Thermal Energy Management in Vehicles

CHAPTER 1 FUNDAMENTALS 1

1.1 INTRODUCTION 2

1.2 FUNDAMENTAL DEFINITIONS IN THERMODYNAMICS 2

1.3 FLUIDS 8

1.4 HEAT TRANSFERS 21

1.5 FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS 28

1.6 SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS 31

1.7 FLOWS IN HYDRAULIC CIRCUITS 38

1.8 HEAT EXCHANGERS 40

1.9 REFERENCES 48

CHAPTER 2 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE THERMAL MANAGEMENT 1

2.1 INTRODUCTION 2

2.2 FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES 3

2.3 ENGINE COOLING AND HEATING 24

2.4 OIL COOLING 33

2.5 CHARGE AIR COOLING (CAC) 35

2.6 EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) COOLING 40

2.7 FRONT-END MODULE 44

2.8 ENGINE WASTE HEAT RECOVERY 50

2.9 REFERENCES 53

CHAPTER 3 CABIN CLIMATE CONTROL 1

3.1 INTRODUCTION 3

3.2 THERMAL CONFORT 3

3.3 CABIN THERMAL LOADS 17

3.4 DISTRIBUTION OF THERMAL ENERGY THROUGH THE CABIN 38

3.5 PRODUCTION OF COOLING POWER 45

3.6 PRODUCTION OF HEATING POWER 75

3.7 LOCAL COOLING AND HEATING SYSTEMS 77

3.8 THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE 79

3.9 REFERENCES 82

CHAPTER 4 THERMAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES 1

4.1 INTRODUCTION 2

4.2 CLASSIFICATION OF ELECTRIC AND HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES 4

4.3 CABIN THERMAL CONTROL IN HEVs AND EVs 13

4.4 BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT (BTM) 26

4.5 E-MOTOR AND POWER ELECTRONICS COOLING 46

4.6 OVERALL THERMAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES 54

4.7 REFERENCES 57