Thermal management integrated module, thermal management system and automobile

Abstract

The invention discloses a heat management integration module, a heat management system and an automobile, the heat management integration module comprises a runner plate, a cooler, a heat exchanger and an integrated valve, the runner plate is provided with a runner cavity, a runner inlet, a plurality of runner outlets and a plurality of connecting ports, the runner inlet, the runner outlets and the connecting ports are communicated with the runner cavity, and the cooler is arranged on the runner plate and provided with a coolant inlet; the heat exchanger is communicated with the cooler, the heat exchanger is provided with a first heat exchange outlet connected and communicated with the flow channel inlet, the integrated valve is provided with a plurality of water outlets, and the water outlets are formed in the end, close to the flow channel plate, of the integrated valve and connected and communicated with the flow channel outlets in a one-to-one correspondence mode; the thermal management system comprises the thermal management integration module. The automobile comprises the thermal management system. According to the technical scheme, an existing heat management module can be integrated, connecting pipelines can be reduced, the installation space is saved, the integrated module can be supplied in an assembly mode, and the supplier management time and the production time of a production line are shortened.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of automobile technology, and in particular to a thermal management integrated module, a thermal management system and an automobile. Background Art

[0002] The existing thermal management modules of hybrid vehicles mostly use a combination of a separate three-way valve, a four-way valve, a heat exchanger, and a cooler to achieve heating, or use the engine's waste heat to heat the power battery or the passenger compartment, or to warm up the engine. Each component is independently set, and different components are connected by pipes. However, under this connection method, when the thermal management module is assembled with the whole vehicle, due to the large number of components and pipes, the assembly of each component and pipe requires a large installation space. Summary of the invention

[0003] The main purpose of the present invention is to propose a thermal management integrated module, which aims to integrate the existing thermal management modules, which can not only reduce the connecting pipelines and save installation space, but also the integrated modules can be supplied as an assembly, reducing the supplier's management time and production line production hours.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the thermal management integrated module proposed in the present invention includes:

[0005] A flow channel plate, comprising a flow channel cavity, a flow channel inlet, a plurality of flow channel outlets and a plurality of connection ports, wherein the flow channel inlet, the plurality of flow channel outlets and the plurality of connection ports are respectively connected to the flow channel cavity, and the plurality of connection ports are used to respectively connect to an external thermal management module;

[0006] A cooler, arranged on the flow channel plate, the cooler having a coolant inlet;

[0007] A heat exchanger, the heat exchanger is communicated with the cooler, the heat exchanger has a first heat exchange outlet, and the first heat exchange outlet is connected and communicated with the flow channel inlet;

[0008] The integrated valve has a plurality of water outlets, which are respectively arranged at one end of the integrated valve close to the flow channel plate and are connected and communicated with the plurality of flow channel outlets in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0009] Preferably, the flow channel plate comprises:

[0010] A flow channel plate body, wherein the flow channel plate body has the flow channel cavity;

[0011] The plug-in portion is arranged on the flow channel plate body, the plug-in portion is provided with the flow channel inlet, and the heat exchanger is provided with a plug-in fitting portion at the first heat exchange outlet. The plug-in fitting portion is plug-fitted with the plug-in portion to fix the heat exchanger on the flow channel plate and connect the heat exchanger with the flow channel cavity.

[0012] Preferably, the flow channel plate further includes:

[0013] The docking part is arranged on the flow channel plate body, and the docking part is respectively provided with a plurality of the flow channel outlets. The integrated valve is provided with a docking matching part at a position corresponding to the docking part. The plurality of water outlets are respectively arranged on the docking matching part, and are arranged one by one corresponding to the plurality of the flow channel outlets. The docking matching part is docked and matched with the docking part to fix the integrated valve on the flow channel plate and connect the integrated valve with the flow channel cavity.

[0014] Preferably, the flow channel plate has a first installation side and a second installation side that are arranged opposite to each other, the flow channel inlet is arranged on the first installation side, and the plurality of flow channel outlets are respectively arranged on the second installation side.

[0015] Preferably, a plurality of the flow channel outlets are spaced apart and evenly arranged on the second mounting side.

[0016] Preferably, the cooler is installed on the second installation side and is located on the same side of the flow channel plate as the heat exchanger. A coolant outlet is provided on the side of the cooler close to the heat exchanger, and a second heat exchange port connected to the coolant outlet is provided on the heat exchanger at a position corresponding to the coolant outlet.

[0017] Preferably, the thermal management integrated module further includes:

[0018] The expansion valve is arranged on the flow channel plate. The coolant inlet of the cooler is connected to the liquid outlet of the external cooling pipeline through the expansion valve. The expansion valve is used to control the coolant content flowing from the external cooling pipeline to the cooler.

