The invention relates to a thermal control system for an electric vehicle comprising: a high voltage battery; a first heat exchanger adapted to be in contact with the ambient for circulating a heat exchange medium in thermal contact with the ambient; a second heat exchanger in thermal contact with the battery; a heat transport system for transporting the heat exchange medium from the first heat exchanger to an evaporator/condenser assembly that is in thermal contact with the second heat exchanger for transfer of heat to the battery and for transporting the heat exchange medium back to the first heat exchanger. At least one of the first and second heat exchangers is provided with a vibration device, such as an ultrasonic transducer, for releasing of ice formed on the at least one heat exchanger.

The present invention relates to a circuit (1) for a vehicle configured to be traversed by a coolant (FR). The circuit (1) comprises a main branch (2) comprising a main heat exchanger (3) comprising at least one inlet (100; 101, 102) for coolant (FR). The circuit (1) comprises a first branch (4) and a second branch (5) that extend between a point of divergence (6) and a point of convergence (7). The first branch (4) comprises a first compression device (9), a first expansion member (8) and a first heat exchanger (10) configured to thermally treat an electrical storage device (11) of the vehicle. The second branch (5) comprises a second compression device (13), a second expansion member (12) and a second heat exchanger (14) configured to thermally treat a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The circuit (1) comprises a high-pressure line (200) that comprises a first portion (201) extending between an outlet (31) of the first compression device and the inlet (100; 101, 102). The high-pressure line (200) comprises a second portion (202) extending between an outlet (38) of the second compression device and the inlet (100; 101, 102). The first portion (201) is of a first length (X1) and the second portion (202) is of a second length (X2). A first distance (Y1) separates the outlet (31) of the first compression device from the point of convergence (7) and a second distance (Y2) separates the outlet (38) of the second compression device from the point of convergence (7). The first distance (Y1) is more than half of the first length (X1) and the second distance (Y2) is more than half of the second length (X2).

A vehicular heat management system includes: a heat pump type refrigerant circulation line including a compressor, a high-pressure side indoor heat exchanger, a heat pump mode variable expansion valve, an outdoor heat exchanger, an air conditioner mode variable expansion valve, and a low-pressure side indoor heat exchanger; a cooling water circulation line configured to circulate cooling water between a radiator and a specific cooling target; and a refrigerant-cooling water chiller configured to allow the refrigerant in the refrigerant circulation line transferred from the outdoor heat exchanger to the low-pressure side indoor heat exchanger to exchange heat with the cooling water in the cooling water circulation line circulated through the specific cooling target.

A base station is disclosed that is configured for use with a UAV. The base station includes: an enclosure with an outer housing that defines a roof section and an inner housing that is connected to the outer housing; one or more heating elements that are supported by the enclosure and which are configured to heat the roof section; one or more fiducials that are supported by the enclosure; an illumination system that is supported by the enclosure and which is configured to illuminate the one or more fiducials; and a visualization system that is supported by the enclosure.

An integrated thermal management circuit for a vehicle includes a refrigerant line that causes a refrigerant to flow through a compressor, an interior condenser of an interior air conditioning device, and an exterior condenser outside the vehicle. The circuit causes the refrigerant discharged from the condenser to pass through an integrated chiller or an evaporator of the air conditioning device and to be introduced into the compressor. The circuit includes: a first cooling line causing a cooling water to circulate between a high voltage battery and a first radiator or between the high voltage battery and the integrated chiller; a second cooling line causing the cooling water to circulate between an electronic drive unit and a second radiator or between the electronic drive unit and the integrated chiller; and a bypass line provided in the first cooling line.

This disclosure details a coolant distribution module as used in a thermal management systems for thermally managing electrified vehicle components. An exemplary coolant distribution module includes a module body including a plurality of inlet ports and a plurality of outlet ports, a first manifold valve encompassed within the module body, and a second manifold valve encompassed within the module body. The first manifold valve includes a plurality of first valve inputs wherein each first valve input is in communication with at least one inlet port of the plurality of inlet ports, and a plurality of first valve outputs wherein each first valve output is in communication with at least one outlet port of the plurality of outlet ports. The second manifold valve includes a plurality of second valve inputs wherein each second valve input is in communication with at least one inlet port of the plurality of inlet ports, and a plurality of second valve outputs wherein each second valve output is in communication with at least one outlet port of the plurality of outlet ports.

Described herein are two-stage catalytic heating systems and methods of operating thereof. A system comprises a first-stage catalytic reactor and a second-stage catalytic reactor, configured to operate in sequence and at different operating conditions, For example, the first-stage catalytic reactor is supplied with fuel and oxidant at fuel-rich conditions. The first-stage catalytic reactor generates syngas. The syngas is flown into the second-stage catalytic reactor together with some additional oxidant. The second-stage catalytic reactor operates at fuel-lean conditions and generates exhaust. Splitting the overall fuel oxidation process between the two catalytic reactors allows operating these reactors away from the stoichiometric fuel-oxidant ratio and avoiding excessive temperatures in these reactors. As a result, fewer pollutants are generated during the operation of two-stage catalytic heating systems. For example, the temperatures are maintained below 1.000° C. at all oxidation stages.

A heat circuit may include a controller configured to execute a first process and then a defrosting operation. The first process may be a process to execute a first air-heating operation and a heat storage operation simultaneously. The second process may be a process to execute a defrosting operation. The controller may be configured, in the first air-heating operation, to cause the radiator to heat a radiator passage and cause the air-heating apparatus to heat air using heat of a air-heating passage while circulating the heat medium in the radiator passage and the air-heating passage. The controller may be configured, in the heat storage operation, to circulate the heat medium in an electrical apparatus passage and a bypass passage. The controller may be configured, in the defrosting operation, to circulate the heat medium in the electrical apparatus passage and the radiator passage.

A thermal management control circuit for an electric vehicle having a power electronics component to supply the drive motor and a battery includes a heat pump loop comprising a condenser and an evaporator a cooling-heating circuit configured to carry a fluid and comprising a first circuit portion comprising the condenser and the power electronics component, and configured to maintain the power electronics component within a power electronics component target temperature range, a second circuit portion comprising the evaporator, a first auxiliary communication circuit portion configured to carry some fluid heated by the condenser from the first circuit portion to the second circuit portion, and cooperating with the second circuit portion to maintain the battery within a battery target temperature range which is different from the power electronics component target temperature range.

Disclosed is an expansion tank, including a cavity structure and a degassing flow channel, where the degassing flow channel is arranged on the expansion tank, a flow guide hole is provided on the degassing flow channel, and the degassing flow channel is in communication with the cavity structure by means of the flow guide hole; and a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet are provided at two ends of the degassing flow channel respectively and are used for being in communication with a vehicle cooling system. The expansion tank of the present application satisfies a degassing requirement, reduces usage amount of pipelines and pipe clamps, and reduces weight of a vehicle body.