Vehicular cooling system and related method
US6584789B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/40
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicular cooling system and a related method are disclosed as including a heat-source heat radiator 11 for cyclically supplying coolant water to a heat source 1 for cooling the same, and a moistening-water-condenser heat radiator 19 for cyclically supplying coolant water to and cooling a moistening-water recapturing condenser 5 which condenses and recaptures water from exhaust gases of the fuel cell 1 for moistening the same. A control unit 45 outputs a drive signal to a pump 37 and a distributor 33 to allow a nozzle 27 or a nozzle 29 to inject water to cool the heat radiator 11 or the heat radiator 19 under a condition when a coolant water temperature sensor 41 detects the presence of a temperature of coolant water in the heat source 1 exceeding a given threshold or when a liquid volume sensor 43 disposed in a water tank 9 detects the presence of a moistening water volume remaining below a given threshold and a condition when a moisture sensor 47 located at rear surfaces of the heat radiators 11, 19 detects the presence of moisture remaining below a given threshold.
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