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US 11,529,844 B2Granted
Heat pump system for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsJae Yeon Kim, Yeonho Kim, Jeawan Kim, Wan Je Cho
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Abstract
A heat pump system for a vehicle may include a cooling apparatus of circulating a coolant in a coolant line to cool at least one electrical component provided in the coolant line; a battery cooling apparatus of circulating the coolant to the battery module; a chiller for heat exchanging the coolant with a refrigerant to control a temperature of the coolant; a heating apparatus that heats an interior of the vehicle using the coolant; and first, second, and third connection line.
Claims20
A heat pump system for a vehicle, the heat pump system comprising:
- a cooling apparatus include a first radiator, a first pump, a first valve, and a second valve which are connected through a coolant line, to circulate a coolant in the coolant line to cool at least one electrical component provided in the coolant line;
- a battery cooling apparatus including a battery coolant line connected to the first valve, and a second radiator, a second pump, and a battery module which are connected through the battery coolant line to circulate the coolant in the battery module;
- a chiller connected to a first connection line, which is connected to the battery coolant line between the second radiator and the battery module, and a second connection line connected to the first valve, and connected to a refrigerant line of an air conditioner through a refrigerant connection line, to adjust a temperature of the coolant by performing heat exchange between the coolant which is introduced in the chiller and a refrigerant which is selectively supplied from the refrigerant line of the air conditioner;
- a heating apparatus including a heating line connected to the coolant line through the second valve to heat a vehicle interior by use of the coolant and a third pump and a heater provided on the heating line;
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- a third connection line having a first end portion connected to the chiller, and a second end portion connected to the second valve so that the coolant that has passed through the at least one electrical component or the heating apparatus is selectively supplied to the chiller through operation of the second valve.
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