US 11,987,097 B1
Thermal system
Vincent G. Johnston, Half Moon Bay, CA (US); Damjan Puljic, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Kegan J. Connick, San Jose, CA (US); and Anup M. Vader, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Vincent G. Johnston, Half Moon Bay, CA (US); Damjan Puljic, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Kegan J. Connick, San Jose, CA (US); and Anup M. Vader, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/223,667.
Application 18/223,667 is a continuation of application No. 18/150,389, filed on Jan. 5, 2023, granted, now 11,752,836.
Application 18/150,389 is a continuation of application No. 17/722,536, filed on Apr. 18, 2022, granted, now 11,560,041, issued on Jan. 24, 2023.
Application 17/722,536 is a continuation of application No. 16/523,582, filed on Jul. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,338,647, issued on May 24, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/779,734, filed on Dec. 14, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/723,048, filed on Aug. 27, 2018.
Int. Cl. B60H 1/32 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/14 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/32011 (2019.05) [B60H 1/00328 (2013.01); B60H 1/00485 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00307 (2013.01); B60H 1/143 (2013.01); B60H 1/32284 (2019.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle thermal system, comprising:
a liquid coolant reservoir configured to receive and distribute a liquid coolant;
an electrical loop connected to the liquid coolant reservoir and configured to circulate the liquid coolant to control a temperature of an electrical subsystem;
a powertrain loop configured to circulate the liquid coolant to control a temperature of a powertrain subsystem, wherein the powertrain loop includes a first radiator; and
a shared radiator section that includes a second radiator configured to receive a portion of the liquid coolant from the electrical loop and a portion of the liquid coolant from the powertrain loop.