Thermal management system for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorYeonho Kim
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Abstract
A thermal management 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 heater that heats an interior of the vehicle using the coolant; and a branch line;, wherein a condenser included in the air conditioner is connected to the coolant line to pass the coolant circulating through the cooling apparatus.
Claims20
A thermal management system for a vehicle, the thermal management system comprising:
- a cooling apparatus including a first radiator, a first pump, and a valve which are connected through a coolant line, to circulate a coolant in the coolant line to cool at least an electrical component provided in the coolant line;
- a battery cooling apparatus including a battery coolant line connected to the 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 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 therein and a refrigerant which is selectively supplied from the air conditioner;
- a heater provided in the coolant line between the at least an electrical component and the first radiator to heat a vehicle interior by use of a coolant supplied from the cooling apparatus;
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- a branch line having a first end portion connected to the coolant line between the first radiator and the heater, and a second end portion connected to the valve;
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- wherein a condenser included in the air conditioner is connected to the coolant line to pass the coolant circulating through the cooling apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.