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AssigneeTesla, Inc.
InventorsShashank Tayal, Neven Horvatic, Anantaram Varatharajan, Jingwei Zhu, Aniket Patankar, Tucker Martin
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The present disclosure relates to a thermal management system for electric vehicles including a compressor, the compressor comprising a compressor motor and an inverter. The system collects and distributes heat generated by the compressor to various applications, such as cabin heating, battery heating, or cooling. The compressor can be controlled to operate in multiple modes, including waste heat mode, TIM health detection mode, liquid reduction mode, and liquid pump-out mode. Heat generation is achieved through methods such as commanding increased current, modifying inverter switching frequency, and injecting high frequency current. A controller regulates system operations based on input data.
A vehicle thermal management system, comprising:
A method implemented by a controller associated with controlling a compressor configured for use as part of a thermal management system of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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