Power battery cooling system and method based on solar sunroof
US11498454B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/12
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power battery cooling system of an electric vehicle, including: a cooling circuit configured for cooling a power battery of the electric vehicle; a solar sunroof; and a sunroof control unit configured for controlling the operation of the cooling circuit and the electric energy output of the solar sunroof; wherein the sunroof control unit is configured to start a power battery cooling operation based on the solar sunroof in the condition that the power battery is not in a high voltage output state and the temperature of the power battery is higher than a temperature threshold, the power battery cooling operation including: controlling the solar sunroof to output electric energy to the cooling circuit so that the cooling circuit performs the cooling of the power battery using the electric energy from the solar sunroof.
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