Motiv Power Systems, Inc.

Brandon Tsuge

James Michael Castelaz

A heat pump vehicle thermal system comprises a battery pack thermal system, a two-phase refrigeration system, and a power electronics thermal system. When the outer environment is cold relative to the interior of the vehicle (cold ambient), the heat pump thermal system is controlled in a first mode where the two-phase refrigeration system transfers heat generated by the power electronics thermal system to either the battery pack thermal system or to the cabin or to both. When the outer environment is hot relative to the interior of the electric vehicle (hot ambient), the heat pump thermal system is controlled in a second mode where the two-phase refrigeration system absorbs heat from the battery pack thermal system and the cabin and transfers the absorbed heat to the ambient environment. In the second mode, no heat generated by the power electronics is transferred to either the cabin or the battery packs.

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Foster City, CA, United States of America

Brandon Tsuge