Multiple zoned radiator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10286774-B2
Application number	US-201414256039-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 18, 2014
Priority date	Apr 18, 2014
Publication date	May 14, 2019
Grant date	May 14, 2019

Abstract

A radiator according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first zone that includes a first fan coverage area and a second zone that includes a second fan coverage area that is different from the first fan coverage area.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A thermal management system, comprising:
a radiator that includes a first zone, a second zone, and a third zone; a battery pack, a motor controller, and an engine selectively conditioned by said radiator; wherein said first zone is configured to supply coolant at a first temperature to said battery pack, said second zone is configured to supply coolant at a second temperature to said motor controller, and said third zone is configured to supply coolant at a third temperature to said engine,
wherein said first zone, said second zone, and said third zone are coplanar, and said first zone is disposed between a first section and a second section of said second zone, and said second zone is disposed between a first section and a second section of said third zone.

2. The system as recited in claim 1 , comprising a radiator fan that draws airflow through said radiator.

3. The system as recited in claim 2 , wherein said radiator fan is positioned relative to said radiator such that a first fan coverage area is associated with said first zone and a second fan coverage area is associated with said second zone.

4. The system as recited in claim 3 , wherein said first fan coverage area is larger than said second fan coverage area.

5. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein said first temperature is a lower temperature than said second temperature.

6. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein said first zone is part of a first cooling loop, said second zone is part of a second cooling loop, and said third zone is part of a third cooling loop.

7. The system as recited in claim 6 , wherein said first cooling loop includes a chiller loop configured to selectively supply said coolant to said battery pack at a fourth temperature that is less than said first temperature.

8. The system as recited in claim 6 , wherein at least one of said first cooling loop or said second cooling loop includes a degas overflow tank.

9. The system as recited in claim 6 , wherein said third cooling loop includes a thermostat configured to regulate an inlet temperature of said engine.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Janarthanam Suriyaprakash Ayyangar
• Burrows Neil Robert
• Boddakayala Bhaskara

Classifications

• F28D1/0443

  Combination of units extending one beside or one above the other (F28D1/0452 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F01P2003/187

  arranged in series · CPC title

• B60K11/04 Primary

  Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds · CPC title

• Y02T10/705

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• F01P2003/185

  arranged in parallel · CPC title