CN117841596A - Thermal management integrated module and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a thermal management integrated module and a vehicle, wherein the thermal management integrated module comprises: the base comprises a main body and a base plate, wherein a plurality of internal flow channels are formed in the main body, a plurality of flow channel grooves are formed in the main body, the base plate is arranged on the main body, the base plate and the plurality of flow channel grooves define an external flow channel, and at least one internal flow channel is communicated with the external flow channel; the main body is provided with a plurality of mounting cavities, each mounting cavity is communicated with a corresponding internal flow channel, the substrate is provided with a plurality of heat exchanger interfaces, and the heat exchanger interfaces are communicated with external flow channels; the plurality of electric control valves are installed in the plurality of installation cavities and act to switch communication through different internal flow channels and/or different external flow channels so as to form different circulation loops. According to the invention, the plurality of installation cavities, the plurality of internal flow channels and the plurality of external flow channels are arranged, and the plurality of circulation loops are integrated on the thermal management integrated module, so that the integration level is improved, the volume is reduced, and the requirement on external pipelines is reduced.

Description

Thermal management integrated module and vehicle

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of thermal management modules, in particular to a thermal management integrated module and a vehicle.

Background

In the related art, due to unreasonable structural design of the heat pipe integrated module on the vehicle, the number of parts on the surface of the heat pipe integrated module is relatively large, the structure is complex, the occupied space is relatively large, and the heat pipe integrated module is not beneficial to the installation of the heat pipe integrated module on the vehicle and the connection of the heat pipe integrated module and the pipeline. Therefore, there is a need to design a thermal management integrated module to solve the above-mentioned problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a thermal management integrated module which has a simple structure and occupies a relatively small space.

The invention also aims to provide a vehicle for applying the thermal management integrated module.

A thermal management integrated module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the base comprises a main body and a base plate, wherein a plurality of internal flow channels are formed in the main body, a plurality of flow channel grooves are formed in the main body, the base plate is arranged on the main body, the base plate and the plurality of flow channel grooves define an external flow channel, and at least one internal flow channel is communicated with the external flow channel; the main body is provided with a plurality of mounting cavities, each mounting cavity is communicated with the corresponding internal flow channel, the substrate is provided with a plurality of heat exchanger interfaces, and the heat exchanger interfaces are communicated with the external flow channels; the plurality of electric control valves are mounted to the plurality of mounting cavities and act to switch communication through different inner flow channels and/or different outer flow channels to form different circulation loops.

According to the thermal management integrated module provided by the embodiment of the invention, the plurality of mounting cavities, the plurality of internal flow channels and the plurality of external flow channels are arranged, the electric control valve is arranged on the mounting cavities to form different circulation loops when acting, and the plurality of circulation loops are integrated on the thermal management integrated module, so that the integration level is improved, the volume is reduced, and the requirement on an external pipeline is reduced.

In some embodiments, at least two of the internal flow channels are communicated through one of the external flow channels to form a plurality of first branches connected in parallel, and each first branch is controlled to be turned on or off through a corresponding electric control valve.

In some embodiments, at least two of the mounting cavities are communicated through one of the internal flow channels to form a plurality of parallel second branches, and each second branch is controlled to be turned on or off by a corresponding electronic control valve.

In some embodiments, the mounting cavities are provided on both sides of one of the internal flow channels in communication therewith.

In some embodiments, a portion of the internal flow channel is provided with an external device interface extending to a sidewall of the body.

In some embodiments, at least a portion of the cross-section of the internal flow passage is formed as an arcuate surface.

In some embodiments, the internal flow channels are communicated with the corresponding flow channel grooves through communication channels, and chamfers are arranged at first connection positions of the communication channels and the internal flow channels and/or second connection positions of the communication channels and the flow channel grooves.

In some embodiments, the thermal management integrated module further comprises a heat exchanger secured to the base and connected to the heat exchanger interface.

In some embodiments, the heat exchanger and the plurality of electrically controlled valves are distributed on both sides of the base.

In some embodiments, a one-way valve is disposed within at least a portion of the internal flow passage.

In some embodiments, the mounting cavity comprises a first chamber, the plurality of internal flow channels comprises a first internal flow channel, the first chamber is communicated with the first internal flow channel through an inlet channel and an outlet channel, and the first chamber is internally provided with the electric control valve to open or close the outlet channel; the first internal flow passage is provided with the one-way valve therein, the one-way valve being located between the inlet passage and the outlet passage, the one-way valve being configured to be one-way conductive in a direction toward the inlet passage.

A vehicle according to an embodiment of the invention comprises a thermal management integrated module as described above.

