US 11,685,224 B2
Cooling system for a vehicle
Yeonho Kim, Seoul (KR); Wan Je Cho, Hwaseong-si (KR); Myunghwan Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Jeawan Kim, Gwangmyeong-si (KR); Jae Yeon Kim, Hwaseong-si (KR); and Eon Soo Yun, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/340,850.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0175160 (KR), filed on Dec. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0185061 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/663 (2014.01); H01M 10/63 (2014.01); H01M 10/6551 (2014.01); H01M 10/6568 (2014.01)
CPC B60H 1/00278 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00392 (2013.01); B60H 1/00885 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/63 (2015.04); H01M 10/6551 (2015.04); H01M 10/6568 (2015.04); H01M 10/663 (2015.04); B60H 2001/00307 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00928 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00949 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooling system for a vehicle comprising:
a cooling apparatus including a radiator and a first water pump connected by a coolant line and circulating a coolant to the coolant line;
a battery module provided on a battery coolant line selectively connected to the coolant line through a first valve;
a first chiller provided on the battery coolant line between the first valve and the battery module, and connected to a refrigerant line of an air-conditioning apparatus, the first chiller configured to heat-exchange the selective inflowed coolant with the refrigerant supplied from the air-conditioning apparatus to adjust a temperature of the coolant;
an automatic driving controller connected to the coolant line so that the coolant is circulated inside;
a first branched line selectively connecting the battery coolant line through the operation of the first valve so that the first chiller and the battery module form an independent closed and sealed circuit through the battery coolant line; and
a second branched line selectively dividing the coolant line and the battery coolant line,
wherein the battery module or the automatic driving controller is cooled selectively by at least one cooling mode,
wherein one end of the second branched line is connected to the coolant line between the radiator and the first valve, and
wherein another end of the second branched line is connected to the coolant line between the first water pump and the first branched line.