Vehicle solar system and method of controlling the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsChun Kyu Kwon, Hyun Sub Lee, Jong Woo Nam
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A vehicle solar system includes a solar module mounted on an exterior surface of a vehicle, the solar module including a solar panel and a cooling channel positioned in the solar panel; a heat storage tank thermally connected to the cooling channel of the solar module; and a panel radiator thermally connected to the heat storage tank.
Claims17
A vehicle solar system, comprising:
- a solar module mounted on an exterior surface of a vehicle, the solar module including a solar panel and a cooling channel positioned in the solar panel;
- a heat storage tank thermally connected to the cooling channel of the solar module;
- and
- a panel radiator thermally connected to the heat storage tank;
- wherein the heat storage tank includes:
- a heat storage chamber in which a heat storage material is stored;
- a first coolant chamber contacting a first side surface of the heat storage chamber;
- and
- a second coolant chamber contacting a second side surface of the heat storage chamber.
A method of controlling a vehicle solar system including a solar module including a solar panel and a cooling channel positioned in the solar panel, a heat storage tank fluidly connected to the cooling channel of the solar module through a first coolant circulation circuit, a panel radiator fluidly connected to the heat storage tank through a second coolant circulation circuit, an auxiliary heat exchanger fluidly connected to the heat storage tank through the second coolant circulation circuit and thermally connected to an HVAC system, and a battery chiller fluidly connected to the heat storage tank through the second coolant circulation circuit and thermally connected to a battery cooling system, the method comprising:
- allowing a first coolant to circulate between the cooling channel and the heat storage tank based on a temperature of the heat storage tank and a temperature of the solar panel;
- and
- allowing a second coolant to circulate between the heat storage tank and the panel radiator based on the temperature of the solar panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.