According to the vehicle provided by the embodiment of the invention, the heat management integrated module is simple and compact in structure and high in integration level, so that the space on the vehicle can be saved, and the heat management integrated module is convenient to install and connect pipelines.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a thermal management integrated module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the thermal management integrated module of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the distribution of a portion of the inner flow channels and a portion of the mounting chamber of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the body of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the positions of the inlet and outlet channels in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the body of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the body of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the distribution of a portion of the internal flow channels and a portion of the mounting cavity;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the substrate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the substrate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the mounting bracket of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the mounting chamber of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a thermal management module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 14 is a schematic view of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

10. a thermal management integration module;

1. a main body; l1, a first internal flow channel; l2, a second internal flow passage; l3, a third internal flow passage; l4, a fourth internal flow channel; l5, a fifth internal flow passage; l6, a sixth internal flow passage; l8, eighth internal flow channel; l9, inlet channel; l91, outlet channel; l10, a ninth internal flow passage; 11. a flow channel groove; 12. an internal flow passage; 101. an exhaust port pipeline interface of the compressor; 102. a drying bottle pipeline connector; 103. an occupant compartment evaporator inlet; 104. an inlet of a condenser pipeline of the passenger cabin; 105. an outlet of a condenser pipeline of the passenger cabin; 106. a front end radiator pipeline interface; 107. an external device interface; 801. a first one-way valve; 802. a second one-way valve; 803. a third one-way valve;

4. an electric control valve; 401. a first electronic expansion valve; 402. a second electronic expansion valve; 403. a third electronic expansion valve; 201. a first electromagnetic valve; 202. a second electromagnetic valve; 203. a third electromagnetic valve; 204. a fourth electromagnetic valve; 205. a fifth electromagnetic valve; 206. a sixth electromagnetic valve; 301. a battery heat exchanger; 302. a motor heat exchanger; 3. a mounting bracket;

5. a mounting cavity; 51. an upper chamber; 52. a lower cavity;

501. a first solenoid valve installation cavity; 502. a second solenoid valve mounting cavity; 503. a third solenoid valve installation cavity; 504. a fourth solenoid valve installation cavity; 505. a fifth solenoid valve installation cavity; 506. a sixth solenoid valve mounting cavity;

601. a first electronic expansion valve mounting cavity; 602. a second electronic expansion valve mounting cavity; 603. a third electronic expansion valve mounting cavity;

701. a first external flow passage; 702. a second external flow channel; 703. a third external flow passage; 704. a fourth external flow passage;

2. a substrate; 3011. a battery heat exchanger first interface; 3012. a battery heat exchanger second interface; 3021. a first interface of the motor heat exchanger; 3022. a second interface of the motor heat exchanger; 6. a communication passage; 8. a base;

100. a vehicle.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

Referring now to fig. 1-13, a thermal management integrated module 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, a thermal management integrated module 10 of an embodiment of the present invention includes: a base 8 and a plurality of electrically controlled valves 4.

The base 8 comprises a main body 1 and a base plate 2, wherein a plurality of internal flow channels 12 are formed in the main body 1, a plurality of flow channel grooves 11 are formed in the main body 1, the base plate 2 is arranged on the main body 1, an external flow channel is defined by the base plate 2 and the plurality of flow channel grooves 11, and at least one internal flow channel 12 is communicated with the external flow channel.

The internal flow channel 12 is disposed inside the main body 1, and compared with the internal flow channel 12 defined by the groove and the sealing plate in the related art, the internal flow channel 12 has the characteristics of high tightness and high pressure resistance. On the basis, the main body 1 is also provided with an external runner, the diversity of the runner is increased by the external runner, the external runner is suitable for different requirements, the external runner is limited by the runner groove 11 and the substrate 2 together, and the design of the runner groove 11 facilitates the forming of the external runner, so that the overall manufacturing difficulty of the base 8 is reduced.

Wherein, main part 1 is equipped with a plurality of installation chambeies 5, and every installation chambeies 5 communicate with corresponding inside runner 12, and base plate 2 is equipped with a plurality of heat exchanger interfaces, and heat exchanger interface communicates with outside runner.

A plurality of electrically controlled valves 4 are mounted to the plurality of mounting chambers 5, the plurality of electrically controlled valves 4 acting to switch communication through different internal flow passages 12 and/or different external flow passages to form different flow circuits.

For example, the plurality of electronically controlled valves 4 act to switch communication through different internal flow passages 12 to form different flow circuits; or, the plurality of electric control valves 4 act to switch communication through different external flow channels so as to form different circulation loops; alternatively, the plurality of electrically controlled valves 4 operate to switch communication through different internal flow passages 12 and different external flow passages to form different flow circuits.

It should be noted that, the refrigerant flows through the inner flow channel 12 and the inner portion of the outer flow channel, and the plurality of electric control valves 4 are disposed on the base 8 to control the flow rate and the flow direction of the refrigerant, so as to implement various functions of the thermal management integrated module 10. Meanwhile, compared with the heat management components distributed in the related art, the integration of the electric control valve 4 and the base 8 simplifies the structure, makes the whole more compact, improves the integration level and reduces the occupied space.

