Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary examples do not represent all implementations consistent with the application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects of the application as detailed in the accompanying claims.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
It should be understood that the terms first, second and the like used in the description and the claims do not denote any order, quantity or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another. Likewise, the terms "a" or "an" and the like do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one; "plurality" means two and more than two. Unless otherwise indicated, the terms "front," "rear," "lower," and/or "upper" and the like are merely for convenience of description and are not limited to one location or one spatial orientation. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, means that elements or items appearing before "comprising" or "comprising" are encompassed by the element or item recited after "comprising" or "comprising" and equivalents thereof, and that other elements or items are not excluded.
The thermal management device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The features of the examples and embodiments described below may be supplemented or combined with one another without conflict.
The whole car heat management system is mainly used for generally managing the cold energy and the heat energy so as to meet the requirements of the cold energy and the heat energy in the whole car range, such as the refrigerating/heating requirements of the space in the cabin, the cooling requirements of the motor, the heating/cooling requirements of the battery and the like. Wherein a part of the cold/heat is supplied by means such as running a refrigerant circulation circuit, starting a heater, the cooling liquid itself carrying the cold, and the like, and a part of the heat is obtained by means such as recovering the other part of the cold/heat. Wherein, part of components in the whole vehicle thermal management system are integrated to form the thermal management device. It can be appreciated that the components of the thermal management device and their positions can be adjusted according to actual requirements, and the functions of the components are not affected.
According to one possible embodiment of the thermal management device of the present application, as shown in fig. 1 to 7, the thermal management device comprises a control assembly 1, a compression assembly 2 and a thermal management assembly 3, the control assembly 1 being electrically connected to the compression assembly 2 and the thermal management assembly 3, respectively.
The thermal management assembly 3 includes a flow field plate and a plurality of thermal management components (not shown) mounted to the flow field plate, the flow field plate having a plurality of flow channels (not shown) through which at least some of the cavities of the thermal management components communicate. It will be appreciated that the thermal management component may be a component for controlling the on-off of the flow channels, the thermal management component may be a component for controlling the flow rate variation of the two flow channels, the thermal management component may be a component for powering the flow of fluid, the thermal management component may be a component for separating the gaseous and liquid phases of the fluid, the thermal management component may be a component for switching the flow direction of the fluid, the thermal management component may be a component with an internal cavity in communication with the flow channels for effecting heat exchange, and the thermal management component may be a component with an internal cavity not in communication with the flow channels but mounted to the flow channel plates. The type of thermal management component is selected according to the requirements of the thermal management system, and the application is not limited.
In one possible embodiment, the flow field plates include a first flow field plate 31 having a first channel for circulating a refrigerant and a second flow field plate 32 having a second channel for circulating a cooling liquid, the first and second channels being isolated from each other and not communicating with each other, the first flow field plate 31 being mounted with the second flow field plate 32. The thermal management components include a first thermal management component mounted to the first flow field plate 31 and a second thermal management component mounted to the second flow field plate 32, with at least some of the internal cavities of the first thermal management component being in communication via a first channel and at least some of the internal cavities of the second thermal management component being in communication via a second channel. By arranging the runner plate, pipelines in the thermal management system can be reduced, the flow resistance is reduced, and the complexity of the thermal management system is reduced.
It should be noted that in the drawings of the present application, the flow channels of the flow channel plate and the cavities for mounting the thermal management components are not shown, and the thermal management components are not shown, for the purpose of simplifying the drawings, and it should not be understood that the flow channel plate cannot be provided with the flow channels and the cavities, and the flow channel plate cannot be mounted with the thermal management components.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the compression assembly 2 includes a housing 22, a compression member 23, and a driving member 24, the compression member 23 and the driving member 24 being located in an inner cavity of the housing 22. The driving part 24 receives a control signal from the outside, and the driving part 24 drives the compressing part 23 to move according to the control signal, so that the compressing part 23 compresses the refrigerant, and the compressed refrigerant is discharged out of the casing 22. At the same time, the driving part 24 can also send feedback signals to the outside to respond to the self-running state, thereby protecting the compression assembly 2 and adjusting to a better working state.
The housing 22 is mounted with the first flow path plate 31 and the inner cavity of the compression member 23 communicates with the first passage. In some other embodiments, the housing 22 is of unitary construction with the first flow field plate 31. In some other embodiments, the housing 22 and the first flow field plate 31 are each independently formed and mounted together either directly or by brackets.
The control assembly 1 comprises a housing and a circuit board 13, the housing comprising a first housing 11 and a second housing 12, the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 being mounted together. The control assembly 1 has a mounting cavity 10, the mounting cavity 10 being located between the first housing 11 and the second housing 12, and a circuit board 13 being located in the mounting cavity 10. The circuit board 13 is electrically connected to the driving part 24 and the thermal management part, respectively, for adjusting the operating states of the driving part 24 and the thermal management part.
