Abstract:
A thermal management system for a vehicle is disclosed, wherein the vehicle comprises an occupant compartment and a propulsion system configured to provide motive power to the vehicle. The system comprises a propulsion coolant circuit configured to cool at least a portion of the propulsion system, a heating circuit configured to heat the occupant compartment, and a heat pump circuit comprising a first evaporator in the propulsion coolant circuit and a condenser in the heating circuit. The propulsion coolant circuit comprises a connecting conduit connecting the propulsion coolant circuit to the heating circuit at a position upstream of the condenser, and a first valve configured to control flow of coolant through the connecting conduit. The present disclosure further relates to a powertrain for a vehicle, as well as a vehicle.
Abstract:
A cooling system includes a first circuit (A) configured to cool a combustion engine (2) and a second circuit (B) configured to cool a condenser (19) in a WHR system. The second circuit (B) has a second radiator (16), a first inlet opening (B1i) at which the second circuit (B) receives a coolant from a first position of the first circuit (A), a condenser inlet line (18) configured to direct coolant to the condenser (19) and an outlet opening (Bo) at which the coolant is directed back to the first circuit (A). The second circuit (B) further has a second radiator bypass line (14) directing coolant past the second radiator (16), and a second valve device (13, 13′) configured to distribute the coolant between the second radiator (16) and the second radiator bypass line (14) such that a coolant mixture is received in the condenser inlet line (18) which is able to cool the working medium in the condenser (19) to a desired condensation temperature.
Abstract:
An arrangement and a method for cooling coolant in a cooling system in a vehicle: The cooling system includes a first cooling circuit, a first coolant pump (11) to circulate coolant through the first cooling circuit, a first radiator (13) to cool the coolant, and a thermostat (12) which opens to direct coolant to the first radiator (13) when the coolant is above the thermostat's regulating temperature (t2); and a second cooling circuit includes a second radiator (20) to cool coolant. A flow device (23, 29) selectively transfers a portion of coolant from the first cooling circuit to the second cooling circuit, so that this portion of the coolant is cooled in the second radiator (20) when the coolant in the first cooling circuit is within a temperature range defined by a lowest temperature (t1) at which the coolant initially needs cooling and a highest temperature which is equal to the thermostat's regulating temperature (t2).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an arrangement comprising a waste heat recovery system (WHR-system) and a method for controlling the arrangement. The arrangement comprises an expansion tank having a constant inner volume, first cooling means configured to cool the working fluid in the condenser and a control unit configured to control the first cooling means such that the working fluid is cooled to a desired condensation temperature in the condenser during operation of the WHR system. The arrangement comprises further a sub-cooler arranged in a position downstream of the condenser and second cooling means configured to cool the working fluid in the sub-cooler, and that the control unit is configured to control the second cooling means such that the working fluid receives a determined subcooling in the sub-cooler during operation of the WHR system.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a cooling system comprising a first cooling circuit cooling a first object, a second cooling circuit cooling a second object, an expansion tank, a first deaeration line directing coolant and air from the first cooling circuit to the expansion tank, and a second deaeration line directing coolant and air from the second cooling circuit to the expansion tank. The cooling system comprises further a deaeration valve configured to control the flow through the first deaeration line, a single expansion tank outlet line configured to direct all coolant in the expansion tank to the second cooling circuit and a connection line configured to direct coolant from the second cooling circuit to the first cooling circuit.
Abstract:
A thermostat device (8) for a cooling system in a vehicle. The device (8) includes a thermostat housing (15) enclosing a movably arranged valve body (16, 20, 34, 44). The valve body is configured to distribute coolant from a thermostat chamber (15a) to a radiator bypass line (9) and/or a radiator (11) in dependence on the position of the valve body. The device (8) has a first thermal expansion element (31) providing a first stroke of a valve body (16, 20, 34, 44) in response to the temperature of the coolant in a the pilot chamber (14a), and a second thermal expansion element (32) providing a second stroke of the valve body (16, 20, 34, 44) in response to the temperature of the coolant in the thermostat chamber (15a) such that the valve body (16, 20, 34, 44) is moved to a position defined by the strokes from the thermal expansion elements (31, 32). The pilot chamber (14a) has an outlet passage (14b) for directing coolant from the pilot chamber (14a) to the thermostat chamber (15a).
Abstract:
A cooling arrangement for a WHR-system in a vehicle, includes a first cooling circuit including a first radiator in which a circulating coolant is cooled, and a second cooling circuit including a second radiator in which a coolant is cooled to a lower temperature than the coolant in the first radiator. A condenser inlet line directs coolant from one of the cooling circuits to a condenser to provide cooling for a working medium flowing therethrough. A cooling adjusting device adjusts the temperature of the coolant in the inlet line to the condenser by the coolant in the other cooling circuit based on information received about the coolant such that the coolant in the condenser inlet line provides the estimated suitable cooling of the working medium in the condenser.
Abstract:
A thermal management system is disclosed configured to regulate the temperature of a number of vehicle components. The system comprises one expansion tank and two or more coolant circuits each configured to regulate the temperature of a vehicle component of the number of vehicle components. Each coolant circuit of the two or more coolant circuits comprises a heat exchanger configured to regulate the temperature of coolant in the coolant circuit, a coolant pump comprising a pump inlet, and a static line fluidly connecting the pump inlet to the expansion tank. The present disclosure further relates to a vehicle comprising a thermal management system.
Abstract:
A cooling system for a combustion engine and a WHR-system in a vehicle (1) includes a first line (23) directing coolant at a first temperature (T1) to a condenser (18) of the WHR system, a second line (24) directing coolant at a second temperature (T2) to the condenser (18), a valve arrangement (25, 26, 29) by which the flow rate of the coolant in at least one of the lines (23, 24) is adjustable and a control unit (20) configured to control the valve arrangement (25, 26, 29) such that the coolant directed to the condenser (18) from the lines (23, 24) has a temperature and a flow rate which results in a cooling of the working medium in the condenser (18) to a predetermined condensation temperature/pressure at the actual operating condition.
Abstract:
A method for controlling a cooling system delivering coolant to a heat exchanger (18) in a vehicle (1). During operating conditions when a thermostat (6) in the cooling system is in the partly open position, the method comprises the steps of estimating a desired cooling temperature (T) of a medium in the heat exchanger (18), calculating the coolant flow rate ({dot over (m)}1) through a radiator (7b) and the coolant flow rate ({dot over (m)}2) through a radiator bypass line (9), calculating a coolant flow rate ({dot over (m)}3) and coolant temperature (t3) combination at 10 at which the medium in the heat exchanger (18) is cooled to a desired temperature (T), adjusting the flow regulating mechanism (23) such that coolant at the selected flow rate ({dot over (m)}3) and temperature (t3) combination is directed to the heat exchanger (18).