CN107356004B - Heat pump air conditioning system and electric automobile - Google Patents

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CN107356004B
CN107356004B CN201610309259.3A CN201610309259A CN107356004B CN 107356004 B CN107356004 B CN 107356004B CN 201610309259 A CN201610309259 A CN 201610309259A CN 107356004 B CN107356004 B CN 107356004B
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Abstract

The invention discloses a heat pump air conditioning system and an electric automobile. The heat pump air conditioning system includes: the outdoor heat exchanger comprises an indoor condenser, an indoor evaporator, a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger, wherein an outlet of the compressor is communicated with an inlet of the indoor condenser, an outlet of the indoor condenser is selectively communicated with an inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger through a first throttling branch or a first through-flow branch, an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger is selectively communicated with a first end of a first branch which is selectively switched on or switched off and a first end of a second branch which is selectively switched on or switched off through a second throttling branch or a second through-flow branch, a second end of the first branch is communicated with an inlet of the compressor, a second end of the second branch is communicated with an inlet of the indoor evaporator, and an outlet of the indoor evaporator is communicated with an inlet of the compressor. From this, can reach and improve the heating efficiency, satisfy defrosting defogging legal and control requirement, effect such as installation of being convenient for.

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Heat pump air conditioning system and electric automobile
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of electric automobiles, in particular to a heat pump air conditioning system and an electric automobile.
Background
The electric automobile does not have the engine waste heat that traditional car was used for the heating, can't provide the heating heat source. Therefore, the air conditioning system of the electric vehicle must have a heating function itself, that is, a heat pump type air conditioning system and/or electric heating is used.
The invention patent application with the publication number of CN102788397A discloses a heat pump air-conditioning system of an electric automobile. Although the heat pump air-conditioning system can be used in various electric automobiles, the system uses two outdoor heat exchangers (an outdoor condenser and an outdoor evaporator), so that the wind resistance of an automobile front-end module is large, the system is complex, and the heating effect is influenced.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a heat pump air-conditioning system and an electric automobile, and aims to solve the problems that a pure electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle without an engine waste heat circulating system uses an automobile heat pump air-conditioning system in a pure electric mode, the heating energy efficiency is low, the requirements of defrosting and demisting regulations cannot be met, the installation is complex, and the like.
In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a heat pump air conditioning system, the system comprising: the outdoor heat exchanger comprises an indoor condenser, an indoor evaporator, a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger, wherein an outlet of the compressor is communicated with an inlet of the indoor condenser, an outlet of the indoor condenser is selectively communicated with an inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger through a first throttling branch or a first through-flow branch, an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger is selectively communicated with a first end of a first branch which is selectively switched on or switched off and a first end of a second branch which is selectively switched on or switched off through a second throttling branch or a second through-flow branch, a second end of the first branch is communicated with an inlet of the compressor, a second end of the second branch is communicated with an inlet of the indoor evaporator, and an outlet of the indoor evaporator is communicated with an inlet of the compressor.
Optionally, a first switch valve is disposed on the first branch.
Optionally, a second switch valve is disposed on the second branch.
Optionally, the heat pump air conditioning system further comprises: a first three-way valve, an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger selectively communicating with an inlet of the first three-way valve via a second throttling branch or a second flow branch, a first outlet of the first three-way valve communicating with a first end of the first branch, a second outlet of the first three-way valve communicating with a first end of the second branch.
Optionally, the outlet of the indoor evaporator communicates with the inlet of the compressor via a one-way valve.
Optionally, a third on-off valve is disposed on the first through-flow branch, and a first expansion valve is disposed on the first throttle branch.
Optionally, the heat pump air conditioning system further includes a first expansion switch valve, an inlet of the first expansion switch valve is communicated with an outlet of the indoor condenser, an outlet of the first expansion switch valve is communicated with an inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger, the first throttling branch is a throttling flow passage of the first expansion switch valve, and the first through-flow branch is a through-flow passage of the first expansion switch valve.
Optionally, a fourth switching valve is disposed on the second bypass branch, and a second expansion valve is disposed on the second throttle branch.
Optionally, the heat pump air conditioning system is applied to an electric vehicle, and the heat pump air conditioning system further includes: a plate heat exchanger, wherein the plate heat exchanger is disposed in the second bypass branch, and the plate heat exchanger is also disposed in a motor cooling system of the electric vehicle.
Optionally, a refrigerant inlet of the plate heat exchanger is communicated with an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger, and a refrigerant outlet of the plate heat exchanger is communicated with an inlet of the fourth switching valve.
Optionally, the motor cooling system comprises a motor, a motor radiator and a water pump connected in series with the plate heat exchanger to form a loop.
Optionally, the heat pump air conditioning system further includes a second expansion switch valve, an inlet of the second expansion switch valve is communicated with an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger, an outlet of the second expansion switch valve is communicated with the first end of the first branch which is selectively turned on or off and is communicated with the first end of the second branch which is selectively turned on or off, the second throttling branch is a throttling flow passage of the second expansion switch valve, and the second through-flow branch is a through-flow passage of the second expansion switch valve.
Optionally, the heat pump air conditioning system is applied to an electric vehicle, and the heat pump air conditioning system further includes: the refrigerant inlet of the plate heat exchanger is communicated with the outlet of the second expansion switch valve, the refrigerant outlet of the plate heat exchanger is communicated with the first end of the first branch circuit which is selectively switched on or off and is communicated with the first end of the second branch circuit which is selectively switched on or off, and the plate heat exchanger is simultaneously arranged in a motor cooling system of the electric automobile.
