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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eric Myers, Howell, MI (US);
John Peter Bilezikjian, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/24 (2019.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); F25B 9/04 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); F25B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/187 (2013.01); B60L 58/24 (2019.02); F25B 9/04 (2013.01); F25B 49/00 (2013.01); H05K 7/20 (2013.01); H05K 7/20863 (2013.01); H05K 7/20872 (2013.01); H05K 7/20909 (2013.01); H05K 7/20927 (2013.01); B60L 2240/545 (2013.01); F25B 2600/2507 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a vortex tube configured to generate hot and cold airstreams and a valve having hot and cold air inlets connected to the vortex tube to receive the hot and cold airstreams, respectively. The valve further has a vent and a valve outlet. A high-voltage electrical component is connected to the valve outlet by conduit to receive one of the hot and cold airstreams to thermally regulate the component.