According to the thermal management integrated module 10 of the embodiment of the invention, the inner runner 12 and the outer runner are arranged on the base 8, and the installation cavity 5 for installing the electric control valve 4 is arranged on the main body 1, so that the problems of complex structure and large volume caused by arranging a plurality of outer pipelines are avoided, the whole module is simple in structure and compact in layout, the integration level is improved, the occupied space is smaller, and the thermal management integrated module 10 is convenient to install and connect pipelines.

In some embodiments, at least two internal flow channels 12 communicate through one of the external flow channels to form a plurality of first branches connected in parallel, each first branch being controlled to be turned on or off by a respective electrically controlled valve 4. Through forming a plurality of first branches of parallelly connected, further increase the variety of circulation return circuit, richen the mode of thermal management integrated module 10, compare the scheme that corresponds interior runner 12 and set up the outside runner, reduce the quantity of outside runner, shorten runner overall length, compact structure.

For example, the first branch may be simply understood as the inner flow channel 12, and the plurality of first branches are connected in parallel such that the plurality of inner flow channels 12 are connected in parallel through the outer flow channel.

As shown in fig. 3 and 8, in some embodiments, at least two of the mounting cavities 5 communicate through one of the internal flow passages 12 to form a plurality of second branches connected in parallel, each of which is controlled to be turned on or off by a respective electrically controlled valve 4. Through forming a plurality of parallelly connected second branches, further increase the variety of circulation loop, richen the mode of thermal management integrated module 10, compare the scheme that corresponds installation cavity 5 and set up interior runner 12, reduce the quantity of interior runner 12, shorten runner overall length, compact structure.

The second branch can be simply understood as the installation space 5, and the plurality of second branches are connected in parallel, so that the plurality of installation spaces 5 are connected in parallel through the internal flow channel 12.

As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, one of the internal flow passages 12 is provided on both sides with a mounting cavity 5 in communication therewith. By providing the installation cavities 5 communicated with the internal flow channels 12 on both sides of the internal flow channels 12, the internal flow channels 12 are fully utilized, so that the structure is compact.

As shown in fig. 8, in some embodiments, a cross-section of one of the internal flow channels 12 extends completely through the mounting cavity 5.

Specifically, the section of the internal flow channel 12 completely penetrates through the installation cavity 5, that is, the section of the internal flow channel 12 is smaller than the section of the installation cavity 5, so that the internal flow channel 12 completely penetrates through the installation cavity 5, the smaller internal flow channel 12 can be communicated with a plurality of installation cavities 5, and the plurality of installation cavities 5 are connected in parallel, so that the layout is compact, the space is saved, the flow channel length is shortened, and the flow channel pressure drop is reduced. For example, the internal flow passage 12 completely penetrates through three installation cavities 5, the three installation cavities 5 are connected in parallel, and the refrigerant in the same internal flow passage 12 can enter three different installation cavities 5, so that the space is fully utilized.

For example, as shown in fig. 3, five installation cavities 5 are located at two sides of the inner flow channel 12, three installation cavities 5 are located at the left side of the inner flow channel 12, two installation cavities 5 are located at the right side of the inner flow channel 12, openings are formed in the side walls of the installation cavities 5 and are communicated with the openings in the side walls of the inner flow channel 12, the five installation cavities 5 are respectively arranged at two sides of the inner flow channel 12, the space at two sides of the inner flow channel 12 is fully utilized, the problem that the five installation cavities 5 are located at one side of the inner flow channel 12 at the same time and have larger unidirectional size is avoided, the length of the inner flow channel 12 is shortened, and the layout is compact.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, a portion of the internal flow channel 12 is provided with an external device interface 107 that extends to a sidewall of the body 1. By providing the external device interface 107 extending to the side wall of the main body 1, the external device can be easily mounted, and the integration level can be further improved.

As shown in fig. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 13, for example, the external device interface 107 includes: the system comprises a compressor exhaust port pipeline interface 101, a drying bottle pipeline interface 102, a passenger cabin evaporator inlet 103, a passenger cabin condenser pipeline inlet 104, a passenger cabin condenser pipeline outlet 105 and a front-end radiator pipeline interface 106, wherein the compressor exhaust port pipeline interface 101 is used for connecting a compressor exhaust port pipeline, the drying bottle pipeline interface 102 is used for connecting a drying bottle pipeline, the passenger cabin evaporator inlet 103 is used for connecting a passenger cabin evaporator, the passenger cabin condenser pipeline inlet 104 and the passenger cabin condenser pipeline outlet 105 are used for connecting a passenger cabin condenser pipeline, and the front-end radiator pipeline interface 106 is used for connecting a front-end radiator pipeline.

