US 12,263,720 B2
Scavenging excess cooling or heating from a thermal management system of a non-combustion power source for a machine
Cédric Girin, St. Martin d'Uriage (FR); and Sylvain Errant, Grenoble (FR)
Assigned to Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed by Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/932,047.
Prior Publication US 2024/0083217 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/00899 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00007 (2013.01); B60H 1/00278 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00307 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00928 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid system, comprising: a first fluid circuit configured to circulate a first fluid to cool or heat a non-combustion power source of a machine, the first fluid circuit including at least one of a refrigeration unit to cool the first fluid or a heating unit to heat the first fluid; a second fluid circuit configured to circulate a second fluid; and a heat exchanger in the first fluid circuit and in the second fluid circuit, the heat exchanger configured to cool or heat the second fluid using the first fluid.