[0019] Preferably, the expansion valve is installed at one end of the cooler away from the flow channel plate.

[0020] To achieve the above object, the present invention further proposes a thermal management system, the thermal management system comprising the thermal management integrated module as described above, wherein the flow channel cavity is formed with mutually independent first channel, second channel, third channel, fourth channel, fifth channel and sixth channel, and the thermal management system further comprises:

[0021] A plurality of thermal management modules, wherein the plurality of thermal management modules include a motor thermal management module, a heater thermal management module and a battery thermal management module, and the thermal management system includes at least one of the following working modes; wherein:

[0022] In the first working mode, the motor thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve through the first channel, or the warm air thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve through the second channel;

[0023] In the second working mode, the motor thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve through the first channel, or the heater thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve through the battery thermal management module and the third channel in sequence;

[0024] In the third working mode, the motor thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve through the fourth channel, the warm air thermal management module and the fifth channel in sequence;

[0025] In the fourth working mode, the motor thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve through the fourth channel, the warm air thermal management module, the battery thermal management module and the sixth channel in sequence.

[0026] To achieve the above object, the present invention further provides a car, comprising the thermal management system as described above.

[0027] The technical solution of the present invention proposes a thermal management integrated module, a thermal management system and a car, wherein the thermal management integrated module includes a flow channel plate, a cooler, a heat exchanger and an integrated valve, the flow channel plate has a flow channel cavity and a flow channel inlet, multiple flow channel outlets and multiple connection ports respectively connected to the flow channel cavity, the cooler is arranged on the flow channel plate, the cooler has a coolant inlet, the heat exchanger is connected to the cooler, the heat exchanger has a first heat exchange outlet connected and connected to the flow channel inlet, the integrated valve has multiple water outlets, the multiple water outlets are respectively arranged at one end of the integrated valve close to the flow channel plate, and are connected and connected to the multiple flow channel outlets one by one; the thermal management system includes the thermal management integrated module; the car includes the thermal management system. The technical solution of the present invention can integrate the existing thermal management module, which can not only reduce the connecting pipelines and save the installation space, but also the integrated module can be supplied as an assembly, reducing the supplier's management time and production hours of the production line. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.

[0029] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the thermal management integrated module of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the assembly between the heat exchanger and the flow channel plate in the thermal management integrated module of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 3It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the assembly between the integrated valve and the flow channel plate in the thermal management integrated module of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of another embodiment of the assembly between the integrated valve and the flow channel plate in the thermal management integrated module of the present invention.

[0033] Description of Figure Numbers:

[0034] Label name Label name 100 Manifold Plate 110 Manifold body 111 Runner cavity 120 Flow channel inlet 130 Runner outlet 131 First flow channel outlet 132 Second flow channel outlet 133 The third flow channel outlet 134 Fourth flow channel outlet 135 Fifth flow channel outlet 140 Connector 150 Docking Department 200 Heat Exchanger 210 First heat exchange outlet 300 Integrated valve 310 Water outlet 311 First water outlet 312 Second water outlet 313 The third water outlet 314 Fourth water outlet 315 Fifth water outlet 400 Plug-in mating part 500 Docking 600 Expansion valve

[0035] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0037] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components in a certain specific posture. If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0038] In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features limited to "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, if "and / or" or "and / or" appears in the full text, its meaning includes three parallel solutions. Taking "A and / or B" as an example, it includes solution A, solution B, or solutions that satisfy both A and B. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in this field to implement. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

[0039] It is understandable that hybrid vehicles are a form of new energy vehicles, which can operate in electric mode or traditional fuel mode. Generally, when the electric energy is sufficient, the electric mode is adopted, and the motor drives the vehicle at this time; when the electric energy is insufficient, the traditional fuel mode is adopted, and the engine enters the driving or power generation link. Since the driving form of hybrid vehicles is between traditional fuel vehicles and pure electric vehicles, it is different from transmission fuel vehicles and pure electric vehicles in terms of vehicle thermal management. The existing hybrid vehicle thermal management module mostly adopts a single three-way valve, a four-way valve, a heat exchanger 200, and a cooler to achieve heating, or the engine waste heat is used to heat the power battery or the passenger compartment, or to warm up the engine. Each component is independently arranged, and different components are connected by pipelines. However, under this connection mode, when the thermal management module is assembled with the whole vehicle, due to the large number of components and pipelines, the assembly of each component and pipeline requires a large installation space.

[0040] To this end, the present invention also proposes a thermal management integrated module, which aims to integrate the existing thermal management modules, which can not only reduce connecting pipelines and save installation space, but also the integrated modules can be supplied as an assembly, reducing supplier management time and production line production hours.

