CN-122008773-A - Controller incorporating a heat exchanger and thermal management system using the same

Abstract

The present invention relates to a controller incorporating a heat exchanger and a thermal management system using the controller incorporating the heat exchanger. A controller system of a vehicle incorporating a heat exchanger may include a controller configured to perform a virtual operation, and a heat exchange plate having a coolant path for the controller, capable of performing heat exchange between heat emitted by the virtual operation of the controller and coolant passing through the coolant path of the heat exchange plate. After heat exchange at the heat exchange plates, the cooling liquid may be used for heating and/or battery warming.

Inventors

• JIN ZHONGYUAN
• Han Dagui
• JIN SHENGEN

Assignees

• 现代自动车株式会社
• 起亚株式会社

Dates

Publication Date

20260512

Application Date

20250530

Priority Date

20241112

Claims (20)

1. 1. A heat exchange system for a vehicle, comprising: a controller configured to perform a vehicle control operation and a virtual operation, and A heat exchange plate having a coolant path and attached to a surface of the controller; Wherein the heat exchange plate is configured to enable heat exchange to be performed between heat generated by virtual operation of the controller and cooling liquid passing through a cooling liquid path of the heat exchange plate.
2. 2. The heat exchange system of a vehicle of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises: printed Circuit Board (PCB) One or more processors and memory mounted on the printed circuit board, the one or more processors and memory configured to enable the one or more processors to perform vehicle control operations and virtual operations for generating heat.
3. 3. The heat exchange system of a vehicle of claim 2, wherein the controller further comprises a data input unit configured to replicate and amplify vehicle control input signals to generate virtual signals, and the data input unit is configured to input the generated virtual signals to the one or more processors.
4. 4. The heat exchange system of a vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the one or more processors are configured to repeatedly perform a nonsensical operation for generating heat based on the virtual signal input from the data input unit, and to not output a repeated operation signal based on the nonsensical operation.
5. 5. The heat exchange system of a vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a heat sink attached to a first side of the controller, the heat sink configured to transfer heat generated by a virtual operation to a coolant path of a heat exchange panel.
6. 6. The heat exchange system of a vehicle of claim 1, further comprising at least two baffles in the heat exchange panel, each of the at least two baffles having a length less than a width of the heat exchange panel, and the at least two baffles being configured in a zig-zag configuration such that the coolant path has an "S" shape from the coolant inlet to the coolant outlet.
7. 7. The heat exchange system of a vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a single baffle in the heat exchange plate, the single baffle having a baffle length that is less than a heat exchange plate length of the heat exchange plate such that the coolant path has a "U" shape from the coolant inlet to the coolant outlet.
8. 8. A thermal management system, comprising: A controller configured to perform a vehicle control operation and a virtual operation; A heat exchange plate having a coolant path and attached to a surface of the controller; A water-cooled heat exchanger configured to recover heat for heating or battery warming; A first coolant circulation line connected between the heat exchange plate outlet of the coolant path of the heat exchange plate and the water-cooled heat exchanger inlet of the water-cooled heat exchanger, and And a second coolant circulation line connected between the water-cooled heat exchanger outlet of the water-cooled heat exchanger and the heat exchange plate inlet of the coolant path of the heat exchange plate.
9. 9. The thermal management system of claim 8, further comprising an air conditioner controller configured to send an insufficient heat signal to inform the controller for heating or battery warming as compared to a reference heat.
10. 10. The thermal management system of claim 8, further comprising a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the coolant passing through the coolant path of the heat exchange plate and send a detection signal to the controller.
11. 11. The thermal management system of claim 8, further comprising an electric water pump mounted to the second coolant circulation line and configured to circulate coolant.
12. 12. The thermal management system of claim 8, wherein the controller comprises: printed Circuit Board (PCB) One or more processors and memory mounted on the printed circuit board, the one or more processors and memory configured to enable the one or more processors to perform vehicle control operations and virtual operations for generating heat.
13. 13. The thermal management system of claim 12, wherein the controller further comprises a data input unit configured to replicate and amplify vehicle control input signals to generate virtual signals, and the data input unit is configured to input the generated virtual signals to the one or more processors.
14. 14. The thermal management system of claim 13, wherein the one or more processors are configured to repeatedly perform nonsensical operations for generating heat based on the virtual signals input from the data input unit and not output repeated operation signals based on the nonsensical operations.
15. 15. The thermal management system of claim 8, further comprising a heat sink attached to a first side of said controller, said heat sink configured to transfer heat generated by a virtual operation to a coolant path of a heat exchange plate.
16. 16. The thermal management system of claim 8, wherein the thermal management system is configured to enable coolant passing through the coolant path of the heat exchange plate to be heated by heat generated by virtual operation of the controller and to pass through the water-cooled heat exchanger along the first coolant circulation line and to enable heat for heating or battery warming to be recovered from the coolant.
17. 17. A method of generating heat for a vehicle system, the method comprising: Performing a virtual operation in the controller to generate heat through a controller component of the controller; flowing a cooling fluid through the heat exchange plates to transfer heat generated by the controller assembly of the controller to the cooling fluid; after the coolant flows through the heat exchange plates, the coolant is used to heat vehicle components of the vehicle system.
18. 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising: checking whether there is a remaining storage space; allocating at least a portion of the memory space to instructions for virtual operations based on the existence of remaining memory space; Generating virtual data for a virtual operation; Instructions and virtual data for the virtual operation are provided to one or more processors of the controller component.
19. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein the performing of the virtual operation comprises: Copying and amplifying the vehicle control input signal to generate a virtual signal; the meaningless operation for generating heat is repeatedly performed based on the virtual signal.
20. 20. The method of claim 17, wherein the result of the virtual operation is non-output data.

