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

Claim 12:
13. A vehicle, the vehicle comprising:
a thermal management system, the system comprising a fluid flow mechanism, wherein the fluid flow mechanism comprises 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;
a thermal load heat exchanger positioned in thermal communication with the heat transfer fluid at the first heat exchange circuit, wherein the thermal load heat exchanger is configured to provide heat to the heat transfer fluid at the first heat exchange circuit;
a thermal bus heat exchanger positioned in thermal communication with the heat transfer fluid at the first heat exchange circuit, wherein the thermal bus heat exchanger is configured to receive heat from the heat transfer fluid at the first heat exchange circuit; and
an electric machine-cooler heat exchanger positioned in thermal communication with the heat transfer fluid at the second heat exchange circuit, wherein the electric machine-cooler heat exchanger is configured to receive heat from the heat transfer fluid at the second heat exchange circuit.