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Cooling system for a vehicle, and method for the operation of a cooling system

US8136488B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References

13Claims

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Assignee

AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

Uwe Haas · Wernau, DE
Thomas Anzenberger · Ingolstadt, DE
Thomas Reuss · Fürstenau, DE
Günter Zitzler · Kreßbronn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 27, 2006
Grant date	Mar 20, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 4, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF02D41/1446
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An invention relates to a cooling system for a vehicle comprising an engine, an engine radiator, and an engine cooling circuit. A second cooling circuit encompassing at least one cooling component can be coupled to the engine radiator and is connected to a coolant recirculation pipe of the engine cooling circuit by means of a branch of a coolant supply pipe of the engine cooling circuit and a recirculation pipe of the cooling component. The second cooling circuit can be alternatively coupled to the coolant recirculation pipe or a coolant supply pipe at the output end in accordance with operating conditions of the engine.

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