The invention relates to a coolant circulation loop (100) for a motor vehicle comprising a heat-exchange device (120) comprising at least an evaporator (121) and a distribution element (155) controlled to configure the loop in at least a first mode in which the coolant does not pass through the evaporator and a second mode in which the coolant passes through the evaporator.

According to the invention, the loop further comprises at least one thermal energy storage module (160) comprising a material capable of changing phase (163), the storage module being arranged on the passage of the fluid whether the loop is configured according to the first or the second mode.

The invent inn relates to a heating system (10) for a hybrid or electric vehicle (50) comprising at least one electric machine (12) operable in the generator mode, at least one heat accumulator arrangement (32), al least one electric heating device (30) associated with the heat accumulator arrangement (32), and a switching arrangement (26), wherein the switching arrangement (26) is designed to optionally couple the at least one electric machine (12) with the at least one electric heating device (30) and or an electric energy accumulator (28), when the at least one electric machine (12) operates in the generator mode during a braking process, wherein al least one heat accumulator arrangement (32) has a latent heat accumulator agent (34) for heal storage, comprising at least one sugar alcohol which comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of erythritol, threitol, xylitol, mannitol, and dulcitol. With such a heating system (10), heat for heating can be stored well. The invention also relates to a method for accumulating heat and healing with such a heating system (10).

An adsorption system can be used as part of a climate control system in a vehicle or in any other space requiring heating or cooling. The adsorbent system can include an enclosure, a plurality of layers arranged in a stack inside the enclosure, and a vapor channel inside the enclosure.

The present invention relates to a vehicle thermal management system which is separately provided with the final heat dissipation unit of a cooling system for cooling electronic components required for the autonomous driving of a vehicle, optimizes the modularization of units, and thereby promotes the reduction of a package.

Disclosed herein is an exhaust heat recovery apparatus for a vehicle, in which a heat accumulator has improved heat accumulation performance and heat exchange performance, whereby an engine can be rapidly warmed up in a cold start so that fuel efficiency can be enhanced, a pollutant emission rate can be reduced, and it is possible to heat a passenger compartment immediately after the engine starts.

An air-conditioning system is provided for a motor vehicle. That system includes a vacuum enclosure having a refrigerant, a first section and a second section. The system further includes a radiator, a core and a phase change material vessel downstream from the core. A conduit and valve system operate the air-conditioning system in two modes of operation.

An air purification device includes: a carbon dioxide removal device configured to sorb and remove carbon dioxide contained in air; an air supply duct connected to a first outlet of the carbon dioxide removal device and having a blowing opening 17a for flowing out purified air from which carbon dioxide has been removed by the carbon dioxide removal device 12 into a vehicle cabin; and an exhaust duct connected to a second outlet of the carbon dioxide removal device and having an exhaust opening 18a for discharging the carbon dioxide sorbed by the carbon dioxide removal device to outside of the vehicle cabin 3, wherein the air supply duct is mounted to a front seat of the vehicle so as to be movable vertically with the blowing opening facing forward.

A vehicle temperature regulation system includes: a power unit including a motor driven by a supply of electrical power from a battery to cause wheels to rotate; a first cooling unit including a first heat exchanger disposed at a vehicle front side of the power unit, and a first circulation path that allows refrigerant to circulate between the power unit and the first heat exchanger to perform heat exchange; a second cooling unit including a second heat exchanger disposed at a vehicle rear side of the power unit, an air conditioning unit, a compressor, and a second circulation path that allows refrigerant to circulate between the second heat exchanger, the air conditioning unit, and the compressor to perform heat exchange; and a duct that interconnects the air conditioning unit and the battery and through which cool air or warm air is supplied from the air conditioning unit to the battery.

A multifunction reservoir for a secondary loop climate control system includes a coolant vessel, a capsule held in the coolant vessel and a phase change material in the capsule. A secondary loop air conditioning system and a secondary loop heat pump system incorporating one or more multifunction reservoirs of the type described are also disclosed.

An energy management system is applied to a vehicle having a first power source, a first converter, an electricity storage part, and a second power source. The energy management system has a second converter, a heat storage part, a mode switching part, and a controller. The mode switching part switches between a heat storage mode and a heat radiation mode. The heat storage part changes to a first phase in a solid state when a temperature of the heat storage part is lower than or equal to a phase transition temperature, and changes to a second phase in a solid state when a temperature of the heat storage part exceeds the phase transition temperature. The controller controls the operations of the second converter and the mode switching part based on at least one of an electricity storage condition of the electricity storage part and a conversion condition of the first converter.