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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2018
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Chih-hung Yen, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Ljubomir Erakovic, Rochester, MI (US);
Taeyoung Han, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Bahram Khalighi, Birmingham, MI (US);
Jeffrey M Pleune, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus configured to manage the temperature of a sensor module is provided. The apparatus includes a vehicle, a sensor module disposed on top of the vehicle, a solar panel disposed on top of the sensor module, and a gap between the sensor module and solar panel, the gap configured to direct airflow from a front of the vehicle to exit behind the sensor module or the solar panel, the airflow functioning to cool the sensor module or the solar panel.