Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Corporation

Hanon Systems

Doowon Heavy Industrial Co., Ltd.

Kia Motors Corporation

Tne Korea Co., Ltd.

Hanon Systems Efp Korea Inc.

Yeonho Kim

Jae Yeon Kim

Wan Je Cho

Jeawan Kim

Man Hee Park

Hochan An

Seong-Bin Jeong

Hoyoung Jeong

Namho Park

Yeong Jun Kim

Tae Hee Kim

Gwi Taek Kim

Hae Jun Lee

Dong Seok Oh

Yun Jin Kim

Su Whan Kim

Hyunjae Lee

Eon Soo Yun

Beom Seok Joo

Gee Young Shin

Seong Hun Kim

Jung Sam Gu

Myunghwan Kim

Ho Sung Kang

Jae-Eun Jeong

Seong Woo Jeong

Jeong Wan Han

Sung-Wook Park

Tea Jin Lee

SeungRyeol Lee

Jieun Kim

Seung Ho Lee

Jong Il Park

Sang Hyun Lee

Seong Bin Jeong

Yong Woong Cha

Jae Chun Ryu

Kyeong Su Kim

Ji Wan Son

Ok Ryul Min

Jungha Park

DongWook Lee

Jai Young An

Jungbum Choi

Seung Hyun Won

Won Suk Lee

Seongjae Lee

Jung Bum Choi

Do-Hyun Kim

ByeongGu Kang

Heung Seok Seo

Won Seok Sung

Oh-Sang Shin

Ki Cheol Park

Myung Hyuk Kim

Seong Wan Jeong

Mingyu Lee

Daehui Lee

GwanHyeong Cha

Hwanghi Park

Soon-Jong Lee

ChangMin Park

JInsung Park

Sung-Hwan Choi

Inguk Hwang

Jaechun Ryu

Sangmoon Cho

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 heat pump system for a vehicle may include a compressor, a first condenser, a receiver dryer, a second condenser, a first expansion valve, an evaporator, a first refrigerant connection line, a chiller, a second expansion valve, and a gas injection device. The flow of the refrigerant is controlled based on at least one mode for a temperature adjustment of a vehicle interior or for a temperature adjustment of a battery module. As a result, the heat pump system is capable of cooling or heating a vehicle interior by using a high-temperature coolant and a low-temperature coolant. Additionally, the heat pump system is capable of improving a heating performance by employing a gas injection device selectively operating at the time of cooling or heating a vehicle interior to increase the flow amount of the refrigerant.

Heat pump system for a vehicle

A heat pump system for a vehicle cools or heats the vehicle interior by using a natural refrigerant, and efficiently adjusts the temperature of a battery module by using a single chiller that exchanges heat between refrigerant and coolant.

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

A thermal energy module includes a housing having an open first surface and is filled with a refrigerant. Partition walls partition an interior of the housing into a compressing part, a condensing part, and an evaporating part. A compressor is provided in the compressing part. A first heat-exchanger is provided in the condensing part and configured to condense a compressed refrigerant supplied from the compressor by heat-exchange with a coolant. An expansion valve is configured to expand a refrigerant supplied from the condensing part to be supplied to the evaporating part. A second heat-exchanger is provided in the evaporating part and configured to heat-exchange a refrigerant supplied from the expansion valve with the coolant drawn into the interior of the housing to evaporate. A cover mounted on the open first surface of the housing closes and seals the interior of the housing.

Thermal energy module for a 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

An in-wheel motor cooling apparatus may include: a braking data calculation part configured to calculate a braking severity related to a braking data of a braking device of a driving state; a motor temperature measurement part configured to measure a temperature and a temperature change of the in-wheel motor of a driving-finished state; a driving controller configured to start driving of a water pump, in the driving-finished state, when the braking severity and the temperature change is above a predetermined standard; and a cooling flow control part configured to determine a cooling flow rate of the water pump in real-time based on a temperature of the in-wheel motor, when the driving of the water pump is started.

In-wheel motor cooling apparatus and method

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 for a vehicle is configured to perform cooling or heating of the vehicle interior by using a natural refrigerant, and efficiently adjust the temperature of the battery module by using a single chiller that heat-exchanges refrigerant and coolant.

An embodiment heat pump system for a vehicle includes an air conditioner unit and a chiller. The air conditioner unit includes a compressor, first through third heat-exchangers, a first expansion valve, and an evaporator interconnected by a refrigerant line for circulating a refrigerant through the refrigerant line, and the chiller is connected to the refrigerant line through a first connection line for adjusting a temperature of a coolant by heat-exchanging the refrigerant with the coolant. The air conditioner unit further includes a second expansion valve on the first connection line upstream of the chiller, a first valve on the refrigerant line between the first and second heat-exchangers, a third expansion valve on the refrigerant line between the first valve and the second heat-exchanger, a second valve on the refrigerant line between the evaporator and the compressor, and a fourth expansion valve on a second connection line.

Heat pump system for vehicle

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.

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 heat pump system for a vehicle includes a first cooling apparatus that circulates a first coolant in a first coolant line to control a temperature of an electrical component, a second cooling apparatus that circulates a second coolant in a second coolant line to control a temperature of a battery module, a third cooling apparatus that circulates a third coolant in a third coolant line to control a temperature of an autonomous driving controller, and an air conditioning device that circulates a refrigerant along a first refrigerant line to control an indoor temperature of the vehicle, the air conditioning device including a compressor, a condenser, a first expansion valve, and an evaporator all connected through the first refrigerant line, and further including a first chiller, a second chiller, and a connection line.

An embodiment is a heat pump system for a vehicle, including a first cooling device including a first radiator, a first water pump, and a first valve connected by a first coolant line, a second cooling device including a second radiator and a second water pump connected by a second coolant line, a third cooling device including a third coolant line connected to the second cooling device through a first valve, a third water pump provided on the third coolant line, and a battery module and, a chiller provided on the third coolant line, and a gas injection device configured to selectively expand a refrigerant supplied from an internal condenser included in an air conditioner and supply the expanded refrigerant to a heat exchanger of the air conditioner, and selectively supply a portion of the refrigerant to a compressor.

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Seoul, South Korea

Yeonho Kim