Optionally, the motor cooling system includes a coolant trunk, a first coolant branch, and a second coolant branch, a first end of the coolant trunk selectively communicates with a first end of the first coolant branch or a first end of the second coolant branch, a second end of the first coolant branch and a second end of the second coolant branch communicate with a second end of the coolant trunk, wherein a motor, a motor radiator, and a water pump are connected in series to the coolant trunk, and the plate heat exchanger is connected in series to the first coolant branch.
Optionally, the heat pump air conditioning system further includes a gas-liquid separator, an outlet of the indoor evaporator is communicated with an inlet of the gas-liquid separator, the second end of the first branch is communicated with an inlet of the gas-liquid separator, and an outlet of the gas-liquid separator is communicated with an inlet of the compressor.
Optionally, the heat pump air conditioning system further includes a PTC heater for heating the wind flowing through the indoor condenser.
Optionally, the PTC heater is disposed on a windward side or a leeward side of the indoor condenser.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electric vehicle comprising the heat pump air conditioning system provided according to the first aspect of the present invention.
The heat pump air-conditioning system provided by the invention can realize the refrigeration and heating functions of the automobile air-conditioning system and the defrosting function of the outdoor heat exchanger under the condition of not changing the circulation direction of the refrigerant, and can meet the requirements of simultaneous refrigeration and heating. In the bypass defrosting process of the outdoor heat exchanger, the requirement of heating in the vehicle can be still met. In addition, because the heat pump air-conditioning system only adopts one outdoor heat exchanger, the wind resistance of the front-end module of the automobile can be reduced, the problems that a pure electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle without an engine waste heat circulating system uses an automobile heat pump air-conditioning system in a pure electric mode, the heating energy efficiency is low, the requirements of defrosting and demisting regulations cannot be met, the installation is complex and the like are solved, and the effects of reducing energy consumption, simplifying the system structure and facilitating pipeline arrangement are achieved. The heat pump air conditioning system provided by the invention has the characteristic of simple structure, so that the mass production is easy.
Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.
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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:
FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a heat pump air conditioning system according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of a heat pump air conditioning system according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a heat pump air conditioning system according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a heat pump air conditioning system according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a heat pump air conditioning system according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram of a heat pump air conditioning system according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram of a heat pump air conditioning system according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a heat pump air conditioning system according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a top view of an expansion switch valve according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line AB-AB of FIG. 7, wherein both the first and second ports are in an open state;
fig. 9 is a front view schematically illustrating the construction of an expansion switching valve according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention from one perspective;
FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line AB-AB of FIG. 7, wherein the first port is in an open state and the second port is in a closed state;
FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line AB-AB of FIG. 7, wherein the first port is in a closed position and the second port is in an open position;
fig. 12 is a front view schematically illustrating the construction of the expansion switching valve according to another view in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line AC-AC of FIG. 12, wherein the first port is in an open state and the second port is in a closed state;
fig. 14 is a first internal structural view of an expansion switching valve according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which both the first port and the second port are in an open state;
fig. 15 is a partially enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 14;
fig. 16 is a second internal structural view of the expansion switching valve according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the first port is in an open state and the second port is in a closed state;
fig. 17 is a third internal structural view of the expansion switch valve according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the first valve port is in a closed state and the second valve port is in an open state.
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The following detailed description of embodiments of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the present invention, are given by way of illustration and explanation only, not limitation.
In the present invention, unless otherwise specified, terms of orientation such as "upper, lower, left, and right" are generally used with respect to the direction of the drawing of the drawings, "upstream, and downstream" are used with respect to the medium, e.g., the flow direction of the refrigerant, specifically, the downstream direction is toward the flow direction of the refrigerant, and the upstream direction is away from the flow direction of the refrigerant, "inner and outer" refer to the inner and outer of the contour of the corresponding component.
In addition, in the present invention, the electric vehicle may include a pure electric vehicle, a hybrid vehicle, and a fuel cell vehicle.
Fig. 1A and 1B are schematic structural views of a heat pump air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1A, the system may include: an HVAC (Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning) assembly 600, a compressor 604, and an outdoor heat exchanger 605. The HVAC assembly 600 may include, among other things, an indoor condenser 601 and an indoor evaporator 602. Further, as shown in fig. 1A, an outlet of the compressor 604 communicates with an inlet of the indoor condenser 601, an outlet of the indoor condenser 601 selectively communicates with an inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 via a first throttling branch or a first through-flow branch, an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 selectively communicates with a first end of a first branch 620 selectively turned on or off and communicates with a first end of a second branch 621 selectively turned on or off via a second throttling branch or a second through-flow branch, a second end of the first branch 620 communicates with an inlet of the compressor 604, a second end of the second branch 621 communicates with an inlet of the indoor evaporator 602, and an outlet of the indoor evaporator 602 communicates with an inlet of the compressor 604.
In the present invention, the first branch 620 and the second branch 621 can be selectively turned on or off according to actual requirements. For example, as shown in fig. 1A, a first switching valve 622 is provided in the first branch 620, and when the first switching valve 622 is opened, the first branch 620 is turned on, and when the first switching valve 622 is closed, the first branch 620 is turned off. The second branch 621 is provided with a second switching valve 623, and when the second switching valve 623 is opened, the second branch 621 is turned on, and when the second switching valve 623 is closed, the second branch 621 is turned off.
In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 1B, the heat pump air conditioning system may further include: the first three-way valve 625, an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 is selectively communicated with an inlet 625a of the first three-way valve 625 via a second throttling branch or a second bypass branch, a first outlet 625b of the first three-way valve 625 is communicated with a first end of the first branch 620, and a second outlet 625c of the first three-way valve 625 is communicated with a first end of the second branch 621. Thus, the first branch 620 and the second branch 621 can be controlled to be connected or disconnected by the first three-way valve 625.
