Thermal Management System
AssigneeFlint Engineering Limited
InventorsStephen Lester, Hussam Jouhara
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Abstract
Described herein is a system for thermal management of a component, such as a battery for an electric vehicle. The system comprises an electrical component and one or more panels thermally coupled to the electrical component. Each panel comprises a plurality of passages for conveying a working fluid around the panel. The one or more panels are arranged to form a hermetically sealed system such that the working fluid is configured to communicate heat energy around the sealed system. The system further comprises a heat exchanger mechanism in thermal communication with at least one of the plurality of panels so as to communicate heat energy to and/or from the electrical component via the plurality of panels.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- an electrical component;
- a plurality of panels coupled, both fluidly and mechanically, to form a structure that is arranged around and thermally coupled to the electrical component, each panel comprising a plurality of passages configured to convey a working fluid around the panel, the plurality of panels being arranged to form a hermetically sealed system such that the working fluid can passively circulate around the sealed system to communicate heat energy around the sealed system;
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- a heat exchanger mechanism in thermal communication with at least one of the plurality of panels so as to communicate heat energy to and/or from the electrical component via the plurality of panels.
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