System and method for controlling a vehicle
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJEFFREY JOHN WOLFF, EDWARD THOMAS PETRAK
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Abstract
A thermal management system for an engine includes a radiator in fluid communication with the engine, a fan operable to provide air flow through the radiator, and a shutter assembly positioned on an opposite side of the radiator from the fan and being adjustable to control the air flow through the radiator. The radiator includes a first radiator section and a second radiator section, the first and second radiator sections each having a fore end and an aft end, respectively, wherein the first radiator section and the second radiator section converge at the respective fore ends and define an angle therebetween.
Claims21
A thermal management system for an engine, comprising:
- a radiator in fluid communication with the engine, the radiator including a first radiator section and a second radiator section, the first and second radiator sections each having a fore end and an aft end, respectively, wherein the first radiator section and the second radiator section converge at the respective fore ends and define an angle therebetween;
- a fan operable to provide air flow through the radiator;
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- a shutter assembly positioned on an opposite side of the radiator from the fan and being adjustable to control the air flow through the radiator.
A vehicle, comprising:
- an engine;
- a radiator in fluid communication with the engine, the radiator including a first radiator section and a second radiator section, the first and second radiator sections each having a front end and a rear end, respectively;
- a grille opening;
- and
- a fan operable to draw a flow of air through the grill opening and through the radiator;
- wherein the first and second radiator sections converge at their respective front ends and define an angle therebetween, the respective front ends of the radiator sections being positioned adjacent to the grille opening and the respective rear ends being positioned distal from the grille opening.
A method, comprising the steps of:
- drawing a flow of air through a radiator to provide cooling for an engine, the radiator being in fluid communication with the engine;
- monitoring one or more operating parameters to determine a level of cooling required for the engine;
- and
- controlling a flow of the air through an inlet and the radiator in dependence upon the one or more monitored operating parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.