[0041] Reference Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment of the present invention, the thermal management integrated module includes:

[0042] The flow channel plate 100 has a flow channel cavity 111, a flow channel inlet 120, a plurality of flow channel outlets 130 and a plurality of connection ports, wherein the flow channel inlet 120, the plurality of flow channel outlets 130 and the plurality of connection ports are respectively connected to the flow channel cavity 111, and the plurality of connection ports are used to respectively connect to an external thermal management module;

[0043] A cooler, disposed on the flow channel plate 100, the cooler having a coolant inlet;

[0044] A heat exchanger 200, wherein the heat exchanger 200 is in communication with the cooler, and the heat exchanger 200 has a first heat exchange outlet 210, and the first heat exchange outlet 210 is connected and in communication with the flow channel inlet 120;

[0045] The integrated valve 300 has a plurality of water outlets 310 , which are respectively disposed at one end of the integrated valve 300 close to the flow channel plate 100 , and are connected and communicated with the plurality of flow channel outlets 130 in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0046] It can be understood that the flow channel plate 100 is used to integrate the various components of the thermal management integrated module of the present application, such as the cooler, the heat exchanger 200 and the integrated valve 300 can be arranged on the flow channel plate 100, so that the overall volume of the thermal management integrated module finally formed is small, which is convenient for installation inside the car. Specifically, in this embodiment, the flow channel plate 100 has a flow channel cavity 111 and a plurality of connection ports respectively connected to the flow channel cavity 111. Among them, the plurality of connection ports are used to respectively connect a plurality of thermal management modules in the thermal management system of the car, such as a motor thermal management module, a heater thermal management module and a battery thermal management module, and are integrated into the flow channel cavity 111, so as to control the water flow direction in the flow channel cavity 111 through the integrated valve 300, realize the self-heating of the motor thermal management module, or the residual heat of the motor thermal management module is used to heat the heater thermal management module, or the battery thermal management module. Optionally, the number of connection ports is generally not limited here, and can be set according to the number of thermal management modules.

[0047] In order to further meet the cooling requirements of the above-mentioned thermal management modules when the heating requirements are met, the flow channel plate 100 of this embodiment is provided with a flow channel inlet 120. Specifically, in this embodiment, the flow channel inlet 120 is used to communicate with the first heat exchange outlet 210 of the heat exchanger 200, and is used to receive the coolant that has been cooled by the cooler and heat exchanged by the heat exchanger 200 in sequence when one or more of the multiple thermal management modules have cooling requirements in a high temperature environment, and store it in the flow channel cavity 111, so that the integrated valve 300 can divert the coolant in the flow channel cavity 111 to achieve heat dissipation for one or more thermal management modules. On the basis of the flow channel cavity 111 being connected to the heat exchanger 200, the heat exchanger 200 of this embodiment is also directly connected to the flow channel inlet 120 of the flow channel plate 100 through the first heat exchange outlet 210, without the need to set up additional connecting pipelines between the heat exchanger 200 and the flow channel plate 100, so as to reduce the overall volume of the thermal management integrated module and improve the convenience of assembling the thermal management integrated module. Optionally, the shapes and sizes of the flow channel inlet 120 and the first heat exchange outlet 210 are not limited herein, and are specifically set according to the connection requirements between the flow channel inlet 120 and the first heat exchange outlet 210 .

[0048] In order to enable multiple thermal management modules to work independently, the flow channel plate 100 of this embodiment is provided with multiple flow channel outlets 130. Correspondingly, the integrated valve 300 of this embodiment is provided with multiple water outlets 310, and the positions of the multiple water outlets 310 correspond to and are connected with the positions of the multiple flow channel outlets 130 one by one, so that multiple independent connecting pipes are formed between the multiple thermal management modules, the flow channel cavity 111 and the integrated valve 300. At this time, the integrated valve 300 can selectively open the corresponding water outlet 310 according to the heating requirements of one or more of the multiple thermal management modules, so as to achieve heating of the module or multiple modules.

