Patent ID: 8915091
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: B23P,B60H,F25B,Y02A,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A thermal management system in which a thermoelectric device is configured to remove heat from a heat generating system, the thermal management system comprising: a thermoelectric device having a first heat transfer surface and a second heat transfer surface; a heat generating system separate from the thermoelectric device, wherein the heat generating system comprises a battery; a first heat exchanger in thermal communication with the first heat transfer surface of the thermoelectric device; a first fluid circuit configured to convey a first coolant fluid therein, wherein the first fluid circuit is in thermal communication with the first heat exchanger and the battery; a first fluid moving device configured to circulate the first coolant fluid through the first fluid circuit; a second heat exchanger in thermal communication with the second heat transfer surface of the thermoelectric device; a second fluid circuit configured to convey a second coolant fluid therein, wherein the second fluid circuit is in thermal communication with the second heat exchanger; a second fluid moving device configured to circulate the second coolant fluid through the second fluid circuit; and a third heat exchanger in thermal communication with the second fluid circuit and configured to transfer heat from the second fluid circuit to air; wherein the thermoelectric device is configured to remove heat from the battery by transferring thermal energy from the first heat transfer surface to the second heat transfer surface.