As shown in fig. 6, specifically, there are two front-end radiator line interfaces 106, and the two front-end radiator line interfaces 106 are arranged at intervals in the width direction of the main body 1.

In some embodiments, at least a portion of the cross-section of the internal flow passage 12 is formed as an arcuate surface. By utilizing the characteristic of the arc-shaped surface, the resistance of the refrigerant flowing in the flow channel is reduced, and the pressure drop is reduced.

It should be noted that the cross section of the inner flow channel 12 from the start end to the tail end may be always one cross section, or the cross sections of the inner flow channel 12 from the start end to the tail end at different positions may be different in shape, so as to adapt to different requirements.

Specifically, the cross-section of the inner flow passage 12 is one or more of circular, semicircular, elliptical, semi-elliptical, and U-shaped.

As shown in fig. 7, in some embodiments, the internal flow channels 12 are in communication with the corresponding flow channel grooves 11 through the communication channels 6, and the first connection of the communication channels 6 with the internal flow channels 12 and/or the second connection of the communication channels 6 with the flow channel grooves 11 are provided with chamfers. By arranging the chamfer, the local resistance caused by the chamfer is reduced, so that the refrigerant flows more smoothly, and the pressure drop of the flow passage is reduced.

For example, a chamfer is provided at the first connection of the communication channel 6 and the internal flow channel 12; or a chamfer is arranged at the second connection part of the communication channel 6 and the runner groove 11; alternatively, a chamfer is provided at the first connection between the communication channel 6 and the internal flow channel 12 and at the second connection between the communication channel 6 and the flow channel groove 11.

Specifically, the chamfer radius is not smaller than 2mm, the compressive strength is improved, and the safety is improved.

More specifically, the intervals between any adjacent two of the inner flow passages 12, between the inner flow passages 12 and the outer flow passages, between any adjacent two of the installation cavities 5, between the inner flow passages 12 and the installation cavities 5, between the outer flow passages and the installation cavities 5, between the inner flow passages 12 and the surface of the main body 1, and between the outer flow passages and the surface of the main body 1 are not less than 10mm, so that the compressive strength is improved, and the safety is improved.

In some embodiments, the compressive strength of the inner flow channel 12, the outer flow channel and the installation cavity 5 is not less than 2MPa, improving safety.

In some embodiments, the thermal management integrated module 10 further comprises a heat exchanger secured to the base 8 and connected to the heat exchanger interface. By arranging the heat exchanger, the integration level is further improved.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the heat exchanger may be a battery heat exchanger 301 or a motor heat exchanger 302. The battery heat exchanger 301 and the motor heat exchanger 302 are communicated with the base 8 through aluminum block joints and aluminum pipe assemblies.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the heat exchanger and the plurality of electronically controlled valves 4 are distributed on both sides of the base 8. By distributing the heat exchangers and the plurality of electric control valves 4 on two sides of the base 8, the surface space of the base 8 is reasonably utilized, the space utilization rate is improved, and the volume of the thermal management integrated module 10 is reduced.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, in some embodiments, a one-way valve is disposed within at least a portion of the internal flow passage 12. By providing a one-way valve in the internal flow passage 12, the surface complexity of the thermal management integrated module 10 is reduced.

As shown in fig. 5, in some embodiments, the mounting cavity 5 includes a first chamber, the plurality of internal flow passages 12 includes a first internal flow passage L1, the first chamber communicates with the first internal flow passage L1 through an inlet passage L9 and an outlet passage L91, and an electronically controlled valve 4 is provided in the first chamber to open or close the outlet passage L91.

Wherein a check valve is provided in the first internal flow path L1, the check valve being positioned between the inlet passage L9 and the outlet passage L91, the check valve being configured to be in one-way communication in a direction toward the inlet passage L9. The inlet channel L9, the outlet channel L91 and the electric control valve 4 are arranged on the basis of the first internal flow channel L1 provided with the check valve, so that the circulation loop is more diversified, the integration level is further improved, and the structure is compact.

It should be noted that, the pressure at both ends of the check valve is different, the refrigerant in the first internal flow channel L1 enters the side with larger pressure from the side with smaller pressure through the check valve, the check valve is arranged in the first internal flow channel L1, under the action of the check valve, the refrigerant in the first internal flow channel L1 can flow in a unidirectional direction to the high pressure side, meanwhile, the inlet channel L9 is communicated with the high pressure side and the first chamber, the outlet channel L91 is communicated with the low pressure side and the first chamber, under the conduction of the electric control valve 4 in the first chamber, the refrigerant in the high pressure side bypasses the check valve and enters the low pressure side, thereby further increasing the diversity of the circulation loop, and simultaneously reducing the length of the circulation loop and compacting the structure compared with the mode of arranging a plurality of parallel paths.

