Hanon Systems

John Meyer

Nicos Agathocleous

James Tasiopoulos

Alex Dziubinschi

A thermal management system for a vehicle includes an enclosure containing an air-handling unit, a first circuit, a second circuit, and a control interface module. The air-handling unit includes a housing and a variable speed blower configured to provide a flow of air through the housing. The first circuit includes a compressor, a condenser in thermal communication with the air-handling unit, a receiver-drier, an expansion valve, and a chiller, in series. The second circuit includes a first loop including the chiller of the first circuit, a second loop including a radiator in thermal communication with the air-handling unit, and a third loop including a heater. The control interface module is configured to control each of the air-handling unit, the first circuit, and the second circuit.

Integrated thermal management system

A method of efficiently heating a passenger cabin of a vehicle includes heating a first fluid using a fluid heater. The first fluid flows through a thermal storage element to transfer thermal energy to the thermal storage element. The heating of the first fluid and the thermal storage element occurs during a recharging of a rechargeable power source used to power the vehicle. During operation of the vehicle and following discontinuation of the recharging of the rechargeable power source, the thermal energy stored to the thermal storage element is transferred to air to be distributed to the passenger cabin of the vehicle by flowing the first fluid through a first heat exchanger in thermal communication with the air to be distributed to the passenger cabin of the vehicle, thereby extending a range of the vehicle.

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Northville, MI, United States of America

John Meyer