US Patent Issued to FCA US on Dec. 2 for "Vehicle heat pump system with coordinated energy management of cabin and battery" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,720, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Vehicle heat pump system with coordinated energy management of cabin and battery" was invented by Meng Li (Lake Orion, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle thermal management system includes a heat pump system, a coolant loop that transfers heat energy between a battery and a cabin heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) module. The heat pump system can be an air-source heat pump or coolant-based heat pump with a water condenser. The coolant loop includes a low-temperature cooling system that rejects coolant heat to the ambient environment th...