ACTIVE HIGH VOLTAGE LIQUID COOLED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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1. A thermal management system for vehicles, comprising:
- a refrigerant circuit including at least one evaporator to receive a cooled refrigerant and to provide conditioned air to a passenger compartment of the vehicle;
a coolant circuit for circulating coolant to cool an electric power source and high voltage electronics powered by the electric power source; and
a heat exchanger communicated with the refrigerant circuit and the coolant circuit for transferring heat from the coolant to the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit.
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Abstract
A thermal management system for vehicles includes a refrigerant circuit containing at least one evaporator for providing conditioned air to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. A coolant circuit circulates coolant to cool an electric power source and high voltage electronics powered by the electric power source. A heat exchanger communicated with the refrigerant circuit and the coolant circuit transfers heat from the coolant to the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit.
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1. A thermal management system for vehicles, comprising:
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a refrigerant circuit including at least one evaporator to receive a cooled refrigerant and to provide conditioned air to a passenger compartment of the vehicle; a coolant circuit for circulating coolant to cool an electric power source and high voltage electronics powered by the electric power source; and a heat exchanger communicated with the refrigerant circuit and the coolant circuit for transferring heat from the coolant to the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A thermal management system for vehicles having a refrigerant loop in which refrigerant is circulated for conditioning air in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, comprising:
a coolant loop circulating liquid coolant and including; an electric power source cooled by the coolant; high voltage electronics cooled by the coolant; and a heat exchanger communicated with the coolant loop and the refrigerant loop to receive coolant and refrigerant and to transfer heat from the coolant to the refrigerant to control the temperature of the electric power source and the high voltage electronics. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A thermal management system for vehicles having a refrigerant loop circulating refrigerant for conditioning air in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, comprising:
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a power supply cooling loop circulating liquid coolant for controlling the temperature of an electric power source; a high voltage electronics cooling loop circulating liquid coolant shared with the power supply cooling loop for controlling the temperature of high voltage electronics; and a heat exchanger coupled with the power supply cooling loop, the high voltage electronics cooling loop and the refrigerant loop to transfer heat from the liquid coolant to the refrigerant in the refrigerant loop. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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