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Thermal energy storage and delivery system

US6059016A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 11, 1996
Grant dateMay 9, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 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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