US 12,441,449 B1
Thermal management systems and methods for thermally managing components for marine vessels
Chetan Dharmadhikari, North Fond du Lac, WI (US); John Oenick, Madison, WI (US); John Ledden, Edgewater, FL (US); Grant Shane, Bettendorf, IA (US); and Clint Szumal, Bruce Township, MI (US)
Assigned to Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed by Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/900,470.
Int. Cl. B63H 20/00 (2006.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.01); B63H 20/28 (2006.01); F28D 1/02 (2006.01); F28F 27/02 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/615 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/6568 (2014.01)
CPC B63H 20/001 (2013.01) [B60L 58/26 (2019.02); B63H 20/28 (2013.01); F28D 1/022 (2013.01); F28F 27/02 (2013.01); H01M 10/46 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/615 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/6568 (2015.04); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thermal management system for a marine vessel, the thermal management system comprising:
an open loop circuit;
a pump that pumps water from the body of water in which the marine vessel is operating, through the open loop circuit, and back to the body of water;
a closed loop circuit;
a pump that pumps a heat transfer fluid through the closed loop circuit;
a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the water and the heat transfer fluid;
a plurality of components each cooled or heated by the heat transfer fluid; and
a valve having valve positions configured to vary a sequence that the heat transfer fluid is conveyed to the plurality of components so as to vary how the plurality of components share the heating and cooling from the heat transfer fluid and from the water from the body of water via the heat transfer fluid, wherein in each of the valve positions the heat transfer fluid from the heat exchanger enter the valve via a same valve inlet and returns from the valve to the heat exchanger via a same valve outlet.