Hanon Systems

Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

Halla Visteon Climate Control Corporation

Gerald Richter

Marc Graaf

Tobias Haas

Thomas Ehlers

Toni Spies

Martin Hötzel

Torsten Klein

Roberto Della Rovere

Juergen Hoppen

Sezgin Gökcen

Navid Durrani

Felix Girmscheid

Michael Fietz

Evzi Duka

Florian Wieschollek

Raymond Ambs

Olaf Degenhardt

Balthasar Schillemeit

Martin Paul Nowak

Christoph Malig

Mario Opiela

Joern Froehling

Karl Schlesinger

Julia Roeb

Frank Schmitz

Jürgen Hoppen

Martin Schulze

Joerg Martini

The invention relates to a multi-zone air conditioning system for vehicles () with several air conditioning zones (), in particular for buses, characterized thereby that an air temperature control unit () is implemented to generate simultaneously warm air and cold air, wherein the cold air across a cold air duct () and the warm air across a warm air duct () extend separated from one another as a double conduit over the length of the vehicle () and that decentralized air mixing units () with at least one air outlet () are disposed along the double conduit and that the air outlets () are assigned to the air conditioning zones () of the vehicle ().

Multi-zone air conditioning system for vehicles

A climate control system for conditioning air of a motor vehicle passenger compartment and a method for operating same includes a climate control unit with a housing with a first flow channel and a second flow channel for conducting air, a refrigerant circulation and first and second coolant circulation. Refrigerant circulation is implemented with refrigerant-air heat exchanger operable as evaporator independently of operating mode Refrigerant-air heat exchanger is disposed within housing of the climate control unit. First refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger operates as condenser/gas cooler independently of operating mode. Second refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger operates as evaporator independently of the operating mode are disposed outside of housing of climate control unit. First coolant circulation comprises second refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger and heat exchangers for conditioning components of power train and a battery heat exchanger. Second coolant circulation is implemented with first refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger and with heating heat exchanger disposed within the housing of the climate control unit.

Climate control system of a motor vehicle and method for operating the climate control system

Air conditioning system for multi-zone air conditioning of a motor vehicle interior comprising a casing with a mixing chamber and several zone outlets outgoing from mixing chamber, in which an evaporator and at least one heat exchanger are disposed such that main air flow from evaporator through at least one heat exchanger into zone outlets is linear and at least two bypass channels, each comprising a louver, in order to circumvent at least one heat exchanger connect a region downstream of evaporator and a region downstream of at least one heat exchanger, wherein the first bypass channel, as a mixing bypass channel, opens out into mixing chamber and the second bypass channel, as a stratification bypass channel, opens out into a zone outlet.

Air conditioning system and method for multi-zone air conditioning of a vehicle interior

A refrigerant circuit for a vehicle air conditioning system with heat pump function includes at least one evaporator, a compressor, and a condenser. The refrigerant circuit for the vehicle air conditioning system further includes an expansion element. A supplemental evaporator is arranged upstream from the compressor in a separate fluid guiding arrangement in the refrigerant circuit.

Refrigerant circuit for a vehicle air conditioning system with heat pump

An air-conditioning system for conditioning air in a vehicle passenger compartment is configured to operate in a cooling system mode for cooling air to be supplied to the passenger compartment and in a heat pump mode for heating the same, and to operate in a reheating mode. The air-conditioning system includes a housing having a first flow channel and a second flow channel for guiding air to an air distribution system having discharge ports communicating with the passenger compartment, and a refrigerant circulation system having at least two heat exchangers. In this case, the first heat exchanger that operates as an evaporator regardless of operating modes is disposed in the first flow channel, and the second heat exchanger that operates as a condenser/gas cooler regardless of operating modes is disposed in the second flow channel.

Air-conditioning system for cooling and drying air in passenger compartment of vehicle

An air conditioning system for a motor vehicle operable in refrigeration mode and in heat pump mode, as well as in reheating mode. The operating mode adjusted by controlling air dampers and air directing elements. The air conditioning system has a housing having a cold air flow path a warm air flow path, and an air outlet. The air outlet formed in the region of the cold air flow path and discharging air into the environment. The warm air flow path branches off from the cold air flow path. The cold air flow path and the warm air flow path lead into a first mixing chamber. The air conditioning system further includes a refrigerant circuit having a heat exchanger operable as an evaporator, a compressor, a heat exchanger operable as a first condenser/gas cooler, a heat exchanger operable as a second condenser/gas cooler, and an expansion element.

HV iCool light HVAC

Vehicle climate control system and method for control of the vehicle climate control system for temperature regulation of a vehicle battery, the vehicle climate control system includes a refrigerant circuit containing at least a compressor, a gas cooler/condenser, an expansion element, an evaporator, as well as refrigerant lines to connect the components, wherein an intermediate expansion element is arranged upstream from the expansion element in the refrigerant flow direction and a heat exchanger for the temperature regulation of a vehicle battery is arranged between the expansion elements.

