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Title: Parallel integrated thermal management

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1150743

Embodiments discussed herein are directed to managing the heat content of two vehicle subsystems through a single coolant loop having parallel branches for each subsystem.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
Assignee:
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO)
Patent Number(s):
8,806,882
Application Number:
13/035,082
OSTI ID:
1150743
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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