Disclosure of utility model
The utility model provides a vehicle thermal regulation system, which simplifies the system structure, reduces parts, reduces energy consumption and improves the energy utilization rate by integrating heating and cooling pipelines of a fuel cell and a power cell of a vehicle.
In a first aspect, the utility model provides a vehicle thermal regulation system, the system comprising a fuel cell device, a power cell device and a driving device, wherein the fuel cell device and the power cell device are respectively connected with the driving device so as to supply power to the driving device, the fuel cell device comprises a galvanic pile, and the power cell device comprises a battery pack;
The thermal regulation system also comprises a fuel cell thermal regulation module and a power cell thermal regulation module,
The fuel cell thermal regulation module is used for regulating and controlling the temperature of the fuel cell device;
The power battery thermal regulation module is used for regulating and controlling the temperature of the power battery device;
The pipeline of the fuel cell thermal regulation module is connected with the pipeline of the power cell thermal regulation module.
Further, the fuel cell thermal regulation module comprises a first water pump, a heater, a first heat exchanger, a first three-way valve, a high-temperature radiator, a first pipeline and a second pipeline;
The first water pump is used for enabling a first thermodynamic medium liquid to flow in the first pipeline and the second pipeline;
The outlet of the first water pump is connected with the inlet of the heater, the outlet of the heater is connected with the inlet of the fuel cell device, the outlet of the fuel cell device is connected with the first inlet of the first heat exchanger, the first outlet of the first heat exchanger is connected with the inlet of the first three-way valve, the first outlet of the first three-way valve is connected with the inlet of the first pipeline, the second outlet of the first three-way valve is connected with the inlet of the second pipeline, the high-temperature radiator is arranged in the second pipeline, and the outlet of the first pipeline and the outlet of the second pipeline are both connected with the inlet of the first water pump.
Further, when the electric pile is lower than a preset temperature threshold value, the first three-way valve opens the first pipeline, closes the second pipeline, and the heater is started to heat the first thermal medium liquid in the first pipeline, and when the electric pile is higher than the preset temperature threshold value, the first three-way valve opens the second pipeline, closes the first pipeline, and the high-temperature radiator is started to radiate heat of the first thermal medium liquid in the second pipeline.
Further, the thermal regulation and control system further comprises a cab thermal regulation and control module, wherein the cab thermal regulation and control module comprises a third pipeline provided with a first heat exchanger, a second water pump, a second three-way valve and a warm air core body;
The second water pump is used for enabling a second thermodynamic medium liquid to flow in the third pipeline;
The second outlet of the first heat exchanger is connected with the inlet of the second three-way valve, the first outlet of the second three-way valve is connected with the inlet of the second water pump, the outlet of the second water pump is connected with the inlet of the warm air core, and the outlet of the warm air core is connected with the inlet of the first heat exchanger.
Further, the cab thermal regulation module further comprises a fourth pipeline provided with a first electronic expansion valve, an evaporator, a blower, an electric compressor and a condenser;
The outlet of the first electronic expansion valve is connected with the inlet of the evaporator, the outlet of the evaporator is connected with the inlet of the electric compressor, the outlet of the electric compressor is connected with the inlet of the condenser, the outlet of the condenser is connected with the inlet of the first electronic expansion valve, and the evaporator radiates heat through the air blower.
Further, the power battery thermal regulation module comprises a fifth pipeline provided with a third water pump and a second three-way valve,
The third water pump is used for enabling a third thermodynamic medium liquid to flow in a fifth pipeline;
The inlet of the third water pump is connected with the second outlet of the second three-way valve, the outlet of the third water pump is connected with the inlet of the power battery device, the outlet of the power battery device is connected with the second inlet of the first heat exchanger, and the inlet of the second three-way valve is connected with the second outlet of the first heat exchanger.
Further, the power battery thermal regulation module further comprises a sixth pipeline provided with a second heat exchanger and a second electronic expansion valve, and the sixth pipeline forms a loop with the connected electric compressor and condenser;
The outlet of the second electronic expansion valve is connected with the first inlet of the second heat exchanger, the first outlet of the second heat exchanger is connected with the inlet of the electric compressor, the outlet of the electric compressor is connected with the inlet of the condenser, and the outlet of the condenser is connected with the inlet of the second electronic expansion valve.
