ELECTRICAL DEVICE COOLING STRUCTURE IN VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An electrical device cooling structure in a vehicle, comprising:
- an electrical device which includes;
a battery for driving a motor for traveling;
a DC/DC converter; and
a motor driving inverter,the electrical device being disposed below a floor behind a seat, and cooled by cooling air,wherein the DC/DC converter and the motor driving inverter are arranged side by side in a vehicle width direction above the battery; and
wherein the cooling air flows from a front side to a rear side of a vehicle body and separates into an upper portion and a lower portion which cool in parallel the DC/DC converter and the motor driving inverter on an upper side and the battery on a lower side, respectively.
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Abstract
In a power supply unit disposed below a floor behind a seat, battery modules are disposed in a lower position, and a DC/DC converter and a motor driving inverter are disposed side by side in a vehicle width direction above the battery modules. Thus, cooling air flowing from the front side to the rear side of a vehicle body is divided into upper and lower portions to cool in parallel the DC/DC converter 41 and the motor driving inverter on the upper side and the battery modules on the lower side. Thus, it is possible to simplify a passage of the cooling air to reduce the size of the entire power supply unit, and improve mountability of the power supply unit on the vehicle body. Also, it is possible to apply cooling air at low temperature before heat exchange to all the battery module, the DC/DC converter, and the motor driving inverter, thereby enhancing cooling effect.
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7 Claims
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1. An electrical device cooling structure in a vehicle, comprising:
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an electrical device which includes; a battery for driving a motor for traveling; a DC/DC converter; and a motor driving inverter, the electrical device being disposed below a floor behind a seat, and cooled by cooling air, wherein the DC/DC converter and the motor driving inverter are arranged side by side in a vehicle width direction above the battery; and wherein the cooling air flows from a front side to a rear side of a vehicle body and separates into an upper portion and a lower portion which cool in parallel the DC/DC converter and the motor driving inverter on an upper side and the battery on a lower side, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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