plurality of power cells (1200) in a rigid configuration; and a heat absorbing fluid within the housing (1105), circulating through the intervening spaces contacting an exterior of at least one of the plurality of power cells (1200).