Cooling solutions for autonomous vehicles

An environmental control system 1500 is configured to direct air from the cabin 1302 of a vehicle to an entrance of a duct 1304 to flow over and dissipate heat from electronic components 1308, 1310, 1312, 1314 such as a battery; there is also a first cooling loop 1506 which supplies liquid coolant t...

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Hauptverfasser:	Gaurav Bhatia, Thorin Tobiassen, Andrew Moore, Christopher Bird
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING,OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODSSPACES OF VEHICLES CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PRINTED CIRCUITS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	An environmental control system 1500 is configured to direct air from the cabin 1302 of a vehicle to an entrance of a duct 1304 to flow over and dissipate heat from electronic components 1308, 1310, 1312, 1314 such as a battery; there is also a first cooling loop 1506 which supplies liquid coolant to cool the electronics. There may also be a second cooling loop 1502 and a heat exchanger 1508 arranged to transfer heat between the two loops. The duct may be located under the cabin and may direct air selectively through one of two exits, one back to the cabin and one to the outside. Before recirculating to the cabin, the air temperature may be adjusted using a temperature regulating component 1316. A method is also claimed.