US 11,745,612 B1
Thermal management for vehicle charging systems
Jaime Andres Ocampo Villegas, Foster City, CA (US); Vamsi Krishna Pathipati, San Carlos, CA (US); and Bryan Emrys Booth, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed by Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/405,853.
Int. Cl. B60L 53/302 (2019.01); H01M 10/6554 (2014.01); H01M 10/6569 (2014.01); B60L 53/36 (2019.01); B60L 53/122 (2019.01); H01M 10/6568 (2014.01)
CPC B60L 53/302 (2019.02) [B60L 53/122 (2019.02); B60L 53/36 (2019.02); H01M 10/6554 (2015.04); H01M 10/6568 (2015.04); H01M 10/6569 (2015.04); B60L 2210/30 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an active system for transporting a first thermal energy from first thermal generators of a vehicle; and
a passive system for transporting a second thermal energy from one or more second thermal generators of the vehicle, the passive system comprising:
a cold plate containing a refrigerant and in physical contact with the one or more second thermal generators; and
a condenser in fluid communication with the cold plate and arranged in an airflow path of the active system, wherein the refrigerant convectively flows between the cold plate and the condenser.