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Methods and systems for cooling in a vehicle

  • US 8,684,117 B2
  • Filed: 06/17/2011
  • Issued: 04/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for a vehicle with an engine system and a power dissipation system, comprising:

  • directing airflow from an airflow generating device to cool a component of the power dissipation system; and

    directing the airflow from the airflow generating device to cool a component of the engine system, wherein directing airflow from the airflow generating device to cool the component of the power dissipation system includes increasing the airflow to the component of the power dissipation system when an engine load is less than a threshold, and directing airflow from the airflow generating device to cool the component of the engine system includes increasing the airflow to the component of the engine system when the engine load is greater than the threshold.

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