Further, the power battery thermal regulation module also comprises an electronic one-way valve,
The outlet of the power battery device is connected to the second inlet of the second heat exchanger, the second outlet of the second heat exchanger is connected with the inlet of the electronic one-way valve, and the outlet of the electronic one-way valve is connected with the inlet of the third water pump.
Further, the thermal regulation system also comprises a driving thermal regulation module, the driving thermal regulation module comprises a fourth water pump, a driving motor, a motor controller, a pile boosting DC-DC module, a low-temperature radiator and a seventh pipeline,
The fourth water pump is used for enabling fourth thermodynamic medium liquid to flow in a seventh pipeline;
The outlet of the fourth water pump is connected with the inlet of the motor controller and the inlet of the pile boosting DC-DC module, the outlet of the motor controller is connected with the inlet of the driving motor, the outlet of the pile boosting DC-DC module and the outlet of the driving motor are connected with the inlet of the low-temperature radiator, and the outlet of the low-temperature radiator is connected with the inlet of the fourth water pump.
Further, the system further comprises a front-end cooling module, wherein the front-end cooling module comprises the high-temperature radiator, the condenser, the low-temperature radiator and a cooling fan, and the cooling fan is used for cooling the high-temperature radiator, the condenser and the low-temperature radiator.
According to the vehicle thermal regulation system, the fuel cell device of the vehicle and the heating and cooling pipelines of the power cell device are integrated, and the power cell heating and cooling loops are communicated, so that the power cell heating loops, the cooling loops and the fuel cell cooling loops are formed, the system structure is simplified, the parts are reduced, the energy consumption is reduced, and the energy utilization rate is improved.
Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary examples do not represent all implementations consistent with the utility model.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any or all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, these information should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the utility model. The term "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at..once" or "when..once" or "in response to a determination", depending on the context.
A thermal regulation system for a vehicle according to the present utility model will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a thermal control system for a vehicle according to the present utility model. The vehicle thermal regulation system 10 comprises a fuel cell device 11, a power cell device 12 and a driving device 13, wherein the fuel cell device 11 and the power cell device 12 are respectively connected with the driving device 13 so as to supply power to the driving device 13.
The vehicle thermal regulation system 10 further includes a fuel cell thermal regulation module 21 and a power cell thermal regulation module 22. The fuel cell thermal regulation module 21 is used for regulating and controlling the temperature of the fuel cell device 11, and the power cell thermal regulation module 22 is used for regulating and controlling the temperature of the power cell device 12;
Wherein, the pipeline of the fuel cell thermal regulation module 21 is connected with the pipeline of the power cell thermal regulation module 22.
As shown in fig. 2, a schematic diagram of the vehicle thermal management system 10 of fig. 1 is shown.
Referring to fig. 2, the fuel cell thermal regulation module 21 comprises a first water pump 130, a heater 140, a first heat exchanger 250, a first three-way valve 170, a high-temperature radiator 180, a first pipeline 110 and a second pipeline 120, wherein the first water pump 130 is used for enabling a first thermal medium liquid to flow in the first pipeline 110 and the second pipeline 120, an outlet of the first water pump 130 is connected with an inlet of the heater 140, an outlet of the heater 140 is connected with an inlet of the fuel cell device 11, an outlet of the fuel cell device 11 is connected with a first inlet of the first heat exchanger 250, a first outlet of the first heat exchanger 250 is connected with an inlet of the first three-way valve 170, a first outlet of the first three-way valve 170 is connected with an inlet of the first pipeline 110, a second outlet of the first three-way valve 170 is connected with an inlet of the second pipeline 120, the high-temperature radiator 180 is arranged in the second pipeline 120, and an outlet of the first pipeline 110 and an outlet of the second pipeline 120 are both connected with an inlet of the first water pump 130.
