System for thermal management of a vehicle and method for vehicle cold start

摘要

A method, comprising during a vehicle engine cold start, opening a first valve coupled between a first container containing an adsorbent and a second container containing an adsorbate, circulating a first fluid through a first conduit coupled to a first heat exchanger located within the first container and a second heat exchanger located outside the first container, and circulating a second fluid through a second conduit coupled to the second heat exchanger. In this way, heat may be generated at the adsorber during a cold start and subsequently transferred to the cooling jacket of the vehicle engine and/or other vehicle compartments, thereby decreasing the warm-up time for the engine.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
during a vehicle engine cold start:
opening a first valve coupled between a first container containing an adsorbent and a second container containing an adsorbate to flow the adsorbate from the second container to the first container for adsorption at the adsorbent;exchanging heat between the adsorbent in the first container and a first fluid by circulating the first fluid in a coolant/adsorber heat exchange loop through a first heat exchanger located within the first container and a second heat exchanger located outside the first container, the first heat exchanger thermally coupled with the adsorbent; andexchanging heat between the first fluid and a second fluid by circulating the second fluid through a coolant circuit including the second heat exchanger.