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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2020
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Jonathan Rheaume, West Hartford, CT (US);
Malcolm Macdonald, West Hartford, CT (US);
Charles E. Lents, Amston, CT (US);
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A battery thermal management system for an air vehicle includes a liquid heat exchange circuit. The system includes at least one battery in thermal communication with the liquid heat exchange circuit. The system includes a controller operatively connected to the liquid heat exchange circuit. The controller is configured and adapted to variably select whether heat will be rejected to the liquid heat exchange circuit. The system includes at least one heat exchanger positioned on the liquid heat exchange circuit. The at least one heat exchanger is a liquid-air heat exchanger or a liquid-liquid heat exchanger. A method for controlling a thermal management system for an air vehicle includes determining an expected temperature of at least one battery, and cooling the at least one battery with a cooling device if the expected temperature exceeds a pre-determined expected temperature threshold.