Exergy Analysis of Electric Vehicle Heat Pump Air Conditioning System with Battery Thermal Management System

The exergy analysis of an electric vehicle heat pump air conditioning system(HPACS) with battery thermal management system was carried out by studying the exergy loss of each component. The results indicate that the compressor is the main source of system exergy loss in all operation conditions. The exergy loss distribution of HPACS is almost the same when the battery thermal management system integrated into the HPACS in cabin and battery mixed cooling mode and the system exergy loss was linearly related to the compressor speed in cooling modes. The performance of the HPACS is better than that of the positive temperature coefficient(PTC) heater in cabin heating mode. The degree of exergy efficiency improvement of the alternative mode was discussed at all operation conditions in cabin heating mode. The results indicate that the optimization effect using the electric vehicle HPACS to replace the PTC heater is obvious at lower compressor speed, surrounding temperature and internal condenser air flow rate.

Investigation on the Influence of Refrigerant Charge Amount on the Cooling Performance of Air Conditioning Heat Pump System for Electric Vehicles

The application of air conditioning heat pump(ACHP) in electric vehicles could lead to significant electrical power saving effect. As for an air conditioning heat pump system for electric vehicles, the influence of refrigerant charge amount should be investigated during the design phase. In this study, experimental method was employed to investigate the influence of the refrigerant charge amount on the performance of the ACHP system. The results showed that the refrigerant charge amount had different influence on the refrigerant properties at various locations within the system. The coefficient of performance and pressure-enthalpy diagram were calculated, and showed a close relationship with refrigerant charge amount under different compressor speeds. The degree of subcooling and the degree of superheating were recorded and the critical charge amount was determined by a typical practical test method. In addition, the critical refrigerant charge amount determined by the experimental method was also compared with two typical void fraction correlation models, and the model with consideration of two phase stream reaction of the refrigerant showed a good estimation accuracy on the critical charge amount.

Experiment Investigation and Control Strategies on Two-Phase Refrigerant Injection Heat Pump System for Electric Vehicle in Start-up Stage

Due to the poor heating performance and operating safety in low ambient temperature,traditional Air Source Heat Pump(ASHP)for Electric Vehicles(EVs)has many limits in cold region,which can be solved by the ASHP with refrigerant injection.During the start-up stage of EV in winter,the inlet air temperature of the in-car condenser is the same as the ambient temperature.At this situation,the performance and control strategy of the heat pump require special attention.In the present study,a series of experiments were carried out on the heating performance of the Refrigerant Injection Heat Pump(RIHP)system in start-up stage of EV,at the ambient temperature from–20℃ to–5℃.The effects of compressor speed and injected refrigerant state on the heating performance of the system were discussed in depth.According to the results,the control strategies during start-up stage have been discussed in the end of the article.The study provides a practical control strategy for the RIHP system during the start-up stage of electric vehicles,helping to efficiently operate electric vehicles in cold regions.

Research on Operation Optimization of Heating System Based on Electric Storage Coupled Solar Energy and Air Source Heat Pump

For heating systems based on electricity storage coupled with solar energy and an air source heat pump(ECSA),choosing the appropriate combination of heat sources according to local conditions is the key to improving economic efficiency.In this paper,four cities in three climatic regions in China were selected,namely Nanjing in the hot summer and cold winter region,Tianjin in the cold region,Shenyang and Harbin in the severe cold winter region.The levelized cost of heat(LCOH)was used as the economic evaluation index,and the energy consumption and emissions of different pollutants were analyzed.TRNSYS software was used to simulate and analyze the system performance.The Hooke-Jeeves optimization algorithm and GenOpt software were used to optimize the system parameters.The results showed that ECSA systemhad an excellent operation effect in cold region and hot summer and cold winter region.Compared with ECS system,the systemenergy consumption,and the emission of different pollutants of ECSA system can be reduced by a maximum of 1.37 times.In cold region,the initial investment in an air source heat pump is higher due to the lower ambient temperature,resulting in an increase in the LOCH value of ECSA system.After the LOCH value of ECSA system in each region was optimized,the heating cost of the system was reduced,but also resulted in an increase in energy consumption and the emission of different pollutant gases.

