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US 12,668,104 B2Granted
Refrigerant module and integrated thermal management module for vehicle including the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Wia Corporation
InventorsSang Shin Lee, Ki Mok Kim, Man Ju Oh, Je Min Yeon, Man Hee Kim, Se Min Lee
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Abstract
A refrigerant module includes a compressor configured to discharge the refrigerant after compressing the refrigerant, a condensation core configured to discharge the refrigerant discharged from the compressor after the refrigerant exchanges heat with a coolant, an evaporation core configured to discharge the refrigerant discharged from an expansion valve after the refrigerant exchanges heat with a coolant, and a refrigerant multi-channel plate formed to have a plate shape.
Claims26
An integrated thermal management module comprising:
- a compressor configured to discharge a refrigerant after compressing the refrigerant;
- a condensation core configured to discharge the refrigerant discharged from the compressor after the refrigerant exchanges heat with a coolant;
- an evaporation core configured to discharge the refrigerant discharged from an expansion valve after the refrigerant exchanges heat with the coolant;
- a refrigerant multi-channel plate formed to have a plate shape, the refrigerant multi-channel plate comprising:
- a first inner refrigerant channel configured to provide a path guiding the refrigerant discharged from the condensation core to the expansion valve;
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- a second inner refrigerant channel configured to provide a path guiding the refrigerant discharged from the evaporation core to the compressor;
- a coolant multi-channel plate comprising:
- a first coolant multi-channel plate having a first inner coolant channel configured to guide the coolant cooled through heat exchange in the evaporation core to flow through the first inner coolant channel;
- a second coolant multi-channel plate having a second inner coolant channel configured to guide the coolant heated through heat exchange in the condensation core to flow through the second inner coolant channel, the second inner coolant channel being independent from the first inner coolant channel, wherein the first coolant multi-channel plate and the second coolant multi-channel plate are disposed such that a first surface of the first coolant multi-channel plate and a first surface of the second coolant multi-channel plate are spaced apart from each other by a first predetermined distance while facing each other, wherein the coolant in the first coolant multi-channel plate exchanges heat with the refrigerant flowing in the evaporation core, and wherein the coolant in the second coolant multi-channel plate exchanges heat with the refrigerant flowing in the condensation core;
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- a heat exchange pipe formed to have a double pipe structure having an inner pipe and an outer pipe, wherein the inner pipe is connected at a first end to the second inner refrigerant channel while being connected at a second end to the compressor such that the refrigerant discharged from the evaporation core flows through the inner pipe of the heat exchange pipe to the compressor, wherein the outer pipe is connected to the first inner refrigerant channel such that the refrigerant discharged from the condensation core flows through the outer pipe to the expansion valve, wherein the refrigerant flowing through the inner pipe is heated by the refrigerant flowing through the outer pipe before being introduced into the compressor, and wherein the refrigerant flowing through the outer pipe is cooled by the refrigerant flowing through the inner pipe before being introduced into the expansion valve;
- wherein the compressor and the expansion valve are disposed on a first side of the refrigerant multi-channel plate and the condensation core and the evaporation core are disposed on a second side of the refrigerant multi-channel plate;
- wherein the compressor and the condensation core are directly interconnected through the refrigerant multi-channel plate;
- wherein the condensation core and the expansion valve are mounted to the refrigerant multi-channel plate and interconnected by the first inner refrigerant channel and the outer pipe of the heat exchange pipe;
- wherein the expansion valve and the evaporation core are directly interconnected through the refrigerant multi-channel plate;
- wherein the evaporation core and the compressor are mounted to the refrigerant multi-channel plate and interconnected by the second inner refrigerant channel and the inner pipe of the heat exchange pipe;
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- wherein the compressor and the inner pipe of the heat exchange pipe are directly interconnected through the refrigerant multi-channel plate.
