Patent classifications
B60H2001/3255
CONTROL METHOD FOR AIR CONDITIONING OF A VEHICLE
A method for controlling air conditioning of a vehicle includes: determining whether an air conditioning control entry condition for battery cooling wind backseat backflow compensation is satisfied from environment information collected from the vehicle; starting air conditioning control for the battery cooling wind backseat backflow compensation if it is determined that the entry condition is satisfied; determining a compensation value corresponding to a current operating level of a battery cooling fan when the air conditioning control for the battery cooling wind backseat backflow compensation is started; compensating for a current control variable value of an air conditioning device component using the determined compensation value; and performing an air conditioning operation for compensation in accordance with a backflow of a battery cooling wind having cooled a battery toward a backseat by controlling a state of the air conditioning device component in accordance with the compensated control variable value.
Electronic control valve for HVAC system of vehicle and control method of HVAC system
An electronic control valve for an HVAC system of a vehicle may include, in the electronic control valve configured to control the angle of a swash plate (angle with respect to the surface perpendicular to a rotation shaft of a compressor) in the compressor in an HVAC system, a solenoid, a plunger coupled to the solenoid member and configured to slid according to whether the solenoid is magnetized, a valve body formed integrally with the plunger, and configured to open or close a supply flow path through which a fluid flows into the compressor, a discharge flow path through which a fluid is discharged from the compressor, and a control flow path through a fluid flows to control the angle of the swash plate mounted inside the compressor, a diaphragm configured to operate the plunger by the pressure of refrigerant, and a return spring configured to return the plunger, and the solenoid is applied with power according to a vehicle target cooling load.
VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
A first sensor measures temperature at a first evaporator that cools a first zone. A second sensor measures temperature at a second evaporator that cools a second zone. A controller operates a compressor in a normal cooling mode or a single zone cooling mode. In the normal cooling mode, both the first zone and the second zone are cooled with the compressor operated by the controller in response to temperature measurements from one or both of the first sensor and the second sensor. In the single zone cooling mode, only the second zone is cooled with the compressor controlled by the controller in response to temperature measurements from the second sensor and the controller determining that the first evaporator has a low probability of accumulating frozen moisture on surfaces thereof, and in response to determining a high probability of accumulating frozen moisture on surfaces thereof the compressor is not operated.
VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT DEVICE
A vehicle cooling system may include a variable displacement compressor, and a controller configured to, in response to a determination that the compressor is operating within a gurgling zone that is defined by a predefined range of compressor speeds and currents, generate a current signal defining a displacement for the compressor based on a speed of the compressor and an ambient temperature to control the displacement to reduce refrigerant flow noise.
TRACTION BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE
A cooling system is provided for a traction battery of an electrified motor vehicle. That cooling system includes a cooling circuit, a refrigerant circuit, a plurality of flow control valves and a control system. That control system includes a controller configured to (a) control operation of the plurality of flow control valves and (b) prioritize cabin cooling over traction battery cooling.
REFRIGERATION SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORT VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND TRANSPORT VEHICLE
The refrigeration system is configured to adjust a temperature inside a vehicle compartment of the transport vehicle, the refrigeration system including an evaporator disposed in the vehicle compartment and the evaporator including evaporator coils (120) through which a refrigerant flows and a housing (110) for accommodating the evaporator coils; wherein the housing is further provided with a heating element (130); and the refrigeration system further includes a control module (140) configured to control the heating element. According to the refrigeration system for a transport vehicle, the control method thereof and the transport vehicle of the present disclosure, by disposing the heating element inside the housing of the evaporator, which is controlled to perform heating and stop heating according to actual situations, ice is prevented from being formed on the inner side of the housing, and condensation water is prevented from being formed on the outer side of the housing, thereby effectively improving the reliability of the preservation of goods.
EJECTOR REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE
An ejector refrigeration cycle device includes: a radiator that dissipates heat from a refrigerant discharged from a compressor; an ejector module that decompresses the refrigerant cooled by the radiator; and an evaporator that evaporates a liquid-phase refrigerant separated in a gas-liquid separation space of the ejector module. A grille shutter is disposed as an inflow-pressure increasing portion between the radiator and a cooling fan blowing the outside air toward the radiator. The grille shutter is operated to decrease the volume of the outside air to be blown toward the radiator when an outside air temperature is equal to or lower than a reference outside air temperature, thereby increasing the pressure of the inflow refrigerant to flow into a nozzle passage of the ejector module.
CONTROL SYSTEM OF FLOWING AIR INTO VEHICLE ENGINE ROOM AND METHOD FOR THE SAME
The present disclosure relates to a system for controlling an air flow rate into a vehicle engine room. The system includes: an air intake port receiving an exterior air at a front portion of the vehicle and supplying the air into the engine room; air ducts formed at both sides of the air intake port and introduce the exterior air into a wheel side in order to improve aerodynamic characteristic; a control valve configured to selectively convey the air flowed in the air intake port into the air ducts; a radiator disposed between the air intake port and the engine room; and a control portion configured to control the control valve based on an operating state of vehicle. The air ducts are selectively communicated with the air intake port and disposed at upstream of the radiator.
COOLANT MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD
An apparatus and method for measuring coolant temperature to ensure the proper amount of coolant for refilling or servicing a coolant system, such as an automobile coolant system, are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a measurement display for viewing the temperature of air conditioning output inside a vehicle while the user is outside the vehicle refilling or servicing a coolant system. The measurement display is in communications with a temperature sensor measuring the air temperature at a vent inside the vehicle to allow a user to ensure the proper amount of coolant is refilled.
Vehicle air conditioner
A vehicle air conditioner includes a heat pump system and an air conditioner ECU that controls the heat pump system. An operation mode of the heat pump system includes an air cooling mode, an air heating mode, a serial dehumidification air-heating mode, a parallel dehumidification air-heating mode, a battery-only cooling mode, and an air-cooling battery-cooling mode. The air conditioner ECU separately sets conditions for permitting cooling of a battery, depending on the operation mode.