Vehicle thermal management system with vortex tube
US10358046B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/16
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a vortex tube having hot and cold air outlets. A heat exchanger is selectively in fluid communication with one of the hot and cold outlets. A coolant loop is in thermal communication with an electrical component and is arranged to pass coolant through the heat exchanger to transfer thermal energy between the coolant and an airstream of the one of the hot and cold outlets.
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