The present disclosure relates to a vehicle thermal management system, a control method thereof, and a vehicle using same. The vehicle thermal management system includes a battery and electric drive thermal management system. The battery and electric drive thermal management system includes a first coolant flow path, a second coolant flow path, and a four-way valve. A heat exchanger, a power battery, and a first pump are disposed on the first coolant flow path. The first coolant flow path has one end connected to a first port of the four-way valve and another end connected to a second port of the four-way valve. A motor, a radiator, and a second pump are disposed on the second coolant flow path. The second coolant flow path has one end connected to a third port of the four-way valve and another end connected to a fourth port of the four-way valve.

A heater device for a vehicle is described. The heater device include a plurality of heating elements, a printed circuit board, a first bus-bar, and a second bus-bar. The first bus-bar having a first set of connecting legs is formed in a first side of the first bus-bar. The first set of connecting legs is adapted to be connected with a first set of heating elements amongst the plurality of heating elements. The second bus-bar having a coupling element is formed in a first side of the second bus-bar to couple with a first side of the PCB. Further, a second set of connecting legs is formed adjacent to the coupling element and adapted to be coupled to the first side of the PCB. The second set of connecting legs is adapted to connect with a second set of heating elements amongst the plurality of heating elements.

A heating device (100) for a vehicle, includes a Printed Circuit Board (11), at least one heating element (20a,20b,20c), a bus bar (30,31) and a terminal pin (42). The Printed Circuit Board (11) is received inside a casing (12) along one bus bar (30,31). The bus bar (30,31) includes at least one bus bar terminal (30a,30b,30c,31a,31b,31c), wherein at least one bus bar terminal (30a 30b 30c 31a,31b,31c) connects a corresponding heating element (20a,20b,20c) to the Printed Circuit Board (11). The terminal pin (42) is integrally formed with at least one bus bar terminal (30a,30b,30c,31a,31b,31c) and is disposed outside the casing (12).

An HVAC system for a motor vehicle includes a filter that absorbs odors and gases in a cabin of the motor vehicle and desorbs the odors and gases when heated, and a heater that is turned on to heat the filter during cool ambient conditions. The heater is turned off during warm ambient conditions and warm ambient air is utilized to heat the filter. The desorbed odors and gases are purged from the cabin of the motor vehicle.

A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a vehicle may include: a casing having an inlet and a plurality of outlets; an evaporator disposed within the casing; a heater core disposed behind the evaporator within the casing; and an air mixing door disposed between the evaporator and the heater core. In particular, the heater core and a rear wall of the casing are spaced apart from each other by a first distance, the evaporator and the heater core are spaced apart from each other by a second distance, and the first distance is greater than the second distance.

A heating structure (1) configured to be installed inside a passenger compartment of a vehicle is disclosed. The heating structure (1) includes at least one resistive layer arranged so as to release heat when an electric current passes through this layer (4), this panel further comprising an electrode array (5) comprising a plurality of contact electrodes (6) arranged so as to be in electrical contact with the resistive layer in order to allow electric current to flow through this resistive layer.

A vehicle air conditioning system is provided that performs air conditioning for a front row and a rear row by using a heat pump to optimize cooling and heating efficiency, thereby preventing cooling and heating energy from being wasted.

A process for manufacturing a PTC heating element that includes at least one PTC component (20) and a carrier (14, 16) permanently connected to the PTC component on at least one side (24, 26) of thereof The process includes applying electrically conductive sintered material (28, 30, 36, 38) on the one side of the PTC component, which side is to be permanently connected to a carrier. Subsequently, a contact of the PTC component is established with at least one carrier such that sintered material, which was applied between the PTC component and the carrier and is intended for establishing a connection between the at least one PTC component and the at least one carrier, is positioned. The sintered material, which material has been positioned between the PTC component and the carrier, is sintered by heating or/and by applying pressure.

A heat pump air-conditioning system for a vehicle includes a refrigerant circuit, an auxiliary heater, and a control unit. The control unit compares a difference between a target blowout temperature and an actual blowout temperature with a predetermined first temperature threshold value in magnitudes, The control unit adjusts an opening degree of a first expansion valve and an opening degree of a second expansion valve. The control unit adjusts an output power of the auxiliary heater. The control unit executes a plurality of different modes of a heat pump air-conditioning to control the actual blowout temperature to approach and maintain at the target blowout temperature.

A radiant panel (3) intended to be installed inside a passenger compartment (1) of a vehicle (2), a motor vehicle for example, is disclosed. The radiant panel (3) includes a dissipative region (10) arranged to generate heat by Joule heating and at least one functional component (17) arranged to perform at least one function other than generating heat by Joule heating in the dissipative region (10).