As shown in fig. 1, 2, in some embodiments, the mounting cavity 5 and the flow channel groove 11 are on opposite sides of the body 1. By arranging the installation cavities 5 and the runner grooves 11 on opposite sides of the main body 1, the surface space of the main body 1 is reasonably utilized, the space utilization rate is improved, and the volume of the thermal management integrated module 10 is reduced.

Wherein the inner flow channel 12 is arranged between the mounting cavity 5 and the flow channel groove 11. Through establishing inside runner 12 between installation cavity 5 and runner groove 11, make full use of the middle part space of base 8, the inside runner 12 between installation cavity 5 and the runner groove 11 compares the runner groove 11 that sets up on one side more complete simultaneously to improve the leakproofness.

In some embodiments, the machining process of the runner groove 11 is any one of forging, die casting, and machining. For example, the processing technology of the runner groove 11 is forging, and the molding is fast; or the processing technology of the runner groove 11 is die casting, so that the working procedures are few; still alternatively, the flow channel 11 is machined to reduce the resistance to the refrigerant.

Specifically, the electric control valve 4 includes a solenoid valve and an electronic expansion valve.

As shown in fig. 13, in some embodiments, the electronic expansion valves are three, and the three electronic expansion valves are a first electronic expansion valve 401, a second electronic expansion valve 402, and a third electronic expansion valve 403, respectively, and the first electronic expansion valve 401, the second electronic expansion valve 402, and the third electronic expansion valve 403 are sequentially arranged on the main body 1.

As shown in fig. 13, in some embodiments, the number of solenoid valves is six, and the six solenoid valves are a first solenoid valve 201, a second solenoid valve 202, a third solenoid valve 203, a fourth solenoid valve 204, a fifth solenoid valve 205, and a sixth solenoid valve 206, respectively, and the first solenoid valve 201, the second solenoid valve 202, the third solenoid valve 203, the fourth solenoid valve 204, the fifth solenoid valve 205, and the sixth solenoid valve 206 are arranged in a two-by-three array, and are integrally ordered.

As shown in fig. 6, specifically, the number of the installation cavities 5 is nine, and the nine installation cavities 5 are a first electronic expansion valve installation cavity 601, a second electronic expansion valve installation cavity 602, a third electronic expansion valve installation cavity 603, a first electromagnetic valve installation cavity 501, a second electromagnetic valve installation cavity 502, a third electromagnetic valve installation cavity 503, a fourth electromagnetic valve installation cavity 504, a fifth electromagnetic valve installation cavity 505 and a sixth electromagnetic valve installation cavity 506, wherein the first electronic expansion valve 401 is installed on the first electronic expansion valve installation cavity 601, the second electronic expansion valve 402 is installed on the second electronic expansion valve installation cavity 602, the third electronic expansion valve 403 is installed on the third electronic expansion valve installation cavity 603, the first electromagnetic valve 201 is installed on the first electromagnetic valve installation cavity 501, the second electromagnetic valve 202 is installed on the second electromagnetic valve installation cavity 502, the third electromagnetic valve 203 is installed on the third electromagnetic valve installation cavity 503, the fourth electromagnetic valve 204 is installed on the fourth electromagnetic valve installation cavity 504, the fifth electromagnetic valve 205 is installed on the fifth electromagnetic valve installation cavity 505, the sixth electromagnetic valve 206 is installed on the sixth electromagnetic valve installation cavity 506, and the electromagnetic valve is installed on the electronic expansion valve installation cavity 4 in order. The first electronic expansion valve installation cavity 601 may be understood as the first chamber described above.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, more specifically, the thermal management integrated module 10 further includes a mounting bracket 3, and screw holes are formed in the mounting bracket 3, and the base 8 and the heat exchanger are connected with the screw holes through bolts, so that the thermal management integrated module 10 is more stable.

As shown in fig. 9 and 10, specifically, the plurality of heat exchanger interfaces includes a battery heat exchanger first interface 3011, a battery heat exchanger second interface 3012, a motor heat exchanger first interface 3021, and a motor heat exchanger second interface 3022, and the plurality of external flow channels includes a first external flow channel 701, a second external flow channel 702, a third external flow channel 703, a fourth external flow channel 704, and a fifth external flow channel.

As shown in fig. 12, in some embodiments, the mounting cavity 5 includes an upper cavity 51 and a lower cavity 52, the upper cavity 51 communicating with the lower cavity 52, the upper cavity 51 having a diameter greater than the diameter of the lower cavity 52; wherein, be equipped with first valve port and second valve port on the automatically controlled valve 4, first valve port corresponds to be established in last chamber 51, and the second valve port corresponds intercommunication lower chamber 52, and when automatically controlled valve 4 was established in installation cavity 5, automatically controlled valve 4 cuts off last chamber 51 and lower chamber 52.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, in some embodiments, the plurality of one-way valves includes a first one-way valve 801, a second one-way valve 802, and a third one-way valve 803.

