Temperature control device for controlling the temperature of an electric drive axle of a motor vehicle
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsTobias Höche, Axel Rohm, Alexander Markow, Cora Carlson
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Abstract
A temperature control device for controlling the temperature of an electric drive axle for a motor vehicle, comprising an inlet and return, and at least one valve with which a temperature control path can be altered between the inlet and return, wherein the valve can alter the sequence in which the temperature control medium flows through at least two components, in particular a control unit and an electric machine, in the temperature control path.
Claims19
A temperature control device for controlling a temperature of an electric drive axle for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- an inlet and a return;
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- at least one valve configured to alter a temperature control path between the inlet and the return,
- wherein the valve is configured to alter a sequence in which a temperature control medium flows through at least two components, comprising a control unit and an electric machine, in the temperature control path.
A method for controlling a temperature of an electric drive axle for a motor vehicle, which comprises an inlet and a return, and at least one valve configured to alter a temperature control path between the inlet and the return, wherein the method comprises:
- altering, by the valve, a flow-through sequence for at least two components comprising a control unit and an electric machine in the temperature control path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.