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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Paulo a Riedel, Braganca Paulista, BR;
Renato Freitas Silva, Santo André, BR;
Inventors:
Paulo A Riedel, Braganca Paulista, BR;
Renato Freitas Silva, Santo André, BR;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 11/02 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0413 (2013.01); F16H 57/0494 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heat storage and release system for a transmission includes a material capable of super cooling within an operating temperature range of the transmission. The material is in thermal communication with the transmission. An energy input device is associated with the material and operable to input energy to the material to initiate an exothermic phase change within the material in order to deliver heat to the transmission.