Unified automotive thermal management network

A system comprising:

• one or more processors and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the one or more of the processors, the one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising instructions operable when executed by the one or more of the processors to cause the system to:
• determine a first temperature of a control unit of a vehicle, wherein the control unit and one or more components of the vehicle are interconnected through a thermal network;
• determine a thermal objective for the control unit based on the first temperature of the control unit;
• select, based on the thermal objective for the control unit, at least a first component from the one or more components, wherein the instructions to select include instructions select at least the first component based on a determination that the first component has a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature of the control unit;
• and
• send one or more signals to one or more actuators within the thermal network to enable a heat-transfer fluid to flow between (1) a first portion of the thermal network thermally coupled to the control unit and (2) a second portion of the thermal network thermally coupled to the first component.

One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• determine a first temperature of a control unit of a vehicle, wherein the control unit and one or more components of the vehicle are interconnected through a thermal network;
• determine a thermal objective for the control unit based on the first temperature of the control unit;
• select, based on the thermal objective for the control unit, at least a first component from the one or more components, wherein selecting at least the first component based on a determination that the first component has a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature of the control unit;
• and
• send one or more signals to one or more actuators within the thermal network to enable a heat-transfer fluid to flow between (1) a first portion of the thermal network thermally coupled to the control unit and (2) a second portion of the thermal network thermally coupled to the first component.