Vehicle thermal management system with vortex tube
US10427538B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/70
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a vortex tube configured to generate hot and cold airstreams and a valve having hot and cold air inlets connected to the vortex tube to receive the hot and cold airstreams, respectively. The valve further has a vent and a valve outlet. A high-voltage electrical component is connected to the valve outlet by conduit to receive one of the hot and cold airstreams to thermally regulate the component.
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