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The optimization of the available energy within a vehicle is one of the key drivers for all the ongoing projects. This topic is even more critical when the possibility of recharge energy into the vehicle it is quite improbable or even impossible. Hence all the system involved in the energy management shall create synergies. The Thermal Management is based on two paramount bases. The first one is the location of thermal sources (it can rather been cold sinks or heat sources). The second is the transportation of the energy from one source to a sink. The identification of the sources is based on the vehicle necessities. The definition of the transportation means depend on the vehicle capacities. Traditional system to transport the heat from one place to another are based on fluid displacement. Therefore they need some energy to pump this fluid. In the last years the use of passive transportation means is being developed in the aerospace industry.