Thermal Management System for Fuel Cell Vehicles
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorJong Won Kim
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Abstract
An embodiment thermal management system for a fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell that generates product water as a by-product of an electrochemical reaction of fuel and air when electricity is produced by the fuel cell, a refrigerant line through which a refrigerant for an air-conditioning system can be circulated and on which a compressor configured to compress the refrigerant is to be provided, and a heat exchange chamber provided on the refrigerant line so as to enable heat exchange between the product water and the refrigerant.
Claims20
A thermal management system for a fuel cell vehicle, the thermal management system comprising:
- a fuel cell that generates product water as a by-product of an electrochemical reaction of fuel and air when electricity is produced by the fuel cell;
- a refrigerant line through which a refrigerant for an air-conditioning system can be circulated and on which a compressor configured to compress the refrigerant is to be provided;
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- a heat exchange chamber provided on the refrigerant line so as to enable heat exchange between the product water and the refrigerant.
A thermal management system for a fuel cell vehicle, the thermal management system comprising:
- a fuel cell that generates product water as a by-product of an electrochemical reaction of fuel and air when electricity is produced by the fuel cell;
- a refrigerant line through which a refrigerant for an air-conditioning system can be circulated and on which a compressor for compressing the refrigerant is to be provided;
- a heat exchange chamber provided on the refrigerant line so as to enable heat exchange between the product water and the refrigerant;
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- an electricity generating turbine connected to the heat exchange chamber through a valve member so that the product water is enabled to flow.
A fuel cell vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a fuel cell mounted in the vehicle body;
- a refrigerant line through which a refrigerant for an air-conditioning system can be circulated;
- a compressor on the refrigerant line and configured to compress the refrigerant;
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- a heat exchange chamber provided on the refrigerant line so as to enable heat exchange between product water and the refrigerant, the product water being a by-product of an electrochemical reaction of the fuel cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.