For example, by controlling the inlet 625a to the first outlet 625b of the first three-way valve 625 to be conductive and the inlet 625a to the second outlet 625c to be non-conductive, the first branch 620 may be controlled to be conductive and the second branch 621 may be controlled to be non-conductive; and, by controlling the inlet 625a to the first outlet 625b of the first three-way valve 625 to be non-conductive and the inlet 625a to the second outlet 625c to be conductive, the first branch 620 can be controlled to be off and the second branch 621 can be controlled to be conductive.
Further, in order to prevent the refrigerant from flowing back into the indoor evaporator 602 when the first branch 620 is turned on, optionally, as shown in fig. 1A and 1B, an outlet of the indoor evaporator 602 communicates with an inlet of the compressor 604 via a check valve 624. Thus, the refrigerant can only be allowed to flow from the indoor evaporator 602 to the compressor 604, but not in the opposite direction.
In the present invention, the outlet of the indoor condenser 601 communicates with the inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 via either the first throttling branch or the first circulating branch. This communication may be accomplished in a number of ways. For example, in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1A and 1B, the heat pump air conditioning system may further include a first expansion switch valve 603, an inlet of the first expansion switch valve 603 is communicated with an outlet of the indoor condenser 601, an outlet of the first expansion switch valve 603 is communicated with an inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605, wherein the first throttling branch is a throttling flow passage of the first expansion switch valve 603, and the first through-flow branch is a through-flow passage of the first expansion switch valve 603.
In the present invention, the expansion on-off valve is a valve having both an expansion valve function (also referred to as an electronic expansion valve function) and an on-off valve function (also referred to as a solenoid valve function), and may be regarded as an integration of the on-off valve and the expansion valve. A through flow channel and a throttling flow channel are formed in the expansion switch valve, when the expansion switch valve is used as the switch valve, the through flow channel in the expansion switch valve is conducted, and a through flow branch is formed at the moment; when the expansion switch valve is used as an expansion valve, the throttling flow passage in the expansion switch valve is communicated, and a throttling branch is formed at the moment.
As another alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the heat pump air conditioning system may further include a third on/off valve 608 and a first expansion valve 607, wherein the third on/off valve 608 is disposed on the first through-flow branch, and the first expansion valve 607 is disposed on the first throttle branch. Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, an outlet of the indoor condenser 601 communicates with an inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 via the third switching valve 608 to form a first through-flow branch, and an outlet of the indoor condenser 601 communicates with an inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 via the first expansion valve 607 to form a first throttle branch. When the system is in the high-temperature cooling mode, the third on/off valve 608 is turned on, the first expansion valve 607 is closed, and the outlet of the indoor condenser 601 communicates with the inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 via the first through-flow branch. When the system is in the low temperature heating mode, the first expansion valve 607 is turned on, the third switching valve 608 is closed, and the outlet of the indoor condenser 601 communicates with the inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 via the first throttle branch.
Similar to the implementation manner of the first flow branch and the first throttling branch, as one implementation manner of the second flow branch and the second throttling branch, as shown in fig. 1A and 1B, the heat pump air conditioning system may further include a second expansion switch valve 606, an inlet of the second expansion switch valve 606 is communicated with an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605, an outlet of the second expansion switch valve 606 is communicated with a first end of the first branch 620 which is selectively turned on or off and is communicated with a first end of the second branch 621 which is selectively turned on or off, wherein the second throttling branch is a throttling flow passage of the second expansion switch valve 606, and the second flow branch is a flow passage of the second expansion switch valve 606.
As another alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the heat pump air conditioning system may further include a fourth switching valve 610 and a second expansion valve 609, wherein the fourth switching valve 610 is disposed in the second bypass, and the second expansion valve 609 is disposed in the second throttle. Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 communicates with the first end of the first branch 620 selectively turned on or off and communicates with the first end of the second branch 621 selectively turned on or off via the second switching valve 610 to form a second pass branch, and the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 communicates with the first end of the first branch 620 selectively turned on or off and communicates with the first end of the second branch 621 selectively turned on or off via the second expansion valve 609 to form a second throttle branch. When the system is in the high-temperature cooling mode, the second expansion valve 609 is turned on, the fourth switching valve 610 is closed, and the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 communicates with the first end of the turned-on second branch 621 and the first end of the turned-off first branch 620 via the second throttling branch. When the system is in the low temperature heating mode, the fourth switching valve 610 is turned on, the second expansion valve 609 is closed, and the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 is communicated with the first end of the turned-on first branch 620 and the first end of the turned-off second branch 621 via the second pass branch.
In order to facilitate piping and save space, it is preferable that the first expansion switch valve 603 and the second expansion switch valve 606 are used in the heat pump air conditioning system provided in the present invention, that is, the embodiment shown in fig. 1A and 1B.
Fig. 4 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a heat pump air conditioning system according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 4, the heat pump air conditioning system may further include a gas-liquid separator 611, wherein an outlet of the indoor evaporator 602 communicates with an inlet of the gas-liquid separator 611, a second end of the first branch 620 communicates with an inlet of the gas-liquid separator 611, and an outlet of the gas-liquid separator 611 communicates with an inlet of the compressor 604. In this way, the refrigerant flowing out through the indoor evaporator 602 or the second end of the second branch 621 may first pass through the gas-liquid separator 611 to undergo gas-liquid separation, and the separated gas may flow back into the compressor 604, so as to prevent the liquid refrigerant from entering the compressor 604 and damaging the compressor 604, thereby prolonging the service life of the compressor 604 and improving the efficiency of the entire heat pump air conditioning system.
