Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for heating passenger cabin with combination of inverter waste heat and refrigerant
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Application No.: US16683870Application Date: 2019-11-14
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Publication No.: US10994587B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Thomas Zenner , Daniel Benjamin Kok , Kenneth J. Jackson , Serdar Hakki Yonak
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Agent David B Kelley
- Main IPC: B60H1/14
- IPC: B60H1/14 ; B60H1/00
Abstract:
A vehicle includes a passenger cabin, an inverter, and a coolant system having conduit arranged to circulate coolant through the inverter and an evaporator. A refrigerant system includes a condenser and conduit arranged to circulate refrigerant through the condenser and through the evaporator to absorb heat generated by the inverter. A climate control system is arranged to circulate an airstream through the condenser and into the cabin to heat the cabin.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200079179A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEATING PASSENGER CABIN WITH COMBINATION OF INVERTER WASTE HEAT AND REFRIGERANT Public/Granted day:2020-03-12
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