US Patent 9331366 Battery arrangement and method for cooling a battery

A battery arrangement has a battery (10, 100, 200) having battery cells (11, 111, 211) with in each case two terminals (12, 112, 212) and a terminal plate (15, 115, 215), on which a terminal (12, 112, 212) of each battery cell (11, 111, 211) is arranged to connect the battery cells (11, 111, 211). A perforated plate (16, 216) is arranged above the terminal plate (15, 115, 215). A cooling medium is sprayed through the holes (17, 217) of the perforated plate (16, 216).