Valve manifold integration module for thermal management system, vehicle thermal management system, and vehicle
AssigneeBYD Company Limited
InventorsWei Jin, Shibai Li, Min Xu, Meijiao Ye, Yuzhong Li
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Abstract
A valve manifold integration module for a thermal management system is provided. The thermal management system has multiple preset thermal management modes. The valve manifold integration module includes: multiple flow channels, disposed inside the valve manifold integration module; and a valve manifold, including multiple valves. The valves are disposed on the valve manifold integration module. The valves communicate with the flow channels. The multiple flow channels are communicated with each other via the valves to form fluid channels, to realize at least one of the thermal management modes.
Claims22
A valve manifold integration module for a thermal management system, the thermal management system having a plurality of thermal management modes, wherein the valve manifold integration module comprises:
- a plurality of flow channels disposed inside the valve manifold integration module;
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- a valve manifold comprising a plurality of valves, the valves being disposed on the valve manifold integration module and communicating with the flow channels, wherein the flow channels communicating with each other via the valves to form fluid channels to realize at least one of the thermal management modes,
- a battery pack heat exchanger interface including a battery pack heat exchanger first interface and a battery pack heat exchanger second interface, wherein:
- the valve manifold comprises a third expansion valve and a fourth switch valve,
- a first port of the third expansion valve is connected to the battery pack heat exchanger second interface, and a second port of the third expansion valve is connected to an air-conditioning heat exchanger outlet interface, and
- a first port of the fourth switch valve is connected to the battery pack heat exchanger first interface, and a second port of the fourth switch valve is configured to be connected to an inlet of a compressor.
A vehicle thermal management system, comprising thermal management system components and a valve manifold integration module, the thermal management system components comprising a compressor, a condenser, an air-conditioning heat exchanger, and an evaporator, and at least one of an compressor interface, an condenser interface, an heat exchanger interface, and an evaporator interface is disposed on the valve manifold integration module to be connected to a corresponding thermal management system component, wherein the valve manifold integration module comprises:
- a plurality of flow channels disposed inside the valve manifold integration module;
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- a valve manifold comprising a plurality of valves, the valves being disposed on the valve manifold integration module and communicating with the flow channels, wherein the flow channels communicating with each other via the valves to form fluid channels to realize at least one of thermal management modes of a thermal management system,
- a battery pack heat exchanger interface including a battery pack heat exchanger first interface and a battery pack heat exchanger second interface, wherein:
- the valve manifold comprises a third expansion valve and a fourth switch valve,
- a first port of the third expansion valve is connected to the battery pack heat exchanger second interface, and a second port of the third expansion valve is connected to an air-conditioning heat exchanger outlet interface, and
- a first port of the fourth switch valve is connected to the battery pack heat exchanger first interface, and a second port of the fourth switch valve is configured to be connected to an inlet of the compressor.
A vehicle, comprising a vehicle thermal management system comprising thermal management system components and a valve manifold integration module, the thermal management system components comprising a compressor, a condenser, an air-conditioning heat exchanger, and an evaporator, and at least one of an compressor interface, an condenser interface, an heat exchanger interface, and an evaporator interface is disposed on the valve manifold integration module to be connected to a corresponding thermal management system component, wherein the valve manifold integration module comprises:
- a plurality of flow channels disposed inside the valve manifold integration module;
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- a valve manifold comprising a plurality of valves, the valves being disposed on the valve manifold integration module and communicating with the flow channels, wherein the flow channels communicating with each other via the valves to form fluid channels to realize at least one of thermal management modes of a thermal management system,
- a battery pack heat exchanger interface including a battery pack heat exchanger first interface and a battery pack heat exchanger second interface, wherein:
- the valve manifold comprises a third expansion valve and a fourth switch valve,
- a first port of the third expansion valve is connected to the battery pack heat exchanger second interface, and a second port of the third expansion valve is connected to an air-conditioning heat exchanger outlet interface, and
- a first port of the fourth switch valve is connected to the battery pack heat exchanger first interface, and a second port of the fourth switch valve is configured to be connected to an inlet of the compressor.
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