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公开(公告)号:US11800684B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-24
申请号:US17152178
申请日:2021-01-19
Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Inventor: Nicholas W. Pinto , Chih-hung Yen , Nathan Thompson , Anne M. Dailly
CPC classification number: H05K7/20336 , F28D15/04 , F28D15/046 , G08B21/182 , H05K7/20136 , H05K7/20381
Abstract: A heat pipe is provided for cooling an electronic component of a printed circuit board. The heat pipe includes a tube having an inner diameter surface defining a bore, with the tube having first and second ends along the bore. The heat pipe further includes a sorbent material coated onto the inner diameter surface of the tube, a first liquid contained within the bore, and a second liquid adsorbed by the sorbent material. The second liquid has a second boiling temperature that is higher than a first boiling temperature of the first liquid. The first liquid vaporizes into a first vapor, in response to the tube receiving heat from the electronic component and the first liquid reaching the first boiling temperature. The second liquid is desorbed from the sorbent material and vaporizes into a second vapor in response to the second liquid reaching the second boiling temperature.
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公开(公告)号:US11654786B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-23
申请号:US17074541
申请日:2020-10-19
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Taeyoung Han , Chih-hung Yen , Kuo-huey Chen , Bahram Khalighi , Vicente Domenech-Llopis , Srinivasa Rao Vaddiraju , Satish P. Ketkar
IPC: H02J7/00 , B60L53/302 , H05K7/20 , B60L53/16
CPC classification number: B60L53/302 , B60L53/16 , H05K7/20881
Abstract: An electric vehicle charging port includes a pair of charging pins each connected to a respective charging cable by a base. A pair of porous metallic cages surround the base of the pair of charging pins. A phase change material disposed in the pair of porous metallic cages and a vapor chamber is disposed between the base of the pair of charging pins and the pair of porous cage. The phase change material with an optional vapor chamber and high thermal conductivity (metal or graphite) foam or mesh to provide faster response of transient heat generation.
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公开(公告)号:US11491847B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-08
申请号:US16286881
申请日:2019-02-27
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Chih-hung Yen , Taeyoung Han , Bahram Khalighi , Kuo-huey Chen , Shailendra Kaushik
Abstract: A heating apparatus is provided. The heating apparatus includes a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heating element and a power controller configured to generate and apply a pulse width modified signal to the PTC heating element. The power controller is configured to vary a current of the pulse width modified signal linearly with respect to a temperature of a space being heated by the PTC heating element.
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公开(公告)号:US20220230938A1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-21
申请号:US17152084
申请日:2021-01-19
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Anthony M. Coppola , Alireza Fatemi , Ronald O. Grover, JR. , Ming Liu , Chih-hung Yen
IPC: H01L23/473 , H01L21/48
Abstract: A vascular jet cooling system for use with a planar power module and a coolant supply includes a manifold housing and one or more jet impingement plates. The manifold housing is constructed of a dielectric polymer molding material, and defines a coolant inlet port configured to fluidly connect to the coolant supply, an internal cavity in fluid communication with the coolant inlet port and containing the power module, and a coolant outlet port in fluid communication with the internal cavity. The jet impingement plate(s) is arranged in the internal cavity. Openings of the plates direct coolant passing through the coolant inlet port onto a respective major surface of the power module. A power module assembly includes a planar power module and the vascular jet cooling system. A method of constructing the power module assembly uses sacrificial materials and overmolding of the jet impingement plates.
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公开(公告)号:US11224147B1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-11
申请号:US16952149
申请日:2020-11-19
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Chih-hung Yen , Goro Tamai , Konstantinos Triantos , David R. Clark , Tim M. Grewe
Abstract: A switch of an inverter module is disposed in a coolant channel, is configured to be immersed in coolant in the coolant channel, and includes: a first terminal disposed on a first plane and configured to connect to a direct current (DC) reference potential; a second terminal disposed on a second plane and configured to connect to an alternating current (AC) reference potential; a gate, an emitter, and a collector; first cooling features that extend away from the first and second planes, that directly contact the first terminal, and that are configured to allow coolant flow therethrough; and second cooling features that extend away from the first cooling features, the first plane, and the second plane, that directly contact the second terminal, and that are configured to allow coolant flow therethrough.
