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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Sebastian Lienkamp, Budenheim, DE;
Remy Fontaine, Wiesbaden, DE;
Inventors:
Sebastian Lienkamp, Budenheim, DE;
Remy Fontaine, Wiesbaden, DE;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/06 (2006.01); F28D 15/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 8/04007 (2016.01); H01M 8/04223 (2016.01); H01M 8/04746 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04037 (2013.01); H01M 8/04268 (2013.01); H01M 8/04768 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02T 90/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heating system for optimizing execution of heating tasks in a fuel cell vehicle is disclosed, the system including a stack coolant loop with a fuel cell stack, a primary pump, and a radiator module. A bypass coolant loop is disposed parallel with and is connected to the stack coolant loop between the fuel cell stack and the radiator module. The bypass loop including a cabin heat exchanger and a coolant heater, along with a secondary pump for pumping coolant through the heaters when desired.