Electric vehicle and thermal management system therefor

An electric vehicle comprising a compartment, heat generating components and a thermal management system, the thermal management system comprising a heat recovery cooling device, a refrigerating circuit, a heat exchanging circuit and a compartment temperature adjusting device,

• the refrigerating circuit including a compressor, a condenser, a throttling element and an evaporator that are connected by pipelines;
• the heat exchanging circuit including a first air-cooled heat exchanger and a heater, the first air-cooled heat exchanger and the heater are connected to the condenser by pipelines;
• the heat recovery cooling device including a pump, a second air cooled heat exchanger and a first cooler, the second air cooled heat exchanger and the cooler are connected to the evaporator by pipelines;
• the first air-cooled heat exchanger and the heater fluidly communicate with the condenser via a first flow regulating device, the cooler and the second air cooled heat exchanger fluidly communicate with the evaporator via a second flow regulating device;
• wherein the first flow regulating device is a three-way proportional regulating valve with three valve ports thereof fluidly communicating with the first air-cooled heat exchanger, the heater and the condenser, respectively.