Vehicular heat pump system
AssigneeHyundai Wia Corporation
InventorsJi Yong SHIN, Hwan O. SHIN
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Abstract
Disclosed is a vehicular heat pump system. The vehicular heat pump system includes a compressor configured to compress refrigerant, a first air-conditioning apparatus including an indoor heat exchanger and an evaporator, the indoor heat exchanger and the evaporator being configured to enable heat exchange of refrigerant discharged from the compressor, a second air-conditioning apparatus including a dual-purpose heat exchanger configured to enable heat exchange of refrigerant delivered from the first air-conditioning apparatus, and an outdoor heat exchanger configured to enable heat exchange between refrigerant and outdoor air. The second air-conditioning apparatus is configured to perform both heating and cooling functions using the dual-purpose heat exchanger.
Claims20
A vehicular heat pump system comprising:
- a compressor configured to compress refrigerant;
- a first air-conditioning apparatus comprising an indoor heat exchanger and an evaporator, the indoor heat exchanger and the evaporator being configured to enable heat exchange of refrigerant discharged from the compressor;
- a second air-conditioning apparatus comprising a dual-purpose heat exchanger configured to enable heat exchange of refrigerant delivered from the first air-conditioning apparatus;
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- an outdoor heat exchanger configured to enable heat exchange between refrigerant and outdoor air,
- wherein the second air-conditioning apparatus is configured to perform both heating and cooling functions using the dual-purpose heat exchanger.
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