BATTERY PACK WITH VENTING AND LOAD-BEARING CAPABILITIES

A battery pack including an enclosure, a plurality of rows of battery modules, where each battery module may include a plurality of battery cells, and a venting system positioned between a first row of battery modules and a second row of battery modules. The venting system is fluidly coupled to the first row and may define a first vent volume from each battery module of the first row to exterior of the battery pack, the venting system is fluidly coupled to the second row and may define a second vent volume from each battery module of the second row of battery modules to exterior of the battery pack, the first vent volume is fluidly isolated from the second vent volume; the venting system is coupled to a surface of the enclosure, and the venting system provides support to, and increases a rigidity of, the battery pack.