Cooling system and cooling method
US11346271B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/88
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cooling system configured to cool an engine of a vehicle is provided, which includes a cooling water passage through which cooling water is supplied to a water jacket in the engine, and having an undercover cooling water passage provided in an undercover and where the cooling water is cooled by exchanging heat with air below the undercover, a radiator provided in the cooling water passage and configured to cool the cooling water by exchanging heat with air flowing into an engine bay from a grille, a flow rate adjuster, a grille shutter provided to the grille and configured to change an effective opening area of the grille, and a controller configured to determine abnormality of the grille shutter and control, when determined as abnormal, the flow rate adjuster to increase the flow rate of the cooling water supplied to the undercover cooling water passage.
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