Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for selectively generating electricity
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Application No.: US16459473Application Date: 2019-07-01
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Publication No.: US11229141B2Publication Date: 2022-01-18
- Inventor: Peter G. Diehl , Cheng Jin
- Applicant: Pony AI Inc.
- Applicant Address: KY Governors Square
- Assignee: Pony AI Inc.
- Current Assignee: Pony AI Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KY Governors Square
- Agency: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
- Main IPC: H05K7/20
- IPC: H05K7/20 ; H02K7/18 ; H02S10/12 ; H02S10/40 ; F03D9/25 ; B60H1/00 ; B60R16/03

Abstract:
Provided herein is a system and method for heat exchange of a vehicle. The system comprises an enclosure disposed on the vehicle. The enclosure comprises a vent at a base of the enclosure. The enclosure houses one or more sensors. The enclosure comprises a fan disposed at a base of the enclosure. The heat exchange system comprises an deflector disposed on the vehicle outside the enclosure and configured to direct an airflow into the vent of the enclosure. The heat exchange system comprises a motor configured to: generate electricity from the airflow and selectively supply electricity to operate the fan. The heat exchange system comprises a controller configured to adjust the deflector and regulate an amount of electricity supplied from the motor to the fan.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210007242A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY GENERATING ELECTRICITY Public/Granted day:2021-01-07
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