Thermal energy storage and delivery system
US6059016A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S165/539
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Described is a thermal energy storage and delivery system for delivering thermal energy to both a passenger compartment of a vehicle and a component, such as a battery, located externally of the passenger compartment. The system capitalizes on excess capacity stored in a thermal energy storage apparatus, to heat the external component in addition to the passenger compartment.
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