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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2021
Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Aiden Cohan, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Rachel Cook, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Akshit Markan, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Mitchell Shinn, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Katherine Smith, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
An electric vehicle has a thermal management system that comprises a common radiator, a brake resistor loop, and an electric power source loop. The brake resistor loop comprises a brake resistor and a brake resistor controller that are coupled to the common radiator. The electric power source loop comprises an electric power source coupled to the common radiator. When the brake resistor loop is determined to be in operation, the common radiator is utilized by the brake resistor loop to absorb heat generated by the brake resistor loop. When the brake resistor loop is determined to not be in operation, the common radiator is utilized by the electric power source to absorb heat generated by the electric power source loop.