Method and device for a proactive cooling system for a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A proactive cooling system for cooling a motor vehicle apparatus in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a primary cooling system having a primary heat exchanger, and input and output tubing connecting the primary heat exchanger to the motor vehicle apparatus;
a secondary cooling system comprising;
a bypass circuit in fluid communication with the input and output tubing of the primary cooling system, a secondary heat exchanger to remove heat from the bypass circuit, and a secondary pump;
an actuator connecting the secondary cooling system with the primary cooling system;
a power supply for activating the secondary pump and the actuator;
an electronic controller being programmed to activate the power supply after reaching a threshold point; and
an information collecting module for collecting information relating to the motor vehicle during operation and for communicating with the electronic controller data relating to the threshold point.
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Abstract
A proactive cooling system and method improve the cooling of a motor vehicle apparatus, such as an engine or transmission, in a motor vehicle. The proactive cooling system boosts the primary cooling system connected to the motor vehicle apparatus by using an electronic controller, an information collecting module for collecting information related to the operation of the motor vehicle and an auxiliary cooling system. The auxiliary cooling system uses a power supply and a secondary cooling system in fluid communication with the primary cooling system. The power supply turns on the secondary cooling system by activating an activator and a secondary pump. The activator opens a bypass circuit to divert coolant from the primary cooling system into the secondary cooling system where the diverted coolant is cooled in a secondary heat exchanger. A secondary pump circulates the coolant through the bypass circuit and back to the primary cooling system.
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36 Claims
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1. A proactive cooling system for cooling a motor vehicle apparatus in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a primary cooling system having a primary heat exchanger, and input and output tubing connecting the primary heat exchanger to the motor vehicle apparatus;
a secondary cooling system comprising;
a bypass circuit in fluid communication with the input and output tubing of the primary cooling system, a secondary heat exchanger to remove heat from the bypass circuit, and a secondary pump;
an actuator connecting the secondary cooling system with the primary cooling system;
a power supply for activating the secondary pump and the actuator;
an electronic controller being programmed to activate the power supply after reaching a threshold point; and
an information collecting module for collecting information relating to the motor vehicle during operation and for communicating with the electronic controller data relating to the threshold point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A proactive cooling system for cooling a motor vehicle apparatus in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a primary cooling system having a primary heat exchanger, input and output tubing connecting the primary heat exchanger to the motor vehicle apparatus, and a primary pump;
a secondary cooling system comprising a bypass circuit in fluid communication with the input and output tubing of the primary cooling system, a secondary heat exchanger to remove heat from the bypass circuit, and a secondary pump;
an actuator connecting the secondary cooling system with the primary cooling system;
a power supply for activating the secondary pump and the actuator;
an electronic controller being programmed to activate the power supply after reaching a threshold point; and
a GPS module for collecting geographic information relating to the location of the motor vehicle during operation and for communicating with the electronic controller data relating to the threshold point. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A proactive cooling system for cooling an engine and a transmission in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a primary heat exchanger;
an engine primary cooling system having engine input and output tubing connecting the primary heat exchanger to the engine;
a transmission primary cooling system having transmission input and output tubing connecting the primary heat exchanger to the transmission;
a secondary cooling system comprising an engine bypass circuit in fluid communication with the engine input and output tubing of the engine primary cooling system, a transmission bypass circuit in fluid communication with the transmission input and output tubing of the transmission primary cooling system, a secondary heat exchanger to remove heat from the engine and transmission bypass circuits, a secondary engine pump, and a secondary transmission pump;
an engine actuator connecting the engine bypass circuit with the engine primary cooling system;
a transmission actuator connecting the transmission bypass circuit with the transmission primary cooling system;
a power supply for activating the secondary engine and transmission pumps and the actuator; and
means for activating the power supply. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for cooling a motor vehicle apparatus located within a motor vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) circulating coolant in a primary cooling system having a primary heat exchanger, and input and output tubing connecting the primary heat exchanger to the motor vehicle apparatus;
(b) collecting information related to the motor vehicle with an information collecting module;
(c) transmitting data between the information collecting module and an electronic controller;
(d) comparing data relating to the collected information with a threshold point;
(e) activating a power supply after reaching the threshold point;
(f) supplying power from the activated power supply to a secondary cooling system;
(g) opening a bypass circuit in the secondary cooling system after reaching the threshold point;
(h) diverting coolant from the primary cooling system into the opened bypass circuit;
(i) circulating diverted coolant in the bypass circuit;
(j) measuring coolant temperature in the bypass circuit with a bypass circuit temperature sensor;
(k) communicating bypass circuit temperature data to the electronic controller;
(l) cooling the diverted coolant in a secondary heat exchanger in the secondary cooling system;
(m) pumping the diverted coolant with a secondary pump in the secondary cooling system; and
(n) returning the cooled coolant from the bypass circuit to the primary cooling system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for cooling an engine and a transmission located within a motor vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) circulating engine coolant in an engine primary cooling system having engine input and output tubing connecting a primary heat exchanger to the engine;
(b) circulating transmission coolant in a transmission primary cooling system having transmission input and output tubing connecting the primary heat exchanger to a transmission;
(c) activating a power supply;
(d) supplying power from the activated power supply to a secondary cooling system having an engine bypass circuit connecting with the engine primary cooling system, and a transmission bypass circuit connecting with the transmission primary cooling system;
(e) opening the engine bypass circuit in the secondary cooling system;
(f) diverting engine coolant from the engine primary cooling systems into the opened bypass circuit and into a secondary heat exchanger for cooling;
(g) opening a transmission bypass circuit in the secondary cooling system;
(h) diverting transmission coolant from the transmission primary cooling system into the opened transmission bypass circuit and into the secondary heat exchanger for cooling;
(i) measuring engine coolant temperature in the engine bypass circuit with an engine bypass circuit temperature sensor;
(j) measuring transmission coolant temperatures in the transmission bypass circuit with a bypass circuit temperature sensor;
(k) pumping the diverted engine coolant with a secondary engine pump in the secondary cooling system and returning the cooled engine coolant from the engine bypass circuit to the engine primary cooling system; and
(l) pumping the diverted transmission coolant with a secondary transmission pump in the secondary cooling system and returning the cooled transmission coolant from the transmission bypass circuit to the transmission primary cooling system. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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