Abstract:
A method of controlling an automotive air conditioning system includes: a mode checking step of checking whether the air conditioning system is in an auto-mode; an operation recognizing step of recognizing whether the air conditioning system is manually operated in the auto-mode; and a learning step of setting and storing at least one manual operation value, when the air conditioning system is manually operated, and then operating the air conditioning system in accordance with the at least one stored manual operation value in a next auto-mode.
Abstract:
A cup holder for a vehicle may include a holder body for storing a cup and having a thermoelectric element to thereby cool and heat the cup stored therein, a supporting part having a front end protruded to an inner side surface of the holder body and a rear end supported by an elastic part to thereby support a side surface of the cup when the cup is stored and having a light source capable of expressing a plurality of colors to thereby irradiate light toward the cup, a temperature sensor provided on the holder body to thereby measure a temperature thereof, and a controlling part changing a color of the light source of the supporting part in response to the measured temperature.
Abstract:
An air conditioning system of a high voltage battery for a vehicle and an air conditioning method using the same include a first heat exchanger arranged in a housing of the high-voltage battery and a first blower for blowing air around the first heat exchanger. A second heat exchanger is arranged on an external upper part of the housing of the high-voltage battery, and a second blower blows air around the second heat exchanger. A first surface of a Peltier cooler is in contact with the second heat exchanger. Cooling water circulates through a cooling line, and a first part of which is in contact with a second surface of the Peltier cooler extending downward, and a second part of the cooling line is connected to the first heat exchanger to exchange heat.
Abstract:
A coolant heating device for a vehicle includes: a housing storing coolant therein and having a sheath heater therein; an upper space part protruding upwards from a top surface of the housing and having an inner space via which an inner space of the housing communicates with the upper space part; a water-level-sensing part disposed inside the upper space part to sense a level of coolant in the housing; and a controller for controlling operation of the sheath heater based on the level of coolant sensed by the water-level-sensing part.
Abstract:
A cooling water heating apparatus includes: a housing having an inlet through which cooling water flows in at a first side and an outlet through which cooling water flows out at a second side; a sheath heater housed in the housing and electrically connected to an outside through an electric circuit to heat the cooling water in the housing; and an overheat preventing device housed in the housing to be submerged under the cooling water in an upper side of the housing in a gravity direction, the overheat preventing device having a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) device connected in series to the electric circuit of the sheath heater to allow the PTC device to control energization of the sheath heater.
Abstract:
A coolant heating apparatus for an electric vehicle includes a sheath heater formed in a coil form at a center side of the coolant heating apparatus; one or more inner tubes, one of which has an inlet formed at one side thereof for introduction of coolant, the one or more inner tubes being arranged to surround the sheath heater or to be surrounded by the sheath heater, and the one or more inner tubes having a plurality of through-holes formed on respective outer peripheral surfaces thereof so that the coolant introduced into the inlet is discharged through the through-holes; and an outer tube surrounding the sheath heater and the one or more inner tubes and having an outlet formed at one side thereof so that the coolant heated by the sheath heater is introduced through the through-holes of the one or more inner tubes and is discharged through the outlet.
Abstract:
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a vehicle, may include external air cooling line configured to circulate first cooling water through a first radiator, a main valve and a high-voltage battery core, a cooling/heating line having a first end branching from the main valve and a second end connected to a downstream point of the high-voltage battery core, the cooling/heating line being configured to enable the high-voltage battery core to be heated or cooled by a heat exchanger or an electric heater, and a controller configured to selectively control at least one of the main value, the heat exchanger and the electric heater to cause the first cooling water to circulate through the external air cooling line or the cooling/heating line to perform heat transfer in the heat exchanger or the electric heater when cooling or heating of the high-voltage battery core is needed.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a moisture electrolysis apparatus for a headlamp including: a first electrode configured to be exposed in an inside space of a headlamp housing, and have a surface coated with a dielectric substance; a second electrode configured to be disposed to be spaced apart from the first electrode by a predetermined distance; and a discharge ventilation path configured to be formed between the surface of the first electrode coated with the dielectric substance and the second electrode.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a steering wheel having cooling system inside. A steering wheel includes a hub connected to a steering column, a rim provided with a hollow formed therein and spokes configured to connect the hub and the rim. Cooling units located at the hub or the spokes of the steering wheel is provided to supply cooling air. Heat pipes thermally connect the cooling units and the rim of the steering wheel.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may include a plurality of three-step tubes, each having a three-layered section and each having a liquid passage at a middle portion and module insertion spaces at opposite sides of the liquid passage, a plurality of thermoelectric modules inserted into the module insertion spaces, a plurality of cooling fins coupled to an outer surface of each of the three-step tubes, and an upper tank and a lower tank coupled to an upper side and a lower side of the three-step tubes to be fluidically communicated with the liquid passages of the three-step tubes. The three-step tubes and the cooling fins may be stacked laterally with respect to each other. The three-step tubes, the cooling fins, the upper tank, and the lower tank may be brazed by a same filler material comprising a metal.