System and method for humidifying fuel cell electric vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11701949B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-18

    申请号:US17501636

    申请日:2021-10-14

    IPC分类号: B60H3/02 B60H1/00 H01M8/04291

    摘要: A system for humidifying a vehicle that is a fuel cell electric vehicle includes a fuel cell stack for producing electrical energy through an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen, a water supply tank for storing water generated during electricity generation in the fuel cell stack, a HVAC apparatus for humidifying an interior of the vehicle using the water supplied from the water supply tank, a heater for generating steam by heating the water supplied from the water supply tank, and supplying the steam to the HVAC apparatus, and a controller that determines an operation mode of the system based on at least one of a vehicle state, a HVAC apparatus state, or an indoor temperature of the vehicle, and controls at least one of the HVAC apparatus or the heater based on the determined operation mode to control indoor humidification of the vehicle.

    Heat pump system for vehicle
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12090816B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-17

    申请号:US17514375

    申请日:2021-10-29

    IPC分类号: B60H1/32 B60H1/00

    摘要: A heat pump system for a vehicle includes a cooling apparatus configured to circulate a coolant in a coolant line to cool at least one electrical component provided in the coolant line, a battery cooling apparatus configured to circulate the coolant in the battery module, a heating apparatus configured to heat a vehicle interior by using the coolant, and a chiller configured to adjust a temperature of the coolant by heat-exchanging the coolant with a refrigerant, wherein the chiller is connected to the chiller connection line through a third valve provided in the coolant line between the radiator and the second valve, and the reservoir tank is provided in the coolant line between the radiator and the second valve, and is connected to the supply line connecting a first valve and a first water pump through a supply line.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HUMIDIFYING FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20220324299A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-13

    申请号:US17501636

    申请日:2021-10-14

    IPC分类号: B60H3/02 B60H1/00

    摘要: A system for humidifying a vehicle that is a fuel cell electric vehicle includes a fuel cell stack for producing electrical energy through an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen, a water supply tank for storing water generated during electricity generation in the fuel cell stack, a HVAC apparatus for humidifying an interior of the vehicle using the water supplied from the water supply tank, a heater for generating steam by heating the water supplied from the water supply tank, and supplying the steam to the HVAC apparatus, and a controller that determines an operation mode of the system based on at least one of a vehicle state, a HVAC apparatus state, or an indoor temperature of the vehicle, and controls at least one of the HVAC apparatus or the heater based on the determined operation mode to control indoor humidification of the vehicle.

    Reservoir tank assembly for vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11614024B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US17714816

    申请日:2022-04-06

    IPC分类号: F01P11/02 F01P5/10 F01P7/14

    摘要: Disclosed herein is an integrated reservoir tank assembly for a vehicle. The integrated reservoir tank assembly for a vehicle includes an integrated reservoir tank in which an inner space is partitioned into a first chamber configured to store cooling water of a first cooling circuit and a second chamber configured to store cooling water of a second cooling circuit by a partition wall; a first electric water pump integrally coupled to the first chamber of the integrated reservoir tank and configured to transmit the cooling water stored in the first chamber along a cooling water line of the first cooling circuit; and a second electric water pump integrally coupled to the second chamber of the integrated reservoir tank and configured to transmit the cooling water stored in the second chamber along a cooling water line of the second cooling circuit.

    RESERVOIR TANK ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20220325657A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-13

    申请号:US17714816

    申请日:2022-04-06

    IPC分类号: F01P11/02 F01P5/10 F01P7/14

    摘要: Disclosed herein is an integrated reservoir tank assembly for a vehicle. The integrated reservoir tank assembly for a vehicle includes an integrated reservoir tank in which an inner space is partitioned into a first chamber configured to store cooling water of a first cooling circuit and a second chamber configured to store cooling water of a second cooling circuit by a partition wall; a first electric water pump integrally coupled to the first chamber of the integrated reservoir tank and configured to transmit the cooling water stored in the first chamber along a cooling water line of the first cooling circuit; and a second electric water pump integrally coupled to the second chamber of the integrated reservoir tank and configured to transmit the cooling water stored in the second chamber along a cooling water line of the second cooling circuit.

    Double 6-way valve for vehicle cooling system

    公开(公告)号:US11448334B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-20

    申请号:US17343981

    申请日:2021-06-10

    摘要: A double 6-way valve for a vehicle cooling system provides various modes, reduces the number of parts of the cooling system, and improves packaging, compared to a conventional cooling system. The double 6-way valve includes: an upper housing including a plurality of upper nipples disposed at equal intervals on an outer circumference surface thereof; a lower housing stacked under the upper housing and including a plurality of lower nipples disposed at equal intervals on an outer circumference surface thereof; an upper hub rotatably mounted within the upper housing; a lower hub rotatably mounted within the lower housing and stacked under the upper hub; and a driving apparatus to rotate the upper hub and the lower hub.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HUMIDIFICATION OF FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230011951A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-12

    申请号:US17708987

    申请日:2022-03-30

    摘要: A system for humidification of a fuel cell electric vehicle includes a fuel cell stack for producing electrical energy through an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen, a water supply tank for storing water generated during power generation in the fuel cell stack, a first duct for supplying air exhausted from a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) apparatus to a vehicle glass, a second duct for supplying air exhausted from the HVAC apparatus into the vehicle interior, a humidification apparatus for humidifying air supplied through the second duct using water supplied from the water supply tank, and a controller that supplies air to the vehicle glass through the first duct to perform anti-fogging control of the vehicle glass when adjusting an inside humidity of the vehicle using the humidification apparatus.