Vehicle thermal mangement

A method of performing thermal management in a vehicle, the method comprising:

• obtaining, using a processor, a passenger cabin temperature setting;
• determining, using the processor, a target output for a chiller based on the temperature setting, wherein the target output is a target thermal energy transfer amount in a chiller from a coolant that circulates in a coolant loop to a refrigerant that circulates in a refrigerant loop;
• and
• controlling, using the processor, an electronic expansion valve (EXV) in the refrigerant loop configured to control a flow of the refrigerant into a first part of the chiller and a coolant pump in the coolant loop configured to control a flow of the coolant into a second part of the chiller based on the target output.