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An integrated thermal management module comprising:
- a refrigerant module configured to force a refrigerant to circulate through a compressor, a condensation core, an expansion valve, and an evaporation core, the refrigerant module comprising a refrigerant multi-channel plate, wherein the compressor and the expansion valve are disposed on a first side of the refrigerant multi-channel plate, wherein the condensation core and the evaporation core are disposed on a second side of the refrigerant multi-channel plate, wherein the refrigerant multi-channel plate comprises:
- a first inner refrigerant channel configured to provide a path guiding the refrigerant discharged from the condensation core to the expansion valve, and
- a second inner refrigerant channel configured to provide a path guiding the refrigerant discharged from the evaporation core to the compressor;
- a coolant module comprising a coolant multi-channel plate formed with an inner coolant channel, wherein the condensation core and the evaporation core of the refrigerant module, an air conditioning core of an indoor air conditioner, an electrical part, a radiator, and a battery are interconnected via the inner coolant channel while being connected to the coolant multi-channel plate via a plurality of separate coolant connection lines connected to the coolant multi-channel plate, and wherein the coolant multi-channel plate comprises:
- a first coolant multi-channel plate having a first inner coolant channel guiding a coolant cooled through heat exchange in the evaporation core to flow through the first inner coolant channel,
- a second coolant multi-channel plate having a second inner coolant channel guiding the coolant heated through heat exchange in the condensation core to flow through the second inner coolant channel, the second inner coolant channel being independent from the first inner coolant channel, wherein the first coolant multi-channel plate and the second coolant multi-channel plate are disposed such that a first surface of the first coolant multi-channel plate and a first surface of the second coolant multi-channel plate are spaced apart from each other by a first predetermined distance while facing each other, wherein the coolant circulating in the first coolant multi-channel plate exchanges heat with the refrigerant flowing in the evaporation core of the refrigerant module, and wherein the coolant circulating in the second coolant multi-channel plate exchanges heat with the refrigerant flowing in the condensation core of the refrigerant module;
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- a heat exchange pipe formed to have a double pipe structure having an inner pipe and an outer pipe, wherein the inner pipe is connected at a first end to the second inner refrigerant channel while being connected at a second end to the compressor such that the refrigerant discharged from the evaporation core flows through the inner pipe of the heat exchange pipe to the compressor, wherein the outer pipe is connected to the first inner refrigerant channel such that the refrigerant discharged from the condensation core flows through the outer pipe to the expansion valve, wherein the refrigerant flowing through the inner pipe is heated by the refrigerant flowing through the outer pipe before being introduced into the compressor, and wherein the refrigerant flowing through the outer pipe is cooled by the refrigerant flowing through the inner pipe before being introduced into the expansion valve.
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An integrated thermal management module comprising:
- a refrigerant module configured to force a refrigerant to circulate through a compressor, a condensation core, an expansion valve, and an evaporation core, the refrigerant module comprising a refrigerant multi-channel plate;
- wherein the compressor and the expansion valve are disposed on a first side of the refrigerant multi-channel plate;
- wherein the condensation core and the evaporation core are disposed on a second side of the refrigerant multi-channel plate;
- wherein the refrigerant multi-channel plate comprises:
- a first inner refrigerant channel configured to provide a path guiding the refrigerant discharged from the condensation core to the expansion valve;
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- a second inner refrigerant channel configured to provide a path guiding the refrigerant discharged from the evaporation core to the compressor;
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- wherein the refrigerant multi-channel plate is formed to have a plate shape;
- a coolant module comprising a coolant multi-channel plate having an inner coolant channel;
- wherein the condensation core and the evaporation core of the refrigerant module, an air conditioning core of an indoor air conditioner, an electrical part, a radiator, and a battery are interconnected via the inner coolant channel while being connected to the coolant multi-channel plate via a plurality of separate coolant connection lines connected to the coolant multi-channel plate;
- wherein the coolant multi-channel plate comprises:
- a first coolant multi-channel plate having a first inner coolant channel guiding a coolant cooled through heat exchange in the evaporation core to flow through the first inner coolant channel;
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- a second coolant multi-channel plate having a second inner coolant channel guiding the coolant heated through heat exchange in the condensation core to flow through the second inner coolant channel, the second inner coolant channel being independent from the first inner coolant channel;
- wherein each of the first coolant multi-channel plate and the second coolant multi-channel plate is formed to have a plate shape;
- wherein the first coolant multi-channel plate and the second coolant multi-channel plate are disposed such that a first surface of the first coolant multi-channel plate and a first surface of the second coolant multi-channel plate are spaced apart from each other by a first predetermined distance while facing each other;
- wherein the refrigerant multi-channel plate is disposed to be spaced apart from a second surface of the second coolant multi-channel plate by a second predetermined distance while facing the second surface of the second coolant multi-channel plate;
- wherein the condensation core and the evaporation core are disposed between the refrigerant multi-channel plate and the second coolant multi-channel plate;
- wherein the coolant circulating in the first coolant multi-channel plate exchanges heat with the refrigerant flowing in the evaporation core of the refrigerant module;
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- wherein the coolant circulating in the second coolant multi-channel plate exchanges heat with the refrigerant flowing in the condensation core of the refrigerant module;
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- a heat exchange pipe formed to have a double pipe structure having an inner pipe and an outer pipe;
- wherein the inner pipe is connected at a first end to the second inner refrigerant channel while being connected at a second end to the compressor such that the refrigerant discharged from the evaporation core flows through the inner pipe of the heat exchange pipe to the compressor;
- wherein the outer pipe is connected to the first inner refrigerant channel such that the refrigerant discharged from the condensation core flows through the outer pipe to the expansion valve;
- wherein the refrigerant flowing through the inner pipe is heated by the refrigerant flowing through the outer pipe before being introduced into the compressor;
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- wherein the refrigerant flowing through the outer pipe is cooled by the refrigerant flowing through the inner pipe before being introduced into the expansion valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.