[0049] Optionally, the plurality of flow channel outlets 130 may include but are not limited to five flow channel outlets 130, and may also include six flow channel outlets 130, etc. According to the number of the plurality of thermal management modules, the present embodiment is provided with five flow channel outlets 130 and five water outlets 310. Among them, the five flow channel outlets 130 are respectively the first flow channel outlet 131, the second flow channel outlet 132, the third flow channel outlet 133, the fourth flow channel outlet 134 and the fifth flow channel outlet 135, and the first water outlet 311, the second water outlet 312, the third water outlet 313, the fourth water outlet 314 and the fifth water outlet 315 are connected one-to-one with the first flow channel outlet 131, the second flow channel outlet 132, the third flow channel outlet 133, the fourth flow channel outlet 134 and the fifth flow channel outlet 135. For example, when the motor thermal management module is warmed up quickly, the valve core of the integrated valve 300 opens the first water outlet 311 and the second water outlet 312 respectively, so that the water in the integrated valve 300 passes through the first water outlet 311, the first flow channel outlet 131, the flow channel cavity 111, the motor thermal management module, the flow channel cavity 111, the second flow channel outlet 132 and the second water outlet 312 in sequence, and then returns to the integrated valve 300, forming a first thermal cycle to provide heat for the motor thermal management module. For another example, when the warm air thermal management module is performing warm air heating, the valve core of the integrated valve 300 opens the third water outlet 313 and the fourth water outlet 314 respectively, so that the moisture in the integrated valve 300 passes through the third water outlet 313, the third flow channel outlet 133, the flow channel cavity 111, the warm air thermal management module, the flow channel cavity 111, the fourth flow channel outlet 134 and the fourth water outlet 314 in sequence, and then returns to the integrated valve 300, forming a second heat cycle to provide heat for the warm air thermal management module. Other situations are similar to this and will not be elaborated on here.

[0050] On the basis that the flow channel cavity 111 is connected with the integrated valve 300, in order to make the structure of the thermal management integrated module of the present application more compact, the multiple water outlets 310 of the integrated valve 300 in the present embodiment are respectively arranged at one end of the integrated valve 300 close to the flow channel plate 100, and are connected one by one with the multiple flow channel outlets 130. While achieving connectivity, the connection is also achieved without the need to set up multiple additional connecting mechanisms and connecting pipes between the integrated valve 300 and the flow channel plate 100. This can not only avoid the excessive size of the thermal management integrated module of the present application due to too many connecting pipes, further improve the convenience of assembly of the thermal management integrated module, but also make the thermal management module more integrated, facilitate integrated supply in actual applications, reduce the supplier's management time and the production hours of the thermal management system of the production vehicle, and improve the overall production efficiency of the vehicle.

[0051] In addition, it can be seen from the above content that the integrated valve 300 of this embodiment has five water outlets 310, that is, the integrated valve 300 of this embodiment is implemented by a five-way valve, but is not limited to a five-way valve, and can also be a six-way valve, or even a seven-way valve, etc. Compared with the thermal management module in the prior art that uses a combination of a three-way valve and a four-way valve, this embodiment uses a water valve to achieve the same thermal management effect. Using a water valve can not only reduce the cost of the thermal management integrated module of this application, but also reduce the weight of the thermal management module, thereby reducing the weight of the entire vehicle.

[0052] The technical solution of the present invention proposes a thermal management integrated module, a thermal management system and a car, wherein the thermal management integrated module includes a flow channel plate 100, a cooler, a heat exchanger 200 and an integrated valve 300, the flow channel plate 100 has a flow channel cavity 111 and a flow channel inlet 120 respectively connected to the flow channel cavity 111, multiple flow channel outlets 130, and multiple connection ports, the cooler is arranged on the flow channel plate 100, the cooler has a coolant inlet, the heat exchanger 200 is connected to the cooler, the heat exchanger 200 has a first heat exchange outlet 210 connected and connected to the flow channel inlet 120, the integrated valve 300 has multiple water outlets 310, the multiple water outlets 310 are respectively arranged at one end of the integrated valve 300 close to the flow channel plate 100, and are connected and connected to the multiple flow channel outlets 130 one by one; the thermal management system includes the thermal management integrated module; the car includes the thermal management system. The technical solution of the present invention can integrate the existing thermal management modules, which can not only reduce the connection pipelines and save installation space, but also the integrated modules can be supplied as an assembly, reducing the supplier's management time and production line production hours.

[0053] Reference Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment of the present invention, the flow channel plate 100 includes:

[0054] A flow channel plate body 110, wherein the flow channel plate body 110 has the flow channel cavity 111;

[0055] The plug-in portion 140 is provided on the flow channel plate body 110, and the plug-in portion 140 is provided with the flow channel inlet 120. The heat exchanger 200 is provided with a plug-in mating portion 400 at the first heat exchange outlet 210. The plug-in mating portion 400 is plug-fitted with the plug-in portion 140 to fix the heat exchanger 200 on the flow channel plate 100 and connect the heat exchanger 200 with the flow channel cavity 111.