Description

Controller incorporating a heat exchanger and thermal management system using the same Technical Field The present invention relates to a controller system incorporating a heat exchanger for a vehicle and a thermal management system using the controller system incorporating the heat exchanger. Background An electric vehicle is provided with an air conditioning system including a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator for cooling and heating the vehicle interior, and a thermal management system for cooling a battery, an electric machine, and a Power Electronic (PE) assembly and recovering waste heat. The air conditioning system includes various heat exchangers, such as an evaporator core and a heater core, to implement a heating mode, a heating dehumidification mode, and a cooling mode, and the thermal management system also includes various heat exchangers, such as a chiller (chiller) and a heater (e.g., a positive temperature coefficient (Positive Temperature Coefficient, PTC) heater and a battery heater), to implement a battery heating mode, a motor and battery cooling mode, and the like. In order to solve the problems of the increase in the number of parts and the increase in cost due to the inclusion of a plurality of heat exchangers in the existing air conditioner and heat management system, a method is being sought to remove or modify some of the heat exchangers (e.g., PTC heaters or battery heaters) to reduce the number of parts and the cost. The above information disclosed in this background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the invention and therefore may contain information that does not form the prior art that is already disclosed, that is available or that is in use. Disclosure of Invention The present invention relates to a controller system incorporating a heat exchanger of a vehicle and a thermal management system using the same, and more particularly, to a controller system incorporating a heat exchanger of a vehicle and a thermal management system using the same, which are capable of using heat generated by virtual operation of a controller for heating and/or battery warming. Embodiments of the present invention may solve the above-described problems associated with the related art, and may provide a controller of a vehicle incorporating a heat exchanger including a controller performing a virtual operation and a heat exchange plate mounted to the controller and having a coolant path capable of performing heat exchange between heat generated by the virtual operation of the controller and coolant passing through the coolant path of the heat exchange plate to use the coolant after the heat exchange for, for example, heating and battery warming, and a thermal management system using the same. Embodiments of the present invention may provide a controller of a vehicle incorporating a heat exchanger, including a controller configured to perform a vehicle control operation and a virtual operation, and a heat exchange plate formed with a coolant path and attached to one surface of the controller, wherein heat exchange can be performed between heat generated by the virtual operation of the controller and coolant passing through the coolant path of the heat exchange plate. In an embodiment of the present invention, the controller may be configured to include a printed circuit board and a plurality of processors and memories mounted on the printed circuit board to perform vehicle control operations and virtual operations for generating heat. In an embodiment of the present invention, the controller may further include a data input unit that copies and amplifies the vehicle control input signal to generate a virtual signal, and inputs the generated virtual signal to each of the processors. In an embodiment of the present invention, the processor may be configured to repeatedly perform a nonsensical operation for generating heat based on the virtual signal input through the data input unit, and not output a repeated operation signal. In an embodiment of the present invention, a heat sink may be further attached to one side of the controller, the heat sink transferring heat generated by the dummy operation to a coolant path of the heat exchange plate. In an embodiment of the invention, at least two baffles having a length smaller than the width of the heat exchanger plate may be formed in the heat exchanger plate in a zigzag form while maintaining a set, predetermined or selected distance such that the coolant path is formed in an "S" shape from the coolant inlet to the coolant outlet. In an embodiment of the present invention, a single partition having a length smaller than that of the heat exchange plate may be formed in the heat exchange plate such that the coolant path is formed in a "U" shape from the coolant inlet port to the coolant outlet port. Embodiments of the present invention may provide a thermal management system including a controller configured to