Heat management system and electrified vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTomoaki Suzuki
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Abstract
A heat management system includes an electrical storage device configured to exchange heat with a first channel, a drive unit configured to exchange heat with a second channel, a radiator in a third channel, a chiller device in a fourth channel, and a switching unit. In the heat management system, when the electrical storage device is heated, the switching unit is controlled such that the electrical storage device, the drive unit, the radiator, and the chiller device are isolated and independent of one another.
Claims11
A heat management system provided in an electrical apparatus, the heat management system comprising:
- a first channel, a second channel, a third channel, and a fourth channel configured such that a heat medium is allowed to flow through the first channel, the second channel, the third channel, and the fourth channel;
- a battery configured to exchange heat with the heat medium in the first channel;
- a drive unit configured to exchange heat with the heat medium in the second channel and be capable of generating driving force;
- a radiator provided in the third channel;
- a chiller device provided in the fourth channel;
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- a switching unit configured to be capable of switching a connection status among the first channel, the second channel, the third channel, and the fourth channel, wherein:
- a channel circuit in which the battery, the drive unit, the radiator, and the chiller device are isolated and independent of one another is defined as a heating circuit;
- wherein when the battery is heated by passing current through the battery, the switching unit is configured to form the heating circuit, and
- a processor that is configured to control a current flowing through the battery, wherein the processor is configured to control the switching unit such that a connection among the first channel, the second channel, the third channel and the fourth channel is disconnected when the battery is heated by passing current through the battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.