Simulation of Air Source Heat Pump with Refrigerant Injection for Heating Operation

An air source heat pump(ASHP)with refrigerant injection is proposed for the air conditioning system of electric vehicles(EVs),especially for efficient heating in cold winter,when there is no wasted heat of engines.The simulation model is built with the framework of two-phase fluid network,where the compressor is separated as two compressors and the economizer is treated as two heat exchangers in the injection path and the main refrigerant path.With the validated simulation model,the heating performance is analyzed,and the results show that the coefficient of performance(COP)of ASHP with refrigerant injection is higher than 1.4 and the discharge temperature is less than 100℃ when the outdoor temperature is-20℃.The above performance ensures that the air conditioning system and EVs can operate normally with high efficiency even in the cold winter,which is much helpful for the practicability of EVs.

A PROSPECTIVE HYDROGEN STORAGE ALLOY PAIR FOR BUS AIR CONDITIONERS

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Metal hydride air conditioner

The relationship among the hydrogen storage properties, cycling characteristics and thermal parameters of the metal hydride air conditioning systems was investigated. Based on a new alloy selection model, three pairs of hydrogen storage alloys, LaNi_ 4.4 Mn_ 0.26 Al_ 0.34 / La_ 0.6 Nd_ 0.4 Ni_ 4.8 Mn_ 0.2 Cu_ 0.1 ,LaNi_ 4.61 Mn_ 0.26 Al_ 0.13 /La_ 0.6 Nd_ 0.4 Ni_ 4.8 Mn_ 0.2 Cu_ 0.1 and LaNi_ 4.61 Mn_ 0.26 Al_ 0.13 /La_ 0.6 Y_ 0.4 Ni_ 4.8 Mn_ 0.2 , were selected as the working materials for the metal hydride air conditioning system. Studies on the factors affecting the COP of the system showed that higher COP and available hydrogen content need the proper operating temperature and cycling time,large hydrogen storage capacity, flat plateau and small hysterisis of hydrogen alloys, proper original input hydrogen content and mass ratio of the pair of alloys. It also needs small weight, heat capacity and good heat conductivity of the reaction beds. An experimental metal hydride air-conditioning system was established by using LaNi_ 4.61 Mn_ 0.26 Al_ 0.13 /La_ 0.6 Y_ 0.4 Ni_ 4.8 Mn_ 0.2 alloys as the working materials, which showed that under the operating temperature of 180℃/40℃, a low temperature of 13℃ was reached, with COP =0.38 and W_ net =0.09 kW/kg.

Policies and Initiatives for Carbon Neutrality in Nordic Heating and Transport Systems

Policies and initiatives promoting carbon neutrality in the Nordic heating and transport systems are presented. The focus within heating systems is the promotion of HPs （heat pumps） while the focus within transport systems is initiatives regarding EVs （electric vehicles）. It is found that the conversion to HPs in the Nordic region relies on both private economic and national economic incentives. Initiatives toward carbon neutrality in the transport system are mostly concentrated on research, development and demonstration for deployment of a large number of EVs. All Nordic countries have plans for the future heating and transport systems with the ambition of realizing carbon neutrality.

Fault detection and diagnosis of electric bus air conditioning systems incorporating domain knowledge and probabilistic artificial intelligence

The air conditioning systems in electric city buses usually operate in rapidly changing ambient conditions and are more likely to suffer from mechanical faults. Although many fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) methods have been developed for building air conditioning systems, they are difficult to be applied to bus air conditioners since its operation is highly dynamic and fault-free data are usually unavailable. Therefore, this paper proposes an FDD method for electric bus air conditioners to tackle the above issues. First, the method identifies faults in an unsupervised manner by comparing selected features among a group of peer systems. Then, considering the features are influenced by the operating conditions, Gaussian process regression (GPR) models are established to find the relationships between each feature and its influential parameters. The probabilistic nature of the GPR is used to differentiate predictions with large uncertainty, which are then excluded from FDD. In this way, robustness of the method is evidently improved. Finally, fault indexes are defined to detect and diagnose mechanical faults. We applied the method to a group of air conditioners in a city bus fleet. Results showed that it can effectively identify refrigerant undercharge and indoor and outdoor fan problems with low false positive/genitive rates. Also, the method is highly robust and not sensitive to the faulty systems in the bus fleet.

