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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Ki Mok Kim, Busan, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed are a vehicle thermal management system and method, the vehicle thermal management system including a compressor configured to compress and discharge a refrigerant, an indoor condenser connected to a downstream point from the compressor, provided in an indoor air conditioning device, and configured to heat an inside air of the vehicle, an outdoor heat exchanger connected to a downstream point from the indoor condenser and having a first expansion valve, a chiller having a second expansion valve, a vehicle heat generating unit connected to the chiller through a coolant, and a controller configured to control the amount of expansion in the first expansion valve, the amount of expansion in the second expansion valve, or a flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the outdoor heat exchanger or the chiller on the basis of a temperature of the coolant flowing through the refrigerant temperature or the chiller.