Heat management system for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11485193-B2
Application number	US-202117186901-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 26, 2021
Priority date	Mar 31, 2020
Publication date	Nov 1, 2022
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022

Abstract

A heat management system disclosed herein is used for a vehicle. The heat management system may include an electric device, a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a first channel, a second channel, a first pump, a second pump, a first channel valve, a second channel valve, a bypass channel, and a controller. The controller may be configured to, when one of the first pump and the second pump operates abnormally, control the first channel valve and the second channel valve such that the flow of the first heat medium from both of the first channel and the second channel to the first heat exchanger is allowed and activate the other of the first pump and the second pump.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A heat management system for a vehicle, comprising:
an electrical device;
a first heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between first heat medium for cooling the electrical device and outside air;
a second heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between second heat medium for an air conditioner of a cabin and the first heat medium;
a first channel in which the first heat medium flows, the first channel extending through the electrical device and connected to an inlet and an outlet of the first heat exchanger;
a first pump arranged in the first channel and configured to circulate the first heat medium in the first channel;
a second channel in which the first heat medium flows, the second channel extending through the second heat exchanger and connected to the inlet and the outlet of the first heat exchanger;
a second pump arranged in the second channel and configured to circulate the first heat medium in the second channel;
a first channel valve configured to cut off communication between the first channel and the first heat exchanger;
a second channel valve configured to cut off communication between the second channel and the first heat exchanger;
a bypass channel connected to the first channel, the bypass channel configured to allow the first heat medium to bypass the first heat exchanger and circulate between the electrical device and the first pump when the first channel valve cuts off communication between the first channel and the first heat exchanger; and
a controller configured to control the first pump, the second pump, the first channel valve, and the second channel valve,
wherein the controller is configured to:
when the first pump and the second pump operate normally, control the first channel valve and the second channel valve such that a flow of the first heat medium from one of the first channel and the second channel to the first heat exchanger is allowed and a flow of the first heat medium from the other of the first channel and the second channel to the first heat exchanger is cut off; and
when one of the first pump and the second pump operates abnormally, control the first channel valve and the second channel valve such that the flow of the first heat medium from both of the first channel and the second channel to the first heat exchanger is allowed and activate the other of the first pump and the second pump.

2. The heat management system of claim 1 , further comprising a second bypass channel connected to the second channel, the second bypass channel configured to allow the first heat medium to bypass the first heat exchanger and circulate between the second heat exchanger and the second pump when the second channel valve cuts off the flow of the first medium from the second channel to the first heat exchanger.

3. The heat management system of claim 1 , wherein
a reservoir tank is connected to one of the first channel and the second channel, and
in the reservoir tank, a surface of the first heat medium is in contact with air.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd
• Subaru Corp

Inventors

• Sakamoto Hironobu
• Nishioka Hideo
• Takeuchi Naoki
• Yokota Yasuhiro
• Ishihara Yoshihiro

Classifications

• B60H1/143

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

• B60H1/00278 Primary

  for the battery · CPC title

• B60H2001/00307

  Component temperature regulation using a liquid flow · CPC title

• B60H1/00392

  for electric vehicles having only electric drive means · CPC title

• B60H1/00485

  Valves for air-conditioning devices, e.g. thermostatic valves · CPC title