制冷剂充注量对轻量化车用空气源热泵系统性能的影响

【目的】研究R407C制冷剂不同充注量对轻量化车用热泵空调系统制冷性能的影响。【方法】在高温45℃工况下,通过充注量的变化,分析制冷剂充注量对系统制冷性能参数的影响,确定最佳充注量。【结果】结果表明:R407C制冷剂充注量从2.3 kg增加到2.6 kg时,系统的制冷量、COP最高值分别达4.935 kW、2.1,系统最佳充注量为2.5 kg。【结论】通过改变制冷剂充注量,制冷量、COP和过冷度均有所提升,因此,在开发新型环保制冷剂及其应用系统时,应充分考虑不同工况下的性能表现,并通过试验验证确定最佳运行参数。

电动车废热辅助空调系统的研究

针对目前电动车空调存在的节能性和低温适应性等问题,提出了一种电动车废热辅助热泵空调系统。该系统将多变频器协调控制技术、双级压缩循环技术、废热辅助热泵技术有机融合,通过仿真分析研究系统在不同运行状态下的系统性能。仿真结果表明:协调调节低压级压缩机和风扇电机的频率,可实现系统制冷/制热量和能效比的优化控制;合理设置单双级压缩的温度切换点,能提升制热性能、保证系统在低温工况下的可靠运行;利用废热辅助空气源热泵技术,能实现系统的节能。研究结果为减小空调系统对电动车续航里程的影响、推动电动车的普及提供了参考。

某纯电车型空调PTC不制热故障分析与改进

为分析电动汽车空调系统不制热故障原因,以某车企收到的4S店空调故障案例为例,使用质量管理工程师常用的检测方法和仪器对加热零部件进行分析与诊断,结果表明是由于软件问题导致熔断器开路,造成空调故障,提出对软件控制的临界值进行改进的故障排除建议。

基于蓄热装置辅助的燃料电池电动车供暖系统动态仿真

为了辅助燃料电池车辆预热,提升燃料电池在低温下的冷启动速率以及降低电动车能耗,该文提出了一种基于热泵和蓄热装置联合的燃料电池电动车供暖方案,并开展了燃料电池车辆系统动态仿真研究,对比了有无蓄热装置辅助的系统对车辆运行过程的影响。结果表明:在寒冷运行环境下,蓄热装置可确保驾驶循环工况下循环冷却液热量来源的连续性,相较于无蓄热装置的热管理系统,热泵和蓄热联合供暖方案可使空调系统能耗下降26%;利用蓄热装置辅助的供暖系统能够改善燃料电池电动车的冬季冷启动特性,优化车辆电池系统的热管理。

-30至50℃车辆工况下CO_(2)喷射器的适应性研究

为推动喷射器回收膨胀功技术的实车应用,本文开展了-30~50℃宽温区运行工况下车用压缩-引射式CO_(2)热泵系统制冷制热性能及喷射器膨胀功回收特性研究,重点分析了工作喷嘴对固定尺寸喷射器变工况适应性的影响。结果表明:制冷工况下随着环境温度升高,喷射系数递减,而升压比递增;制热工况下随着环境温度降低,喷射系数和升压比均先增大后减小;制冷工况下喷射器回收膨胀功占最大可回收膨胀功的16.7%~37.2%,制热工况下为9.9%~41.3%;以高温制冷工况设计的固定尺寸喷射器难以适应低温制热工况,偏离设计工况时,喷嘴出口过膨胀会造成激波能量损失,而低温制热工况下喷嘴出口因欠膨胀会导致喷射器无引射效果。

