System and method of altering temperature of an electrical energy storage device or an electrochemical energy generation device using high thermal conductivity materials

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

• providing a housing having an external surface and an internal surface;
• providing at least one component within the housing, at least one component being configured to generate electrical power in combination with other components, chemicals, or materials residing within the housing;
• forming at least one heat-transfer structure of a high thermal conductivity material coupled to at least one of the internal surface of the housing or the at least one internal components, the high thermal conductivity material having a high k-value, the high k-value being greater than approximately 400 W/(m*K);
• and
• coupling the at least one heat-transfer structure to at least one external source, sink, or reservoir of heat.

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

• providing a housing having an external surface and an internal surface;
• providing at least one component within the housing, at least one component being configured to generate electrical power in combination with other components;
• chemicals, or materials residing within the housing;
• forming a plurality of heat transfer structures coupled to at least one of the internal surface of the housing or the at least one internal component;
• flowing a fluid adjacent the plurality of thermal control structures;
• transferring heat to or from a thermal sink, the thermal sink formed at least partially of a high thermal conductivity material having a high k value, the high k value being greater than approximately 400 w/(m*K);
• and
• flowing a fluid adjacent the high thermal conductivity material to transfer heat to or from the high thermal conductivity material.