The cycle and principle of the heat pump air conditioning system provided by the invention in different operation modes will be described in detail by taking fig. 4 as an example. It should be understood that the system cycle process and principle under other embodiments (e.g., the embodiments shown in fig. 1A to 3) are similar to those in fig. 4, and thus are not described in detail herein.
The first mode is as follows: a high temperature refrigeration mode. When the system is in this mode, the entire system forms a high temperature refrigeration cycle. As shown in fig. 4, the compressor 604 compresses and discharges high-temperature and high-pressure gas, and is connected to the indoor condenser 601. At this time, the control air does not pass through the indoor condenser 601, and since no air passes through, heat exchange does not occur in the indoor condenser 601, and the indoor condenser 601 is used only as a flow channel, and at this time, the outlet of the indoor condenser 601 is still high-temperature and high-pressure gas. The outlet of the indoor condenser 601 is connected to the first expansion switch valve 603, and at this time, the first expansion switch valve 603 functions as a switch valve and only serves as a flow channel to flow through, and at this time, the outlet of the first expansion switch valve 603 is still high-temperature and high-pressure gas. The outlet of the first expansion switch valve 603 is connected with an outdoor heat exchanger 605, the outdoor heat exchanger 605 exchanges heat with outdoor air to radiate heat into the air, and the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 is medium-temperature high-pressure liquid. The outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 is connected to the second expansion switch valve 606, and at this time, the second expansion switch valve 606 functions as an expansion valve and functions as a throttling element to perform throttling, and the outlet of the second expansion switch valve is low-temperature and low-pressure liquid. The opening degree of the second expansion switching valve 606 may be given an opening degree according to actual demand, and the opening degree may be adjusted by calculating the degree of superheat of the evaporator outlet refrigerant from the pressure and temperature acquisition data of the pressure-temperature sensor installed between the outlet of the indoor evaporator 602 and the inlet of the gas-liquid separator 611. The first switching valve 622 is closed and the second switching valve 623 is opened, so that the first branch 620 is cut off and the second branch 621 is turned on. The low-temperature and low-pressure liquid from the second expansion switch valve 606 enters the indoor evaporator 602 to be evaporated, so that the outlet of the indoor evaporator 602 is low-temperature and low-pressure gas. The indoor evaporator 602 is connected to a gas-liquid separator 611, and the unevaporated liquid is separated by the gas-liquid separator 611, and finally the low-temperature and low-pressure gas is returned to the compressor 604, thereby forming a cycle. In this case, the flow of air in the HVAC unit 600 flows only through the indoor evaporator 602, and the indoor condenser 601 flows only as a refrigerant flow path without air.
And a second mode: and (4) a low-temperature heating mode. When the system is in this mode, the entire system forms a low temperature heating cycle system. As shown in fig. 4, the compressor 604 compresses and discharges high-temperature and high-pressure gas, and is connected to the indoor condenser 601, and the high-temperature and high-pressure gas is condensed in the indoor condenser 601, so that the outlet of the indoor condenser 601 is medium-temperature and high-pressure liquid. The outlet of the indoor condenser 601 is connected to a first expansion switch valve 603, and in this case, the first expansion switch valve 603 functions as an expansion valve and functions as a throttling element to throttle, and the outlet is low-temperature and low-pressure liquid. The opening degree of the first expansion switching valve 603 may be set to a certain opening degree according to actual demand, and the opening degree may be adjusted according to the temperature acquisition data (i.e., the compressor discharge temperature) of the pressure-temperature sensor installed at the outlet of the compressor 604. The outlet of the first expansion switch valve 603 is connected with an outdoor heat exchanger 605, the outdoor heat exchanger 605 absorbs the heat of the outdoor air, and the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 is low-temperature and low-pressure gas. The outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 is connected to a second expansion switching valve 606, and the second expansion switching valve 606 functions as a switching valve and flows only as one flow path. The first switching valve 622 is opened and the second switching valve 623 is closed, so that the first branch 620 is turned on and the second branch 621 is turned off. The low-temperature low-pressure gas from the second expansion switch valve 606 directly enters a gas-liquid separator 611, the unevaporated liquid is separated by the gas-liquid separator 611, and finally the low-temperature low-pressure gas returns to the compressor 604, thereby forming a cycle.
Based on the existing HVAC blower design, if it is desired to control the air flow through the indoor condenser 601, the air first passes through the indoor evaporator 602 before entering the indoor condenser 601. However, since heat exchange is not performed in the indoor evaporator 602 in the heating mode, the first branch 620 is turned on and the second branch 621 is turned off, so that the indoor evaporator 602 is short-circuited, and even if wind flows through the indoor evaporator 602, the refrigerant temperature is not affected.
And a third mode: and simultaneously, a cooling and heating mode is adopted. When the system is in the mode, the whole system forms a refrigerating and heating simultaneous open circulation system. As shown in fig. 4, the compressor 604 compresses and discharges high-temperature and high-pressure gas, and is connected to the indoor condenser 601, and the high-temperature and high-pressure gas is condensed in the indoor condenser 601, so that the outlet of the indoor condenser 601 is medium-temperature and high-pressure liquid. The outlet of the indoor condenser 601 is connected to a first expansion switch valve 603, and in this case, the first expansion switch valve 603 functions as an expansion valve and functions as a throttling element to throttle, and the outlet is low-temperature and low-pressure liquid. The opening degree of the first expansion switching valve 603 may be set to a certain opening degree according to actual demand, and the opening degree may be adjusted according to the temperature acquisition data (i.e., the compressor discharge temperature) of the pressure-temperature sensor installed at the outlet of the compressor 604. The outlet of the first expansion switch valve 603 is connected with the outdoor heat exchanger 605, and the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 is low-temperature and low-pressure liquid, and the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger is still kept in a low-temperature and low-pressure liquid state through incomplete evaporation. The outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 is connected to the second expansion switching valve 606, and the second expansion switching valve 606 functions as an expansion valve and throttles again as a throttling element. The first switching valve 622 is closed and the second switching valve 623 is opened, so that the first branch 620 is closed and the second branch 621 is opened. The low-temperature and low-pressure liquid from the second expansion switch valve 606 enters the indoor evaporator 602 to be evaporated, so that the outlet of the indoor evaporator 602 is low-temperature and low-pressure gas. The indoor evaporator 602 is connected to a gas-liquid separator 611, and the unevaporated liquid is separated by the gas-liquid separator 611, and finally the low-temperature and low-pressure gas is returned to the compressor 604, thereby forming a cycle. The flow of air in the HVAC unit 600 now flows through both the indoor condenser 601 and the indoor evaporator 602.