With continued reference to fig. 2, the power battery device 12 includes power battery devices Bat1-Bat4, the power battery thermal regulation module 22 includes a fifth pipeline 310 provided with a third water pump 320, a second three-way valve 270 and a first heat exchanger 250, the third water pump 320 is used for flowing a third thermal medium liquid in the fifth pipeline 310, an inlet of the third water pump 320 is connected to a second outlet of the second three-way valve 270, an outlet of the third water pump 320 is connected to inlets of the power battery devices Bat1-Bat4, an outlet of the power battery devices Bat1-Bat4 is connected to a second inlet of the first heat exchanger 250, and an inlet of the second three-way valve 270 is connected to a second outlet of the first heat exchanger 250.
Further, the power battery thermal regulation module 22 further comprises a second heat exchanger 330, a second electronic expansion valve 370 and a sixth pipeline 360, wherein the sixth pipeline 360 forms a loop with the connected electric compressor 380 and a condenser 390, the outlet of the second electronic expansion valve 370 is connected with the first inlet of the second heat exchanger 330, the first outlet of the second heat exchanger 330 is connected with the inlet of the electric compressor 380, the outlet of the electric compressor 380 is connected with the inlet of the condenser 390, and the outlet of the condenser 390 is connected with the inlet of the second electronic expansion valve 370.
Further, the power cell thermal regulation module 22 further includes an electronic check valve 340. The outlets of the power battery devices Bat1-Bat4 are connected to the second inlet of the second heat exchanger 330, the second outlet of the second heat exchanger 330 is connected to the inlet of the electronic check valve 340, and the outlet of the electronic check valve 340 is connected to the inlet of the third water pump 320.
In one possible embodiment, the second heat exchanger 330 may be a plate heat exchanger.
With continued reference to fig. 2, the vehicle thermal regulation system 10 further includes a front-end cooling module including the high-temperature radiator 180, the condenser 390, the low-temperature radiator 460, and a cooling fan 500, the cooling fan 500 being configured to cool the high-temperature radiator 180, the condenser 390, and the low-temperature radiator 460.
With continued reference to fig. 2, the fuel cell device 11 includes a stack 150, the first three-way valve 170 opens the first conduit 110 and closes the second conduit 120 when the stack 150 is below a preset temperature threshold, the heater 140 is activated to heat the first thermal medium liquid in the first conduit 110, and the first three-way valve 170 opens the second conduit 120 and closes the first conduit 110 when the stack 150 is above the preset temperature threshold, and the high-temperature radiator 180 is activated to dissipate heat from the first thermal medium liquid in the second conduit 120.
Referring to fig. 3, the vehicle thermal regulation system 10 further comprises a driving thermal regulation module 23 and a cab thermal regulation module 24, the driving thermal regulation module 23 for regulating the temperature of the driving device 13, the cab thermal regulation module 24 for regulating the temperature of the cab (not shown in the drawing),
Specifically, referring to fig. 2, the thermal control module 24 for the cab includes a third pipeline 210 provided with a first heat exchanger 250, a second water pump 260, a second three-way valve 270 and a warm air core 220, wherein the second water pump 260 is used for enabling a second thermal medium liquid to flow in the third pipeline 210, a second outlet of the first heat exchanger 250 is connected with an inlet of the second three-way valve 270, a first outlet of the second three-way valve 270 is connected with an inlet of the second water pump 260, an outlet of the second water pump 260 is connected with an inlet of the warm air core 220, and an outlet of the warm air core 220 is connected with an inlet of the first heat exchanger 250.
In one possible embodiment, the first heat exchanger 250 may be a water-to-water heat exchanger.
With continued reference to fig. 2, the cab thermal regulation module 24 further includes a fourth pipeline 280 provided with a first electronic expansion valve 290, an evaporator 230, a blower 240, an electric compressor 380 and a condenser 390, wherein an outlet of the first electronic expansion valve 290 is connected with an inlet of the evaporator 230, an outlet of the evaporator 230 is connected with an inlet of the electric compressor 380, an outlet of the electric compressor 380 is connected with an inlet of the condenser 390, an outlet of the condenser 390 is connected with an inlet of the first electronic expansion valve 290, and the evaporator 230 dissipates heat through the blower 240.
