System for altering temperature of an electrical energy storage device or an electrochemical energy generation device using microchannels based on states of the device

An electrical energy storage device thermal control system, comprising:

• a fluid control system with a controllable flow coupled to a microchannel thermal control system for the electrical energy storage device, the electrical energy storage device configured to provide electrical current and configured to be charged by an electrical current;
• an electrical characteristic sensor coupled to the electrical energy storage device;
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• a controller configured with a control algorithm and configured to control the function of the fluid control system as a function of at least one state of the energy storage or electrochemical energy generation device.

A method of altering the temperature of an electrical energy storage device or an electrochemical energy generation device, comprising:

• configuring a controller with a control algorithm to control the actions of a fluid flow control system as a function of at least one state of the energy storage or electrochemical energy generation device, the electrical energy storage device or the electrochemical energy generation device configured to provide electrical current;
• providing a microchannel thermal control system for the electrical energy storage device or the electrochemical energy generation device, the microchannel thermal control system configured to cool at least portions of the electrical energy storage device or the electrochemical energy generation device, the microchannel thermal control system configured to flow a fluid through the microchannels and the fluid to receive heat generated by the electrical energy storage device or the electrochemical energy generation device;
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• providing an electrical characteristic sensor coupled to the electrical energy storage device or the electrochemical energy generation device and configured to sense at least one electrical characteristic of the electrical energy storage device or the electrochemical energy generation device and to provide a signal representative of the at least one characteristic to the controller.

A method of altering the temperature of an electrical energy storage device, comprising:

• configuring a controller with a control algorithm to control the actions of a fluid control system with a controllable flow as a function of at least one state of the electrical energy storage device, the electrical energy storage device configured to provide electrical current and to receive charge current;
• providing a microchannel thermal control system for the electrical energy storage device, the microchannel thermal control system configured to cool at least portions of the electrical energy storage device, the microchannel thermal control system configured to flow a fluid through the microchannels and the fluid to receive heat generated during charging of the electrical energy storage device;
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• providing an electrical characteristic sensor coupled to the electrical energy storage device and configured to sense at least one electrical characteristic of the electrical energy storage device and to provide a signal representative of the at least one characteristic to the controller.