Electric Vehicle Battery Pack Cooling System and Electric Vehicle Battery Pack System Cooling Method Using Same

A battery pack cooling system for an electric vehicle, which may be utilized during quick charging, includes a battery pack; a water-cooling device; a thermoelectric module installed at an coolant conduit of the water-cooling device; a current sensor configured to detect a magnitude of a charging current supplied to the battery pack; and a control unit configured to determine a charging C-rate based on the magnitude of the charging current and configured to operate the thermoelectric module when the charging C-rate is at a preset threshold or above. A method of cooling such a battery pack system for an electric vehicle is also provided.