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Modular induction fluid heater

US9924565B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignees

Mahle International GmbH · DE
BEHR-HELLA THERMOCONTROL GMBH · DE

Inventors

Michael Kohl · Britzingen, DE
Harri Pankratz · Lippstadt, DE
Ralph Trapp · Paderborn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 2014
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 5, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF24H2250/08
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for electrically heating a fluid, in particular for use in an electrically operated motor vehicle, comprising an induction coil, which is integrated in an oscillating circuit and produces an alternating magnetic field, and at least one first inductor, which is positioned within the alternating magnetic field. The inductor can be arranged inside a module, through which a fluid to be heated can flow, and the induction coil is arranged outside the module.

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