System for altering temperature of an electrical energy storage device or an electrochemical energy generation device using high thermal conductivity materials based on states of the device

An electrical energy storage device temperature alteration system, comprising:

• a fluid control system with a controllable flow coupled to a plurality of thermal control structures of a high thermal conductive material, the high thermal conductive material having a high k-value, the high k-value being greater than approximately 400W/(m*K), the thermal control structures disposed adjacent at least a portion of the electrical energy storage device, the thermal control structures configured to provide heat transfer away from the portion of the electrical energy storage device;
• 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 control system with a controllable flow as a function of charge current provided to the electrical energy storage device.

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

• providing at least one thermal control structure formed of a high thermal conductive material, the high thermal conductive material having a high k-value, the high k-value being greater than approximately 400 W/(m*K), the thermal control structures disposed adjacent at least a portion of the electrical energy storage device or the electrochemical energy generation device, the thermal control structures configured to provide heat transfer away from the portion of the electrical energy storage device or the electrochemical energy generation device;
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• configuring a controller with a control algorithm to control the actions of a controllable fluid flow device as a function of current draw from the electrical energy storage device or the electrochemical energy generation device, the electrical energy storage device or the electrochemical energy generation device configured to provide electrical current and the controllable fluid flow device providing a fluid to the at least one thermal control structure;
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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 temperature of an electrical energy storage device, comprising:

• providing at least one thermal control structure formed of a high thermal conductive material, the high thermal conductive material having a high k-value, the high k-value being greater than approximately 400 W/(m*K), the thermal control structures disposed adjacent at least a portion of the electrical energy storage device, the thermal control structures configured to provide heat transfer away from the portion of the electrical energy storage device;
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• configuring a controller with a control algorithm to control the actions of a controllable fluid flow device as a function of charge current being delivered to the electrical energy storage device, the electrical energy storage device configured to provide electrical current and to receive the charge current and the fluid control system providing a fluid to the at least one thermal control structure;
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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.