And a fourth mode: and an outdoor heat exchanger defrosting mode. As shown in fig. 4, the compressor 604 compresses and discharges high-temperature and high-pressure gas, and is connected to the indoor condenser 601. At this time, the indoor condenser 601 flows only as a flow channel, and the outlet of the indoor condenser 601 is still high-temperature and high-pressure gas. The outlet of the indoor condenser 601 is connected to the first expansion switch valve 603, and at this time, the first expansion switch valve 603 functions as a switch valve and only serves as a flow channel to flow through, and at this time, the outlet of the first expansion switch valve 603 is still high-temperature and high-pressure gas. The outlet of the first expansion switch valve 603 is connected with an outdoor heat exchanger 605, the outdoor heat exchanger 605 exchanges heat with outdoor air to radiate heat into the air, and the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 is medium-temperature high-pressure liquid. The outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605 is connected to the second expansion switch valve 606, and at this time, the second expansion switch valve 606 functions as an expansion valve and functions as a throttling element to perform throttling, and the outlet of the second expansion switch valve is low-temperature and low-pressure liquid. The opening degree of the second expansion switching valve 606 may be given an opening degree according to actual demand, and the opening degree may be adjusted by calculating the degree of superheat of the evaporator outlet refrigerant from the pressure and temperature acquisition data of the pressure-temperature sensor installed between the outlet of the indoor evaporator 602 and the inlet of the gas-liquid separator 611. The first switching valve 622 is closed and the second switching valve 623 is opened, so that the first branch 620 is cut off and the second branch 621 is turned on. The low-temperature and low-pressure liquid from the second expansion switch valve 606 enters the indoor evaporator 602 to be evaporated, and the outlet of the indoor evaporator 602 is a low-temperature and low-pressure gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant. The indoor evaporator 602 is connected to a gas-liquid separator 611, and the unevaporated liquid is separated by the gas-liquid separator 611, and finally the low-temperature and low-pressure gas is returned to the compressor 604, thereby forming a cycle. The HVAC assembly 600 may not be turned on at this time.
In summary, the heat pump air conditioning system provided by the invention can realize the refrigeration and heating functions of the automobile air conditioning system and the defrosting function of the outdoor heat exchanger under the condition of not changing the circulation direction of the refrigerant, and can meet the requirements of simultaneous refrigeration and heating. In the bypass defrosting process of the outdoor heat exchanger, the requirement of heating in the vehicle can be still met. In addition, because the heat pump air-conditioning system only adopts one outdoor heat exchanger, the wind resistance of the front-end module of the automobile can be reduced, the problems that a pure electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle without an engine waste heat circulating system uses an automobile heat pump air-conditioning system in a pure electric mode, the heating energy efficiency is low, the requirements of defrosting and demisting regulations cannot be met, the installation is complex and the like are solved, and the effects of reducing energy consumption, simplifying the system structure and facilitating pipeline arrangement are achieved. The heat pump air conditioning system provided by the invention has the characteristic of simple structure, so that the mass production is easy.
In the low-temperature heating mode and the simultaneous cooling and heating mode, in order to improve heating capacity, it is preferable that, as shown in fig. 5A and 5B, a plate heat exchanger 612 is provided in the entire heat pump air conditioning system, and the plate heat exchanger 612 is also provided in the motor cooling system of the electric vehicle at the same time. In this way, the residual heat of the motor cooling system can be used to heat the air conditioning system refrigerant, thereby increasing the suction temperature and suction capacity of the compressor 604.
For example, as shown in fig. 5A, in an embodiment where the heat pump air conditioning system employs the second expansion valve 609 and the fourth switching valve 610, the plate heat exchanger 612 may be disposed in the second pass branch as shown in fig. 5A. For example, in one embodiment, the refrigerant inlet 612a of the plate heat exchanger 612 communicates with the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger 605, and the refrigerant outlet 612b of the plate heat exchanger 612 communicates with the inlet of the fourth switching valve 610. Alternatively, in another embodiment (not shown), the refrigerant inlet 612a of the plate heat exchanger 612 may also be in communication with the outlet of the fourth switching valve 610, and the refrigerant outlet 612b of the plate heat exchanger 612 is in communication with the first end of the first selectively opened or closed branch 620 and with the first end of the second selectively opened or closed branch 621.
