THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE FOR TEMPERATURE REGULATION IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES

摘要

A system to produce heated and refrigerated working fluids in an electric vehicle comprises a storage material to store and release thermal energy, an off-board energy source to provide thermal energy to said storage material, and a refrigerator. The refrigerator is powered by thermal energy from the storage material to produce refrigeration. Thermal energy is transferred by at least one working fluid. At least one heat exchanger element enables thermal communication between the storage material, the off-board energy source, the refrigerator, and the at least one working fluid. At least one control element to control the flow of said at least one working fluid.

主权项

1. A system to produce heated and refrigerated working fluids in an electric vehicle comprising:
a storage material to store and release thermal energy; a refrigerator, powered by thermal energy from said storage material, to produce refrigeration; at least one working fluid to transfer thermal energy released by said storage material and refrigeration produced by said refrigerator; at least one heat exchanger element to enable thermal communication between said storage material, said refrigerator, and said at least one working fluid; and at least one control element to control the flow of said at least one working fluid.