As shown in fig. 4, 5, 7, 8 and 12, in some embodiments, the number of the internal flow channels 12 is nine, and the nine internal flow channels 12 are a first internal flow channel L1, a second internal flow channel L2, a third internal flow channel L3, a fourth internal flow channel L4, a fifth internal flow channel L5, a sixth internal flow channel L6, a seventh internal flow channel, an eighth internal flow channel L8 and a ninth internal flow channel L10, respectively.

Wherein the first external flow passage 701 communicates with the first interface 3011 of the battery heat exchanger, the fourth internal flow passage L4 communicates with the second interface 3012 of the battery heat exchanger, the second external flow passage 702 communicates with the first interface 3021 of the motor heat exchanger, and the fourth external flow passage 704 communicates with the second interface 3022 of the motor heat exchanger.

The eighth internal flow passage L8 is a linear flow passage, a compressor exhaust port pipeline interface 101 is disposed on the eighth internal flow passage L8, and the eighth internal flow passage L8 is communicated with the upper cavity 51 of the first electromagnetic valve installation cavity 501, the upper cavity 51 of the second electromagnetic valve installation cavity 502, and the upper cavity 51 of the fifth electromagnetic valve installation cavity 505.

The second inner flow passage L2 is a linear flow passage, the second inner flow passage L2 is provided with a drying bottle pipeline interface 102, and the second inner flow passage L2 is communicated with the lower cavity 52 of the third electromagnetic valve installation cavity 503 and the lower cavity 52 of the sixth electromagnetic valve installation cavity 506.

The third internal flow passage L3 is an L-shaped open groove flow passage, and the third internal flow passage L3 is communicated with the lower cavity 52 of the second electromagnetic valve installation cavity 502 and the upper cavity 51 of the third electromagnetic valve installation cavity 503.

The fourth internal flow passage L4 is an L-shaped open groove flow passage, and the fourth internal flow passage L4 communicates with the lower chamber 52 of the fifth solenoid valve installation chamber 505 and the upper chamber 51 of the sixth solenoid valve installation chamber 506.

The fifth inner flow passage L5 is a linear flow passage, the fifth inner flow passage L5 is provided with a passenger cabin condenser pipeline inlet 104, and the fifth inner flow passage L5 is communicated with the lower cavity 52 of the first electromagnetic valve installation cavity 501.

The sixth internal flow passage L6 is a linear flow passage, the sixth internal flow passage L6 is provided with a passenger cabin condenser pipeline outlet 105, the sixth internal flow passage L6 is communicated with the upper cavity 51 of the fourth electromagnetic valve mounting cavity 504, the sixth internal flow passage L6 is internally provided with a first one-way valve 801, and the first one-way valve 801 is arranged in a pipeline section between the fourth electromagnetic valve mounting cavity 504 and the passenger cabin condenser pipeline outlet 105.

The seventh internal flow passage is a linear flow passage, the seventh internal flow passage is provided with a passenger cabin evaporator inlet 103, and the seventh internal flow passage is communicated with the lower cavity 52 of the fourth electromagnetic valve installation cavity 504.

The first internal flow channel L1 is a linear flow channel, a front end radiator pipeline interface 106 is arranged on the first internal flow channel L1, the first internal flow channel L1 is communicated with the lower cavity 52 of the first electronic expansion valve installation cavity 601, the upper cavity 51 of the second electronic expansion valve installation cavity 602 and the upper cavity 51 of the third electronic expansion valve installation cavity 603, and a second one-way valve 802 is arranged in the first internal flow channel L1. The sixth internal flow path L6 is preferably extended from the first internal flow path L1 and communicates with the first internal flow path L1, and the sixth internal flow path L6 and the first internal flow path L1 meet at the position of the second check valve 802.

The ninth internal flow passage L10 is a linear flow passage, and a third check valve 803 is provided in the ninth internal flow passage L10.

One specific embodiment of a thermal management integrated module 10 of the present invention is described below in conjunction with fig. 1-13.

A thermal management integrated module 10 includes: base 8, electrically controlled valve 4 and mounting bracket 3.

The compressor exhaust port pipeline interface 101 is used for penetrating and communicating the upper cavities 51 of the first electromagnetic valve installation cavity 501, the second electromagnetic valve installation cavity 502 and the fifth electromagnetic valve installation cavity 505 through the eighth internal flow passage L8, and the first electromagnetic valve 201, the second electromagnetic valve 202 and the fifth electromagnetic valve 205 are respectively installed in the first electromagnetic valve installation cavity 501, the second electromagnetic valve installation cavity 502 and the fifth electromagnetic valve installation cavity 505, so that parallel connection communication of the upper parts of the first electromagnetic valve 201, the second electromagnetic valve 202 and the fifth electromagnetic valve 205 in the same interface direction is realized.

