Through efficient thermal management solutions for cooling high heat loads and heat fluxes of transportation and traction vehicle equipment such as power electronics, motors, control electronics, fuel cells, as well as waste heat recovery, Thermacore continues to anticipate the future needs of the automotive and transportation markets.
Transportation and traction equipment cooling and energy recovery thermal technology from Thermacore includes custom passive heat pipe assemblies and vapor chamber assemblies, and custom active liquid cold plates and heat exchangers for the following applications:
Power Generation, Conversion and Distribution Equipment
- Power electronics cooling (IGBTs, SCRs, Thyristers)
- Capacitors, diodes, transistors
- Rectifiers
- Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPSs)
Heat Recovery
- Engine waste heat recovery for passenger compartment heating
- Engine waste heat recovery for fuel preheating
Control Electronics
- Engine control electronics
- Car seat cooling and heating
- Steering wheel cooling and heating
Infotainment
- Radio/CD/DVD player electronics cooling
- On-board computers for navigation, logbooks, etc.
Temperature Control
- Transmission and differential cooling
- Fuel cooling
- Solar heat load reduction