In the present application, neither the thermal management assembly 3 nor the compression assembly 2 includes an electrical control portion, but only a mechanical portion. The control unit 1 is electrically connected to the thermal management unit 3 and the compression unit 2, and the control unit 1 controls the thermal management unit and the driving unit 24 to operate. It will be appreciated that the compression assembly comprises the mechanical part of the compressor of the related art and the control assembly comprises the electrical control part of the compressor of the related art, the electrical control part of the compressor and the electrical control part of the thermal management assembly being integrated in the control assembly 1.
In one possible embodiment, referring to fig. 3, compression assembly 2 includes a first connector 21, with first connector 21 partially positioned within mounting cavity 10. The first connector 21 includes a plurality of pins 211, one end portion of the pins 211 is fixed to the housing 22 and electrically connected to the driving member 24, and the other end portion of the pins 211 is fixed to the first housing 11 and electrically connected to the circuit board 13. Optionally, the pins 211 are made of metal.
The outer wall surface of shell 22 is laminated with the outer wall surface of control assembly 1, and contact pin 211 partly is located compression assembly 2, and another part is located control assembly 1, and contact pin 211 is not exposed in the air, reduces the electric leakage risk, reduces the risk that contact pin 211 damaged.
The first housing 11 includes first mounting hole portions 111, the first mounting hole portions 111 are in one-to-one correspondence with the pins 211, the pins 211 have a bore partially located in the first mounting hole portions 111, and the pins 211 are hermetically connected to the wall of the first mounting hole portions 111. The circuit board 13 includes a second mounting hole 131, the pin 211 has a cavity partially located in the second mounting hole 131, the pin 211 is fixedly connected to the circuit board 13, and the pin 211 is electrically connected to a circuit of the circuit board 13. Optionally, a fixing structure is provided in the first housing 11 to ensure stability of the pins 211 in the mounting cavity 10.
In one other possible embodiment, referring to fig. 11, the compression assembly 2 includes a second connector 25 and the control assembly 1 includes a third connector 17, the second connector 25 being mated with and electrically connected to the third connector 17. The second connector 25 is fixedly connected to the housing 22 or integrally formed with the housing 22, and the second connector 25 is electrically connected to the driving member 24. The third connector 17 is fixedly connected with the first housing 11 or integrally formed with the first housing 11, and the third connector 17 is electrically connected with the circuit board 13. Optionally, the second connector 25 and the third connector 17 have a concave-convex mating structure therebetween, specifically, one of the second connector 25 and the third connector 17 has a mounting groove, and the other has a portion located in the mounting groove.
Referring to fig. 12, the control assembly 1 includes a compression control module electrically connected to the driving part 24 and a thermal management control module transmitting a control signal to the compression assembly 2 to adjust an operation state of the driving part 24. The thermal management control module is electrically connected with the thermal management component and sends a signal to the thermal management component to adjust the operating state of the thermal management component.
The compression control module and the thermal management control module are both located between the first shell 11 and the second shell 12. Optionally, the compression control module and the thermal management control module are located on the same circuit board 13.
In some embodiments, the thermal management device comprises a heating device for heating a fluid, the fluid being at least one of a cooling liquid, a refrigerant, and air. The control assembly 1 comprises a heating control module which is electrically connected with the heating device, and the heating control module sends a control signal to the heating device so as to adjust the working state of the heating device. Optionally, the heating device is mounted to the flow field plate.
The heating control module is located between the first housing 11 and the second housing 12. Optionally, the heating control module, the compression control module and the thermal management control module are located on the same circuit board 13.
The adjustment of the operating state includes at least one of an opening member, a closing member, a rotation speed adjustment, an opening degree adjustment, and a power adjustment.
The control assembly 1 comprises a cooling member 15 and a plurality of heating elements 14, the cooling member 15 being at least partially located in the mounting cavity 10, the heating elements 14 being in thermally conductive connection with the cooling member 15, the heating elements 14 being electrically connected with the circuit board 13. It should be understood that the heating element 14 refers to an electronic component with a larger heating value in the use process, and may also be an electronic component with a cooling requirement, and optionally, the plurality of heating elements 14 include at least one of an insulated gate bipolar transistor, a discharge resistor, a thin film capacitor, and a common mode inductor. It should be understood that the heat-generating element 14 and the cooling component 15 are connected by heat conduction, that is, the heat-generating element 14 and the cooling component 15 can exchange heat, and they can be directly attached to each other, or other components can be further spaced between them, so long as heat exchange can be achieved.
