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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2024
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Jong Won Kim, Cheonan-si, KR;
Wan Je Cho, Hwaseong-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a refrigerant circuit having an accumulator, a compressor, a refrigerant-air heat exchanger, a first expansion valve, and an evaporator. The thermal management system further including a heating system that is composed of a water pump, a coolant heater, and a heater core. The system further including a branch refrigerant line that is branched from a refrigerant line between the compressor and the refrigerant-air heat exchanger, a refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger wherein heat exchange is performed between a refrigerant and a coolant, a second expansion valve that is installed on the branch refrigerant line, and a first control valve installed at a branch point where the branch refrigerant line is branched from the refrigerant line between the compressor and the refrigerant-air heat exchanger.