[0056] Specifically, in this embodiment, the flow channel plate 100 includes a flow channel plate body 110 and a plug-in portion 140. The flow channel plate body 110 has the flow channel cavity 111. The plug-in portion 140 is disposed at one end of the flow channel plate body 110 close to the heat exchanger 200, and the plug-in portion 140 is provided with the flow channel inlet 120 mentioned above. In addition, the heat exchanger 200 is provided with a plug-in mating portion 400 at the first heat exchange outlet 210. When the heat exchanger 200 is assembled with the flow channel plate 100, the flow channel plate 100 is plugged into and matched with the plug-in matching part 400 of the heat exchanger 200 through the plug-in part 140 to fix the heat exchanger 200 on the flow channel plate 100. At this time, the position of the first heat exchange outlet 210 is set corresponding to the position of the flow channel inlet 120 to achieve the connection between the heat exchanger 200 and the flow channel plate 100, without setting another connecting mechanism or connecting pipeline between the heat exchanger 200 and the flow channel plate 100. Not only can the connection and communication between the heat exchanger 200 and the flow channel plate 100 be completed quickly and simply, but the overall volume of the thermal management integrated module can also be reduced, thereby improving the convenience of assembly of the thermal management integrated module.

[0057] Reference Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment of the present invention, the flow channel plate 100 further includes:

[0058] The docking portion 150 is arranged on the flow channel plate body 110, and the docking portion 150 is respectively provided with a plurality of the flow channel outlets 130. The integrated valve 300 is provided with a docking matching portion 500 at a position corresponding to the docking portion 150. The plurality of water outlets 310 are respectively provided on the docking matching portion 500, and are arranged one by one corresponding to the plurality of the flow channel outlets 130. The docking matching portion 500 is docked and matched with the docking portion 150 to fix the integrated valve 300 on the flow channel plate 100 and connect the integrated valve 300 with the flow channel cavity 111.

[0059] Specifically, in this embodiment, the flow channel plate 100 includes a flow channel plate body 110 and a plug-in portion 140, and further includes a docking portion 150. The docking portion 150 is disposed at one end of the flow channel plate body 110 close to the integrated valve 300, and a plurality of flow channel outlets 130 are respectively disposed on the docking portion 150. The integrated valve 300 is provided with a docking matching portion 500 at a position corresponding to the docking portion 150, and a plurality of water outlets 310 are respectively disposed on the docking matching portion 500. When the integrated valve 300 is assembled with the flow channel plate 100, the flow channel plate 100 is docked with the docking portion 500 of the integrated valve 300 through the docking portion 150 to fix the integrated valve 300 on the flow channel plate 100. At this time, the positions of the multiple flow channel outlets 130 are respectively set to correspond to the positions of the multiple water outlets 310 to achieve multi-pipeline connection between the integrated valve 300 and the flow channel plate 100, without having to set up additional multiple connecting mechanisms and connecting pipelines between the integrated valve 300 and the flow channel plate 100. This can not only avoid the excessive size of the thermal management integrated module of the present application due to too many connecting pipelines, further improve the convenience of assembly of the thermal management integrated module, but also make the thermal management module more integrated, facilitate integrated supply in actual applications, reduce the supplier's management time and the production hours of the thermal management system of the production of the automobile, and improve the overall production efficiency of the automobile.

[0060] Optionally, a plurality of docking parts 150 and a plurality of docking mating parts 500 may be provided, in which case the number of docking parts 150, the number of docking mating parts 500, the number of flow channel outlets 130 and the number of water outlets 310 are equal to each other, and the positions of the plurality of docking parts 150 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the positions of the plurality of docking mating parts 500, and the positions of the plurality of flow channel outlets 130 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the positions of the plurality of water outlets 310.

[0061] Reference Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment of the present invention, the flow channel plate 100 has a first installation side and a second installation side that are arranged opposite to each other, the flow channel inlet 120 is arranged on the first installation side, and the plurality of flow channel outlets 130 are respectively arranged on the second installation side.

[0062] Specifically, in this embodiment, the flow channel plate 100 has a first mounting side and a second mounting side that are arranged opposite to each other. The first mounting side is arranged near the heat exchanger 200, and the flow channel inlet 120 of the flow channel plate 100 is arranged on the first mounting side to connect and communicate with the first heat exchange outlet 210 of the heat exchanger 200; the second mounting side is arranged near the integrated valve 300, and the multiple flow channel outlets 130 of the flow channel plate 100 are respectively arranged on the second mounting side to respectively connect and communicate with the multiple water outlets 310 of the integrated valve 300. It can be seen from the above structure that the heat exchanger 200, the flow channel plate 100 and the integrated valve 300 are arranged in the same direction, so that in a high temperature environment, when one or more of the multiple thermal management modules have a cooling demand, the coolant entering the cooler from the coolant inlet can quickly pass through the heat exchanger 200 for heat exchange processing, and the integrated valve 300 controls the flow channel plate 100 for diversion processing and then flows to the corresponding thermal management module to achieve heat dissipation.

