Adaptive thermal management of an electric energy supply, controller, system, and method
OwnerRobert Del Coreinventor
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to systems, devices, methods, and computer-readable storage medium for adaptive/dynamic thermal management of an electrical power system having variable electric loads that may impact performance or life of the electrical power system. Embodiments may include adaptive thermal management of at least one of an energy storage system and an electric energy supply. Applications of this disclosure may include adaptive thermal management method for electric vehicles and non-mobility applications, particularly having variable electrical loads that may impact performance or life of the application.
Claims21
An adaptive thermal management controller for a thermal management system of a component of an electrical power system, the adaptive thermal management controller comprising:
- a communication module configured to communicably couple with the thermal management system and the electrical power system, the communication module further configured to receive a current input signal indicative of a current provided by the component of the electrical power system;
- a memory module configured to store an adaptive thermal management logic;
- a processor module communicably coupled to the communication module and the memory module, the processor module configured to implement the adaptive thermal management logic where:
- an average current provided by the component of the electrical power system over a predetermined period of time is calculated using the current input signal,
- a thermal control signal of the thermal management system is generated based on the calculated average current, and
- the thermal control signal is sent to the thermal management system via the communication module, said thermal control signal operative to cause the thermal management system to regulate a thermal state of the component of the electric energy storage system.
An adaptive thermal management system for an electric energy supply of an electrical power system, the adaptive thermal management system comprising:
- a heat exchanger configured to extract heat from a coolant;
- a fluid circuit configured to plumb the coolant between the electric energy supply and the heat exchanger;
- a means to circulate the coolant through the fluid circuit;
- a current sensor configured to determine a current provided by the electric energy supply, and to send a current input signal indicative of said current provided by the electric energy supply;
- a controller including:
- a communication module configured to communicably couple with the current sensor,
- a memory module configured to store an adaptive thermal management logic,
- a processor module communicably coupled to the communication module and the memory module, the processor module configured to implement the adaptive thermal management logic where:
- an average current provided by the electric energy supply over a predetermined period of time is calculated using the current input signal,
- a thermal setpoint of the thermal management system is generated based on the calculated average current, and
- the coolant is thermally conditioned to the thermal setpoint via the heat exchanger and is then provided to the electric energy supply to regulate a thermal state of the electric energy supply.
An adaptive thermal management system for fuel cell stack, the adaptive thermal management system comprising:
- a heat exchanger configured to extract heat from a coolant;
- a fluid circuit configured to plumb the coolant between the fuel cell stack and the heat exchanger;
- a means to circulate the coolant through the fluid circuit;
- a current sensor configured to determine a current provided by the fuel cell stack, and to send a current input signal indicative of said current provided by the fuel cell stack;
- a controller including:
- a communication module configured to communicably couple with the current sensor,
- a memory module configured to store an adaptive thermal management logic,
- a processor module communicably coupled to the communication module and the memory module, the processor module configured to implement the adaptive thermal management logic where:
- an average current provided by the fuel cell stack over a predetermined period of time is calculated using the current input signal,
- a thermal setpoint of the thermal management system is generated based on the calculated average current, and
- the coolant is thermally conditioned to the thermal setpoint via the heat exchanger and is then provided to the fuel cell stack to regulate a thermal state of the fuel cell stack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.