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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2020
Valeo Systemes Thermiques, Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis, FR;
Roland Akiki, Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis, FR;
Jin-Ming Liu, Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis, FR;
Valeo Systemes Thermiques, Le Mesnil Saint Denis, FR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for defrosting a thermal regulation circuit for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, the thermal regulation circuit being provided with a refrigerant circulation loop comprising a first heat exchanger (), susceptible to frosting, as well as second and third exchangers (), the second and third exchangers () being intended to exchange heat between the refrigerant and a heat transfer fluid, the loop further comprising a bottle () for storing a part of the refrigerant, the method comprising a step, referred to as defrosting, of circulating the refrigerant successively in the second heat exchanger (), the bottle () and then the first and third exchangers (), with cooling of the refrigerant in the first and second exchangers () and heating of the refrigerant in the third exchanger ().