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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2012
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, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher David Gadda, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Curt Raymond O'donnell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wulfer Adrijan 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, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher David Gadda, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Curt Raymond O'Donnell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wulfer Adrijan 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), 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, and a coolant reservoir that is coupled to both coolant loops when the two coolant loops are operating in series and only coupled to the drive train coolant loop when the two coolant loops are operating in parallel.