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Air Conditioning System for Cooling the Cabin of a Hybrid-Electric Vehicle

  • US 20100300140A1
  • Filed: 05/28/2009
  • Published: 12/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An air conditioning system having comprising:

  • a refrigerant loop for cycling a refrigerant and a coolant loop for cycling a coolant;

    a phase change heat exchanger including a first tube in fluid communication with said refrigerant loop and a second tube in fluid communication with said coolant loop;

    said first tube abutting said second tube for conducting heat from said coolant in said coolant loop to said refrigerant in said refrigerant loop to cool said coolant in a first operating mode;

    said phase change heat exchanger defining a chamber abutting said first and second tubes for storing a phase change material;

    said chamber abutting said first tube and said second tube for conducting heat from said phase change material in said chamber to said refrigerant in said first tube to freeze said phase change material in the first operating mode and for conducting heat from said coolant in said second tube to said phase change material in said chamber to cool said coolant in a second operating mode.

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