Each heating element 14 includes a body and a connecting portion, the connecting portion is fixed with the circuit board 14 and electrically connected with the circuit board 14, and the connecting portion is fixed with the body and electrically connected with the circuit in the body. The body is fixedly or thermally conductively connected to the cooling member 15. The plurality of heating elements 14 are arranged along the length direction of the cooling component 15, and the body of each heating element 14 can conduct heat with the cooling component 15 sufficiently to achieve a good cooling effect. It can be understood that when the heating element 14 is in a plug-in structure, the connection portion is a pin; when the heating element 14 is in a patch structure, the connection portion is an electrode.
The body and the cooling part 15 are fixedly connected through screws, or fixedly connected through a fixture, or fixedly connected through adhesive.
The heating elements 14 with serious heating are concentrated together, the body of the heating element 14 is arranged on the cooling part 15 to intensively cool the heating element 14, so that the problems of complex structural arrangement for cooling and poor heat dissipation effect caused by scattered distribution of a plurality of heating elements 14 in a comparison file are solved. In some cases, the body of the heating element 14 is disposed at a distance from the circuit board 13, and may also protect other electronic components on the circuit board 13.
In this embodiment, the body of the heating element 14 is located between the circuit board 13 and the cooling component 15, so that the space of the mounting cavity 10 can be fully utilized, which is beneficial to miniaturizing the control assembly 1.
The cooling member 15 has a cooling chamber 20, the cooling member 15 includes an inlet portion 153 and an outlet portion 154, the inner cavities of the inlet portion 153 and the outlet portion 154 are respectively communicated with the cooling chamber 20, the inner cavities of the inlet portion 153 and the outlet portion 154 are respectively communicated with the external space of the control assembly 1, and the inlet portion 153 and the outlet portion 154 are partially protruded from the control assembly 1, thereby facilitating connection and communication with other members. The cooling cavity 20 is filled with cooling liquid, the cooling liquid enters the cooling cavity 20 from the inner cavity of the inlet portion 153, exchanges heat with the heating element 14 in the flowing process of the cooling cavity 20, realizes cooling of the heating element 14, and then flows out from the inner cavity of the outlet portion 154. Optionally, the cooling cavity 20 is communicated with the second channel, and cooling of the heating element 14 is realized by adopting cooling liquid, so that heat taken away by the cooling liquid can be recycled, and the energy efficiency of the thermal management system is improved.
In this embodiment, referring to fig. 4 to 7, the inlet portion 153 and the outlet portion 154 are located on the same side of the cooling member 15 in the longitudinal direction, and the flow path of the cooling liquid is substantially U-shaped, so that the flow path length can be prolonged and the heat exchange effect can be improved. Specifically, the cooling member 15 includes a partition 156, the cooling chamber 20 includes the first chamber 30 and the second chamber 40, the partition 156 is located between the first chamber 30 and the second chamber 40, the inner cavity of the inlet portion 153 communicates with the first chamber 30, and the inner cavity of the outlet portion 154 communicates with the second chamber 40. One end of the partition 156 in the length direction is hermetically connected to the inner wall of the cooling member 15 such that the inlet portion 153 and the outlet portion 154 are isolated from each other, and the other end of the partition 156 in the length direction is spaced apart from the inner wall of the cooling member 15 by a distance such that the first chamber 30 and the second chamber 40 can communicate.
In some other embodiments, the opposite ends of the partition 156 in the length direction are respectively connected with the inner wall of the cooling member 15 in a sealing manner, and the partition 156 is provided with an opening or a notch so that the first chamber 30 communicates with the second chamber 40.
Referring to fig. 5 and 7, the cooling part 15 includes fins 157, and the fins 157 are located in the cooling cavity 20 to disturb the flow direction of the cooling liquid and increase the heat exchanging area, so that the cooling liquid exchanges heat with the heating element 14 more sufficiently, and the heat exchanging effect can be further improved.
The cooling member 15 has a guide surface 155, the guide surface 155 being inclined with respect to the partition 156, the guide surface 155 being oriented toward the communication between the first chamber 30 and the second chamber 40. The guiding surface 155 is located at an end of the first chamber 30 away from the inlet portion 153, or the guiding surface 155 is located at an end of the second chamber 40 away from the outlet portion 154, for redistributing the flow of the cooling liquid, so as to improve the heat exchange efficiency. Optionally, the angle between the guide surface 155 and the length of the partition 156 is 30 degrees, so that the flow of the cooling liquid is smoother.
In some other embodiments, referring to fig. 8 and 9, the inlet portion 153 and the outlet portion 154 are located on opposite sides of the length direction of the cooling member 15, respectively, and the cooling liquid flow path is a single flow path.
