SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A THERMAL MANAGEMENT CONTROL VALVE WITH A LOUVER PLATE ASSEMBLY

A thermal management control valve includes a first housing defining a first fluid chamber, a second housing coupled to the first housing and defining a second fluid chamber, a rotary actuator having a drive shaft that defines a drive axis, a cam coupled to the drive shaft and having a cam slot, and a louver plate sealed between the first housing and the second housing and having a plurality of louver slots extending through the louver plate along a louver flow direction. The louver plate is coupled to the cam slot so that rotation of the cam selectively moves the louver plate along a radial direction relative to the drive axis. The radial direction is perpendicular to the louver flow direction.