Provided is an absorption type heat pump device including: a battery, a battery case, a regenerator, a condenser, an evaporator, an absorber, and a controller, in which, in the cooling operation, heat exchange between the absorber and the outside of the absorber is performed, the refrigerant having a liquid phase is supplied to the battery case from the condenser, and the refrigerant having a gas phase which is obtained by evaporating the refrigerant having a liquid phase by the heat of the battery, is supplied to the absorber, and in the heating operation, heat exchange between the absorber and the battery case is performed, the refrigerant having a gas phase or a liquid phase is supplied to the absorber from the evaporator, and the absorbing solution with relatively high concentration which is accommodated in the regenerator is supplied to the absorber.

There is provided a controller for a heat capture and storage system configured to capture and store energy from heat expelled in engine exhaust. The controller includes a plurality of inputs, a plurality of outputs, and at least one processor coupled to a memory for storing within the memory instructions executable by the at least one processor. The controller is configured by execution of the instructions stored in the memory to: receive signals at one or more of the plurality of inputs, the signals representing at least one operating parameter of the heat capture and storage system; and based on at least one operating parameter, generate signals at one or more of the plurality of outputs for controlling at least one component of the heat capture and storage system to capture and store the energy from the heat expelled in the engine exhaust.

In a thermal management system for a vehicle and a method for controlling the same, the thermal management system and the control method are configured to determine a maximum cooling capacity of a chiller included in a fluid transfer device of the thermal management system, to set an optimal control target enabling the fluid transfer device to execute battery cooling through minimum consumption of electric power while satisfying a maximum cooling capacity range based on the determined maximum cooling capacity, and to control the fluid transfer device based on deriving an optimal control value satisfying the optimal control target.

A hydraulic/mechanical braking system for a vehicle comprises a cam (128) keyed onto a transmission shaft or a trailing wheel and at least two hydraulic cylinder assemblies (126, 129) including a cam follower (127). A hydraulic circuit (C) connects the hydraulic cylinder assemblies together. A master brake valve (113) controls the flow of fluid in the circuit. Actuation of the master brake valve (113) obstructs the flow of fluid and hence the reciprocation of the hydraulic cylinder assemblies, forcing the cam following against the cam to resist rotation. The cam (128) is formed with two opposing flat faces (142, 143) in order to provide an anti-lock braking system (ABS).