The invention discloses a high-protection-level air-cooled
lithium battery pack thermal management system and method. The
system comprises one or more
layers of batteries and / or battery modules in thebattery pack, a
battery pack shell and an external
air cooling module, wherein the battery and / or the upper surface and / or the lower surface are / is attached to a micro
heat pipe array, the part attached to the surface of the battery and / or the battery module is an
evaporation section, at least one end of the micro
heat pipe array extends out of the surface of the battery and / or the battery module, and the extending part serves as a condensation section to be attached to a
battery pack shell; the battery pack shell surrounds the battery pack and is of a closed structure, and at least the position, corresponding to the condensation section, of the battery pack shell is provided with a heat conduction partition plate; the external
air cooling module is tightly attached to the outer surface of the face, provided with the heat conduction partition plate, of the battery pack shell,
air cooling fins are arranged in the external air cooling module, and a fan is arranged on the side face of the external air cooling module. The heat dissipation efficiency is high, the risk of liquid
pollution is avoided, and the protection level is high.