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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Atieva, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jean-Philippe Gauthier, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
ATIEVA, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 13/00 (2006.01); F28G 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28G 13/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A self-cleaning fan assembly is provided that can be used to automatically clean the assembly's heat exchanger or air filter. In use, once the system determines that the heat exchanger/air filter should be cleaned, for example based on the total operational time or the number of use cycles for the system, or based on the air flow passing through the heat exchanger/air filter, the controller temporarily reverses the direction of the fan, thereby reversing the flow of air through the heat exchanger/air filter and forcing out dust, dirt and other debris.