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Granted Patent B2
US 11,192,429 · App. 16/567,593 · Granted Dec 7, 2021

Thermal management system for vehicle

Inventors: Man Ju Oh (Yongin-si, KR); Sang Shin Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jae Woong Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); So La Chung (Seoul, KR); Yun Sub Chung (Daejeon, KR); Gum Bae Choi (Daejeon, KR)
Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION; HANON SYSTEMS
B60H1/3228B60H1/00278B60H1/00485B60H1/22B60L58/26
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Patent No.
US 11,192,429
App. No.
16/567,593
Granted
Dec 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thermal management system for a vehicle can efficiently manage energy required for interior air-conditioning and cooling/heating of a battery in the automotive thermal management field.

Claims (68)

1. A thermal management system for a vehicle, the thermal management system comprising:

a battery line, through which cooling water flows, having a first pump and connecting a first radiator and a battery core to each other for exchanging heat therebetween;

a refrigerant line, through which a refrigerant circulates, having a compressor, an expansion valve, a condenser, and an evaporator;

an interior cooling line, through which cooling water flows, having a second pump and connecting an interior air-conditioning cooling core with a first heat exchanger to exchange heat with the evaporator;

an interior heating line, through which cooling water flows, having a third pump and connecting an interior air-conditioning heating core with a second heat exchanger to exchange heat with the condenser;

a first battery cooling line diverging from a downstream side of the cooling core of the interior cooling line, connected to an upstream side of the battery core of the battery line, and having a cooling control valve controlling whether to allow cooling water, which has passed through the cooling core, to flow into the battery core;

a first battery heating line diverging from a downstream side of the heating core of the interior heating line, connected to an upstream side of the battery core of the battery line, and having a heating control valve controlling whether to allow cooling water, which has passed through the heating core, to flow into the battery core;

a second battery cooling line;

a second battery heating line; and

a first valve,

wherein the second battery cooling line and the second battery heating line are respectively diverging from a downstream side of the battery core of the battery line,

wherein the second battery cooling line is connected to an upstream side of the first heat exchanger of the interior cooling line,

wherein the second battery heating line is connected to an upstream side of the second heat exchanger of the interior heating line, and

wherein the first battery cooling line and the first battery heating line are connected to the battery line through the first valve.

2. The thermal management system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second radiator line connecting the second radiator and the second heat exchanger to each other for exchanging heat therebetween; and

a second valve,

wherein one end of the second radiator line is connected to an upstream side of the second heat exchanger of the interior heating line,

wherein another end of the second radiator line is connected to a downstream side of the second heat exchanger of the interior heating line, and

wherein the second radiator line and the second battery heating line are connected to the interior heating line through the second valve.

3. The thermal management system of claim 2 , further comprising a controller, wherein, in a first mode that cools the battery core and discharges cooled air to an interior of a vehicle, the controller is configured to:

circulate the refrigerant in the refrigerant line by operating the compressor,

circulate cooling water by controlling the third pump and the second valve such that the second radiator and the second heat exchanger exchange heat with each other, and

control the cooling water that has passed through the cooling core to flow into the battery core and then flow into the first heat exchanger by controlling the second pump, the cooling control valve, and the first valve.

4. The thermal management system of claim 2 , further comprising a controller, wherein, in a second mode that discharges cooled air to an interior of a vehicle, the controller is configured to:

circulate the refrigerant in the refrigerant line by operating the compressor,

circulate cooling water by controlling the third pump and the second valve such that the second radiator and the second heat exchanger exchange heat with each other, and

control the cooling water that has passed through the cooling core to flow into the first heat exchanger by controlling the second pump and the cooling control valve.

5. The thermal management system of claim 2 , further comprising:

a third radiator line connecting a third radiator and the first heat exchanger for heat exchange; and

a third valve,

wherein one end of the third radiator line is connected to an upstream side of the first heat exchanger of the interior cooling line,

wherein another end of the third radiator is connected to a downstream side of the first heat exchanger of the interior cooling line,

wherein the third radiator line and the second battery cooling line are connected to the interior cooling line through the third valve.

6. The thermal management system of claim 5 , further comprising a controller, wherein, in a third mode that increases the temperature of the battery core and discharges air with increased temperature to an interior of a vehicle, the controller is configured to:

circulate the refrigerant in the refrigerant line by operating the compressor,

circulate cooling water by controlling the second pump and the third valve such that the third radiator and the first heat exchanger exchange heat with each other, and

control the cooling water that has passed through the heating core to flow into the battery core and then flow into the second heat exchanger by controlling the third pump, the heating control valve, the first valve, and the second valve.

