Cooling system for electric vehicle and control method thereof

US9066445B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9066445-B2
Application numberUS-201313889289-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 7, 2013
Priority dateMay 18, 2012
Publication dateJun 23, 2015
Grant dateJun 23, 2015

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Disclosed are a cooling system for an electric vehicle and a control method thereof. The electric vehicle equipped with electronic parts including an electric motor. The electric vehicle includes a motor control unit to control the electric motor, a main control unit to control the electronic parts and the motor control unit, a water pump to circulate a cooling water cooling the electronic parts, the motor control unit, and the main control unit, and a temperature sensor to detect a temperature for an operation of the water pump and output the temperature to the motor control unit. The motor control unit generates a control signal to operate or stop the water pump according to a detection result of the temperature sensor.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electric vehicle equipped with electronic parts including an electric motor, the electric vehicle comprising: a motor control unit to control the electric motor; a main control unit to control the electronic parts and the motor control unit; a water pump to circulate water to cool the electronic parts, the motor control unit, and the main control unit; and a temperature sensor to detect temperature and provide the detected temperature to the motor c…

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What does patent US9066445B2 cover?
Disclosed are a cooling system for an electric vehicle and a control method thereof. The electric vehicle equipped with electronic parts including an electric motor. The electric vehicle includes a motor control unit to control the electric motor, a main control unit to control the electronic parts and the motor control unit, a water pump to circulate a cooling water cooling the electronic part…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lsis Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H05K7/20281. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 23 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).