Thermal management integrated module

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of thermal management, and discloses a thermal management integrated module which comprises a compressor assembly, a heater and a controller component, the compressor assembly comprises an assembly shell, a compressor body and a driving motor, and the compressor body and the driving motor are arranged in the assembly shell. The heater comprises a heating piece, a heat exchange container and a heating piece arranged on the heat exchange container, the controller assembly comprises a controller shell and a controller body installed in the controller shell, the controller shell is fixedly provided with a first conductive head and a second conductive head, the assembly shell is fixedly provided with a first electric connection terminal, and the assembly shell is fixedly provided with a second electric connection terminal. A second electric connection terminal is fixedly arranged on the heat exchange container, the driving motor, the first electric connection terminal, the first conductive head and the controller body are sequentially contacted and electrically connected, and the heating piece, the second electric connection terminal, the second conductive head and the controller body are sequentially contacted and electrically connected. According to the thermal management integrated module, the arrangement number of the wiring harnesses is reduced, the wiring harnesses in the assembly are prevented from being redundant, and subsequent maintenance work is facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of thermal management, in particular to a thermal management integrated module. Background Art

[0002] At present, the thermal management system of new energy vehicles includes components such as compressors, heaters, and controllers. The controller is used to control the operation of the compressor and heater.

[0003] In the prior art, the compressor, heater and controller are integrated together, which can optimize the assembly layout and make the assembly structure more compact and integrated. However, in the prior art, the compressor, heater and controller are still generally connected by external structures such as data cables to achieve communication connection, and there are many connecting wire harnesses, which makes the internal wire harness of the assembly structure redundant and not easy to inspect and maintain later. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a thermal management integrated module, which further optimizes the structural layout based on the integrated compressor assembly and heater, reduces the number of wiring harnesses, avoids the redundancy of the internal wiring harness of the assembly, and facilitates subsequent maintenance work.

[0005] To achieve this purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A thermal management integrated module includes a compressor assembly, a heater and a controller assembly; wherein:

[0007] The compressor assembly includes an assembly housing, a compressor body and a drive motor disposed in the assembly housing, wherein the drive motor is connected to the compressor body;

[0008] The heater comprises a heat exchange container and a heating element arranged on the heat exchange container, wherein the heat exchange container has a heat exchange cavity capable of accommodating a heat exchange medium;

[0009] The controller assembly includes a controller housing and a controller body installed in the controller housing;

[0010] The controller housing is fixedly provided with a first conductive head and a second conductive head, the assembly housing is fixedly provided with a first electrical connection terminal, and the heat exchange container is fixedly provided with a second electrical connection terminal;

[0011] The driving motor, the first electrical connection terminal, the first conductive head, and the controller body are in contact with each other and electrically connected in sequence to realize the electrical connection between the driving motor and the controller body; the heating element, the second electrical connection terminal, the second conductive head, and the controller body are in contact with each other and electrically connected in sequence to realize the electrical connection between the heating element and the controller body.

[0012] Preferably, a first fixing hole is formed on the assembly housing, and the first electrical connection terminal passes through the first fixing hole and is fixedly connected to the first fixing hole;

[0013] The heat exchange container is provided with a second fixing hole, and the second electrical connection terminal passes through the second fixing hole and is fixedly connected to the second fixing hole.

[0014] Preferably, the controller component is located between the compressor assembly and the heater, and the assembly housing, the controller housing and the heat exchange container are fixedly connected in sequence.

[0015] Preferably, the assembly housing is provided with a first mounting hole, and the controller housing is correspondingly provided with a second mounting hole, and the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole are fixedly connected via a first connecting member.

[0016] Preferably, the controller housing is configured as two separate shell parts that can be covered together.

[0017] Preferably, the heat exchange container is provided with a circulation inlet and a circulation outlet connected to the heat exchange cavity.

[0018] Preferably, the circulation inlet and the circulation outlet are respectively provided with temperature sensors.

[0019] Preferably, the first electrical connection terminal is configured as a three-phase terminal, and the first conductive head is configured as a high-voltage connection bridge.

[0020] Preferably, the second electrical connection terminal is configured as a three-phase terminal, and the second conductive head is configured as a high-voltage connection bridge.

