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Charge port cooling system for an electric vehicle

US12420651B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Chih-hung Yen · Bloomfield Hills, US
Satish Ketkar · Troy, US
Peter P. Andruskiewicz, IV · Ann Arbor, US
SeungHwan Keum · Northville, US
Taeyoung Han · Bloomfield Hills, US
Vicente Domenech-Llopis · Pontiac, US
Orlando Saenz Fuentes · St. Clair Shores, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 2022
Grant date	Sep 23, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 6, 2044

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/7072
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A charge port for an electric vehicle includes a first charging terminal, a second charging terminal spaced from the first charging terminal, and a phase change material (PCM) cartridge including a non-porous housing storing an amount of PCM. The non-porous housing is arranged in thermal contact with one of the first charging terminal and the second charging terminal.

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