[0063] In another embodiment, in order to balance the weight of the thermal management integrated module, multiple flow channel outlets 130 are spaced and evenly arranged on the second installation side to avoid the multiple flow channel outlets 130 being gathered at the side or corner of the second installation side, that is, to avoid the integrated valve 300 being installed at the side or corner of the second installation side, so as to better balance the weight of the thermal management integrated module formed after the integrated valve 300 is installed on the flow channel plate 100.

[0064] Reference Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment of the present invention, the cooler is installed on the second installation side and is located on the same side of the flow channel plate 100 as the heat exchanger 200. A coolant outlet is provided on the side of the cooler close to the heat exchanger 200, and a second heat exchange port connected to the coolant outlet is provided on the heat exchanger 200 at a position corresponding to the coolant outlet.

[0065] It is understandable that the integrated valve 300 of the present application is also called a "water valve". Because it includes a valve core and multiple water outlets 310, its overall weight is heavier than the weight of the heat exchanger 200 or the weight of the cooler. If the heat exchanger 200 and the integrated valve 300 are respectively arranged on the opposite sides of the flow channel plate 100, the overall thermal management integrated module is also difficult to balance. In this regard, the cooler of this embodiment is installed on the second installation side of the flow channel plate 100, that is, the heat exchanger 200 and the cooler are located on the same side of the flow channel plate 100 relative to the integrated valve 300. At this time, the weight of the heat exchanger 200 and the cooler balances the weight of the integrated valve 300 to improve the overall balance of the thermal management integrated module. Based on this structure, a coolant outlet is provided at one end of the cooler close to the heat exchanger 200, and a second heat exchange port is provided at a position of the heat exchanger 200 corresponding to the coolant outlet. The second heat exchange port is connected and communicated with the coolant outlet to receive the coolant output by the cooler, while also reducing the pipeline connection between the cooler and the heat exchanger 200, further reducing the overall volume of the thermal management integrated module, thereby achieving the effect of saving installation space.

[0066] In another embodiment, in order to effectively control the coolant content output by the cooler, an expansion valve 600 is provided in this embodiment. Optionally, the expansion valve 600 may include but is not limited to an electronic expansion valve. Specifically, in this embodiment, the expansion valve 600 is installed on the flow channel plate 100 at one end close to the flow channel plate 100, and the other end of the expansion valve 600 is used to connect to the liquid outlet of the external cooling pipe. When one or more of the multiple thermal management modules have cooling requirements, the expansion valve 600 controls the coolant content flowing from the liquid outlet of the external cooling pipe to the coolant inlet of the cooler, so that the thermal management module can slowly dissipate heat or evenly dissipate heat.

[0067] In another embodiment, based on the thermal management integrated module of the present application, an expansion valve 600 is added. In order not to further increase the overall volume of the thermal management integrated module, the expansion valve 600 of this embodiment is installed at the end of the cooler away from the flow channel plate 100. This can not only effectively shorten the connecting pipeline between the cooler and the expansion valve 600, but also avoid the expansion valve 600 being directly installed on the flow channel plate 100.

[0068] The present invention also proposes a thermal management system, which includes a thermal management integrated module. The specific structure of the thermal management integrated module refers to the above embodiment. Since the present thermal management system adopts all the technical solutions of all the above embodiments, it at least has all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments, which will not be described one by one here. The flow channel cavity 111 is formed with a first channel, a second channel, a third channel, a fourth channel, a fifth channel and a sixth channel that are independent of each other. The thermal management system also includes:

[0069] A plurality of thermal management modules, wherein the plurality of thermal management modules include a motor thermal management module, a heater thermal management module and a battery thermal management module, and the thermal management system includes at least one of the following working modes; wherein:

[0070] In the first working mode, the motor thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve 300 through the first channel, or the warm air thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve 300 through the second channel;

[0071] In the second working mode, the motor thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve 300 through the first channel, or the heater thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve 300 through the battery thermal management module and the third channel in sequence;

[0072] In the third working mode, the motor thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve 300 through the fourth channel, the warm air thermal management module and the fifth channel in sequence;

[0073] In the fourth working mode, the motor thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve 300 through the fourth channel, the warm air thermal management module, the battery thermal management module and the sixth channel in sequence.

[0074] Optionally, the thermal management system of the present application may include not limited to the thermal management integrated module described above, but may also include multiple thermal management modules, such as a motor thermal management module, a heater thermal management module, and a battery thermal management module.

