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Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025

Filed:

May. 05, 2022
Applicant:

Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);

Inventors:

Rahul Dhananjay Sawant, San Mateo, CA (US);

Srinivasa Rao Vaddiraju, Troy, MI (US);

Samay Shah, Oakland, CA (US);

Paul Raymond Mueller, San Leandro, CA (US);

Assignee:

Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00885 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques for providing heat load balancing in an autonomous bi-directional vehicle utilize a first coolant loop thermally coupled to a first drive motor and a first end of the autonomous bi-directional vehicle and a second coolant loop thermally coupled to a second drive motor and a second end of the autonomous bi-directional vehicle to exchange thermal energy. A conduit thermally couples the first coolant loop with the second coolant loop to allow transfer of the coolant in between. A controller is usable to increase an amount of thermal energy transferred between the first coolant loop and the second coolant loop based at least in part on a direction of travel of the autonomous bi-directional vehicle.


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