Thermal system control for a vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11235641B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US16890647

    申请日:2020-06-02

    摘要: A vehicle includes a thermal energy management system with first and second thermal fluid loops. The first thermal fluid loop includes a coolant pump configured to circulate a coolant through a vehicle battery and a chiller. The second thermal fluid loop is configured to circulate a refrigerant through the chiller, a compressor, and at least one condenser. The controller is configured to control the thermal energy management system according to a passenger compartment cooling mode and a battery cooling mode. In the passenger compartment cooling mode the compressor is operated at a first power setting. In the battery cooling mode the compressor is operated at a second power setting and the chiller is controlled to transfer thermal energy from the first thermal fluid loop to the second fluid thermal loop. The second power setting is less than the first power setting.

    Vehicle thermal system architecture

    公开(公告)号:US11065936B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-20

    申请号:US16100639

    申请日:2018-08-10

    IPC分类号: B60H1/00 B60H1/32 B60H1/14

    摘要: A thermal energy management system for a vehicle supplies thermal energy to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The thermal energy management system includes three thermal fluid loops. The first thermal fluid loop includes a coolant pump for circulating a coolant through at least a vehicle battery, a transmission oil cooler of the vehicle, and a chiller such that the coolant selectively transfers thermal energy from the vehicle battery, the transmission oil cooler, and the chiller. The second thermal fluid loop circulates oil through the transmission oil cooler. The third thermal fluid loop circulates a refrigerant through at least the chiller and at least one condenser such that the third thermal fluid loop transfers thermal energy to the passenger compartment.

    Vehicle thermal systems low to high quality energy management, storage, recovery, and optimization

    公开(公告)号:US11072259B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-27

    申请号:US15939709

    申请日:2018-03-29

    IPC分类号: B60L58/24 B60L7/18 B60H1/00

    摘要: A method for continuously managing thermal energy in a motor vehicle includes initializing a continuous thermal energy management control loop within a controller disposed in the motor vehicle, calculating a quantity of stored energy in a thermal management system equipped to the motor vehicle, calculating a quantity of thermal energy waste in the thermal management system, determining if thermal energy is needed within a component of the thermal management system, selectively generating thermal energy, selectively transporting thermal energy to the component of the thermal management system, determining a thermal storage capacity of the thermal management system, determining if a thermal energy deficit exists within the thermal management system, and directing a flow of a thermal energy carrying liquid to a thermal energy reservoir.

    VEHICLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME
    5.
    发明申请
    VEHICLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME 有权
    车辆热管理系统及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160347150A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-01

    申请号:US14721411

    申请日:2015-05-26

    摘要: A thermal management system includes a coolant pump, high-voltage electric heater (HEH) for heating the coolant, a heater core, a blower directing air to the heater core, a cabin heater valve (CHV), sensors, and a controller. The CHV has an Engine Bypass position blocking coolant flow from the HEH into the engine, and an Engine Link position directing coolant from the HEH into the engine. In a method, the sensors measure engine outlet coolant temperature (ECT), inlet coolant temperature (ICT) to the HEH, inlet air temperature into the heater core, and outlet air temperature from the heater core. The controller calculates a target coolant temperature (TCT) value as a function of the air temperatures and mass flow rates, and controls the CHV via position control signals such that the CHV is switched between the Engine Link position and the Engine Bypass position when ICT equals the calculated TCT value.

    摘要翻译: 热管理系统包括冷却剂泵,用于加热冷却剂的高压电加热器(HEH),加热器芯,将空气引导到加热器芯,风扇加热器阀(CHV),传感器和控制器。 CHV具有发动机旁路位置,阻止从HEH进入发动机的冷却剂流量,以及将冷却剂从HEH引导到发动机中的Engine Link位置。 在一种方法中,传感器测量发动机出口冷却剂温度(ECT),进入冷却液温度(ICT)到HEH,进入加热器核心的入口空气温度,以及来自加热器核心的出口空气温度。 控制器根据空气温度和质量流量计算目标冷却剂温度(TCT)值,并通过位置控制信号控制CHV,使得当ICT等于(1)时,CHV在发动机连杆位置和发动机旁路位置之间切换 计算出的TCT值。

    VEHICLE CABIN COMFORT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230191880A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-22

    申请号:US17555915

    申请日:2021-12-20

    IPC分类号: B60H1/32

    CPC分类号: B60H1/3204 B60H1/3205

    摘要: A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a plurality of fluid flow circuits including a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) circuit circulating a flow of refrigerant therethrough and including an evaporator, a chiller heat exchanger, a first expansion valve located upstream of the evaporator, a second expansion valve located upstream of the chiller heat exchanger, and a heat exchanger located fluidly upstream of the expansion valves. A propulsion cooling circuit circulates a flow of coolant therethrough which is utilized to condition one or more propulsion components of the vehicle. The flow of coolant is directed through the heat exchanger, thus subcooling the flow of refrigerant. A controller is operably connected to one or more control points of the thermal management system and is configured to adjust the one or more control points to achieve a target amount of subcooling of the flow of refrigerant at the heat exchanger.

    BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200343601A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16392070

    申请日:2019-04-23

    摘要: A system and method for managing thermal energy of a vehicle having a battery and an electric propulsion system are provided. The system monitors a current battery temperature, calculates an actual average battery temperature, and compares the calculated actual average battery temperature to a target lifetime battery temperature. If the actual average battery temperature is greater than the target lifetime battery temperature, and the current battery temperature is greater than the target lifetime battery temperature, the system cools the battery to below the current battery temperature. However, if the actual average battery temperature is less than the target lifetime battery temperature, and the current battery temperature is greater than the target lifetime battery temperature, the system delays cooling the battery. Therefore, the system may avoid expending energy to cool the battery in certain conditions.

    VEHICLE THERMAL SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200047586A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-13

    申请号:US16100639

    申请日:2018-08-10

    IPC分类号: B60H1/00 B60H1/32 B60H1/14

    摘要: A thermal energy management system for a vehicle is provided that is configured to supply thermal energy to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The thermal energy management system may include three thermal fluid loops. The first thermal fluid loop may include a coolant pump circulating a coolant through at least a vehicle battery, a transmission oil cooler of the vehicle, and a chiller such that the coolant is configured to selectively transfer thermal energy from the vehicle battery, the transmission oil cooler, and the chiller. The second thermal fluid loop may circulate oil through the transmission oil cooler. The third thermal fluid loop may circulate a refrigerant through at least the chiller and at least one condenser such that the third thermal fluid loop is configured to transfer thermal energy to the passenger compartment.

    THERMAL SYSTEM CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20210370745A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:US16890647

    申请日:2020-06-02

    IPC分类号: B60H1/14 B60H1/00

    摘要: A vehicle includes a thermal energy management system with first and second thermal fluid loops. The first thermal fluid loop includes a coolant pump configured to circulate a coolant through a vehicle battery and a chiller. The second thermal fluid loop is configured to circulate a refrigerant through the chiller, a compressor, and at least one condenser. The controller is configured to control the thermal energy management system according to a passenger compartment cooling mode and a battery cooling mode. In the passenger compartment cooling mode the compressor is operated at a first power setting. In the battery cooling mode the compressor is operated at a second power setting and the chiller is controlled to transfer thermal energy from the first thermal fluid loop to the second fluid thermal loop. The second power setting is less than the first power setting.