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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2021
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An embodiment integrated cooling control valve applied to a fuel cell thermal management system (TMS) includes a ball valve having at least three layers, wherein the ball valve includes a valve housing including a first port fluidly connected to a fuel cell stack, a second port coupled to a cathode oxygen depletion (COD) heater, a third port coupled to an ion filter, a fourth port coupled to a radiator, and a fifth port coupled to a coolant supply pump, and a valve plate disposed within the valve housing and including at least three layers to open and close the first port, the second port, the third port, the fourth port, and the fifth port.