At the same time, the plate heat exchanger 612 is simultaneously provided in the motor cooling system. As shown in fig. 5A, the motor cooling system may include a motor in series with a plate heat exchanger 612 to form a loop, a motor radiator 613, and a water pump 614. In this way, the refrigerant is able to exchange heat with the coolant in the motor cooling system through the plate heat exchanger 612. The refrigerant passes through the fourth switching valve 610 and the first switching valve 622, and then returns to the compressor 604
Alternatively, as shown in fig. 5B, in the embodiment where the heat pump air conditioning system employs the second expansion switching valve 606, the refrigerant inlet 612a of the plate heat exchanger 612 communicates with the outlet of the second expansion switching valve 606, the refrigerant outlet 612B of the plate heat exchanger 612 communicates with the first end of the first branch 620 which is selectively turned on or off and communicates with the first end of the second branch 621 which is selectively turned on or off, and the plate heat exchanger 612 is simultaneously disposed in the motor cooling system of the electric vehicle. In this way, the refrigerant is able to exchange heat with the coolant in the motor cooling system through the plate heat exchanger 612. The refrigerant passes through the first on-off valve 622 and then returns to the compressor 604.
The plate heat exchanger 612 can improve heating capacity of the air conditioning system in a low temperature heating mode and a simultaneous cooling and heating mode.
However, in the embodiment of the heat pump air conditioning system shown in fig. 5B, in which the second expansion switching valve 606 is used, in order to avoid heating of the refrigerant in the high-temperature cooling mode and the outdoor heat exchanger defrosting mode, a valve may be used to control whether heat exchange is performed in the plate heat exchanger 612. Specifically, the electric machine cooling system may include a coolant trunk 616, a first coolant branch 617, and a second coolant branch 618, wherein a first end of the coolant trunk 616 is selectively in communication with a first end of the first coolant branch 617 or a first end of the second coolant branch 618. For example, in one embodiment, a first end of the coolant trunk 616 may be in communication with an inlet 615a of the second three-way valve 615, a first end of the first coolant branch 617 may be in communication with a first outlet 615b of the second three-way valve 615, and a first end of the second coolant branch 618 may be in communication with a second outlet 615c of the second three-way valve 615, whereby the first end of the coolant trunk 616 may be controlled to selectively communicate with either the first end of the first coolant branch 617 or the first end of the second coolant branch 618 by the second three-way valve 615. As shown in fig. 5B, a second end of the first coolant branch 617 communicates with a second end of the coolant main passage 616, and a second end of the second coolant branch 618 also communicates with a second end of the coolant main passage 616, wherein the motor, the motor radiator 613, and the water pump 614 are connected in series to the coolant main passage 616, and the plate heat exchanger 612 is connected in series to the first coolant branch 617.
Thus, when the air conditioning system operates in the low temperature heating mode or the simultaneous cooling and heating mode, it is necessary to heat the refrigerant in the plate heat exchanger 612 in order to improve heating capacity. In this case, therefore, the first coolant branch 617 can be made conductive by controlling the second three-way valve 615, whereby the coolant in the cooling system flows through the plate heat exchanger 612, at which time heat exchange with the refrigerant can be achieved. However, when the system is operating in a high temperature refrigeration mode or an outdoor heat exchanger defrost mode, there is no need to heat the refrigerant in the plate heat exchanger 612. In this case, therefore, the second coolant branch 618 can be made conductive by controlling the second three-way valve 615, whereby the coolant in the cooling system does not flow through the plate heat exchanger 612, and the plate heat exchanger 612 flows only as a flow path for the refrigerant.
In the heat pump air conditioning system provided by the present invention, various refrigerants such as R134a, R410a, R32, R290 and the like can be used, and a medium-high temperature refrigerant is preferably used.
Fig. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram of a heat pump air conditioning system according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 6, the HVAC assembly 600 may further include a PTC heater 619, the PTC heater 619 being used to heat the wind flowing through the indoor condenser 601.
In the present invention, the PTC heater 619 may be a high voltage PTC (driven by the vehicle high voltage battery), with a voltage range: 200V-900V. Alternatively, the PTC heater 619 may be a low voltage PTC (12V or 24V battery operated), voltage range: 9V-32V. In addition, the PTC heater 619 may be a complete core composed of several PTC ceramic wafer modules and heat dissipation fins, or a strip-shaped or block-shaped PTC ceramic wafer module with heat dissipation fins.
In the present invention, the PTC heater 619 may be disposed on the windward side or the leeward side of the indoor condenser 601. Also, in order to improve the heating effect of the wind flowing through the indoor condenser 601, the PTC heater 619 may be provided in parallel with the indoor condenser 601. In other embodiments, the PTC heater 619 may also be disposed at the foot blowing air port and the defrost air port of the box of the HVAC assembly 600, or at the air ports of the defrost air duct.
If the PTC heater 619 is arranged on the windward side or the leeward side of the indoor condenser 601 in the box body and is arranged in parallel with the indoor condenser 601, a groove can be dug in the shell of the box body, the PTC heater 619 is vertically inserted into the box body, a bracket can be welded on the side plate of the indoor condenser 601, and the PTC heater 619 is fixed on the bracket of the indoor condenser 601 through a screw. If the PTC heater 619 is arranged at the foot blowing air port and the defrosting air port of the box body or at the air port of the defrosting air channel, the PTC heater can be directly fixed at the air ports of the air outlet and the air channel port of the box body through screws.
Through the embodiment, when the temperature outside the vehicle is too low, and the heating capacity of the low-temperature heating of the heat pump does not meet the requirement in the vehicle, the PTC heater 619 can be operated to assist in heating, so that the defects that the heating capacity is small when the low-temperature heating of the heat pump air conditioning system is carried out, the defrosting and demisting of the whole vehicle are slow, the heating effect is poor and the like can be eliminated.
As described above, in the present invention, the expansion opening/closing valve is a valve having both the expansion valve function and the opening/closing valve function, and may be regarded as an integration of the opening/closing valve and the expansion valve. Hereinafter, an example embodiment of an expansion switching valve will be provided.