[0075] Specifically, in this embodiment, the thermal management system includes a thermal management integrated module, a motor thermal management module, a warm air thermal management module, and a battery thermal management module. The plurality of connection ports include a first connection port, a second connection port, a third connection port, and a fourth connection port. The plurality of water outlets 310 include a first water outlet 311, a second water outlet 312, a third water outlet 313, a fourth water outlet 314, and a fifth water outlet 315. Among them, the motor thermal management module includes an engine, and the inlet and outlet of the engine's warm-up pipe are respectively connected to the first connection port and the second connection port; the warm air thermal management module includes a first water pump, an electric heater and a warm air core, one end of the first water pump is connected to the third connection port, the other end of the first water pump is connected to the electric heater, one end of the warm air core is connected to the electric heater, and the other end of the warm air core is connected to the fourth connection port through the heat exchanger 200; the battery thermal management module includes a power battery and a second water pump, one end of the power battery is connected to the warm air core through the heat exchanger 200, the other end of the power battery is connected to the second water pump, and the second water pump is connected to the fourth connection port through the second water pump, the cooler and the heat exchanger 200.

[0076] When the thermal management system enters the first working mode, that is, the motor thermal management module performs fast heating or the warm air thermal management module performs heating, the valve core of the integrated valve 300 controls the first water outlet 311, the second water outlet 312, the third water outlet 313 and the fourth water outlet 314 to open. At this time, the water in the integrated valve 300 passes through the first water outlet 311, the first flow channel outlet 131, the first channel in the flow channel cavity 111, the engine, the first channel in the flow channel cavity 111, the second flow channel outlet 132 and the second water outlet 312 in sequence, and then It returns to the integrated valve 300 to form a first heat cycle, thereby providing heat for the engine; at the same time, the first water pump in the heater thermal management module is turned on, and the water in the integrated valve 300 passes through the third water outlet 313, the third flow channel outlet 133, the second channel in the flow channel cavity 111, the first water pump, the electric heater, the heater core, the second channel in the flow channel cavity 111, the fourth flow channel outlet 134 and the fourth water outlet 314 in sequence, and then returns to the integrated valve 300 to form a second heat cycle, so that the electric heater provides heat for the heater core.

[0077] When the thermal management system enters the second working mode, that is, the motor thermal management module performs rapid heating or the warm air thermal management module performs heating and provides heat source for the battery thermal management module, since the specific process of the motor thermal management module performing rapid heating has been shown above, no further elaboration is given here. The valve core of the integrated valve 300 controls the first water outlet 311, the second water outlet 312, the third water outlet 313 and the fifth water outlet 315 to open. At this time, the water in the integrated valve 300 passes through the third water outlet 313, the third flow channel outlet 133, the third channel in the flow channel cavity 111, the first water pump, the electric heater, the warm air core, the heat exchanger 200, the third channel in the flow channel cavity 111, the fifth flow channel outlet 135 and the fifth water outlet 315 in sequence, and then returns to the integrated valve 300 to form a third thermal cycle, so that the electric heater provides heat for the warm air core while the electric heater passes through the warm air core and the heat exchanger 200 in sequence to provide heat source for the battery thermal management module.

[0078] When the thermal management system enters the third working mode, that is, when the waste heat of the motor thermal management module provides a heat source for the warm air thermal management module, the valve core of the integrated valve 300 controls the first water outlet 311, the second water outlet 312, the third water outlet 313 and the fourth water outlet 314 to open. At this time, the first water pump in the warm air thermal management module is turned on, and the water of the integrated valve 300 passes through the third water outlet 313, the third flow channel outlet 133, the fifth flow channel in the flow channel cavity 111, the first water pump, the electric heater The heat exchanger, the heater core, the fifth flow channel in the flow channel cavity 111, the fourth flow channel outlet 134 and the fourth water outlet 314 return to the integrated valve 300, further pass through the first water outlet 311, the first flow channel outlet 131, the fourth channel in the flow channel cavity 111, the generator, the fourth channel in the flow channel cavity 111, the second flow channel outlet 132, the second water outlet 312, and then return to the integrated valve 300 to form a first loop, so that the waste heat of the engine provides a heat source for the heater core.

[0079] When the thermal management system enters the fourth working mode, that is, when the waste heat of the motor thermal management module provides a heat source for the heater thermal management module and the battery thermal management module at the same time, the valve core of the integrated valve 300 controls the first water outlet 311, the second water outlet 312, the third water outlet 313 and the fifth water outlet 315 to open. At this time, the first water pump in the heater thermal management module and the second water pump in the battery thermal management module are both turned on, and the water in the integrated valve 300 passes through the third water outlet 313, the third flow channel outlet 133, the sixth flow channel in the flow channel cavity 111, the first water pump, the electric heater, the heater core, the heat exchanger 200, the motor The power battery, the second water pump, the heat exchanger 200, the sixth flow channel in the flow channel cavity 111, the fifth flow channel outlet 135 and the fifth water outlet 315 return to the integrated valve 300, further pass through the first water outlet 311, the first flow channel outlet 131, the fourth channel in the flow channel cavity 111, the generator, the fourth channel in the flow channel cavity 111, the second flow channel outlet 132, the second water outlet 312, and then return to the integrated valve 300 to form a second loop, so that the engine waste heat provides heat for the heater core while also passing through the heater core and the heat exchanger 200 in sequence to provide a heat source for the battery thermal management module.

