US Patent Issued to FCA US on Sept. 22 for "Thermal expansion tank having an expansion member for use in a dielectric fluid cooling circuit" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,508, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Thermal expansion tank having an expansion member for use in a dielectric fluid cooling circuit" was invented by Christopher Capitan (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooling system for an electrified vehicle powertrain includes a cooling circuit fluidly coupling at least a traction battery, an electric motor, a pump, a heat exchange device and an expansion and contraction tank. The tank provides a sealed volume in the circuit for thermal expansion and contraction of the dielectric fluid as the temperature of the dielectric fluid increase...