Patent ID: 8047318
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B60H,B60L,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A system for cooling a battery of a hybrid electric vehicle including a cabin and a battery chamber, the battery being disposed within the battery chamber and configured to provide power to move the vehicle, the system comprising: a heat exchanger to cool air; a blower in fluid communication with the heat exchanger to blow the air across the heat exchanger; a cabin air supply duct to channel the cooled air to the cabin; a battery air supply duct to channel the cooled air to the battery chamber thereby cooling the battery; and a distribution gate, including a door moveable between first, second, and third positions, in fluid communication with the heat exchanger and the ducts to receive the cooled air and to direct the cooled air to at least one of the cabin air supply duct and the battery air supply duct.