电动工程机械双热源热泵空调系统的仿真和试验

热泵空调系统是电动汽车新型加热取暖方式之一,具有制热制冷效率高、控制方便等优势,其在电动工程机械领域也有良好的应用前景。但热泵空调系统最大的应用难题是其利用的冷媒R134a在低温环境温度下,由于制冷剂本身性质的限制及室外侧换热器结霜现象,导致系统的制热性能严重下降,进而影响热泵空调系统的综合性能。据此,提出了基于双热源热泵空调的纯电工程机械整车热管理系统的解决办法,引入工程机械的电驱系统余热作为电驱源,与传统热泵空调的空气源组成双热源热泵空调系统,通过系统中余热的合理运用,提高能量利用率。AMESim仿真和热管理试验平台不同模式下的试验结果表明,电驱源热泵系统的制热性能明显优于传统空气热源热泵,有效提高制热能效系数。

电磁-机电暂态混合仿真在多能源系统动态建模中的应用研究

热力网络是多能源系统的重要组成部分。电网和热网建模机理和时间尺度存在较大差异,传统电力系统暂态仿真程序难以直接应用于电-热多能源系统动态仿真。根据电-热类比方法,采用基本电气元件构建了热力管道热路和水路等效电路模型。同时,基于查表法构建了计及设备运行特性的空气源热泵等效电路模型。为提高仿真效率,进一步提出了基于电磁-机电暂态建模框架的电-热多能源系统动态仿真方法。电网采用机电暂态建模,热网采用电磁暂态建模,空气源热泵模型作为接口模型,完成电网模型和热网模型之间的数据交互。电网模型与热网模型均采用毫秒级及以上仿真步长,实现了高效的多能源系统动态仿真。最后通过算例分析验证了所提模型和仿真方法的有效性。

基于主动进气格栅的热泵空调系统能耗控制策略

为了降低热泵空调系统的能耗,针对车速、进气格栅开口面积等不同参数,以匹配主动进气格栅(AGS)电动汽车的热泵空调系统为研究对象,开发了一种热泵空调热管理系统及能耗控制策略,仿真计算高、低温环境和不同AGS开度条件下的系统能耗,并采用实车环境舱标定方法分析了-7℃低温和35℃高温环境不同AGS开度下空调系统及风阻能耗实测值差异。试验结果表明:高温和低温环境下,AGS开度越大,风阻能耗越高,但空调与风阻综合能耗越低;AGS开度增大相同数值时,高温条件下的能耗贡献量大于低温条件下的能耗贡献量。

考虑经济性的北方农村地区低碳清洁取暖策略研究

大力推广清洁取暖是关系国计民生的重要工作,然而清洁取暖不是单纯的能源替代,特别在农村地区,同时需要考虑经济性和可推广性等。为此,提出了加装保温窗帘降低建筑整体热负荷,利用符合生活习惯的电热炕来满足局部热舒适需求,以及引入热泵热风机进行总体环境控制的策略。以山西农村某典型农宅为研究对象,利用TRNSYS对提出的清洁取暖方案进行模拟分析。结果表明,在取暖初期、室外温度最低时、取暖末期3个典型日均能够满足人体舒适性要求;在整个取暖期年运行费用可节约37.9%,费用年值没有显著的差异;同时SO_(2)、NO_(x)、PM_(2.5)和CO_(2)排放量分别降低了99.1%、92.1%、98.9%、89.4%。可为北方农村地区推广清洁取暖提供路线指导。

某型纯电动汽车热泵空调系统探析——执行器篇

世界各国都在积极稳妥地推进“碳达峰“和”碳中和”进程,人们对选择绿色出行的认同感、获得感和幸福感日益增强,让新能源汽车行业发展的浪潮迅速席卷全球。搭载热泵空调的新能源汽车,以其能耗更低、高压蓄电池循环里程更长等优点已在汽车领域实现快速的推广。因此,本文以某型纯电动汽车热泵空调为例,结合汽车行业相关岗位需求,详细介绍热泵空调系统中相关执行器结构与工作原理。