[0021] Preferably, the controller body is configured as an IPM control unit or an IGBT control unit.

[0022] Beneficial effects:

[0023] The thermal management integrated module provided by the present invention is integrated with a compressor assembly, a heater and a controller component. The compressor assembly includes an assembly housing, a compressor body and a drive motor located in the assembly housing, the heater includes a heat exchange container and a heating element arranged in the heat exchange container, and the controller component includes a controller housing and a controller body installed in the controller housing. The drive motor and the heating element are electrically connected to the controller body, respectively. The controller body can control the drive motor to work so that the drive motor drives the compressor body to work. And the controller can control the heating element to heat and adjust the heating temperature.

[0024] Specifically, the controller housing is fixedly provided with a first conductive head and a second conductive head, the assembly housing is fixedly provided with a first electrical connection terminal, and the heat exchange container is fixedly provided with a second electrical connection terminal. When the compressor assembly, the heater and the controller assembly are installed in place, the drive motor, the first electrical connection terminal, the first conductive head and the controller body are contacted and electrically connected in sequence to realize the electrical connection between the drive motor and the controller body; the heating element, the second electrical connection terminal, the second conductive head and the controller body are contacted and electrically connected in sequence to realize the electrical connection between the heating element and the controller body. With such an arrangement, the structural layout is further optimized on the basis of the integrated compressor assembly and the heater, which can reduce the number of data lines in the thermal management integrated module, avoid the complexity of the internal wiring harness of the assembly, and facilitate subsequent maintenance work. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the thermal management integrated module provided by the utility model;

[0026] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of a partially exploded structure of a thermal management integrated module provided by the utility model;

[0027] Figure 3 It is a side view of the assembly housing provided by the utility model;

[0028] Figure 4 It is a side view of the heat exchange container provided by the utility model;

[0029] Figure 5 It is an internal side view of the controller housing provided by the utility model;

[0030] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the heat exchange container of the utility model.

[0031] In the figure:

[0032] 1. compressor assembly; 11. assembly housing; 111. first mounting hole; 12. first electrical connection terminal;

[0033] 2. Heater; 21. Heat exchange container; 211. Heat exchange chamber; 212. Circulation inlet; 213. Circulation outlet; 22. Second electrical connection terminal;

[0034] 3. Controller assembly; 31. Controller housing; 3101. Split housing; 31011. Third mounting hole; 311. Second mounting hole; 32. Controller body;

[0035] 41. A first conductive head; 42. A second conductive head. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention, rather than to limit the present invention. It should also be noted that, for ease of description, only the parts related to the present invention, rather than all structures, are shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0037] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connected", "connected", and "fixed" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0038] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0039] In the description of this embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "right", etc., are based on the directions or positions shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of description and simplified operation, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish in the description and have no special meaning.

[0040] This embodiment provides a thermal management integrated module. Figures 1 to 6 As shown, the thermal management integrated module includes a compressor assembly 1, a heater 2 and a controller assembly 3. The compressor assembly 1 includes an assembly housing 11, a compressor body (not shown) and a drive motor (not shown) disposed in the assembly housing 11, and the drive motor is connected to the compressor body; the heater 2 includes a heat exchange container 21 and a heating element disposed on the heat exchange container 21, and the heat exchange container 21 has a heat exchange cavity 211 capable of accommodating a heat exchange medium; the controller assembly 3 includes a controller housing 31 and a controller body 32 installed in the controller housing 31, and the drive motor and the heating element are electrically connected to the controller body 32 respectively.

[0041] The controller housing 31 is fixed with a first conductive head 41 and a second conductive head 42, the assembly housing 11 is fixed with a first electrical connection terminal 12, and the heat exchange container 21 is fixed with a second electrical connection terminal 22. The drive motor, the first electrical connection terminal 12, the first conductive head 41, and the controller body 32 are sequentially contacted and electrically connected to achieve electrical connection between the drive motor and the controller body 32; the heating element, the second electrical connection terminal 22, the second conductive head 42, and the controller body 32 are sequentially contacted and electrically connected to achieve electrical connection between the heating element and the controller body 32.

[0042] In this embodiment, refrigerant flows in the compressor body.

