ICE Project: Mobile Air-Conditioning System Based on Magnetic Refrigeration

Torregrosa-Jaime, Bárbara; Payá, J.; Corberán, José M.; Malvicino, C.; Sciullo, Fausto Di

doi:10.4271/2013-01-0238

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“…Torregrosa-Jaime et al [57,58,59] described the ICE project in details and published the first-round experimental results in application of MCE heat pump system in fully electric minibus. ICE Project is sponsored by the European Union and European mobile industry to apply Magneto Caloric heat pump systems to fulfill the thermal comfort and energy requirements of FEVs [60].…”

Section: Application Of Magnetocaloric Effectmentioning

confidence: 98%

Advances on air conditioning and heat pump system in electric vehicles – A review

2014

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Section: Application Of Magnetocaloric Effectmentioning

confidence: 98%

Advances on air conditioning and heat pump system in electric vehicles – A review

2014

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

175

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“…In the case of AC systems for vehicles, the costs of standard heat pumps depend on their size and quality and range between 1.5 and 2.5 k€ for a production of 10000 pieces per year. Within the ICE project, the developed MHPs should be able to reach similar costs (Di Sciullo, 2011;Torregrosa-Jaime et al, 2013b).…”

Section: Design Of the Mhpmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sizing of a reversible magnetic heat pump for the automotive industry

Torregrosa-Jaime

Corberán

Vasile

et al. 2014

International Journal of Refrigeration

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This paper focuses on the design of an innovative air-conditioning system, namely a magnetocaloric air-conditioner for an electric minibus. An integrated design of the complete system is necessary, as the hot and cold side of the regenerator will work under dynamic conditions which depend on the instantaneous thermal load in the cabin.In order to assist the design of the system, a dynamic model has been developed for the cabin, the hydraulic loops and heat exchangers, and the magnetocaloric unit. This paper presents (i) a description of the dynamic models, (ii) an analysis of the operating conditions of the magnetocaloric unit and (iii) a discussion on the design of the magnetocaloric air-conditioner. The results show that 2 the electric minibus requests 1.60 kW of cooling power over a span of 37 K in cooling mode, and 3.39 kW of heating power over a span of 40K.

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Thermal characterisation of compact heat exchangers for air heating and cooling in electric vehicles

Torregrosa-Jaime

Corberán

Payá

et al. 2017

Applied Thermal Engineering

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The use of air conditioning in all-electric cars reduces their driving range by 33% in average. With the purpose of reducing the energy consumption of the vehicle and optimising the performance of the batteries, the mobile airconditioning can be integrated with the temperature control system of the powertrain by means of a coolant loop. In such layouts, the air-to-coolant heat exchangers must operate efficiently in both air heating and cooling modes. Dynamic simulation tools comprising the entire thermal system are essential to assess its performance. In this context, fast but accurate models of the system components are required. This paper presents the thermal characterization of a commercial compact louvered-fin flat-tube heat exchanger (heater core) for this novel application, based on an experimental campaign comprising 279 working points that reflect real airconditioning (heating and cooling) working conditions. A general methodology to fit a single correlation of the global heat transfer coefficient for both dry and wet working conditions is explained. The semiempirical correlation developed is employed in a single-node model of the heat exchanger that requires minimal computation time. The present model predicts the heat transfer rate with an average deviation of 3.5% in the cases with dehumidification and 1.9% in the cases when the heat exchanger remains dry.

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ICE Project: Mobile Air-Conditioning System Based on Magnetic Refrigeration

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

Advances on air conditioning and heat pump system in electric vehicles – A review

Advances on air conditioning and heat pump system in electric vehicles – A review

Sizing of a reversible magnetic heat pump for the automotive industry

Thermal characterisation of compact heat exchangers for air heating and cooling in electric vehicles

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