Cooling system
US9732663B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H2001/3288
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cooling system for cooling a hybrid vehicle apparatus includes a compressor that circulates a refrigerant, a first heat exchanger that carries out heat exchange between the refrigerant and outside air, an expansion valve that reduces the pressure of the refrigerant, a second heat exchanger that carries out heat exchange between the refrigerant and air-conditioning air, a cooling portion that cools the hybrid vehicle apparatus using the refrigerant that flows between the heat exchanger and the expansion valve, a gas-liquid separator that separates the refrigerant that flows between the heat exchanger and the cooling portion into a liquid-phase refrigerant and a gas-phase refrigerant, and a liquid accumulator that is provided between the gas-liquid separator and the cooling portion, and that retains the liquid-phase refrigerant separated by the gas-liquid separator.
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