The drying bottle pipeline interface 102 is used for penetrating and communicating the lower cavities 52 of the third electromagnetic valve 203 and the sixth electromagnetic valve 206 through the second internal flow passage L2, and the third electromagnetic valve 203 and the sixth electromagnetic valve 206 are respectively arranged in the third electromagnetic valve installation cavity 503 and the sixth electromagnetic valve installation cavity 506, so that parallel connection communication of the same interface direction of the lower parts of the third electromagnetic valve 203 and the sixth electromagnetic valve 206 is realized.

The lower chambers 52 of the second solenoid valve installation chamber 502 and the fifth solenoid valve installation chamber 505 are respectively communicated with the upper chambers 51 of the third solenoid valve installation chamber 503 and the sixth solenoid valve installation chamber 506 through the third internal flow passage L3 and the fourth internal flow passage L4; the opening and closing of the second solenoid valve 202 and the fifth solenoid valve 205 determine whether the fluid in the eighth internal flow path L8 can flow to the third internal flow path L3 and the fourth internal flow path L4; the opening and closing of the third and sixth solenoid valves 203 and 206 determine whether the fluid in the third and fourth internal flow passages L3 and L4 can flow to the second internal flow passage L2.

The passenger cabin condenser pipeline inlet 104 is communicated with the lower cavity 52 of the first electromagnetic valve installation cavity 501 in a penetrating way through a fifth internal flow passage L5; the opening and closing of the first solenoid valve 201 determines whether the fluid in the eighth internal flow passage L8 can flow to the fifth internal flow passage L5.

The cabin condenser tube outlet 105 is in through communication with the upper chamber 51 of the fourth solenoid valve mounting chamber 504 via a sixth interior flow passage L6. A first check valve 801 is disposed within the sixth interior flow passage L6, the first check valve 801 being disposed in a line segment between the fourth solenoid valve mounting chamber 504 and the cabin condenser line outlet 105.

The passenger compartment evaporator inlet 103 is in penetrating communication with the lower chamber 52 of the fourth solenoid valve mounting chamber 504 via a seventh interior flow passage. The opening and closing of the fourth solenoid valve 204 determines whether the fluid in the sixth internal flow path L6 can flow to the seventh internal flow path; the first check valve 801 allows fluid to flow through the cabin condenser tube outlet 105 to the fourth solenoid valve mounting cavity 504 without reversing flow.

The front-end radiator line port 106 communicates the lower chamber 52 of the first electronic expansion valve installation chamber 601 through the first internal flow path L1, and continues to communicate with the upper chambers 51 of the second electronic expansion valve installation chamber 602 and the third electronic expansion valve installation chamber 603. The first internal flow channel L1 is provided with a second check valve 802, an inlet of the second check valve 802 is simultaneously communicated with a front-end radiator pipeline interface and the lower cavity 52 of the first electronic expansion valve mounting cavity 601, the upper cavity 51 of the first electronic expansion valve mounting cavity 601 is communicated with an outlet of the second check valve 802 through an inlet channel L9, and is communicated with an inlet of the second check valve 802 through an outlet channel L91, so that a parallel passage structure of the first electronic expansion valve 401 and the second check valve 802 is formed. The opening degrees of the second electronic expansion valve 402 and the third electronic expansion valve 403 determine the flow rates of the fluid flowing into or out of the second electronic expansion valve installation chamber 602 and the lower chamber 52 of the third electronic expansion valve installation chamber 603 in the first internal flow path L1.

The sixth internal flow path L6 extends toward and communicates with the first internal flow path L1, and the junction between the sixth internal flow path L6 and the first internal flow path L1 is located at the second check valve 802.

The surface of the substrate 2 is provided with a first interface 3011 of a battery heat exchanger, a second interface 3012 of the battery heat exchanger, a first interface 3021 of a motor heat exchanger and a second interface 3022 of the motor heat exchanger, which correspond to the main body 1.

The lower chamber 52 of the third electronic expansion valve mounting chamber 603 communicates with the battery heat exchanger first port 3011 through the first external flow channel 701.

The lower chamber 52 of the second electronic expansion valve mounting chamber 602 communicates with the motor heat exchanger first port 3021 through the second external flow passage 702.

The lower chamber 52 of the second solenoid valve mounting chamber 502 communicates with the motor heat exchanger second port 3022 through the fourth external flow passage 704.

The fifth solenoid valve mounting chamber 505 communicates with the battery heat exchanger second port 3012 through the fourth internal flow path L4.

The ninth internal flow path L10 is perpendicular to the first internal flow path L1, and a third check valve 803 is provided in the ninth internal flow path L10. The side surface of the main body 1 is provided with a communication passage 6 communicating with the valve rear section of the ninth inner flow passage L10, and the communication passage 6 communicates with the side surface opening hole between the first outer flow passage 701.

