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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2016
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Ryan C. Sekol, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Teresa J. Rinker, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Debejyo Chakraborty, Novi, MI (US);
Jeffrey A. Abell, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A mechanically conformable micro-heat exchanger for use in managing temperature of a subject component. The exchanger includes a flexible fluid tube. In various embodiments, the tube is connected to a flexible substrate, such as by a flexible polymer. The exchanger can be changed manually from an initial shape to a first shape to conform to a shape of the subject component. The flexible fluid tube is configured to channel heat-transfer fluid through a heat-transfer tube section of the tube. The heat-transfer fluid is configured to cool or heat the subject component when, in operation of the mechanically conformable micro-heat exchanger, the heat-transfer fluid is channeled through the heat-transfer tube section.