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公开(公告)号:US11019749B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-25
申请号:US16122361
申请日:2018-09-05
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Chih-hung Yen , Ljubomir Erakovic , Taeyoung Han , Bahram Khalighi , Jeffrey M Pleune
IPC: H05K7/20 , H02J7/35 , H02S99/00 , G01S7/497 , G01S17/931
Abstract: An apparatus configured to manage the temperature of a sensor module is provided. The apparatus includes a vehicle, a sensor module disposed on top of the vehicle, a solar panel disposed on top of the sensor module, and a gap between the sensor module and solar panel, the gap configured to direct airflow from a front of the vehicle to exit behind the sensor module or the solar panel, the airflow functioning to cool the sensor module or the solar panel.
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公开(公告)号:US20210086597A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-25
申请号:US16576376
申请日:2019-09-19
Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Inventor: Chih-hung Yen , Taeyoung Han , Wonhee Kim , Kuo-huey Chen , Bahram Khalighi
IPC: B60J7/06
Abstract: A retractable aerodynamic panel for an automotive truck cargo bed comprises a first support rail adapted to be mounted onto a top edge of a first side wall of an automotive truck bed and a second support rail adapted to be mounted onto a top edge of a second side wall of an automotive truck cargo bed, a panel adapted to be mounted onto a tailgate of the automotive truck cargo bed, the panel adapted to extend between a retracted position, wherein the automotive truck cargo bed is substantially open, and a deployed position, wherein the panel extends outward from the tailgate across a portion of the automotive truck cargo bed between the top edges of the first and second side walls, the panel supported between side walls within the support rails, and an actuator adapted to selectively extend the panel between the retracted and deployed positions.
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公开(公告)号:US20200269655A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-27
申请号:US16286881
申请日:2019-02-27
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Chih-hung Yen , Taeyoung Han , Bahram Khalighi , Kuo-huey Chen , Shailendra Kaushik
Abstract: A heating apparatus is provided. The heating apparatus includes a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heating element and a power controller configured to generate and apply a pulse width modified signal to the PTC heating element. The power controller is configured to vary a current of the pulse width modified signal linearly with respect to a temperature of a space being heated by the PTC heating element.
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公开(公告)号:US10562509B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-18
申请号:US15643047
申请日:2017-07-06
Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Inventor: David B. Antanaitis , Mark T. Riefe , Chih-hung Yen
IPC: B60T17/22 , G01K13/02 , G05D1/00 , G07C5/08 , B60W30/00 , B60W40/00 , B60T8/00 , B60T8/17 , G01K7/42 , F16D66/00 , B60T8/32
Abstract: A brake temperature monitoring system configured to monitor at least one of a rotor and hydraulic fluid of a brake mechanism for a vehicle. The system including a controller including a processor and an electronic storage medium, a vehicle velocity sensor, an ambient temperature sensor, and a pre-programmed module. The vehicle velocity sensor is configured to output a velocity signal to the processor. The ambient temperature sensor is configured to output an ambient temperature signal to the processor. The model is pre-programmed into the electronic storage medium, and is adapted to estimate the temperature of at least one of the rotor and the hydraulic fluid. The estimation is based on an ambient air temperature, and a pre-established relationship between a conductive heat transfer factor and a convective heat transfer factor. The convective heat transfer factor is a function of vehicle velocity.
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公开(公告)号:US20190320503A1
公开(公告)日:2019-10-17
申请号:US15953738
申请日:2018-04-16
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Taeyoung Han , Shailendra Kaushik , Kuo-huey Chen , Chih-hung Yen , Bahram Khalighi
IPC: H05B3/74
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for radiant heating by PTC radiant patches. A radiant heating system for warming an occupant of an enclosed space includes patches to radiate heat into the enclosed space toward the occupant. A power supply supplies electric power to the patches. A controller controls the electric power supplied to the patches based on a temperature in the enclosed space and locations of the patches within the enclosed space.
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