[0080] The present invention also proposes a car, which includes a thermal management system. The specific structure of the thermal management system refers to the above-mentioned embodiments. Since the car adopts all the technical solutions of all the above-mentioned embodiments, it has at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above-mentioned embodiments, which will not be described one by one here.

[0081] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural changes made by using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings under the inventive concept of the present invention, or directly / indirectly applied in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A thermal management integrated module, characterized in that: include: A flow channel plate, comprising a flow channel cavity, a flow channel inlet, a plurality of flow channel outlets and a plurality of connection ports, wherein the flow channel inlet, the plurality of flow channel outlets and the plurality of connection ports are respectively connected to the flow channel cavity, and the plurality of connection ports are used to respectively connect to an external thermal management module; A cooler, arranged on the flow channel plate, the cooler having a coolant inlet; A heat exchanger, the heat exchanger is communicated with the cooler, the heat exchanger has a first heat exchange outlet, and the first heat exchange outlet is connected and communicated with the flow channel inlet; The integrated valve has a plurality of water outlets, which are respectively arranged at one end of the integrated valve close to the flow channel plate and are connected and communicated with the plurality of flow channel outlets in a one-to-one correspondence.

2. The thermal management integrated module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flow channel plate comprises: A flow channel plate body, wherein the flow channel plate body has the flow channel cavity; The plug-in portion is arranged on the flow channel plate body, the plug-in portion is provided with the flow channel inlet, and the heat exchanger is provided with a plug-in fitting portion at the first heat exchange outlet. The plug-in fitting portion is plug-fitted with the plug-in portion to fix the heat exchanger on the flow channel plate and connect the heat exchanger with the flow channel cavity.

3. The thermal management integrated module according to claim 2, characterized in that: The flow channel plate also includes: The docking part is arranged on the flow channel plate body, and the docking part is respectively provided with a plurality of the flow channel outlets. The integrated valve is provided with a docking matching part at a position corresponding to the docking part. The plurality of water outlets are respectively arranged on the docking matching part, and are arranged one by one corresponding to the plurality of the flow channel outlets. The docking matching part is docked and matched with the docking part to fix the integrated valve on the flow channel plate and connect the integrated valve with the flow channel cavity.

4. The thermal management integrated module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flow channel plate has a first installation side and a second installation side that are arranged opposite to each other. The flow channel inlet is arranged on the first installation side, and the plurality of flow channel outlets are respectively arranged on the second installation side.

5. The thermal management integrated module according to claim 4, characterized in that: The plurality of flow channel outlets are spaced apart and evenly arranged on the second mounting side.

6. The thermal management integrated module according to claim 4, characterized in that: The cooler is installed on the second installation side and is located on the same side of the flow channel plate as the heat exchanger. A coolant outlet is provided on the side of the cooler close to the heat exchanger. A second heat exchange port connected to the coolant outlet is provided on the heat exchanger at a position corresponding to the coolant outlet.

7. The thermal management integrated module according to claim 6, characterized in that: The thermal management integrated module also includes: The expansion valve is arranged on the flow channel plate. The coolant inlet of the cooler is connected to the liquid outlet of the external cooling pipeline through the expansion valve. The expansion valve is used to control the coolant content flowing from the external cooling pipeline to the cooler.

8. The thermal management integrated module according to claim 7, characterized in that: The expansion valve is installed at one end of the cooler away from the flow channel plate.

9. A thermal management system, characterized in that: The thermal management system comprises the thermal management integrated module according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the flow channel cavity is formed with a first channel, a second channel, a third channel, a fourth channel, a fifth channel and a sixth channel which are independent of each other, and the thermal management system further comprises: A plurality of thermal management modules, wherein the plurality of thermal management modules include a motor thermal management module, a heater thermal management module and a battery thermal management module, and the thermal management system includes at least one of the following working modes; wherein: In the first working mode, the motor thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve through the first channel, or the warm air thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve through the second channel; In the second working mode, the motor thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve through the first channel, or the heater thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve through the battery thermal management module and the third channel in sequence; In the third working mode, the motor thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve through the fourth channel, the warm air thermal management module and the fifth channel in sequence; In the fourth working mode, the motor thermal management module is connected to the integrated valve through the fourth channel, the warm air thermal management module, the battery thermal management module and the sixth channel in sequence.

10. An automobile, characterized in that: Comprising the thermal management system of claim 9.

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