Thermal management system for wireless charging

A thermal management system for a vehicle, comprising:

• a wireless charging coil;
• a coolant pump configured to provide a flow of fluid at an outlet;
• a first heat exchanger thermally coupled to the wireless charging coil and arranged downstream of the outlet;
• a second heat exchanger thermally coupled to a battery of the vehicle and arranged downstream of the first heat exchanger, wherein the first heat exchanger transfers heat energy output by the wireless charging coil to the flow of fluid, and the second heat exchanger receives the flow of fluid and transfers heat from the flow of fluid to the battery;
• a radiator in thermal communication with a cab interior of the vehicle and configured to receive heat energy from the flow of fluid to transfer heat to the cab interior;
• and
• a cab shutoff valve arranged upstream of the radiator and a cab temperature sensor arranged within the cab interior.

A vehicle, comprising:

• a chassis;
• a cab supported on the chassis and defining a cab interior;
• a battery;
• a wireless charging coil adapted to receive electrical energy from an external wireless charging coil and supply the electrical energy to the battery;
• a thermal management system, including:
• a first heat exchanger thermally coupled to the wireless charging coil and configured to receive thermal energy from the wireless charging coil;
• a second heat exchanger thermally coupled to the battery and configured to supply thermal energy from the wireless charging coil to the battery;
• a battery temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the battery;
• and
• a battery shutoff valve arranged upstream of the second heat exchanger;
• and
• a controller in communication with the wireless charging coil and the battery temperature sensor, the controller including a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• detect the temperature of the battery;
• and
• instruct the battery shutoff valve to close if the temperature of the battery is above a threshold temperature.

A thermal management system for a vehicle, comprising:

• a wireless charging coil;
• a coolant pump configured to provide a flow of fluid at an outlet;
• a first heat exchanger thermally coupled to the wireless charging coil and arranged downstream of the outlet;
• a second heat exchanger thermally coupled to a battery of the vehicle and arranged downstream of the first heat exchanger, wherein the first heat exchanger transfers heat energy output by the wireless charging coil to the flow of fluid, and the second heat exchanger receives the flow of fluid and transfers heat from the flow of fluid to the battery;
• and
• a battery shutoff valve arranged upstream of the second heat exchanger and a battery temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the battery.