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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2022
Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Aiden Cohan, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Rachel Cook, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Akshit Markan, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Derek McVay, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Mitchell Shinn, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Katherine Smith, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
A vehicle has a thermal management system that comprises an electric power source loop comprising at least one battery. The thermal management system further comprises a heating component thermally coupled to the electric power source loop. When an ambient temperature is less than a first threshold, the heating component pre-heats the at least one battery. In exemplary embodiments, the heating component includes at least one brake resistor that is coupled to the electric power source loop.