[0043] In this embodiment, the controller body 32 can control the operation of the drive motor so that the drive motor drives the compressor body to work. And the controller can control the heating element to heat and adjust the heating temperature. Specifically, when the compressor assembly 1, the heater 2 and the controller assembly 3 are installed in place, the drive motor, the first electrical connection terminal 12, the first conductive head 41, and the controller body 32 are contacted and electrically connected in sequence to achieve electrical connection between the drive motor and the controller body 32; the heating element, the second electrical connection terminal 22, the second conductive head 42, and the controller body 32 are contacted and electrically connected in sequence to achieve electrical connection between the heating element and the controller body 32. In this way, the structural layout is further optimized on the basis of the integrated compressor assembly 1 and the heater 2, which can reduce the number of data lines in the thermal management integrated module, avoid the complexity of the internal wiring harness of the assembly, and facilitate subsequent maintenance work.

[0044] In this embodiment, the assembly housing 11 is provided with a first fixing hole (not shown), and the first electrical connection terminal 12 is passed through the first fixing hole and fixedly connected to the first fixing hole; the heat exchange container 21 is provided with a second fixing hole (not shown), and the second electrical connection terminal 22 is passed through the second fixing hole and fixedly connected to the second fixing hole. The first fixing hole is used to pass through and fix the first electrical connection terminal 12, and the second fixing hole is used to pass through and fix the second electrical connection terminal 22.

[0045] Furthermore, the controller component 3 is located between the compressor assembly 1 and the heater 2, and the assembly housing 11, the controller housing 31 and the heat exchange container 21 are fixedly connected in sequence. In this way, while ensuring the integrated structure, the compressor assembly 1 and the heater 2 are separated by the controller component 3, which can avoid the high-temperature heat exchange medium in the heat exchange cavity 211 in the heat exchange container 21 from causing heat interference to the refrigerant in the compressor body when it flows, and ensure the reliability and effectiveness of the refrigerant to ensure the operation of the compressor.

[0046] In this embodiment, the specific structure of the compressor body, the connection structure between the drive motor and the compressor body, and the driving process are prior arts and will not be elaborated herein.

[0047] Optionally, the heating element can be configured as a PTC heating element.

[0048] In this embodiment, the compressor assembly 1, the controller assembly 3 and the heater 2 are arranged in sequence along the axial direction of the compressor body.

[0049] Preferably, the controller assembly 3 is arranged corresponding to the low-pressure suction side of the refrigerant of the compressor body. In this way, the controller body 32 can also be cooled by the low-temperature refrigerant. Compared with air cooling and water cooling using fins in traditional technologies, its heat dissipation and temperature reduction effect is better.

[0050] Specifically, the assembly housing 11 is provided with a first mounting hole 111 , and the controller housing 31 is correspondingly provided with a second mounting hole 311 . The first mounting hole 111 and the second mounting hole 311 are fixedly connected via a first connecting member.

[0051] As an optional implementation, the first connecting member may be configured as a screw, the first mounting hole 111 may be configured as a threaded hole, and the first connecting member passes through the second mounting hole 311 and is threadedly connected to the first mounting hole 111 .

[0052] In addition, the first connecting member may also be configured as other connecting parts such as a bolt assembly.

[0053] Optionally, a plurality of first connecting members, first mounting holes 111 and second mounting holes 311 are provided in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0054] Specifically, the controller housing 31 is configured as two separate shell parts 3101 that can be covered. The two separate shell parts 3101 are buckled together to form an accommodation space, and the controller body 32 is fixedly installed in the accommodation space. A plurality of third mounting holes 31011 are respectively opened on the two separate shell parts 3101, and the corresponding two third mounting holes 31011 can be connected by connecting parts such as screws and bolts.

[0055] In this embodiment, the controller body 32 is configured as an IPM control unit or an IGBT control unit.

[0056] Specifically, the heat exchange container 21 is provided with a fourth mounting hole, and the controller housing 31 is correspondingly provided with a fifth mounting hole, and the fourth mounting hole and the fifth mounting hole are fixedly connected by a second connecting member (the fourth mounting hole, the fifth mounting hole and the second connecting member are not shown in the figure).