Chiller integration into vcool system

A device for guiding air for an air conditioning system of a motor vehicle. The air conditioning system includes air outlets. The device is designed so that it encloses a volume and within the volume at least one air channel extending continuously from an inlet to an outlet is formed. The device is arranged in such a way that can be shifted in a continuously variable manner in a direction between two end positions, wherein the device in the end positions in each case closes an air outlet. The device may be arranged in an air conditioning system for a motor vehicle with means for conveying, for cooling and for heating an air mass flow, including a housing with a mixing chamber, in which the device for guiding air is arranged.

Mode door with integrated stratification features

The invention concerns an air conditioning system for conditioning the air of a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle including a housing with a first flow channel and a second flow channel for conducting air and a refrigerant circuit with an evaporator and a condenser. The evaporator is arranged in the first flow channel and the condenser in the second flow channel. The air conditioning system is designed for cooling and heating the passenger compartment and for a reheat operation. The setting of the operating mode is done only via the controlling of air guidance mechanisms. One of the heat exchangers evaporator or condenser is arranged with a part of the heat transfer surface in both the first and the second flow channel.

Heat exchanger arrangement for heat uptake and air conditioning system of a motor vehicle

The invention relates to an air conditioning system for conditioning the air of a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, including an outlet section for diverting at least a portion of an air-mass flow circulating in the air conditioning system into the environment of the motor vehicle, a housing for directing the air-mass flow, wherein at least one fan for conveying the air-mass flow is designed within the housing, as well as a coolant circuit for tempering components of the motor vehicle, in particular, components of a power train, having a coolant-air-heat exchanger for transferring heat from the coolant to an air-mass flow.

Air conditioning system for an automobile

An air intake of an air conditioning system a motor vehicle having a fresh air duct configured to receive fresh air, a recirculated air duct configured to receive air from a passenger area of the motor vehicle, and an air outlet configured to channel the fresh air or the air from a passenger area of the motor vehicle to a blower. The air intake also has a valve disposed in the housing and rotates about a rotational axis between a first position and a second position.

Air intake with single door and throttling function

A modular vehicle air-conditioning unit for heating and cooling air includes a housing having at least one blower and a plurality of flaps for setting air flow paths and a refrigerant circuit in fluid communication with the housing. The refrigerant circuit includes a condenser, an evaporator, a compressor, and an expansion device. An evaporator air flow path through the evaporator and a condenser air flow path through the condenser are formed in the housing. At least one of the evaporator air flow path and the condenser air flow path receives air from at least one of an environment, a passenger compartment of a vehicle, and any mixture of thereof.

Modular air conditioning system with heat pump functionality

The invention relates to an HVAC device for a vehicle including an inlet casing, an air distribution casing, and a blower located in a blower casing for drawing air through the inlet casing and delivering the air into the air distribution casing. The device further includes an evaporator in the air distribution casing and a drainage system below the evaporator for draining off liquid condensed out of the air at the surface of the evaporator into the environment of the HVAC device. The inlet casing is positioned such that liquid penetrating the inlet casing accumulates in a lower area of the inlet casing. Between the lower area of the inlet casing and the drainage system of the liquid condensed out at the evaporator, a hydraulic connection is configured such that the liquid is drainable from the inlet easing past the blower casing and evaporator into the drainage system.

Heating ventilating and air conditioning device for a vehicle

The invention relates to an air conditioning system for a motorized vehicle with means for conveying, for cooling, and for heating of air. The air conditioning system comprises a housing with flow guide devices and air vents, an evaporator, and a heat exchanger. The housing is developed with an air distribution element and a range of variation. The flow guide devices of the air vents are arranged within the air distribution element, and the heat exchanger is arranged within the range of variation. With the arrangement of the heat exchanger, it is possible to change the outer dimensions of the range of variation and therefore of the air conditioning system while maintaining unchanged functionality and by using identical components such that the air conditioning system can be adapted to the installation space of different motorized vehicle types.

Air conditioning system for a motorized vehicle

A method for operating an HVAC system includes the steps of adjusting a heating temperature of a heat exchanger disposed in a first flow passage, directing a first partial air mass flow through the first flow passage, directing a second partial air mass flow through a second flow passage, and directing the first partial air mass flow and the second partial air mass flow downstream of the first flow passage and the second flow passage, wherein the heating temperature of the heat exchanger required to at least one of achieve and maintain a desired climate in the passenger compartment of the vehicle is set as a maximum heating temperature for the heat exchanger, and wherein only an amount of energy required to at least one of achieve and maintain a desired climate in the passenger compartment of the vehicle is added to the HVAC system.

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Aachen, Germany

Gerald Richter