HVAC system of the vehicle passenger compartment with air flow topology alteration
The HVAC system of a vehicle passenger compartment with air flow alteration, which pertains to the system of air conditioning with several working modes for air conditioning of the passenger compartment, i.e. to the system that allows for cooling, heating, and dehumidifying of the space inside the vehicle passenger compartment, according to the present invention, comprises a refrigerant cycle which includes a compressor ( 1 ), heat exchanger ( 2 ) for heating, the first adjustable throttle valve ( 5 ), medium pressure heat exchanger ( 3 ), the second adjustable throttle valve ( 6 ), and an evaporator ( 4 ); and that comprises a subsystem ( 300 ) for altering the air flow topology inside which are placed the medium pressure heat exchanger ( 3 ) and the evaporator ( 4 ), a device ( 301 ) for additional heating inside which is placed the heat exchanger ( 2 ) for heating, external air flow which leads the air through the subsystem ( 300 ) for altering the topology of air flow into the environment, and the internal air flow that leads the air through the subsystem ( 300 ) for altering the air flow topology and the device ( 301 ) for additional heating into the passenger compartment; while the subsystem ( 300 ) for altering the air flow topology has at least two working modes, so that in the first working mode the external air flow includes the medium pressure heat exchanger ( 3 ), and the internal air flow includes the evaporator ( 4 ), whereas in the second working mode the external air flow includes the evaporator ( 4 ), and the internal air flow includes the medium pressure heat exchanger ( 3 ); and where the said system ( 300 ) realises at least one of the functions of heating, cooling, and dehumidifying of the passenger compartment air.
1. A HVAC system of a vehicle passenger compartment with air flow alteration, which pertains to a air conditioning system for air conditioning of the passenger compartment, where the air conditioning system includes a compressor ( 1 ), first adjustable throttle valve ( 5 ), second adjustable throttle valve ( 6 ); wherein the HVAC system comprising a subsystem ( 300 ) for altering air flow topology including a first air chamber having a first heat exchanger ( 3 ) and a second air chamber having an evaporator ( 4 ), said subsystem ( 300 ) further includes external air inlet, external air outlet, internal air inlet and internal air outlet, said subsystem ( 300 ) further includes a first and second flaps configured to alternate between first and second position configured such that in said first position external air flow from said external air inlet is directed through said first air chamber towards said external air outlet, and internal air flow from said internal air inlet is directed through said second air chamber towards said internal air outlet and such that in said second position external air flow from said external air inlet is directed through said second air chamber towards said external air outlet, and internal air flow from said internal air inlet is directed through said first air chamber towards said internal air outlet.
2. The HVAC system according to claim 1 , further comprising an additional heating device ( 301 ) being in fluid communication with said external air outlet; said additional heating device having a second heat exchanger ( 2 ) for heating said external air flow; said additional heating device ( 301 ) includes a plurality of ventilation openings ( 400 , 401 , . . . 40 n ) configured to divided said external air flow into a plurality of partial air flows, each of which being directed to a separate zone of the passenger compartment.
3. The HVAC system according to claim 2 , wherein the second heating device ( 301 ) is configured to divide said external air flow into two parts, so that a first part of the external air flow is heated in the second heat exchanger ( 2 ) for heating, and then mixed with a second part of the external air flow.
4. The HVAC system according to claim 1 , further comprising an internal heat exchanger ( 10 ) disposed with respect to said subsystem such that at least part of air flow from the passenger compartment flows therethrough towards least one of the internal air flow and the external air flow.
5. The HVAC system according to claim 4 , wherein a portion of said internal heat exchanger ( 10 ) is disposed inside said first chamber.
6. The HVAC system according to claim 2 , configured such that wherein during refrigerant cycle refrigerant discharged from a discharge outlet of the compressor ( 1 ) flows through the second heat exchanger ( 2 ) to a first adjustable throttle device-valve ( 5 ) and then over the heat exchanger ( 3 ), and a second adjustable throttle device-valve ( 6 ) and the evaporator ( 4 ) to a suction inlet of the compressor ( 1 ).
7. The HVAC system according to claim 6 , having a refrigerant line having an additional adjustable throttle device-valve ( 8 ) and a third heat exchanger ( 7 ) and wherein a portion of the refrigerant flowing through said associated heat exchanger is directed towards the refrigerant line.
8. The HVAC system according to claim 6 , characterized by that the refrigerant from the discharge outlet of the compressor ( 1 ) is lead through the second heat exchanger ( 2 ) towards a divider in which the refrigerant is divided to a first path having said first adjustable throttle device-valve ( 5 ) connected to the first heat exchanger ( 3 ) and and a first path having said second additional adjustable throttle device-valve ( 9 ) wherein said second path is connected to an exit of the first heat exchanger ( 3 ).