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Thermal reduction system for an automated vehicle

  • US 9,855,816 B2
  • Filed: 12/22/2015
  • Issued: 01/02/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A thermal reduction system for an autonomous vehicle (AV) comprising:

  • a cooling rack coupled to a data processing system of the AV;

    a fluid pump pumping cooling fluid through the cooling rack to cool the data processing system;

    a cabin radiator receiving the cooling fluid and forcing cabin air from an interior passenger cabin of the AV though the cabin radiator to cool the cooling fluid;

    a main radiator receiving the cooling fluid and forcing outside air through the main radiator to further cool the cooling fluid;

    one or more sensors detecting one or more passengers within the interior passenger cabin of the AV; and

    one or more processors executing instructions that cause the one or more processors to;

    establish an upper limit to a flow rate of the cabin air from the interior passenger cabin through the cabin radiator based on detecting the one or more passengers.

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