A thermal management system for a vehicle is provided and includes: a cooling apparatus including a radiator, a first water pump, and a first valve that are connected by a coolant line and recirculating a coolant in the coolant line so as to cool at least one electrical component provided on the coolant line, a first connection line selectively connected to the coolant line through the first valve, a second connection line selectively connected to the first connection line through the second valve, and a heater provided on the second connection line, wherein the first connection line is provided with a condenser included in an air conditioner device, and the heater is provided inside an HVAC module included in the air conditioner device.

According to one aspect, an apparatus includes a first system that generates heat, and a cooling arrangement. The cooling arrangement cools the first system, and includes a coolant source and a distribution arrangement. The coolant source provides a coolant in a first state that is distributed by the distribution arrangement to absorb the heat. The cooling arrangement includes a control arrangement and a heating arrangement. The control arrangement maintains the coolant in the first state at least a set point, the set point being a temperature that is above a dew point, by determining when to activate the heating arrangement to warm the coolant in the first state and, when it is determined by the control arrangement that the heating arrangement is to be activated, activating the heating arrangement to warm the coolant in the first state to maintain the temperature of the coolant at the set point.

A fuel cooling system includes a refrigeration unit configured to circulate a refrigerant, a bypass cooling circuit (132) fluidly coupled to the refrigeration unit, and a power generation system operably coupled to the refrigeration unit. The power generation system includes a fuel tank (34) fluidly coupled to an engine (32), and a fuel cooling circuit (160) is fluidly coupled between the fuel tank and the engine. The fuel cooling circuit is thermally coupled to the bypass cooling circuit and is configured to cool a fuel by thermal exchange with the refrigerant.

A system includes heat generating components in a vehicle and a coolant flow path connected to the heat generating components. The system includes a coolant pump that circulates coolant through the coolant flow path and a reversing mechanism that reverses a direction of circulation of coolant.

According to one aspect, a thermal system of a vehicle which provides cooling to within the vehicle, e.g., within a driver and passenger carrying cabin or compartment, is effectively leveraged to provide cooling capabilities to autonomous vehicle systems. Some coolant flowing through a coolant loop included in the thermal system of a vehicle may be diverted to an offshoot loop which provides cooling to coolant included in a coolant loop configured to cool autonomous vehicle systems, e.g., a compute system that is part of an autonomous vehicle. The coolant from the thermal system of the vehicle may flow past coolant from the coolant loop configured to cool autonomous vehicle systems, and the cooled coolant from the coolant loop configured to cool the autonomous vehicle systems may flow near the autonomous vehicle systems to cool the autonomous vehicle systems.

A sensor assembly includes a base, a sensor body mounted to the base and rotatable around an axis relative to the base, a sensor window fixed relative to the sensor body, a sensing apparatus inside the sensor body and having a field of view through the sensor window, a vapor chamber fixed relative to the sensor body, and a heat pipe extending from the sensor body to the vapor chamber. The vapor chamber is spaced radially outward from the sensor body relative to the axis and has a curved shape extending circumferentially around the axis.

A system for warming an engine. The system includes an engine coolant system that directs warm engine coolant to the engine to heat the engine. A heat pump system warms the engine coolant.

An apparatus is provided for absorbing shocks and a control method capable of protecting cargo from shocks without a separate additional system in a cargo hold of a moving object. The apparatus for absorbing shocks includes at least one inflatable member disposed in a moving object, an air conditioner module installed on the moving object, and a supply pipe connected between the air conditioner module and the inflatable member and providing a refrigerant of the air conditioner module to the inflatable member.

A cooling system for at least one electronic control unit of a motor vehicle, the cooling system comprising a housing for the at least one electronic control unit, the housing comprising an air circulation duct configured to supply air to the at least one electronic control unit, wherein the air circulation duct comprises a first inlet configured to be connected to a vehicular air conditioning device, and a second inlet configured to be connected to inside a driver's cab of the motor vehicle.

An air-conditioning control apparatus includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to acquire temperature information of an electronic instrument provided in a vehicle cabin. The electronic control unit is configured to control air conditioning in the vehicle cabin based on the acquired temperature information of the electronic instrument.