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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2016
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Matthias Gramann, Renchen, DE;
Jochen Reith, Bühl, DE;
Juergen Faber, Ottersweier, DE;
Nicolai Gramann, Renchen, DE;
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A thermal management system for an electric drive system, preferably for a vehicle, includes an electric drive including an electric motor and power electronics. The electric motor and the power electronics are integrated in a cooling circuit and are cooled by a coolant circulating in the cooling circuit. The coolant is circulated by a coolant pump. In the case of a variable thermal management system, the electric motor and the power electronics are in spatial contact with respective cooling units. The cooling units of the electric motor and of the power electronics are arranged parallel to each other and an electrically controlled coolant distributor is positioned between the coolant pump and the cooling units which coolant distributor has two outlets. One outlet leads to the cooling unit of the electric motor and one outlet leads to the cooling unit of the power electronics and the outlets of the cooling units are merged into a channel and led back to the coolant pump.