ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,719, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Motiv Power Systems Inc. (Foster City, Calif.).
"Heat pump vehicle thermal system" was invented by James Michael Castelaz (Alameda, Calif.) and Brandon Tsuge (Foster City, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat pump vehicle thermal system comprises a battery pack thermal system, a two-phase refrigeration system, and a power electronics thermal system. When the outer environment is cold relative to the interior of the vehicle (cold ambient), the heat pump thermal system is controlled in a first mode where the two-phase refrigeration system transfers heat generated by the power electronics th...