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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2010
Vincent George Johnston, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Andrew David Baglino, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Ira Kohn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Vineet Haresh Mehta, Mountain View, CA (US);
Christopher David Gadda, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Curt Raymond O'donnell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wulfer Adrijn DE Bruijn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Vincent George Johnston, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Andrew David Baglino, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Ira Kohn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Vineet Haresh Mehta, Mountain View, CA (US);
Christopher David Gadda, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Curt Raymond O'Donnell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wulfer Adrijn de Bruijn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A dual mode, thermal management system for use in a vehicle is provided. At a minimum, the system includes a first coolant loop in thermal communication with a battery system, a second coolant loop in thermal communication with at least one drive train component (e.g., electric motor, power electronics, inverter), and a dual mode valve system that provides means for selecting between a first mode where the two coolant loops operate in parallel, and a second mode where the two coolant loops operate in series.