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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2012
Vincent George Johnston, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Curt Raymond O'donnell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wulfer Adrijan DE Bruijn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Marco Elkenkamp, San Francisco, CA (US);
Vincent George Johnston, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Curt Raymond O'Donnell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wulfer Adrijan de Bruijn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Marco Elkenkamp, San Francisco, CA (US);
TESLA, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A thermal management system and method of use are provided, the system including a heat exchanger, a refrigeration system, a coolant loop thermally coupled to the heat exchanger, and a by-pass valve that regulates the amount of coolant within the coolant loop that either passes through the heat exchanger or is diverted away from the heat exchanger. The coolant loop is thermally coupled to the battery pack of an electric vehicle.