US 11,745,562 B1
Coupling thermal management system of pure electric vehicle based on phase change heat storage
Shurong Lei, Qingdao (CN); Song Xin, Qingdao (CN); Ziliang Zhao, Qingdao (CN); Xiaoting Zhang, Qingdao (CN); Fangzi Hao, Qingdao (CN); Xu Li, Qingdao (CN); Junlong Liu, Qingdao (CN); and Yu Wang, Qingdao (CN)
Assigned to SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Qingdao (CN)
Filed by SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Qingdao (CN)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/179,697.
Claims priority of application No. 202210618005.5 (CN), filed on Jun. 2, 2022.
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/00899 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00278 (2013.01); B60H 1/00392 (2013.01); B60H 1/00485 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coupling thermal management system of a pure electric vehicle based on phase change heat storage, comprising a refrigerant circuit and a coolant circuit, heat exchange being achieved between the refrigerant circuit and the coolant circuit through a plate type heat exchanger;
the refrigerant circuit comprising an electric compressor, an inside-vehicle heat exchanger, an outside-vehicle heat exchanger, a bidirectional electronic expansion valve, a four-way directional valve, a gas-liquid separator, first three-way valve, a first gate valve, a second gate valve, the plate type heat exchanger and a refrigerant tube;
wherein the four-way directional valve is provided with 4 ports which are a port A, a port B, a port C and a port D respectively; the port A of the four-way directional valve is connected to an inlet of the electric compressor through the gas-liquid separator; the port B of the four-way directional valve is connected to an end of the plate type heat exchanger through the refrigerant tube, and connected to an end of the inside-vehicle heat exchanger through the second gate valve; the port C of the four-way directional valve is connected to an outlet of the electric compressor through the refrigerant tube, and connected to an end of the inside-vehicle heat exchanger through the first gate valve; the port D of the four-way directional valve is connected to an end of the outside-vehicle heat exchanger through the refrigerant tube;
the first three-way valve is provided with 3 ports, which are a port E, a port F and a port G respectively; the port E of the firs three-way valve is connected to the other end of the inside-vehicle heat exchanger through the refrigerant tube; the port F of the firs three-way valve is connected to the other end of the plate type heat exchanger through the refrigerant tube; the port G of the first three-way port is connected to the other end of the outside-vehicle heat exchanger through the bidirectional electronic expansion valve;
the coolant circuit comprises a battery pack, a phase change material, a heat storage heat exchanger, a water pump, a second three-way valve, a third three-way valve, a fourth three-way valve and a coolant tube; the plate type heat exchanger is also comprised in the coolant circuit;
the second three-way valve is provided with 3 ports, which are a port H, a port I and a port J respectively; the port H of the second three-way valve is connected to an end of the battery pack through the coolant tube; the port I of the second three-way valve is connected to an outlet of the water pump through the coolant tube; the port J of the second three-way valve is connected to an end of the plate type heat exchanger and a port L of the third three-way valve through the coolant tube;
the third three-way valve is provided with 3 ports, which are a port K, a port L and a port M respectively; the port K of the third three-way valve is connected to the heat storage heat exchanger through the coolant tube; the port L of the third three-way valve is connected to an end of the plate type heat exchanger and the port J of the second three-way valve through the coolant tube; and the port M of the third three-way valve is connected to an inlet of the water pump through the coolant tube;
the fourth three-way valve is provided with 3 ports, which are a port N, a port O and a port P respectively; the port N of the fourth three-way valve is connected to the other end of the heat storage heat exchanger through the coolant tube; the port O of the fourth three-way valve is connected to the other end of the battery pack through the coolant tube; and the port P of the fourth three-way valve is connected to the other end of the plate type heat exchanger through the coolant tube;
the four-way directional valve switches between two positions, which respectively are: a position by which A and B are in communication, and C and D are in communication; and a position by which A and D are in communication and B and C are in communication; the first gate valve is opened or closed; and the second gate valve is opened or closed;
the first three-way valve switches between five positions: which are a position by which E and F are in communication separately, a position by which F and G are in communication separately, a position by which E and G are in communication separately, a position by which the E and G are in communication and F and G are in communication, and a position by which E and F are in communication and F and G are in communication;
the second three-way valve switches between two positions, which are a position by which H and I are in communication separately and a position by which I and J are in communication separately;
the third three-way valve switches between two positions, which are a position by which K and M are in communication separately and a position by which L and M are in communication separately;
the fourth three-way valve switches between three positions, which are a position by which N and O are in communication separately, a position by which N and P are in communication separately, and a position by which O and P are in communication separately;
a fan is disposed outside the outside-vehicle heat exchanger and the inside-vehicle heat exchanger respectively, and a pressure difference sensor is disposed outside the outside-vehicle heat exchanger to determine whether frosting is present;
a temperature sensor is disposed inside the battery pack to detect a temperature of the battery pack;
the plate type heat exchanger is provided for being passed through by a refrigerant and a coolant which are not in direct contact but exchange heat only through the plate type heat exchanger.