| 20120031140 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THEREOF - Disclosed herein is an thermal management system for an electric vehicle, comprising a heat generating component cooling device and a heat pump device, wherein the heat pump device comprises a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a throttling element and a second heat exchanger which are connected through pipelines and form a loop; the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger are both dual channel exchanger, two channels of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger are sealed and isolated respectively, first channels of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger communicate with other components of the heat pump device through pipelines; the heat generating component cooling device communicates with second channels of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger respectively to form loops which can be closed, and the two loops formed by the heat generating component cooling device with the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger respectively can be open alternatively. The thermal management system of the present invention can ensure full use of the heat from heat generating components in the electric vehicle and improve the cooling effect of the heat generating components and the comfort of the cabin. | 02-09-2012 |
