Pump module, particularly for a temperature management system, and temperature management system comprising the pump module, and motor vehicle comprising the pump module or the temperature management system

The invention relates to a pump module, in particular a liquid fluid pump module for a temperature management system (100), e.g. of an electric battery-driven motor vehicle or a hybrid motor vehicle, comprising: at least one electrically driven fluid pump unit (2) which is configured and provided to supply fluid to be pumped to at least one actuatable fluid valve means (3); a control device (ECU) for actuating at least one drive motor (7) of the fluid pump unit (2), wherein the control unit (ECU) also comprises at least one electrically actuatable operating solenoid (31) for a pilot valve (20), which solenoid is configured and provided to hydraulically operate the fluid valve means (3) by means of the pilot valve (20) during normal use of the pump module (1).

Furthermore, the invention relates to a temperature management system comprising the pump module, and a motor vehicle comprising the pump module or the temperature management system.

A cooling structure for a vehicle. The vehicle includes a motor. The cooling structure includes a gear case, an inverter, and a cooling flow path. The gear case has an outer face and an inner face, and contains a gear mechanism and an oil. The inverter is provided on the outer face of the gear case, and configured to be electrically coupled to the motor. The cooling flow path is provided between the inner face of the gear case and the inverter, and configured to allow a refrigerant to flow therethrough.

A vehicle includes an electrical powertrain, a heater, at least one cooling loop, and a controller. The heater is configured to heat a vehicle cabin. The at least one cooling loop is configured to transport waste heat from at least one subcomponent of the electrical powertrain to the vehicle cabin. The controller is programmed to, in response to a command to heat the vehicle cabin and a command to operate in an economy mode, shut down the heater and operate the at least one cooling loop to transport the waste heat to the vehicle cabin. The controller is further programmed to, in response to the command to heat the vehicle cabin and an absence of the command to operate in the economy mode, operate the heater to heat the vehicle cabin.

A heat management system and an electric vehicle. The heat management system may be configured in the electric vehicle. A plurality of heat management requirements are generated under different conditions such as different operating conditions (such as driving and a charging request) of the electric vehicle, a current ambient temperature of the electric vehicle, a temperature of a battery pack, or a heat status (that is, a heat value) of a power assembly. Therefore, the heat management system can select different circulation manners of a coolant for different heat management requirements. The heat management system adjusts opening or closing of each valve port in the multi-path direction control valve assembly to select different circulation manners of the coolant, to reduce energy consumption and costs generated when the heat management system performs heat management on the power assembly and the battery pack.

Methods and systems are provided for a cooling system for a vehicle having a fuel cell system. The cooling system comprises a first cooling circuit configured to cool a first set of vehicle components and a second cooling circuit configured to cool a second set of vehicle components. The fuel cell system is distributed between the first set of vehicle components and the second set of vehicle components.

A fluid management module, e.g., for a motor vehicle, is disclosed. The fluid management module includes at least two function components and at least one electrical control/regulating device. The control/regulating device includes a circuit board with electrical connectors. The electrical connectors include a plurality of analogue signal input connectors and at least one component field bus connector, each for electrically connecting to a respective function component via a component field bus, and a vehicle field bus connector for electrically connecting to a CAN bus or LIN bus of a motor vehicle. At least the vehicle field bus connector, the component field bus connector and the analogue signal input connectors are electrically connected to a micro-controller of the control/regulating device provided on the circuit board. At least one of the at least two function components is electrically connected to at least one of the electrical connectors.

An integrated electric drive system includes an electric machine having a first housing and an output shaft, a transmission having a second housing and a drive shaft, and a power electronics module with a third housing and an electronic device configured to provide electric power for the electric machine. The transmission receives an input torque of the output shaft and outputs the same via the drive shaft. The power electronics module is configured to be arranged around the drive shaft. The integrated electric drive system can be installed on an electric vehicle. The integrated electric drive system has a more compact structure with a higher degree of integration, and better heat dissipation capability, facilitating spatial optimization and lightweight design of the electric vehicle.

A drive device is disclosed, in particular for an electrically driveable vehicle, having at least one electric motor, having at least one drive inverter for actuating the electric motor, having at least one cooling unit with at least one coolant pump, a cooler, at least one pump inverter and with at least one heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger is connected in fluid-conducting fashion to the coolant pump and to the cooler via a coolant circuit, wherein at least one pump inverter is integrated into the drive inverter or is arranged adjacent to the drive inverter, wherein the coolant pump can be actuated by the pump inverter.

One example provides a chassis for an electric snowmobile including a battery pack. The battery pack includes a battery pack housing defining an enclosure for housing a number of battery modules for powering an electric motor of the electric snowmobile, the battery pack housing having a length extending in a longitudinal direction of the snowmobile, the battery pack housing including a bottom surface. A pair of opposing side panels extends downwardly from and along at least a portion of the length of the battery pack housing, the opposing panels and at least portions of the bottom surface of the battery pack housing together forming a rear structure extending in the longitudinal direction of the electric snowmobile.

A valve for a fluid system of a vehicle having a valve housing with valve housing openings, a valve body arranged so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, a valve seal, a valve drive, and a plurality of connecting pieces corresponding to the valve housing openings. The connecting pieces have a circular flow passage area in cross section at a free end of the respective connecting piece, and the valve housing openings, corresponding to the connecting pieces, each have a substantially rectangular cross section. The respective valve housing opening is larger than the flow passage area at the free end of the corresponding connecting piece, and the flow passage areas of the connecting pieces widen in a diffuser-like manner from the free end of the respective connecting piece to the respective corresponding valve housing opening and merge in a stepless manner into the respective valve housing opening.