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Device for heating an interior of an electric vehicle

US5647534A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 22, 1995
Grant dateJul 15, 1997
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/70
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for heating the interior of an electric vehicle having an air-cooled high-temperature battery. Waste heat form the battery is supplied to the interior via a liquid circuit having a heat exchanger which can be controllably bombarded by the waste air from the battery and by fresh air. The liquid circuit is also connected to and cools heat-generating components of the electric drive system.

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