A thermal management system for a vehicle may include a battery line connected to a high-voltage battery core, provided with a first radiator, and through which coolant is communicated by a first pump; an indoor heating line connected to a heating core for indoor air conditioning, provided with a hydrothermal heater therein, provided with a second pump to fluidically-communicate the coolant, and provided with a first valve at a downstream point of the heating core; a first and a second battery heating line branched or joined at the downstream point of the heating core in the indoor heating line to be connected to the upstream point and the downstream point of the high-voltage battery core, respectively; and a refrigerant line provided with an expansion valve, a cooling core for indoor air conditioning, a compressor, and a condenser.

A HVAC system for a motor vehicle having a housing, wherein the housing has an air inlet for admitting air and a cold air path in which cold air flows is provided in the housing and a warm air path in which warm air flows is provided in the housing, wherein the warm air path and the cold air path open into a mixing chamber, wherein a mixing flap is provided for controlling the proportion of cold air flowing into the mixing chamber and the proportion of warm air flowing into the mixing chamber, wherein the mixing flap is arranged rotatable about an axis and is driven by a flap actuator which has a drive shaft, wherein a gear with a nonlinear translation characteristic is provided between the mixing flap and the drive shaft.

A vehicle air conditioner installed in a vehicle includes: an evaporator that is provided on a ceiling of the vehicle and causes heat exchange between air in an interior of a passenger compartment and a coolant; a condenser that causes heat exchange between the coolant and outside air; a spray nozzle that sprays water to a portion near the condenser; a water tank that is provided in a lower portion of the vehicle and stores the water to be sprayed; and a drain hose that guides condensed water generated in the evaporator to the water tank. The drain hose is provided through a pillar.

Disclosed is an air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, the air conditioning apparatus being applicable to an autonomous vehicle, etc. having console removed therefrom by ensuring a lower space of a driver's seat in a front part of the vehicle and being capable of preventing condensate water from flowing backward. The air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle comprises: an air conditioning case having an air flow path formed therein and a plurality of air discharge ports; and a cooling heat exchanger and a heating heat exchanger provided in the air flow path of the air conditioning case and exchanging heat with the air passing through the air flow path, wherein the air discharge ports include a front seat air discharge port and a back seat air discharge port, and the back seat air discharge port is arranged under the heating heat exchanger in the direction of gravity.

A module for accommodating electronic circuitry which advantageously is able to take advantage of air in a climate system for cooling of the electronic circuitry. In one aspect, there is provided a module for accommodating electronic circuitry in a vehicle, the module includes: at least one attachment surface for attachment of electronic circuitry thereon, an air guiding structure for receiving an air flow for cooling of the attachment surface, the air guiding structure having a wall member including the attachment surface such that the wall member provides a thermal path between the attachment surface and the air in the air guiding structure, wherein the air guiding structure includes an inlet configured to receive air for cooling of the attachment surface wherein the air flow is an air flow used for climate control in the vehicle.

An air conditioner is configured to be switchable between a heating mode and a cooling mode. In the cooling mode, a high-temperature heat medium circulates between a high-pressure side refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger and a high-temperature heat medium-outside air heat exchanger in a state where a refrigerant circulates in an air-cooling heat exchanger. In the heating mode, the high-temperature heat medium circulates between the high-pressure side refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger and an air-heating heat exchanger, while a low-temperature heat medium circulates between a low-pressure side refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger and a low-temperature heat medium-outside air heat exchanger, in a state where the refrigerant circulates in the low-pressure side refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger.

An air-conditioning unit includes an air-conditioning case including an opening through which air flows, a cooler disposed in the air-conditioning case to cool air flowing to the opening, a heater disposed in the air-conditioning case to heat air flowing to the opening, and an adjusting member disposed to cover the opening and adjusting airflow passing through the opening. The adjusting member is produced separately from the air-conditioning case and includes a first region and a second region. The second region includes a high resistance member giving higher resistance to the airflow than the first region. The first region includes a low resistance member giving lower resistance to the airflow than the second region. The low resistance member is a partition dividing the first region into plural air passing parts through which air flows. The high resistance member is a plate member including a part to interfere the airflow.

Disclosed is a method for controlling a thermal regulation circuit of a vehicle, the circuit comprising first (2) and second (4) heat exchangers situated in series in a circulation direction of an air flow intended to pass through them in this order, the circuit further comprising an additional heat exchanger (16) situated upstream from the first heat exchanger (2) in the circulation direction of the air flow, the circuit being configured to allow the circulation of a refrigerant fluid in the first exchanger (2) and the circulation of a heat transfer fluid in the second exchanger (4) and in the additional exchanger (16), the method comprising a step of generating or increasing a flow rate of the heat transfer fluid in the additional exchanger (16) depending on operating modes of the circuit.

An economical air conditioner system for universal installation in utility vehicles (UTV) and other 12v applications is a fluid cooling system that may also be used for heating applications. The system is a sealed system wherein cooling fluids can include ice water, and the sealed system allows for improved ice retention. The sealed system may alternatively utilize a traditional coolant in the cooling system which provides for the ability to switch between “heat” and “cool” applications or functions using the same core in the system. The system includes a storage vessel, a pump, a fluid reservoir, and a heat exchanger installed within the storage vessel. The system is also operably connectable to a core for temperature selected and directed air flow.

A liquid cooling system includes a liquid cooling head, a fixing member and a radiator. The fixing member is disposed on the liquid cooling head. The radiator is disposed on the liquid cooling head through the fixing member. The radiator moves with respect to the liquid cooling head between at least two different positions through the fixing member.