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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2021
Applicant:
Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 7/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.01); B60L 58/27 (2019.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/663 (2014.01); H01M 10/6569 (2014.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/28 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00385 (2013.01); B60H 1/00278 (2013.01); B60H 1/00485 (2013.01); B60H 1/00885 (2013.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.02); B60L 58/27 (2019.02); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/6569 (2015.04); H01M 10/663 (2015.04); B60H 2001/00307 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00942 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00957 (2013.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60K 6/28 (2013.01); B60K 2001/005 (2013.01); B60L 2200/36 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/14 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2306/05 (2013.01); B60Y 2306/07 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a thermal management system for an electric vehicle. The electric vehicle may include a cabin, a battery system, a battery coolant loop including a battery coolant line thermally coupled to the battery system, a heat pump loop including a heat pump line thermally coupled to an internal heat exchanger, and a refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger thermally coupled to the battery coolant loop and the heat pump loop. The thermal management system may be configured to provide heating or cooling to the cabin or battery system depending on an operating mode.