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Device for heating an interior of an electric vehicle

  • US 5,647,534 A
  • Filed: 09/22/1995
  • Issued: 07/15/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Device for heating an interior of an electric vehicle having an air-cooled high-temperature battery, comprising:

  • a liquid circuit;

    a first heat exchanger coupled in thermal communication with said liquid circuit;

    means for controlling a flow of fresh air through said first heat exchanger and for controlling a flow of exhaust air from said battery through said first heat exchanger; and

    a second heat exchanger arranged in said liquid circuit for transferring heat to air in an interior of said electric vehicle;

    said liquid circuit being coupled in thermal communication with heat generating components of an electric drive system of said electric vehicle to absorb waste heat therefrom, at a point downstream from said second heat exchanger relative to a flow direction of said liquid circuit.

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