In some other embodiments, the cooling member 15 may be provided with a plurality of partitions 156 such that the cooling chamber 20 is partitioned into a plurality of cooling fluid flow paths in a continuous S shape, increasing the flow paths of the cooling fluid, thereby enhancing the heat exchange effect.
In this embodiment, referring to fig. 4 and 5, the cooling member 15 includes a cover 151 and a cavity 152, the cover 151 and the cavity 152 are formed independently, the cover 151 and the cavity 152 are connected in a sealed manner, the cooling chamber 20 is located between the cover 151 and the cavity 152, the inlet 153 and the outlet 154 are located in the cavity 152, the inlet 153 and the outlet 154 are connected in a sealed manner to the first housing 11, and the guide surface 155 is provided in the cavity 152. The cover 151 is made of a material having good heat conductivity, for example, a metal material.
In some embodiments, both the baffle 156 and the fins 157 are fixedly attached to the cover portion 151. Optionally, the partition 156, the fins 157, and the cover 151 are integrally formed.
In some embodiments, both the baffle 156 and the fins 157 are fixedly connected to the cavity 152. Optionally, the baffle 156, fins 157, and cavity 152 are of unitary construction.
In some other embodiments, the cooling member 15 is a unitary structure, the cooling member 15 being mounted with the first housing 11, and the inlet portion 153 and the outlet portion 154 being respectively sealingly connected with the first housing 11. Alternatively, the cooling member 15 may be formed by a casting or die casting process.
In some other embodiments, referring to fig. 8 to 9, the cavity 152 is integrally formed with the first case 11, and the cover 151 is mounted with the cavity 152.
In the application, the cover body 151 and the cavity 152 are arranged together, the cover body 151 and the cavity 152 are connected in a sealing way, and the cover body 151 and the cavity 152 can be arranged in a brazing way, an adhesive way, a fastening way or a fastening way.
When the cover 151 and the cavity 152 are locked together, referring to fig. 7, one of the cover 151 and the cavity 152 is provided with an elastic hook 159, and the other is provided with a limiting portion 158. When the cover 151 and the cavity 152 are mounted together by fasteners, the cover 151 and the cavity 152 are each provided with mounting holes for receiving fasteners. Optionally, the fastener is the bolt, and the pore wall of mounting hole is equipped with the internal thread, and the bolt is equipped with the external screw thread, and both cooperations realize the installation.
In order to ensure better thermal conductivity between the heating element 14 and the cover 151, the control assembly 1 includes a thermal pad 16, where the thermal pad 16 is disposed between the heating element 14 and the cover 151, so that thermal conductivity between the heating element 14 and the cover 151 can be improved, insulation between the heating element 14 and the cover 151 can be ensured, and safety can be improved. The heat conductive pad 16 is substantially plate-shaped, and one side in the thickness direction of the heat conductive pad 16 is bonded to the lid 151 and the other side is bonded to the heating element 14. On the plane perpendicular to the thickness direction of the heat conduction pad 16, the projection of the heat conduction pad 16 coincides with the projection of the cover 151, and the heat conduction pad 16 is fully contacted with the cover 151, so that the heat conduction effect is better, and a better cooling effect is realized.
In the application, the plurality of heating elements 14 are concentrated together to radiate heat, so that the problem of complex arrangement of the cooling component 15 caused by non-concentrated distribution of the heating elements 14 is solved, and the plurality of heating elements 14 are radiated more effectively and conveniently. Other electronic devices on the circuit board 13 can be protected, and the influence of the high temperature of the heating element 14 can be reduced. And the flow path of the cooling liquid is optimized by using the partition plate 156 and the fins 157, and the uniformity of the cooling liquid is optimized by using the guide surface 155, thereby improving the cooling effect. Optimizing the flow path of the coolant using the partition 156 and the fins 157 can achieve a good cooling effect using the relatively small-sized cooling member 15, facilitating miniaturization of the control assembly 1. The control parts of a plurality of components in the thermal management system are concentrated in the control assembly 1, and the electrical connection is realized by using connectors, so that the number of wire harnesses in the thermal management system is reduced, the installation complexity is reduced, and the reliability of products is improved.
It should be understood that the integral structure in the present application means that a part manufactured by stamping, extruding, machining, etc. is made of a complete material, and is not subjected to a connection process such as brazing, gluing, etc. The means for fixedly connecting and mounting together in the present application includes, but is not limited to, at least one of brazing, gluing, bracket fixing, and the like.
The present application is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and any simple modification, equivalent changes and modification made to the above-mentioned embodiments according to the technical matters of the present application can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present application.