Passive Cooling System for a Vehicle
Abstract
A passive cooling system for a vehicle (114) transfers heat from an overheated internal component, for example, an instrument panel (100), to an external portion (116) of the vehicle (114), for example, a side body panel (126). The passive cooling system includes one or more heat pipes (112) having an evaporator section (118) embedded in the overheated internal component and a condenser section (120) at the external portion (116) of the vehicle (114). The evaporator (118) and condenser (120) sections are in fluid communication. The passive cooling system may also include a thermally conductive film (140) for thermally connecting the evaporator sections (118) of the heat pipes (112) to each other and to the instrument panel (100).
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 894275
- Patent Number(s):
- 6964294
- Application Number:
- TRN: US200701%%291
- Assignee:
- NREL
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-99-GO10337
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; 42 ENGINEERING; COOLING SYSTEMS; EVAPORATORS; HEAT PIPES; PASSIVE COOLING SYSTEM; VEHICLE; THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE FILM; EVAPORATOR; Transportation
Citation Formats
Hendricks, T J, and Thoensen, T. Passive Cooling System for a Vehicle. United States: N. p., 2005.
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Hendricks, T J, & Thoensen, T. Passive Cooling System for a Vehicle. United States.
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@article{osti_894275,
title = {Passive Cooling System for a Vehicle},
author = {Hendricks, T J and Thoensen, T},
abstractNote = {A passive cooling system for a vehicle (114) transfers heat from an overheated internal component, for example, an instrument panel (100), to an external portion (116) of the vehicle (114), for example, a side body panel (126). The passive cooling system includes one or more heat pipes (112) having an evaporator section (118) embedded in the overheated internal component and a condenser section (120) at the external portion (116) of the vehicle (114). The evaporator (118) and condenser (120) sections are in fluid communication. The passive cooling system may also include a thermally conductive film (140) for thermally connecting the evaporator sections (118) of the heat pipes (112) to each other and to the instrument panel (100).},
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