With continued reference to fig. 2, the driving thermal regulation module 23 includes a fourth water pump 450, a driving motor 440, a motor controller 430, a pile boosting DC-DC module 420, a low temperature radiator 460, and a seventh pipeline 410, where the fourth water pump 450 is used to make a fourth thermal medium liquid flow in the seventh pipeline 410, an outlet of the fourth water pump 450 is connected to an inlet of the motor controller 430 and an inlet of the pile boosting DC-DC module 420, an outlet of the motor controller 430 is connected to an inlet of the driving motor 440, an outlet of the pile boosting DC-DC module 420 and an outlet of the driving motor 440 are connected to an inlet of the low temperature radiator 460, and an outlet of the low temperature radiator 460 is connected to an inlet of the fourth water pump 450.
The operation of the thermal regulation system 10 is described in detail below with reference to fig. 4-11.
As shown in fig. 4, a heating mode cycling schematic of the power-only battery device 12 of the present utility model is shown. When the vehicle is running, the electric pile 150 is started, and when the water temperature of the first thermal medium liquid is lower than the preset temperature threshold value, the waste heat of the fuel cell device 11 is used for heating the power cell device 12 under the condition that the power cell device 12 needs to be heated.
In this embodiment, the first water pump 130 and the third water pump 320 are turned on, and after the first thermal medium liquid exchanges heat with the third thermal medium liquid through the first heat exchanger 250, the third thermal medium liquid is connected to the third water pump 320 through the interface 3-2 of the first three-way valve 170 to realize flow division, and flows to the water inlet of the third water pump 320;
The first thermal medium liquid circulates according to the first pipeline 110, when the temperature of the first thermal medium liquid is higher than the preset temperature threshold, the first thermal medium liquid circulates according to the second pipeline 120, and is subjected to heat dissipation and cooling through the high-temperature radiator 180, and the higher the temperature of the inlet water T1 is, the higher the rotation speed of the first water pump 130 is, and the higher the rotation speed of the heat dissipation fan 500 is, so as to rapidly cool the fuel cell device 11;
In the fifth pipeline 310, the port 3-2 of the second three-way valve 270 is connected to achieve flow division, the third thermal medium liquid heated by the first heat exchanger 250 achieves heating of the power battery device 12, the third water pump 320 is an adjustable speed component, and the actual rotation speed is controlled according to the temperature of the water inlet T4. The higher the temperature of T4 and the power cell apparatus 12, the higher the rotation speed of the third water pump 320.
As shown in fig. 5, a cab-only heating mode cycle schematic of the present utility model is shown. In this mode, the first thermal medium liquid circulation loop is similar to fig. 2, the first thermal medium liquid exchanges heat with the second thermal medium liquid through the first heat exchanger 250, the second thermal medium liquid is connected to achieve split flow through the interface 3-1 of the second three-way valve 270, the second water pump 260 is turned on, and the second thermal medium liquid flows through the warm air core 220 to heat the cab.
As shown in fig. 6, a cycle schematic of the power cell apparatus 12 heating and cab heating modes of the present utility model is shown. In this mode, the interfaces 3-1, 3-2 of the second three-way valve 270 are both connected to heat the power battery device 12 and the cab at the same time, the distribution ratio of the interfaces 1 and 2 is determined by the temperature inside the cab and the temperature of the power battery device 12, the first and third thermodynamic medium liquid circulation circuits are the same as in fig. 3, and the second thermodynamic medium liquid circulation circuit is the same as in fig. 4.
