System and method of altering temperature of an electrical energy storage device or an electrochemical energy generation device using high thermal conductivity materials
First Claim
1. An electrical energy storage device or an electrochemical energy generation device, comprising:
- a housing having an external surface and an internal surface;
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; and
a high thermal conductivity material having a high k-value, the 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 k-value being greater than approximately 400 W/(m*K).
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Abstract
A method is generally described which includes thermal control of an electrical energy storage device or electrochemical energy generation device includes providing a housing having an external surface and an internal surface. The method also includes providing at least one component within the housing. At least one component is configured to generate electrical power in combination with other components, chemicals, or materials residing within the housing. Further, the method includes forming a plurality of thermal control structures 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). Further still, the method includes flowing a fluid adjacent the high thermal conductivity material to transfer heat to or from the high thermal conductivity material.
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85 Claims
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1. An electrical energy storage device or an electrochemical energy generation device, comprising:
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a housing having an external surface and an internal surface; 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; and a high thermal conductivity material having a high k-value, the 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 k-value being greater than approximately 400 W/(m*K). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25-42. -42. (canceled)
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43. A method of altering temperature of an electrical energy storage device or electrochemical energy generation device, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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44-65. -65. (canceled)
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84. A method of altering temperature of an electrical energy storage device or electrochemical energy generation device, comprising:
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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.
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85-124. -124. (canceled)
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