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US 9,806,389 B2Granted
Heat exchanger, particularly for a motor vehicle
AssigneeMahle International GmbH
InventorsJürgen Grünwald, Florin Moldovan, Manuel Wehowski
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Abstract
The invention relates to a heat exchanger, particularly for a motor vehicle, comprising a first component with a first duct, a second component with a second duct and a thermoelectric element for generating a heat flow, wherein a first fluid of a first fluid circuit can be caused to flow through the first duct to control the temperature of a first external component, wherein a second fluid of a second fluid circuit can be caused to flow through the second duct, which is fluidically separated from the first duct, to control the temperature of a second external component, and wherein the at least one thermoelectric element is arranged between the first and second components, contacting same thermally.
Claims15
A heat exchanger comprising:
- a first component with a first duct,
- a second component with a second duct, and
- at least one thermoelectric element for generating a heat flow,
- wherein a first fluid of a first fluid circuit flows through the first duct, wherein the first fluid circuit is in thermal contact with a first external component,
- wherein a second fluid of a second fluid circuit flows through the second duct which is fluidically separated from the first duct, wherein the second fluid circuit is in thermal contact with a second external component,
- wherein the at least one thermoelectric element is arranged between the first and second components and is in thermal contact with the first and second components,
- wherein the first and second components and the at least one thermoelectric element form a module having at least a first fluid-connecting element and a second fluid-connecting element to form two fluid-connecting elements on the first component and at least a third fluid-connecting element and a fourth fluid-connecting element to form two fluid-connecting elements on the second component,
- wherein the first, second, third, and fourth fluid-connecting elements are compatible with fluid-connecting elements of a further module,
- wherein the first fluid-connecting element and the second fluid-connecting element are connected to the first duct and the third fluid-connecting element and the fourth fluid-connecting element are connected to the second duct,
- wherein the first and second components forming the module are of identical construction or their flow geometries are identical.
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A heat exchanger comprising:
- a first component with a first duct,
- a second component with a second duct, and
- at least one thermoelectric element for generating a heat flow,
- wherein a first fluid of a first fluid circuit flows through the first duct, wherein the first fluid circuit is in thermal contact with a first external component,
- wherein a second fluid of a second fluid circuit flows through the second duct which is fluidically separated from the first duct, wherein the second fluid circuit is in thermal contact with a second external component,
- wherein the at least one thermoelectric element is arranged between the first and second components and is in thermal contact with the first and second components,
- wherein the first and second components and the at least one thermoelectric element form a module having at least a first fluid-connecting element and a second fluid-connecting element to form two fluid-connecting elements on the first component and at least a third fluid-connecting element and a fourth fluid-connecting element to form two fluid-connecting elements on the second component,
- wherein the first, second, third, and fourth fluid-connecting elements are compatible with fluid-connecting elements of a further module,
- wherein the first fluid-connecting element and the second fluid-connecting element are connected to the first duct and the third fluid-connecting element and the fourth fluid-connecting element are connected to the second duct,
- wherein the first and second components forming the module are of identical construction or their flow geometries are identical,
- wherein a plurality of modules are arranged relative to one another such that the second component of a first module and the first component of a second module are arranged opposite one another,
- wherein the at least one thermoelectric element is arranged between two modules arranged opposite one another and wherein an insulating element is arranged between two modules arranged opposite one another,
- wherein the first and second components are configured as a cooling plate.
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