Integrated thermal management system for vehicles
An integrated thermal management system for vehicles includes: a first cooling line; a second cooling line; a refrigerant line; and a bypass line configured to diverge from the second cooling line, to be connected to a chiller, and to allow a coolant to bypass a second radiator and to circulate between a high-voltage battery and the chiller.
1. An integrated thermal management system for vehicles, the integrated thermal management system comprising:
a first cooling line configured to allow a coolant to circulate between an electronic driving unit and a first radiator;
a second cooling line configured to allow a coolant to circulate between a high-voltage battery and a second radiator;
a refrigerant line configured to allow a refrigerant to flow in order of a compressor, an inner condenser of an indoor air conditioner, and an outdoor condenser and to allow the refrigerant discharged from the outdoor condenser to be introduced into the compressor through an evaporator of the indoor air conditioner or a chiller; and
a bypass line configured to diverge from the second cooling line, to be connected to the chiller, and configured to allow the coolant to bypass the second radiator and to circulate between the high-voltage battery and the chiller,
wherein, in the indoor air conditioner, air having passed through the inner condenser passes through an electric heater.
2. The integrated thermal management system according to claim 1 , wherein a first expansion valve is placed in a refrigerant inlet of the chiller, and a second expansion valve is placed in a refrigerant inlet of the evaporator.
3. The integrated thermal management system according to claim 1 , wherein a water heater is placed downstream of the high-voltage battery in the second cooling line.
4. The integrated thermal management system according to claim 1 , wherein the first cooling line and the second cooling line are connected to an integrated reservoir together.
5. The integrated thermal management system according to claim 1 , wherein the first radiator and the second radiator are integrally coupled to each other.
6. The integrated thermal management system according to claim 1 , further comprising: an auxiliary line configured to allow the refrigerant to bypass the outdoor condenser and connected to the refrigerant line.
7. The integrated thermal management system according to claim 6 , wherein, when the outdoor condenser is frosted in a heat pump mode, the refrigerant in the refrigerant line bypasses the outdoor condenser through the auxiliary line and flows to the chiller.
8. The integrated thermal management system according to claim 1 , further comprising: a dehumidification line connected to the refrigerant line, and configured to allow the refrigerant flowing in the inner condenser to be divided and allow the refrigerant to bypass the outdoor condenser and to be introduced into the evaporator.
9. The integrated thermal management system according to claim 8 , further comprising: a third expansion valve placed in upstream of a divergence point of the dehumidification line in the refrigerant line,
wherein in a dehumidification mode, the refrigerant expanded through the third expansion valve is simultaneously supplied to the chiller and to the evaporator through the dehumidification line, and the refrigerant having passed through the chiller and the evaporator is supplied to the compressor and the inner condenser.
10. The integrated thermal management system according to claim 1 , further comprising: an auxiliary line and a dehumidification line, each connected to the refrigerant line,
wherein the auxiliary line is configured to allow the refrigerant flowing in the inner condenser to be divided, to bypass the outdoor condenser, and to flow to the evaporator or the chiller, and
the dehumidification line is configured to allow the refrigerant flowing in the inner condenser to bypass the outdoor condenser and to be introduced into the evaporator.
11. The integrated thermal management system according to claim 1 , further comprising: a first pump is placed in the first cooling line, and a second pump is placed in the second cooling line.
12. The integrated thermal management system according to claim 11 , wherein a three-way valve is placed at a divergence point between the second cooling line and the bypass line, and the second pump is placed between the three-way valve and the high-voltage battery.
13. The integrated thermal management system according to claim 12 , wherein the first pump, the second pump, the three-way valve, and the chiller are coupled to each other and form a module.
14. The integrated thermal management system according to claim 12 , wherein the first cooling line and the second cooling line are connected to an integrated reservoir together, and
the first pump, the second pump, the three-way valve, and the chiller are coupled to the integrated reservoir and form a module.