Fluid management module and modular system

A module arrangement, comprising:

• a first fluid management module and at least one second fluid management module, the first fluid management module and the at least one second fluid management module respectively including:
• at least two function components;
• at least one electrical control/regulating device that includes a circuit board with electrical connectors, wherein the electrical connectors include a plurality of analogue signal input connectors and at least one component field bus connector, each for electrically connecting to a respective function component via a component field bus, and a vehicle field bus connector for electrically connecting to a CAN bus or LIN bus of a motor vehicle;
• wherein at least the vehicle field bus connector, the at least one component field bus connector and the plurality of analogue signal input connectors are electrically connected to a micro-controller of the at least one electrical control/regulating device provided on the circuit board;
• and
• wherein at least one of the at least two function components is electrically connected to at least one of the electrical connectors;
• wherein the electrical connectors provided on the respective circuit board are structured identically.

A modular system, comprising:

• a module reservoir including a plurality of basic modules that each include at least two function components for a fluid, wherein the individual basic modules differ from one another in at least one of type and quantity of the included function components from one another;
• at least one electrical control/regulating device that includes a circuit board with electrical connectors, wherein the electrical connectors include:
• at least five analogue signal input connectors and at least one component field bus connector, each for electrically connecting to at least one function component of each basic module;
• a CAN bus connector for electrically connecting to a CAN bus of a motor vehicle;
• wherein at least the vehicle field bus connector, the component field bus connector and the at least five analogue signal input connectors are electrically connected to a micro-controller of the at least one electrical control/regulating device provided on the circuit board;
• and
• wherein the at least one electrical control/regulating device is structured to be combinable with each of the basic modules such that the at least one electrical control/regulating device and the selected basic module together forms a fluid management module.

A motor vehicle, comprising:

• at least one of an internal combustion engine and an electric drive;
• a temperature-control circuit for temperature-controlling at least one component of the motor vehicle, wherein the temperature-control circuit includes a fluid management module, the fluid management module including:
• at least two function components;
• at least one electrical control/regulating device that includes a circuit board with electrical connectors, wherein the electrical connectors include a plurality of analogue signal input connectors and at least one component field bus connector, each for electrically connecting to a respective function component via a component field bus, and a vehicle field bus connector for electrically connecting to a CAN bus or LIN bus of a motor vehicle;
• wherein at least the vehicle field bus connector, the at least one component field bus connector and the plurality of analogue signal input connectors are electrically connected to a micro-controller of the at least one electrical control/regulating device provided on the circuit board;
• and
• wherein at least one of the at least two function components is electrically connected to at least one of the electrical connectors.

A method for operating a fluid management module, wherein via a component field bus, at least one function component is connected to a component field bus connector or LIN bus connector or CAN bus connector and is connected to a micro-controller in a data-transmitting manner, the method comprising the steps of:

• switching a control/regulating device over between a first operating mode and at least a second operating mode,
• receiving control commands from a vehicle field bus in the first operating mode and passing the control commands on by the micro-controller to the component field bus unchanged at least in content for controlling the at least one function component connected to the component field bus connector via the component field bus;
• and
• in the at least one second operating mode, receiving control commands from the vehicle field bus and processing the control commands by the micro-controller such that the control of the at least one function component is carried out by the micro-controller.