Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Corporation

Kia Motors Corporation

Hanon Systems

Doowon Climate Control Co., Ltd.

Kbautotech Co., Ltd.

Halla Visteon Climate Control Corporation

Inzicontrols Co., Ltd.

Tne Korea Co., Ltd.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Llp

Doowon Heavy Industrial Co., Ltd.

Wan Je Cho

Jae Yeon Kim

Seong-Bin Jeong

Yeonho Kim

Yeon Ho Kim

Jeawan Kim

Namho Park

Man Hee Park

Dong Seok Oh

Tae Hee Kim

Myunghwan Kim

Jae-Eun Jeong

Yong Woong Cha

Hyunjae Lee

Seong Bin Jeong

Hochan An

Su Whan Kim

Yong Hyun Choi

Hyun Jae Lee

Tae Hyun Kim

Hoyoung Jeong

Eon Soo Yun

Jai Young An

Jae Eun Jeong

Ji Wan Son

Seung Ho Lee

Gun Goo Lee

Tae Han Kim

Yeong Jun Kim

Sangyong Rhee

Kwon Hyoung Choi

Jungha Park

Seongjae Lee

Nam Ho Park

ByeongGu Kang

Minseob Shin

Jae Min Lee

Jieun Kim

Sueng Ho Lee

Chul Min Kim

Jong Il Park

Young Chul Kim

Jin Hyung Lee

Myeong Hwan Kim

Kyeong Su Kim

Gwi Taek Kim

Su Yeon Kang

Ho Sung Kang

DongWook Lee

Seong Woo Jeong

Yong Jeong Kim

Hyun Keun Shin

Jeong Wan Han

Kilwoo Lee

Seung Hyun Won

Won Suk Lee

Dong Hyun Kong

Hyun Woo Shin

Jung Bum Choi

Seoyoung Oh

Yong-Nam Ahn

Jun-Young Choi

Boram Yang

Soon-Jong Lee

Tea Jin Lee

Heung Seok Seo

SeungRyeol Lee

Won Seok Sung

Myung Hwan Kim

Seok Jin Park

Soo Yong Park

Doyoung Kim

Ho Gyu Choi

Hyunsub Lee

ChangMin Park

Seong Jae Lee

Jun Young Kang

JInsung Park

Ki Cheol Park

Chunkyu Kwon

Sangmoon Cho

Kyu Ho Chae

Myung Hyuk Kim

Minwook Kim

Jeong Yeop Woo

Sang-Ok Lee

Byoung Hoon An

Yoon Sung Kim

Hae-Seong Choi

Jong Man Park

A heat pump system for a vehicle may efficiently adjust the temperature of heating elements by using a chiller where a refrigerant and a coolant exchange heat. At the same time, the heat pump system may efficiently perform cooling and heating of a rear seat by using a rear heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) module provided with a heat-exchanger.

Heat pump system for a vehicle

An embodiment heat pump system of a vehicle includes a first cooling device including an electrical component and a first line for circulating a coolant, a second cooling device including a battery module and a second line for circulating the coolant, a HVAC module connected through a refrigerant line and internally provided with an opening/closing door that adjusts a selective flow of ambient air according to a cooling, heating, or heating and dehumidifying mode of a vehicle interior, a heat-exchanger connected to the internal condenser through the refrigerant line, a first expansion valve on the refrigerant line and connecting the heat-exchanger and the evaporator, a compressor connected between the evaporator and the internal condenser through the refrigerant line, an accumulator on the refrigerant line between the evaporator and the compressor, a chiller, a second expansion valve, a third expansion valve, and a second connection line.

Heat pump system of vehicle

A cooling apparatus may include an electric water pump to pump coolant, a coolant channel in fluid communication with a cooling target and the electric water pump, and a thermoelectric device including a higher-temperature part and a lower-temperature part. The thermoelectric device may cool the coolant flowing into the coolant channel. The cooling apparatus may include a first heat sink disposed adjacent to the higher-temperature part, a second heat sink disposed adjacent to the coolant channel, and a cooling fan provided adjacent to the first heat sink. The cooling apparatus may include an air duct forming a first fluid line where air passes through only the first heat sink and is then discharged by operation of the cooling fan and forming a second fluid line where air passes through the first heat sink and the second heat sink and is then discharged by the operation of the cooling fan.

Cooling apparatus and vehicle including the same

An embodiment heat pump system of a vehicle includes a valve controlling a flow of a coolant, a first line having ends connected to the valve, a radiator and an electrical component on the first line, a second line having ends connected to the valve, a battery module on the second line, a first connection line including a first end connected to the valve, a chiller on the first connection line, a second connection line including ends connected to the second and first connection lines, and a third connection line including a first end connected to a second end of the first connection line and a second end connected to the first line between the radiator and the electrical component, wherein the valve operates such that the first, second, or first connection line is connected to another line or to itself depending on the selected mode.

Heat pump system for vehicle

A refrigerant circulating apparatus of a vehicle includes a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, at least one heat-exchanger configured to exchange with the refrigerant, at least one valve configured to selectively provide the refrigerant to the at least one heat-exchanger, a bracket that supports the compressor, and a fluid line plate that is coupled to the bracket and disposed adjacent to the at least one heat-exchanger and the at least one valve. The fluid line plate includes a plurality of fluid lines defined inside the fluid line plate and configured to provide the refrigerant to the at least one heat-exchanger based on operation of the at least one valve.