As shown in fig. 7, the above-mentioned expansion switching valve may include a valve body 500, wherein the valve body 500 is formed with an inlet 501, an outlet 502, and an internal flow passage communicating between the inlet 501 and the outlet 502, the internal flow passage is mounted with a first valve spool 503 and a second valve spool 504, the first valve spool 503 makes the inlet 501 and the outlet 502 directly communicate or disconnect from each other, and the second valve spool 504 makes the inlet 501 and the outlet 502 communicate or disconnect from each other through a choke 505.
The "direct communication" realized by the first valve core means that the coolant entering from the inlet 501 of the valve body 500 can pass through the first valve core and directly flow to the outlet 502 of the valve body 500 through the internal flow passage without being affected, and the "disconnection communication" realized by the first valve core means that the coolant entering from the inlet 501 of the valve body 500 cannot pass through the first valve core and cannot flow to the outlet 502 of the valve body 500 through the internal flow passage. The "communication through the orifice" realized by the second valve spool means that the coolant entering from the inlet 501 of the valve body 500 can flow to the outlet 502 of the valve body 500 through the orifice after passing through the second valve spool and throttling, and the "disconnection" realized by the second valve spool means that the coolant entering from the inlet 501 of the valve body 500 cannot flow to the outlet 502 of the valve body 500 through the orifice 505 without passing through the second valve spool.
Thus, the expansion switching valve of the present invention can allow the coolant entering from the inlet 501 to achieve at least three states by controlling the first and second spools. I.e., 1) an off state; 2) a direct communication state across the first spool 503; and 3) throttle communication across the second spool 504.
The high-temperature and high-pressure liquid refrigerant can be turned into low-temperature and low-pressure fog-shaped hydraulic refrigerant after being throttled by the throttle 505, conditions can be created for evaporation of the refrigerant, namely the cross-sectional area of the throttle 505 is smaller than that of the outlet 504, and the opening degree of the throttle 505 can be adjusted by controlling the second valve core, so that the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the throttle 505 is controlled, insufficient refrigeration caused by too little refrigerant is prevented, and liquid impact of the compressor caused by too much refrigerant is prevented. That is, the cooperation of the second valve spool 504 and the valve body 500 may make the expansion switching valve function as an expansion valve.
Thus, the first valve core 503 and the second valve core 504 are arranged on the internal flow passage of the same valve body 500 to realize the on-off control and/or throttling control functions of the inlet 501 and the outlet 502, the structure is simple, the production and the installation are easy, and when the expansion switch valve provided by the invention is applied to a heat pump system, the refrigerant charge of the whole heat pump system can be reduced, the cost is reduced, the pipeline connection is simplified, and the oil return of the heat pump system is facilitated.
As an exemplary internal mounting structure of the valve body 500, as shown in fig. 7 to 12, the valve body 500 includes a valve seat 510 forming an internal flow passage, and a first valve housing 511 and a second valve housing 512 mounted on the valve seat 510, a first electromagnetic driving part 521 for driving a first valve core 503 is mounted in the first valve housing 511, a second electromagnetic driving part 522 for driving a second valve core 504 is mounted in the second valve housing 512, the first valve core 503 extends from the first valve housing 511 to the internal flow passage in the valve seat 510, and the second valve core 504 extends from the second valve housing 512 to the internal flow passage in the valve seat 510.
Wherein, the position of the first valve core 503 can be conveniently controlled by controlling the on/off of the first electromagnetic driving part 521, such as an electromagnetic coil, so as to control the direct connection or disconnection of the inlet 501 and the outlet 502; the position of the second spool 504 can be conveniently controlled by controlling the energization and de-energization of the second electromagnetic drive 522, e.g., a solenoid, to control whether the inlet 501 and outlet 502 are in communication with the orifice 505. In other words, the electronic expansion valve and the electromagnetic valve, which share the inlet 501 and the outlet 502, are installed in parallel in the valve body 500, so that the automatic control of the on-off and/or throttling of the expansion switch valve can be realized, and the pipeline trend is simplified.
In order to fully utilize the spatial positions of the expansion switch valve in all directions and prevent the expansion switch valve from interfering with the connection of different pipelines, the valve seat 510 is formed in a polyhedral structure, and the first and second valve casings 511 and 512, the inlet 501 and the outlet 502 are respectively disposed on different surfaces of the polyhedral structure, wherein the installation directions of the first and second valve casings 511 and 512 are perpendicular to each other, and the opening directions of the inlet 501 and the outlet 502 are perpendicular to each other. Like this, can be with import, outlet pipe way connection on polyhedral structure's different surfaces, can avoid the problem that the pipeline arrangement is in disorder, tangled.
As a typical internal structure of the expansion switching valve, as shown in fig. 7 to 10, the internal flow passage includes a first flow passage 506 and a second flow passage 507 respectively communicating with the inlet 501, the first flow passage 506 is formed with a first valve port 516 cooperating with the first spool 503, the orifice 505 is formed in the second flow passage 507 to form a second valve port 517 cooperating with the second spool 504, and the first flow passage 506 and the second flow passage 507 meet downstream of the second valve port 517 and communicate with the outlet 502.
That is, the position of the first valve core 503 is changed to close or open the first valve port 516, and thus the blocking or communication of the first flow passage 506 communicating the inlet 501 and the outlet 502 is controlled, so that the above-described function of communicating or blocking the communication of the solenoid valve can be realized. Similarly, the position of the second valve element 504 is changed to open or close the second valve port 517, thereby achieving the throttle function of the electronic expansion valve.
