Patent ID: 11863051
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  F | IPC B  F  H

Claim 0:
1. A thermal management system, the system comprising:
a fluid flow mechanism comprising an electric machine, wherein a conduit is formed through the electric machine allowing a heat transfer fluid to flow therethrough, wherein the fluid flow mechanism comprises a flow device configured to provide a first portion of the heat transfer fluid to a first heat exchange circuit and a second portion of heat transfer fluid to a second heat exchange circuit, wherein the conduit is in fluid communication with the second heat exchange circuit; and
a second heat exchanger positioned in thermal communication at the second heat exchange circuit, wherein the second heat exchanger is an electric machine-cooler heat exchanger positioned upstream of the conduit at the second heat exchange circuit.