Refrigerant circulating apparatus of vehicle

An embodiment thermal management system of a vehicle includes an air supply device that draws and supplies ambient air. An air cycle apparatus connected to the air supply device that compresses or expands the air to be changed to a high or low temperature air. An air distribution device is connected to the air cycle apparatus and a cabin room connected to the air distribution device that receives the high or low temperature air. A first heat-exchanger connected to the air cycle apparatus performs heat-exchange on the high temperature air and a second heat-exchanger connected to the first heat-exchanger and the air cycle apparatus performs heat-exchange on the air. The second heat-exchanger and the air distribution device are selectively connected and the air having heat-exchanged while passing through the second heat-exchanger is selectively supplied to the air distribution device.

Thermal management system of vehicle

In order to efficiently perform heating of a vehicle interior in a state in which the external temperature is low and heat generated by a heating element is not sufficient in an early stage of driving the vehicle, a heat pump system for a vehicle is provided. The heat pump system utilizes various heat sources in a general heating mode of the vehicle interior, and at the same time, maximizes the system performance by increasing flow of the refrigerant. The heat pump system may include: a compressor, a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) module; a heat-exchanger; a first expansion valve; a first connection line; a chiller; a second expansion valve; a second connection line; a third connection line; and a fourth connection line.

An embodiment multi-way coolant valve includes an outer housing including first to third outer inlets, first to third outer outlets, and a pump mount portion coupled to one of the outer outlets, an inner housing rotatably provided within the outer housing and including penetration holes corresponding to the outer inlets and outlets, a coolant line defined by a selective connection of the penetration holes such that the outer inlets and outlets are selectively connected, pads interposed between an interior circumference of the outer housing and an exterior circumference of the inner housing at locations of the outer inlets and outlets, respectively, and a driving unit connected to a rotation center of the inner housing to selectively rotate the inner housing within the outer housing, wherein the inner housing is configured to rotate by a preset interval according to a selected vehicle mode.

Multi-way coolant valve and heat pump system having the same

A heat pump system for the vehicle includes a cooling apparatus, which includes a radiator and a water pump connected by a coolant line and circulating a coolant in the coolant line to cool at least one heating element provided on the coolant line. The heat pump system further includes a branched line including one end connected to a valve on the coolant line between the radiator and the heating element and the other end connected to the coolant line between the radiator and the water pump. The heat pump system further includes an air conditioner device circulating a refrigerant along the refrigerant line to adjust an indoor temperature of the vehicle.

Heat pump system for vehicle and control method thereof

A heat pump system of a vehicle includes a first cooling device including a battery module and a first line for circulating a coolant, an air conditioner unit including a compressor, an internal condenser, a main heat exchanger, a first expansion valve, and an evaporator that are interconnected through a refrigerant line for circulating a refrigerant, and a chiller connected to the first cooling device through the first line, connected to the refrigerant line through a first connection line, and configured to adjust a coolant temperature through heat-exchanging a selectively introduced coolant with the refrigerant. The air conditioner unit further includes a second expansion valve, a first valve, a second valve, a second connection line, a third connection line, and a fourth connection line.

A heat pump system for a vehicle is configured by including a valve, a first cooling apparatus, a second cooling apparatus, and a flow control line, to be configured for adjusting a temperature of a battery module by use of a single chiller where a refrigerant and a coolant are heat-exchanged, selectively recollecting waste heat of the electrical component and the battery module and using the same for heating of the vehicle interior, and forming a plurality of coolant flowing lines by a single valve according to selected mode of the vehicle.

A slim-type heat management system for an electric vehicle is provided. The system includes various heat management modes using a number of parts including at least two three-way expansion valves. The various heat management modes include a heat pump dehumidification mode and a dehumidification max mode, which are for defogging, in addition to an indoor cooling mode, a battery cooling mode, and a heat pump mode for heating.

Slim-type heat management system for electric vehicle

An embodiment heat pump system for a vehicle includes a first circuit including a radiator and a first valve in a first line, a second circuit including a first water pump, a second valve, and a third valve provided in a second line, a third circuit including electrical equipment provided in a third line, a fourth circuit including second water pump and a fourth valve provided in a fourth line, a fifth circuit including a battery module provided in a fifth line, a sixth circuit including a third water pump and a cooler provided in a sixth line, a seventh circuit including a fourth water pump and a heater provided in a seventh line, and a centralized energy module including a condenser, a chiller, and an evaporator.

An embodiment compression module for a vehicle includes a compression unit configured to compress a refrigerant introduced into the compression unit, a control unit having a first surface separably assembled to the compression unit to control the compression unit, and an accumulator unit separably mounted on a second surface of the control unit in a direction opposite to the compression unit, the accumulator unit being configured to supply the refrigerant to the compression unit in a gaseous state.

Compression module for vehicle

A heat pump system for a vehicle includes a first cooling apparatus having a first radiator, a first water pump, an electrical component, a valve, and a branch line, which are connected by a first coolant line and circulate a first coolant by the first water pump to the electrical component; a second cooling apparatus including a second radiator and a second water pump connected by a second coolant line; and an air conditioning apparatus including a compressor, a heater, an expansion valve, and a heat exchanger which are connected by a refrigerant line circulated with a refrigerant.

Heat pump system control method for vehicle

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Hwaseong-si, South Korea

Wan Je Cho