As shown in fig. 7, a schematic view of the cooling mode cycle of the power-only battery device 12 of the present utility model is shown. In this mode, the third water pump 320 and the electric compressor 380 are both turned on, the first electronic expansion valve 290 is turned off, the thermodynamic medium liquid passing through the second electronic expansion valve 370 evaporates in the second heat exchanger 330 to cool the power battery devices Bat1-Bat4, the thermodynamic medium liquid flows back to the electric compressor 380, the compressed thermodynamic medium liquid passes through the condenser 390 to dissipate heat and condense, and then flows into the second electronic expansion valve 370 to complete the whole circulation, and the cooled third thermodynamic medium liquid flows into the electronic check valve 340 and flows out from the electronic check valve 340 to the inlet of the third water pump 320. In this operation mode, the port 3-2 of the second three-way valve 270 is closed, so that the first thermal medium liquid of the fuel cell device 11 is prevented from heating the third thermal medium liquid, and the cooling effect of the power cell device 11 is prevented from being affected.
As shown in fig. 8, a cab-only cooling mode of the present utility model is schematically illustrated. In this mode, the second electronic expansion valve 370, the second water pump 260 and the third water pump 320 are all closed, and the thermal medium liquid is evaporated in the evaporator 230 after passing through the first electronic expansion valve 290, and exchanges heat with the high-temperature air of the cab, so as to cool the cab. The evaporated thermodynamic medium flows back to the electric compressor 380, is compressed by the electric compressor 380, dissipates heat by the condenser 390, and flows into the first electronic expansion valve 290 to complete the whole cycle.
As shown in fig. 9, a cycle diagram of the cooling and cab cooling modes of the power battery device 12 according to the present utility model is shown, in which the circulation circuit of the cooling of the power battery device 12 is the same as that of fig. 6, and the cab cooling circulation circuit is the same as that of fig. 7.
As shown in fig. 10, a heating cycle of the fuel cell device 11 according to the present utility model is schematically shown, and in this mode of operation, the temperature of the first thermal medium liquid is lower than the preset temperature threshold, in order to prevent heat dissipation when the first thermal medium liquid passes through the high temperature radiator 180, the first thermal medium liquid does not flow through the high temperature radiator 180, the heater 140 is turned on, and the interface 3-2 of the first three-way valve 170 is turned on, so as to achieve rapid temperature rise of the fuel cell device 11.
As shown in fig. 11, in the cooling cycle schematic of the fuel cell device 11 according to the present utility model, when the temperature of the first thermal medium is higher than the preset temperature threshold, the heater 140 is turned off, the interface 3-1 of the first three-way valve 170 is turned on, and the heat is dissipated by the high-temperature radiator 180, so as to cool the fuel cell device 11.
As shown in fig. 12, which is a schematic diagram of a cooling cycle of the driving device 13 according to the present utility model, when one of the temperatures of the driving motor 440, the motor controller 430, and the pile boosting DC-DC module 420 is higher than the normal working temperature, the fourth water pump 450 and the corresponding heat dissipation fan 500 are turned on. The rotation speed of the fourth water pump 450 and the heat dissipation fan 500 is controlled according to the inlet temperature T6, so as to realize rapid cooling of the driving device 13.
The utility model provides a vehicle thermal regulation system, which is communicated with a fuel cell heat dissipation loop through cab heating and power cell heating to form a cab heating loop, a power cell heating loop and a fuel cell cooling loop, and is integrated with cab cooling through power cell pack cooling to form a power cell cooling loop and a cab cooling loop, so that the system structure is simplified, parts and components are reduced, the energy consumption is reduced, and the energy utilization rate is improved.
In the embodiments provided in the present utility model, it should be understood that the apparatus/electronic device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, for example, the division of modules or units is merely a logic function division, and there may be other division manners in actual implementation, and multiple units or components may be combined or may be integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not performed. Alternatively, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be an indirect coupling or communication connection via interfaces, devices or units, which may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.
The units described as separate units may or may not be physically separate, and units shown as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed over a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.
In addition, each functional unit in the embodiments of the present utility model may be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated in one unit. The integrated units may be implemented in hardware or in software functional units.
The foregoing embodiments are merely for illustrating the technical solution of the present utility model, but not for limiting the same, and although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the technical solution described in the foregoing embodiments may be modified or substituted for some of the technical features thereof, and that these modifications or substitutions should not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the embodiments of the present utility model and should be included in the protection scope of the present utility model.