BATTERY AND USE OF SUCH A BATTERY

The invention relates to a battery comprising a first housing element (2) and a second housing element (3), which together form an interior space (5) for receiving a battery module (10), wherein a plurality of battery cells (6) of the battery module (10) electrically connected to one another in series and/or in parallel are arranged in the interior space (5), wherein the plurality of battery cells (6) is in particular of prismatic design and a first element (8) of a battery management system is further arranged in the interior space (5), wherein the first housing element (2) forms a first temperature control structure (101) on a side facing away from the interior space (5) and in particular from the second housing element (3), wherein the second housing element (3) forms a second temperature control structure (102) on a side facing away from the interior space (5) and in particular from the first housing element (2), and a cover element (100) is connected to the second housing element (3) in such a manner that the cover element (100) defines a temperature control fluid receptacle (112) that can be flowed through by temperature control fluid and the second temperature control structure (102) is designed to be flowed around by the temperature control fluid, wherein the cover element (100) is formed planarly from a metal or has a forming for receiving a second element (9) of the battery management system.