A Hybrid Air Conditioning System for Automobile

    公开(公告)号:US20230356562A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-09

    申请号:US18044849

    申请日:2021-08-27

    申请人: THERMAX LIMITED

    IPC分类号: B60H1/00 B60H1/32

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to the field of hybrid air conditioning for automobiles and controlling system thereof, and envisages a hybrid air conditioning system (10) for cooling a passenger cabin of an automobile having an engine (30). The system (10) comprises a metal hydride based air conditioning subsystem, a vapor compression based air conditioning subsystem, a first sensor, a second sensor and a control unit. The first sensor is mounted in the passenger cabin to sense temperature inside the passenger cabin to generate a first sensed signal. The second sensor is configured to sense temperature of exhaust gases to generate a second sensed signal. The control unit cooperates with the first sensor and the second sensor, to selectively actuate either the metal hydride based air conditioning subsystem or the vapor compression based air conditioning subsystem based on the first and second sensed signals.

    AN EXHAUST GAS FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A METAL HYDRIDE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT

    公开(公告)号:US20190170044A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-06

    申请号:US16312733

    申请日:2017-06-27

    申请人: THERMAX LIMITED

    摘要: An exhaust gas flow control system disclosed relates to the field of mechanical engineering. The system reduces exhaust gas back pressure exerted on an internal combustion engine and prevents excessive heat loss in a radiator. The system comprises a flow regulator connected to an outlet of a silencer and configured to selectively direct the flow of exhaust gases to a metal hydride heat pump and/or a tailpipe. The flow of exhaust gases is directed towards the metal hydride heat pump in case of increased cooling requirement in the vehicle, and to the tailpipe in case of no cooling requirement or maintenance of the metal hydride heat pump. In case of reduced cooling requirement, partial flow of exhaust gases is directed to the metal hydride heat pump and the remaining to the tailpipe. A diverter is configured within the flow regulator to selectively direct the flow of exhaust gases.