7. The thermal management system of claim 5 , further comprising a controller, wherein, in a fourth mode that discharges air with increased temperature to an interior of a vehicle, the controller is configured to:

circulate the refrigerant in the refrigerant line by operating the compressor,

circulate cooling water by controlling the second pump and the third valve such that the third radiator and the second heat exchanger exchange heat with each other, and

control the cooling water that has passed through the heating core to flow into the second heat exchanger by controlling the third pump, the heating control valve, and the second valve.

8. The thermal management system of claim 5 , further comprising:

an electric device line connected with an electric device core; and

a fourth valve,

wherein the electric device line has one end connected to an upstream side of the third radiator of the third radiator line and another end connected to a downstream side of the third radiator of the third radiator line through the fourth valve, and

wherein the electric device line has a fourth pump through which cooling water flows.

9. The thermal management system of claim 8 , further comprising a controller, wherein, in a fifth mode that recovers waste heat of the electric device core, increases the temperature of the battery core, and discharges air with increased temperature to an interior of a vehicle, the controller is configured to:

circulate the refrigerant in the refrigerant line by operating the compressor,

circulate cooling water by controlling the second pump, the third valve, and the fourth valve such that the electric device core and the first heat exchanger exchange heat with each other, and

control the cooling water that has passed through the heating core to flow into the battery core and then flow into the second heat exchanger by controlling the third pump, the heating control valve, the first valve, and the second valve.

10. The thermal management system of claim 8 , further comprising a controller, wherein, in a sixth mode that recovers waste heat of the electric device core and discharges air with increased temperature to an interior of a vehicle, the controller is configured to:

circulate the refrigerant in the refrigerant line by operating the compressor,

circulate cooling water by controlling the fourth pump, the third valve, and the fourth valve such that the electric device core and the first heat exchanger exchange heat with each other, and

control the cooling water that has passed through the heating core to flow into the second heat exchanger by controlling the third pump, the heating control valve, and the second valve.

11. The thermal management system of claim 8 , further comprising a controller, wherein, in a seventh mode that discharged dehumidified air to an interior of a vehicle, the controller is configured to:

circulate the refrigerant in the refrigerant line by operating the compressor,

circulate cooling water such that the cooling water that has passed through the second heat exchanger to diverge and separately flow into the heating core and the second radiator by controlling the third pump, the heating control valve, and the second valve, and

control the cooling water that has passed through the cooling core to flow into the second heat exchanger by controlling the second pump, the cooling control valve, and the third valve.

12. The thermal management system of claim 8 , further comprising a controller, wherein, in an eighth mode that cools the electric device core using the third radiator, the controller is configured to control the cooling water that has passed through the electric device core to flow into the third radiator by controlling the fourth pump and the fourth valve.

13. The thermal management system of claim 8 , further comprising a controller, wherein, in a ninth mode that cools the battery core using the first radiator, the controller is configured to control the cooling water that has passed through the battery core to flow into the first radiator by controlling the first pump and the first valve.

14. The thermal management system of claim 8 , further comprising a controller, wherein, in a tenth mode that cools the battery core using the first radiator and cools the electric device core using the third radiator, the controller is configured to:

control the cooling water that has passed through the battery core to flow into the first radiator by controlling the first pump and the first valve, and

control the cooling water that has passed through the electric device core to flow into the third radiator by controlling the fourth pump and the fourth valve.

15. The thermal management system of claim 8 , further comprising a controller, wherein, in an eleventh mode that cools the electric device core using the third radiator and discharges air with increased temperature to an interior of a vehicle, the controller is configured to:

circulate the refrigerant in the refrigerant line by operating the compressor,

control the cooling water that has passed through the second heat exchanger to diverge and separately flow into the third radiator and the electric device core by controlling the second pump, the third valve, and the fourth valve, and

control the cooling water that has passed through the heating core to flow into the second heat exchanger by controlling the third pump, the heating control valve, and the second valve.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2019
From: OH, MAN JU; LEE, SANG SHIN; KIM, JAE WOONG; CHUNG, SO LA; CHUNG, YUN SUB; CHOI, GUM BAE
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION; HANON SYSTEMS
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0050278 · Apr 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200346523A1 · Nov 5, 2020
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