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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
May. 24, 2024
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Zhenwen Hu, Shanghai, CN;
Kristopher A. Thor, Novi, MI (US);
Jian Yao, Shanghai, CN;
Chengwu Duan, Shanghai, CN;
Madhusudan Raghavan, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A cooling system includes a cooling channel having a nominal width and N longitudinal portions, where N is an integer greater than one. An inlet is connected to an end of a first one of the N longitudinal portions of the cooling channel. An outlet is connected to an end of a last one of the N longitudinal portions of the cooling channel. At least one U turn location connects ends of at least two middle ones of the N longitudinal portions of the cooling channel. The at least one U turn location is tapered.