Patent ID: 8459388
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: B60H,B60K,B60Y,F01P,F28D,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An evaporation cycle heat exchange system for a vehicle, the system comprising: an evaporative heat exchanger including an evaporative heat exchange unit, a condensing heat exchange unit, and a pipe line provided between both said heat exchange units to circulate a working fluid and perform heat exchange in such a manner that the working fluid is moved from one side to another side by a pressure difference caused by volume expansion and capillary phenomenon, and the working fluid on said one side is evaporated as its boiling point is lowered on said one side due to a lower pressure resulting from said pressure difference; wherein the evaporative heat exchange unit of the evaporative heat exchanger is integrally mounted inside an inverter, which forms an electronic component coolant circulation line for a hybrid vehicle, to perform heat exchange with coolant, the coolant circulation line extending through the inverter, a reservoir, an integrated starter/generator, a water pump, and the inverter; and wherein the coolant circulation line is separated from the pipe line and an end of the pipe line of the evaporative heat exchanger unit is provided with a wick to form the evaporative heat exchanger unit and the wick is mounted inside the component coolant circulation line of the inverter such that the working fluid inside the component coolant circulation line flows into the pipe line by capillary pressure regardless of influence of gravity field.