TLX Technologies launches new modular valve family
Electromagnetic and electromechanical solutions developer TLX Technologies will launch the first two components in its new family of modular valves at the EV Tech Expo in Detroit this week.
Designed with both critical performance characteristics and flexibility in mind, the new 4-Way and 3-Way Switching Valves will give OEM and system design teams the thermal management controls to suit multiple vehicle platforms.
The high-flow valves deliver near zero cross-flow leakage, reducing the number of challenges design teams face when developing a thermal management system with the desired thermal efficiency and flow control characteristics.
The valves incorporate two important features for reducing a vehicle's overall energy consumption and therefore improving mileage or range, regardless of fuel type. First, the valves do not require constant power to maintain a commanded position. Second, their efficient fluid flow path minimises pressure drop, allowing the vehicle's coolant pump to support the system's fluid management requirements with less power.
The new modular valve family also has the flexibility to suit vehicle platforms with different communication protocol, operating voltage, and port size requirements. These valves support both 12 and 24 Vdc operation and can use either PWM or LIN communication protocols, and design teams can choose nearly any port size up to 25.4mm without any changes to the valve body, flow paths, or drive system.
The new valves will be on display at the EV Tech Expo between 8-10 October in Detroit, Michigan.