Patent ID: 9638480
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B60H,F25B,F28D,F28F,G05D,G06F

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method, the computer having a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions for the method executable by the processor, the method comprising: determining an expected thermal load for a vehicle compute cluster and a target temperature for the computer under the expected thermal load; comparing a current temperature of the compute cluster and an ambient temperature; opening, based on the comparison, a switching valve for a first coolant path to one of a radiator portion and a condenser portion, the first coolant path being thermally coupled to the compute cluster; and operating, with the valve open to the condenser portion, a pump in the first coolant path and a compressor in a second coolant path at speeds respectively based on at least one of the expected thermal load and the target temperature.