Cooling circuit for an internal combustion engine
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Abstract
A cooling circuit for an internal combustion engine includes a first coolant circuit and a second coolant circuit, the cooling circuit being able to be operated by a distributor so that the internal combustion engine reaches its operating temperature as quickly as possible, and a heat exchanger used to heat the vehicle interior is operational as quickly as possible. The return channel from the second coolant circuit is connectable to either the return channel or the flow channel of the first coolant circuit.
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29 Claims
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16. A cooling circuit for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
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a first external coolant circuit including a first flow channel, a first return channel, and a main coolant pump, wherein the first external coolant circuit supplies waste heat from the internal combustion engine to a radiator, and wherein the first flow channel is connected to the cylinder head of the internal combustion engine;
a second external coolant circuit including a second flow channel, a second return channel, and an auxiliary coolant pump, wherein the second external coolant circuit supplies waste heat from the internal combustion engine to a heat exchanger, and wherein the second flow channel is connected to a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine; and
a distributor having a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the distributor connects the first return channel to the second return channel, and wherein in the second position the distributor connects the second return channel to the first flow channel and the auxiliary coolant pump delivers coolant from the second return channel to the first flow channel, thereby bypassing an engine block of the internal combustion engine. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for controlling a cooling circuit for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
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detecting a temperature of the internal combustion engine;
deactivating a main coolant pump and an auxiliary coolant pump, and setting a distributor to a first position, when the temperature of the internal combustion engine is less than a first threshold value;
deactivating the main coolant pump and activating the auxiliary coolant pump, and setting the distributor to the first position, when the temperature of the internal combustion engine is at least equal to the first threshold value and less than a second threshold value; and
activating the main coolant pump and deactivating the auxiliary coolant pump, and setting the distributor to a second position, when the temperature of the internal combustion engine is at least equal to the second threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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