Cooling system for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle having such a cooling system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11207947-B2
Application number	US-201816764039-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2018
Priority date	Nov 15, 2017
Publication date	Dec 28, 2021
Grant date	Dec 28, 2021

Abstract

A cooling system for a motor vehicle has an electrical energy storage device for driving the motor vehicle; a chiller through which a refrigeration circuit and, fluidically separated therefrom, a main cooling circuit can flow; one or more control elements; at least one heat source, and one or more ambient air coolers. In a first mode, the control elements form the main cooling circuit such that the main cooling circuit can flow through the chiller, the energy storage device and none of the ambient air coolers. In a second mode, the control elements form the main cooling circuit such that the main cooling circuit can flow through the chiller, the energy storage device and at least one of the ambient air coolers. In a third mode, the control elements form the main cooling circuit such that the main cooling circuit can flow through the chiller, at least one of the ambient air coolers and the heat source.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooling system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
an electrical energy storage device for driving the motor vehicle;
a chiller, through which a refrigeration circuit and, separated fluidically therefrom, a main cooling circuit can flow, in order to transfer heat energy between the refrigeration circuit and the main cooling circuit;
one or more control elements;
at least one heat source;
and one or more ambient air coolers, wherein
in a first mode, the control elements form the main cooling circuit such that said main cooling circuit flows through the chiller, the energy storage device and none of the ambient air coolers;
in a second mode, the control elements form the main cooling circuit such that said main cooling circuit flows through the chiller, the energy storage device and at least one of the ambient air coolers;
in a third mode, the control elements form the main cooling circuit such that said main cooling circuit flows through the chiller, at least one of the ambient air coolers and the heat source;
in the first mode and/or in the second mode, the control elements additionally form a secondary cooling circuit, which can flow through the heat source and at least one of the ambient air coolers; and

in the first mode, an exchange of coolant between the main cooling circuit and the secondary cooling circuit is substantially suppressed.

2. The cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein
in the third mode, the chiller is arranged downstream of the heat source and upstream of the at least one ambient air cooler.

3. The cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein
a first control element is a three-way valve, of which a first inlet is connectable to an outlet of the heat source, a second inlet is connectable at least to an outlet of the chiller, and an outlet is connectable to an inlet of at least one of the ambient air coolers.

4. The cooling system according to claim 3 , wherein
a second control element is a three-way valve, of which a first inlet is connectable to an outlet of at least one of the ambient air coolers, a second inlet is connectable at least to an outlet of the heat source, and an outlet is connectable to an inlet of the chiller.

5. The cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein
in the second mode, the main cooling circuit opens into the secondary coolant circuit downstream of the energy storage device, so that the main cooling circuit and the secondary cooling circuit partly overlap.

6. The cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein
a check valve is provided downstream of the energy storage device.

7. The cooling system according to claim 1 , wherein
the heat source is at least one element selected from a group comprising: an electronic component, a power electronic component, an electric machine, an electric motor and/or a generator, an internal combustion engine, at least one secondary unit of the internal combustion engine, a coolant-air heat exchanger of a rear ventilation system, and an electric heater.

8. A motor vehicle comprising a cooling system according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Allgaeuer Christian
• Mack Marion
• Moser Markus

Classifications

• H01M10/663

  the system being an air-conditioner or an engine · CPC title

• B60H1/00278

  for the battery · CPC title

• B60K2001/003

  with means for cooling the electrical propulsion units · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• B60H1/143 Primary

  the heat being derived from cooling an electric component, e.g. electric motors, electric circuits, fuel cells or batteries · CPC title