Patent ID: 11870045
Assignee: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 7:
8. The thermal management system of claim 2, wherein when the battery module is cooled in the cooling mode of the vehicle,
in the cooling apparatus, the coolant is circulated in the coolant line by the operation of the first water pump;
the branch line is closed;
the first connection line is opened, and the second connection line is opened through an operation of the valve;
a portion of the battery coolant line connected to the second radiator is closed through the operation of the valve;
in the battery cooling apparatus, the coolant passing through the chiller along the first and second connection lines is supplied to the battery module along the opened portion of the battery coolant line through the operation of the second water pump;
in the air conditioner, the refrigerant line connecting the sub-condenser and the evaporator is opened through the operation of the first expansion valve;
the refrigerant connection line is opened through the operation of the second expansion valve; and
the first and second expansion valves expand a refrigerant supplied to the refrigerant line and the refrigerant connection line, respectively, and supply the expanded refrigerant to the evaporator and the chiller.