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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2017
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Anthony M. Coppola, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Rashmi Prasad, Troy, MI (US);
Derek F. Lahr, Howell, MI (US);
Fang Dai, Troy, MI (US);
Michelle H. Wiebenga, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ryan Gergely, Fraser, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 37/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/0055 (2013.01); B60H 1/00295 (2019.05); B60H 1/00321 (2013.01); B60H 1/00564 (2013.01); B60H 1/00571 (2013.01); B60K 37/04 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00078 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for thermal control using vascular channels. Vascular channels are incorporated in a network within a component. The component is a part of a manufactured environment configured for occupants. A fluid circuit is connected with the vascular channels and circulates a fluid through the component to alter a thermal state of the component.