A thermal management circuit for a hybrid or electric vehicle is disclosed. The thermal management circuit has a first reversible air conditioning loop in which a refrigerant circulates and includes a two-fluid heat exchanger arranged jointly on a second loop for the circulation of a heat-transfer fluid. The second loop for the circulation of a heat-transfer fluid includes a first circulation branch including in the direction in which the heat-transfer fluid circulates, a first pump, a first radiator arranged in an internal air flow, and a battery heat exchanger. A second circulation branch is connected in parallel with the second radiator and includes a second pump and an electric device for heating the heat-transfer fluid. A third circulation branch connected in parallel with the first pump and the battery heat exchanger includes the two-fluid heat exchanger.

Disclosed is a vehicle air conditioner, wherein an air conditioner of an integrated heat pump system enables the improvement of cold air and warm air mixing characteristics so as to decrease left-right temperature differences, enables the implementation of independent left-right air conditioning, and enables the sufficient securement of an interior space.

Disclosed is an air supply system for a whole vehicle, which is intended to solve the technical problem that it is hard to provide a multi-position and controllable air supply solution for an electric vehicle. A first air source device, a control valve and a pipeline constitute a first-type air supply system, the first-type air supply system has multiple air passages, each air passage is respectively provided with an air supply port, and a controller can switch operating states of the control valve, control the opening or closing of the multiple air passages, and achieve controllable air supply effects in multiple positions. A second air source device and several pipelines constitute a second type of air supply system, the second type of air supply system has multiple air passages, each air passage is respectively provided with an air supply port, and a controller can switch operating states of the second air source device, control the opening or closing of the multiple air passages, and achieve controllable air supply effects. The first type of air supply system and the second type of air supply system are rationally configured on the electric vehicle, so as to achieve multi-position and controllable air supply effects.

A vehicle heat management system is provided. The system includes a radiator module having a battery radiator and an electric component radiator. A valve module has an inner space that is divided into a first chamber and a second chamber. Each chamber includes a first passage, a second passage, and a third passage. The first passage connects each chamber to a battery radiator, the second passage connects each chamber to a high-voltage battery core, and the third chamber connects each chamber to an electric component radiator and an electric component core. Each chamber includes therein a guide unit that selectively closes the first passage, the second passage, or the third passage depending on a rotation angle thereof. An actuator that is connected to the guide unit adjusts the rotation angle of the guide unit.

A thermal management system for an electrified vehicle and a method for managing such a system, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first cooling circuit, a second cooling circuit, and a third cooling circuit. The first cooling circuit cools a battery pack and includes a battery chiller in fluid communication with a cooling system inlet to the battery pack. The second cooling circuit cools the battery chiller and includes at least a first compressor and a first condenser in fluid communication with the battery chiller. The third cooling circuit cools a passenger cabin and includes at least a second compressor and a second condenser, and wherein the third cooling circuit is independent of the second cooling circuit.

A refrigerating device includes a refrigerant circuit through which a refrigerant flows. A refrigerant collection container through which the refrigerant flows in a refrigeration cycle operation is detachably provided in the refrigerant circuit.

A cleaner using a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) module is provided. The cleaner connects a ventilation fan for the HVAC module and a suction fan for vacuum cleaning to a single motor to independently drive the ventilation fan when the HVAC module is operated and to independently drive the suction fan when vacuum cleaning is performed. Accordingly, the number of components and production cost are reduced and, simultaneously, package assembly capability is improved.

A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle is provided. The system replaces a cooling water circuit having a complex configuration and a separate heat pump system for recovering waste heat of an electric vehicle by changing an air flow path for supplying heating and cooling air and secures an indoor space by disposing an HVAC in an engine room.

A working machine comprising a hydraulic fluid circuit an operator structure and a thermal management system. The thermal management system connects an operator structure heater and a heat exchanger arranged to selectively remove heat energy from the hydraulic fluid circuit, so as to be capable transferring heat from the hydraulic fluid to the operator structure.

A working machine having a thermal management system with an energy distribution system to selectively transfer thermal energy between an operator structure and a hydraulic fluid, based on the relative values of an operator structure energy requirement and a hydraulic fluid energy requirement.