THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

A thermal management system for an electric vehicle, having a control unit, a battery circuit connected to a drive battery of the electric vehicle, a drive circuit connected to an electric drive of the electric vehicle or to a power electronics for an electric drive, and an air conditioning circuit connected for heat transfer to a vehicle interior of the electric vehicle. The battery circuit and the drive circuit are each operable with a coolant and can be connectable from one another for transfer of coolant by an actuatable coolant valve. The air conditioning circuit can be operated with a refrigerant different from the coolant. A heat transfer connection between the battery circuit and/or the drive circuit on the one hand and the air conditioning circuit on the other hand can be established or separated by at least one heat exchange device of the thermal management system.