[0057] As an optional implementation, the second connecting member can be configured as a screw, the fifth mounting hole can be configured as a threaded hole, and the second connecting member passes through the fourth mounting hole and is threadedly connected to the fifth mounting hole.

[0058] Specifically, the heat exchange container 21 is provided with a circulation inlet 212 and a circulation outlet 213 connected to the heat exchange chamber 211. By providing the circulation inlet 212 and the circulation outlet 213, the heat exchange medium can be circulated into and out of the heat exchange chamber 211.

[0059] Specifically, temperature sensors are respectively provided at the circulation inlet 212 and the circulation outlet 213. The temperature sensors can obtain the temperature at the circulation inlet 212 and the circulation outlet 213 in real time, so that the controller body 32 controls the heating element to adjust the heating temperature according to the obtained temperature, meeting the use requirements of the vehicle thermal management system.

[0060] As an optional implementation, the first electrical connection terminal 12 is configured as a three-phase terminal, and the first conductive head 41 is configured as a high-voltage connection bridge.

[0061] As an optional implementation, the second electrical connection terminal 22 is configured as a three-phase terminal, and the second conductive head 42 is configured as a high-voltage connection bridge.

[0062] Obviously, the above embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for the purpose of clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the implementation methods of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, various obvious changes, readjustments and substitutions can be made without departing from the scope of protection of the present invention. It is not necessary and impossible to list all implementation methods here. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included in the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A thermal management integrated module, characterized in that: It comprises a compressor assembly (1), a heater (2) and a controller assembly (3); wherein: The compressor assembly (1) comprises an assembly housing (11), a compressor body and a drive motor arranged in the assembly housing (11), wherein the drive motor is connected to the compressor body; The heater (2) comprises a heat exchange container (21) and a heating element arranged on the heat exchange container (21), wherein the heat exchange container (21) has a heat exchange cavity (211) capable of accommodating a heat exchange medium; The controller assembly (3) comprises a controller housing (31) and a controller body (32) installed in the controller housing (31); The controller housing (31) is fixedly provided with a first conductive head (41) and a second conductive head (42), the assembly housing (11) is fixedly provided with a first electrical connection terminal (12), and the heat exchange container (21) is fixedly provided with a second electrical connection terminal (22); The drive motor, the first electrical connection terminal (12), the first conductive head (41), and the controller body (32) are in contact with each other and electrically connected in sequence to achieve electrical connection between the drive motor and the controller body (32); the heating element, the second electrical connection terminal (22), the second conductive head (42), and the controller body (32) are in contact with each other and electrically connected in sequence to achieve electrical connection between the heating element and the controller body (32).

2. The thermal management integrated module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The assembly housing (11) is provided with a first fixing hole, and the first electrical connection terminal (12) passes through the first fixing hole and is fixedly connected to the first fixing hole; The heat exchange container (21) is provided with a second fixing hole, and the second electrical connection terminal (22) passes through the second fixing hole and is fixedly connected to the second fixing hole.

3. The thermal management integrated module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The controller component (3) is located between the compressor assembly (1) and the heater (2), and the assembly housing (11), the controller housing (31) and the heat exchange container (21) are fixedly connected in sequence.

4. The thermal management integrated module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The assembly housing (11) is provided with a first mounting hole (111), and the controller housing (31) is correspondingly provided with a second mounting hole (311), and the first mounting hole (111) and the second mounting hole (311) are fixedly connected via a first connecting member.

5. The thermal management integrated module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The controller housing (31) is configured as two separate housing parts (3101) that can be covered together.

6. The thermal management integrated module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heat exchange container (21) is provided with a circulation inlet (212) and a circulation outlet (213) which are connected to the heat exchange chamber (211).

7. The thermal management integrated module according to claim 6, characterized in that: The circulation inlet (212) and the circulation outlet (213) are respectively provided with temperature sensors.

8. The thermal management integrated module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first electrical connection terminal (12) is configured as a three-phase terminal, and the first conductive head (41) is configured as a high-voltage connection bridge.

9. The thermal management integrated module according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second electrical connection terminal (22) is configured as a three-phase terminal, and the second conductive head (42) is configured as a high-voltage connection bridge.

10. The thermal management integrated module according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The controller body (32) is configured as an IPM control unit or an IGBT control unit.

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