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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2010
Itsuro Sawada, Hitachinaka, JP;
Tadashi Osaka, Kashiwa, JP;
Atsushi Yokoyama, Hitachiota, JP;
Shingo Nasu, Hitachinaka, JP;
Yuto Imanishi, Atsugi, JP;
Sachio Sekiya, Hitachinaka, JP;
Itsuro Sawada, Hitachinaka, JP;
Tadashi Osaka, Kashiwa, JP;
Atsushi Yokoyama, Hitachiota, JP;
Shingo Nasu, Hitachinaka, JP;
Yuto Imanishi, Atsugi, JP;
Sachio Sekiya, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cooling system of an electric vehicle includes a cooling medium circulation path that circulates a cooling medium to an electrically powered drive unit of a vehicle, a heat exchange unit between the cooling medium and external air, a cooling medium circulation unit, a blower unit that blows air against the heat exchange unit, and a control unit that controls the cooling medium circulation unit and the blower unit, thus controlling cooling of the electrically powered drive unit. The control unit controls the cooling medium circulation unit and the blower unit in a first cooling mode, when a drive force for the vehicle is in a first operational region, and controls in a second cooling mode that provides a higher cooling capability than the first cooling mode, when the drive force for the vehicle is in a second operational region that is higher than the first operational region.