Cooling assembly and cooling method for motor vehicle drive train

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The cooling arrangement (40) has a friction clutch (14), an electric machine (22), a fluid distribution device (46) and a cooling fluid circuit (42) provided with a pump arrangement (44) for conveying a fluid (32). The cooling fluid circuit is controlled such that the conveyed fluid of the friction clutch or the electric machine is supplied, if required. The fluid distribution device has a valve distribution arrangement. The valve distribution arrangement has a proportional directional valve, by which conveyed fluid flow is divided to the friction clutch and the electric machine, if required. An independent claim is included for a method of cooling components of a motor vehicle drive train.

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