US 12,441,158 B2
Valve set integrated module, vehicle thermal management system, and vehicle
Shibai Li, Shenzhen (CN); Wei Jin, Shenzhen (CN); Min Xu, Shenzhen (CN); Meijiao Ye, Shenzhen (CN); and Yuzhong Li, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to BYD Company Limited, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by BYD COMPANY LIMITED, Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/374,204.
Application 18/374,204 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2022/095517, filed on May 27, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 202110600866.6 (CN), filed on May 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0017588 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01); F25B 41/20 (2021.01)
CPC B60H 1/00485 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00278 (2013.01); B60H 1/00321 (2013.01); B60H 1/00792 (2013.01); B60H 1/00885 (2013.01); F25B 41/20 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An integrated valve module, comprising:
a body, a first flow channel being disposed in the body, the first flow channel comprising a first branch channel;
an interface, disposed on the body, configured to be connected with a corresponding thermal management device in a thermal management system, and comprising an indoor condenser outlet interface, an outdoor heat exchanger inlet interface, and a first interface of a motor heat exchanger; and
a valve set, disposed on the body and comprising a first electric valve and a second electric valve,
wherein a first port of the first electric valve is connected with the indoor condenser outlet interface; a second port of the second electric valve is connected with the outdoor heat exchanger inlet interface; a third port of the second electric valve is connected with the first interface of the motor heat exchanger; and
the first branch channel comprises a first opening and a second opening, the first opening being configured to be in communication with a second port of the first electric valve and a third port of the first electric valve, and the second opening being configured to be in communication with a first port of the second electric valve, and the second port of the first electric valve or the third port of the first electric valve is in communication with the outdoor heat exchanger inlet interface and the first interface of the motor heat exchanger through the first branch channel.
 
13. A vehicle thermal management system, comprising an integrated valve module comprising:
a body, a first flow channel being disposed in the body, the first flow channel comprising a first branch channel;
an interface, disposed on the body, configured to be connected with a corresponding thermal management device in a thermal management system, and comprising an indoor condenser outlet interface, an outdoor heat exchanger inlet interface, and a first interface of a motor heat exchanger; and
a valve set, disposed on the body and comprising a first electric valve and a second electric valve,
wherein a first port of the first electric valve is connected with the indoor condenser outlet interface; a second port of the second electric valve is connected with the outdoor heat exchanger inlet interface; a third port of the second electric valve is connected with the first interface of the motor heat exchanger; and
the first branch channel comprises a first opening and a second opening, the first opening being configured to be in communication with a second port of the first electric valve and a third port of the first electric valve, and the second opening being configured to be in communication with a first port of the second electric valve, and the second port of the first electric valve or the third port of the first electric valve is in communication with the outdoor heat exchanger inlet interface and the first interface of the motor heat exchanger through the first branch channel.
 
20. A vehicle, comprising a vehicle thermal management system comprising an integrated valve module, wherein the integrated valve module comprises:
a body, a first flow channel being disposed in the body, the first flow channel comprising a first branch channel;
an interface, disposed on the body, configured to be connected with a corresponding thermal management device in a thermal management system, and comprising an indoor condenser outlet interface, an outdoor heat exchanger inlet interface, and a first interface of a motor heat exchanger; and
a valve set, disposed on the body and comprising a first electric valve and a second electric valve,
wherein a first port of the first electric valve is connected with the indoor condenser outlet interface; a second port of the second electric valve is connected with the outdoor heat exchanger inlet interface; a third port of the second electric valve is connected with the first interface of the motor heat exchanger; and
the first branch channel comprises a first opening and a second opening, the first opening being configured to be in communication with a second port of the first electric valve and a third port of the first electric valve, and the second opening being configured to be in communication with a first port of the second electric valve, and the second port of the first electric valve or the third port of the first electric valve is in communication with the outdoor heat exchanger inlet interface and the first interface of the motor heat exchanger through the first branch channel.