DUAL LOOP BLENDED COOLING

A thermal management system includes a refrigerant loop including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion element, and a chiller. A first coolant loop of the thermal management system includes the chiller, a first cooling heat exchanger disposed downstream of the chiller, and a distribution valve di...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Lumley, Daniel A, Papoulis, Evangelos S, Diebel, David, Sturos, Reid
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext bestellen
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:A thermal management system includes a refrigerant loop including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion element, and a chiller. A first coolant loop of the thermal management system includes the chiller, a first cooling heat exchanger disposed downstream of the chiller, and a distribution valve disposed downstream of the first cooling heat exchanger. A coolant flow path branches from the first coolant loop with the coolant flow path extending from the distribution valve to a re-entry point where the coolant flow path rejoins the first coolant loop at a position downstream of the distribution valve. The coolant flow path includes an electric component, and the distribution valve is configured to control a distribution of the first coolant flowing towards the electric component and the re-entry point.