The main body 1 and the base plate 2 are integrally processed through a brazing process, so that the runner grooves 11 on the main body 1 and the base plate 2 form the same runner structure as the internal runners 12.

In this embodiment, after the thermal management integrated module 10 is communicated with external system components such as a compressor, a drying bottle, a passenger cabin evaporator, a passenger cabin condenser, and a front-end radiator, the communication, blocking or flow adjustment between different flow channels is realized through linkage opening and closing or opening adjustment of each electromagnetic valve and an electronic expansion valve, so that the system working modes such as passenger cabin cooling/heating, battery cooling/heating, passenger cabin cooling and dehumidifying, passenger cabin heating and dehumidifying, motor cooling or waste heat recovery, front-end radiator defrosting and the like are realized.

As shown in fig. 14, a vehicle 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the aforementioned thermal management integrated module 10.

Here, the vehicle 100 may be a new energy vehicle, which may be a pure electric vehicle having an electric motor as a main driving force in some embodiments, and may be a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor as both main driving forces in other embodiments. Regarding the internal combustion engine and the motor that supply driving power to the new energy vehicle mentioned in the above embodiments, the internal combustion engine may use gasoline, diesel oil, hydrogen gas, or the like as fuel, and the manner of supplying electric power to the motor may use a power battery, a hydrogen fuel cell, or the like, without being particularly limited thereto. The present invention is not limited to the structure of the new energy vehicle and the like.

According to the vehicle 100 of the embodiment of the invention, the thermal management integrated module 10 has a simple and compact structure and a high integration level, so that the space on the vehicle 100 can be saved, and the thermal management integrated module 10 is convenient to install and connect pipelines.

Other constructions and operations of the thermal management integrated module 10 according to embodiments of the present invention are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element in question must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, features defining "first", "second" may include one or more such features, either explicitly or implicitly, for distinguishing between the descriptive features, and not sequentially, and not lightly.

In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "some embodiments," "optionally," "further," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: many changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the spirit and principles of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (12)

1. A thermal management integrated module, comprising:

the base comprises a main body and a base plate, wherein a plurality of internal flow channels are formed in the main body, a plurality of flow channel grooves are formed in the main body, the base plate is arranged on the main body, the base plate and the plurality of flow channel grooves define an external flow channel, and at least one internal flow channel is communicated with the external flow channel;

the main body is provided with a plurality of mounting cavities, each mounting cavity is communicated with the corresponding internal flow channel, the substrate is provided with a plurality of heat exchanger interfaces, and the heat exchanger interfaces are communicated with the external flow channels;

the plurality of electric control valves are mounted to the plurality of mounting cavities and act to switch communication through different inner flow channels and/or different outer flow channels to form different circulation loops.

2. The thermal management integrated module of claim 1, wherein at least two of said internal flow passages communicate through one of said external flow passages to form a plurality of first branches connected in parallel, each of said first branches being controlled to be turned on or off by a respective said electrically controlled valve.

3. The thermal management integrated module of claim 1, wherein at least two of said mounting cavities communicate through one of said internal flow passages to form a plurality of second branches connected in parallel, each of said second branches being controlled to be turned on or off by a respective said electrically controlled valve.

4. A thermal management integrated module according to claim 3, wherein one of said internal flow channels is provided on both sides with said mounting cavities communicating therewith.

5. The thermal management integrated module of claim 1, wherein a portion of the internal flow channels are provided with external device interfaces extending to sidewalls of the body.

6. The thermal management integrated module of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of a cross-section of the internal flow passage is formed as an arcuate surface.

7. The thermal management integrated module of claim 1, wherein the internal flow channels communicate with the respective flow channel slots through communication channels, and wherein a first junction of the communication channels with the internal flow channels and/or a second junction of the communication channels with the flow channel slots are provided with chamfers.

8. The thermal management integrated module of claim 1, further comprising a heat exchanger secured to the base and connected to the heat exchanger interface.

9. The thermal management integrated module of claim 8, wherein the heat exchanger and the plurality of electrically controlled valves are distributed on both sides of the base.

10. The thermal management integrated module of any of claims 1-9, wherein a one-way valve is disposed within at least a portion of the internal flow passage.

11. The thermal management integrated module of claim 10, wherein the mounting cavity comprises a first chamber, the plurality of internal flow passages comprising a first internal flow passage, the first chamber in communication with the first internal flow passage through an inlet passage and an outlet passage, the first chamber having the electrically controlled valve disposed therein to open or close the outlet passage;

the first internal flow passage is provided with the one-way valve therein, the one-way valve being located between the inlet passage and the outlet passage, the one-way valve being configured to be one-way conductive in a direction toward the inlet passage.

12. A vehicle comprising the thermal management integrated module of any one of claims 1-11.