Thermal management system for electrified vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsChristian Brent Schoeneman, Michael Joseph Giunta
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Abstract
An exemplary thermal management system includes, among other things, a valve, a radiator loop configured to be connected to the valve, a power electronics loop configured to be connected to the valve, a heater loop configured to be connected to the valve, and a battery loop configured to be connected to the valve. The valve is configured to connect one or more of the radiator, power electronics, heater, and battery loops together and the valve is configured to isolate at least one of the radiator, power electronics, heater, and battery loops from any remaining loops of the radiator, power electronics, heater, and battery loops.
Claims18
A thermal management system comprising:
- a valve;
- at least four different thermal loops controlled via the valve, wherein the valve comprises the only valve to fluidly connect one or more of the at least four different thermal loops;
- and
- a system controller configured to control the valve to manage thermal conditions in each of the at least four different thermal loops by connecting one or more of the four different thermal loops together and/or by isolating at least one loop of the four different thermal loops from any remaining loops of the four different thermal loops.
A thermal management system comprising:
- a valve;
- at least four different thermal loops controlled via the valve, wherein the at least four different thermal loops comprise at least
- a radiator loop,
- a power electronics loop,
- a heater loop configured, and
- a battery loop;
- and
- a system controller configured to control the valve to manage thermal conditions in each of the at least four different thermal loops by connecting one or more of the four different thermal loops together and/or by isolating at least one loop of the four different thermal loops from any remaining loops of the four different thermal loops.
A method comprising:
- providing a valve to fluidly connect to at least four different thermal loops, wherein the valve comprises the only valve that connects one or more of the at least four different thermal loops;
- and
- managing thermal conditions in each of the at least four different thermal loops by controlling the valve to connect one or more of the four different thermal loops together, and/or to isolate at least one loop of the four different thermal loops from any remaining loops of the at least four different thermal loops.
A method comprising:
- providing a valve to fluidly connect to at least four different thermal loops, wherein the at least four different thermal loops comprise at least
- a radiator loop,
- a power electronics loop,
- a heater loop configured, and
- a battery loop, and wherein the radiator loop includes at least one radiator, the power electronics loop includes at least one power electronic component, the heater loop includes at least one PTC heater and at least one heater core, and the battery loop includes at least one battery and at least one battery chiller;
- and
- managing thermal conditions in each of the at least four different thermal loops by controlling the valve to connect one or more of the four different thermal loops together, and/or to isolate at least one loop of the four different thermal loops from any remaining loops of the at least four different thermal loops.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.