Multiple zoned radiator

• US 10,286,774 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2014
• Issued: 05/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Janarthanam, Suriyaprakash Ayyangar, Burrows, Neil Robert, Boddakayala, Bhaskara
• Primary Examiner(s): Leo, Leonard R
• Application Number:
  US14/256,039
• Publication Number:
  US 20150298538A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,852 Days
• Field of Search: 165 51, 165140, 165144
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 11/04 Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds B60K11/085 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/26 by cooling
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2003/185 arranged in parallel
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 2003/187 arranged in series
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 3/18 Arrangements or mounting of liquid-to-air heat-exchangers such arrangements on cylinders or cylinder heads F01P3/04; relative to vehicles B60K11/04
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 1/0443 Combination of units extending one beside or one above the other F28D1/0452 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries

Abstract

A radiator according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first zone that includes a first fan coverage area and a second zone that includes a second fan coverage area that is different from the first fan coverage area.

Claims

1. A thermal management system, comprising:

a radiator that includes a first zone, a second zone, and a third zone;

a battery pack, a motor controller, and an engine selectively conditioned by said radiator;

wherein said first zone is configured to supply coolant at a first temperature to said battery pack, said second zone is configured to supply coolant at a second temperature to said motor controller, and said third zone is configured to supply coolant at a third temperature to said engine,

wherein said first zone, said second zone, and said third zone are coplanar, and said first zone is disposed between a first section and a second section of said second zone, and said second zone is disposed between a first section and a second section of said third zone.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, comprising a radiator fan that draws airflow through said radiator.

3. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein said radiator fan is positioned relative to said radiator such that a first fan coverage area is associated with said first zone and a second fan coverage area is associated with said second zone.

4. The system as recited in claim 3, wherein said first fan coverage area is larger than said second fan coverage area.

5. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said first temperature is a lower temperature than said second temperature.

6. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said first zone is part of a first cooling loop, said second zone is part of a second cooling loop, and said third zone is part of a third cooling loop.

7. The system as recited in claim 6, wherein said first cooling loop includes a chiller loop configured to selectively supply said coolant to said battery pack at a fourth temperature that is less than said first temperature.

8. The system as recited in claim 6, wherein at least one of said first cooling loop or said second cooling loop includes a degas overflow tank.

9. The system as recited in claim 6, wherein said third cooling loop includes a thermostat configured to regulate an inlet temperature of said engine.