The first flow channel 506 and the second flow channel 507 can respectively communicate with the inlet 501 and the outlet 502 in any suitable arrangement, in order to reduce the overall occupied space of the valve body 500, as shown in fig. 11, the second flow channel 507 and the outlet 502 are opened in the same direction, the first flow channel 506 is formed as a first through hole 526 perpendicular to the second flow channel 507, the inlet 501 communicates with the second flow channel 507 through a second through hole 527 opened on the side wall of the second flow channel 507, and the first through hole 526 and the second through hole 527 respectively communicate with the inlet 501. The first through hole 526 may be spatially perpendicular to or parallel to the second through hole 527, which is not limited in the present invention and falls within the protection scope of the present invention.
To further simplify the overall footprint of the valve body 500, as shown in fig. 14-17, an inlet 501 and an outlet 502 are provided on the valve body 500 perpendicular to each other. In this way, as shown in fig. 14 to 16, the axis of the inlet 501, the axis of the outlet 502 (i.e., the axis of the second flow passage 507), and the axis of the first flow passage 506 are arranged vertically two by two in space, thereby preventing interference of the movements of the first and second spools 503 and 504 and enabling maximum use of the internal space of the valve body 500.
As shown in fig. 10 and 11, to facilitate the closing and opening of the first port 516, the first valve element 503 is disposed coaxially with the first port 516 in the moving direction to selectively block or separate from the first port 516.
To facilitate the closing and opening of the second valve port 517, the second spool 504 is disposed coaxially with the second valve port 517 in the moving direction to selectively block or disengage the second valve port 517.
As shown in fig. 13, in order to ensure the reliability of the first valve core 503 for blocking the first flow passage 506, the first valve core 503 may include a first valve rod 513 and a first plug 523 connected to an end of the first valve rod 513, wherein the first plug 523 is used for sealing and pressing against an end surface of the first valve port 516 to block the first flow passage 506.
To facilitate adjustment of the opening degree of the orifice 505 of the expansion switch valve, as shown in fig. 10 and 11, the second valve core 504 includes a second valve rod 514, an end portion of the second valve rod 514 is formed into a conical head structure, and the second valve port 517 is formed into a conical hole structure matched with the conical head structure.
The opening degree of the orifice 505 of the expansion switch valve can be adjusted by the vertical movement of the second valve element 504, and the vertical movement of the second valve element 504 can be adjusted by the second electromagnetic driving unit 522. If the opening degree of the orifice 505 of the expansion switch valve is zero, as shown in fig. 10, the second valve body 504 is at the lowest position, the second valve body 504 blocks the second valve port 517, and the refrigerant cannot pass through the orifice 505 at all, that is, the second valve port 517; if the expansion switch valve orifice 505 has an opening degree, as shown in fig. 11, a gap is formed between the orifice 505 and the tapered head structure at the end of the second valve body 504, and the refrigerant is throttled and then flows to the outlet 502. If the throttle opening of the expansion switch valve needs to be increased, the second electromagnetic driving part 522 is controlled to enable the second valve core 504 to move upwards, so that the conical head structure is far away from the throttle opening 505, and the opening of the throttle opening 505 is increased; on the contrary, when the opening degree of the orifice 505 of the expansion switch valve needs to be decreased, the second spool 504 may be driven to move downward.
In use, when only the solenoid function of the expansion switch valve is required, as shown in fig. 10, 13, and 16, the first valve body 503 is separated from the first port 516, the first port 516 is in an open state, the second valve body 504 is at the lowest position, the second valve body 504 closes the orifice 505, and the refrigerant flowing into the internal flow path from the inlet 501 cannot pass through the orifice 505 at all but flows into the outlet 502 through the first port 516 and the first through hole 526 in this order. When the electromagnetic valve is powered off, the first valve core 503 moves to the left, the first plug 523 is separated from the first valve port 516, and the refrigerant can pass through the first through hole 526; when the electromagnetic valve is energized, the first valve core 503 moves rightwards, the first plug 523 is attached to the first valve port 516, and the refrigerant cannot pass through the first through hole 526.
Note that the dashed lines with arrows in fig. 10 and 16 represent the flow paths and the direction of the refrigerant when the solenoid valve function is used.
When only the electronic expansion valve function using the expansion switch valve is required, as shown in fig. 11 and 17, the second port 517, i.e., the choke 505, is in an open state, the first valve body 503 blocks the first port 516, the refrigerant flowing from the inlet 501 into the internal flow passage cannot flow through the first through hole 526 but flows only through the second through hole 527 and the choke 505 into the outlet 502, and the second valve body 504 can be moved up and down to adjust the opening degree of the choke 505.
In fig. 11 and 17, dotted lines with arrows represent flow paths and directions of the refrigerant when the electronic expansion valve function is used.
When it is required to simultaneously use the solenoid valve function and the electronic expansion valve function of the expansion switch valve, as shown in fig. 8, 14 and 15, wherein the dotted lines with arrows represent the flow path and the direction of the refrigerant, the first valve spool 503 is separated from the first valve port 516, the first valve port 516 is in an open state, and the orifice 505 is in an open state, the refrigerant flowing into the internal flow passage can flow to the outlet 502 along the first flow passage 506 and the second flow passage 507, respectively, thereby simultaneously having the solenoid valve function and the electronic expansion valve function.
It should be understood that the above-described embodiment is merely an example of one of the expansion on-off valves, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and other expansion on-off valves having both the expansion valve function and the on-off valve function are also applicable to the present invention.
The invention also provides an electric automobile which comprises the heat pump air-conditioning system provided by the invention. The electric automobile can comprise a pure electric automobile, a hybrid electric automobile and a fuel cell automobile.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, however, the present invention is not limited to the specific details of the above embodiments, and various simple modifications can be made to the technical solution of the present invention within the technical idea of the present invention, and these simple modifications are within the protective scope of the present invention.
It should be noted that the various features described in the above embodiments may be combined in any suitable manner without departing from the scope of the invention. The invention is not described in detail in order to avoid unnecessary repetition.
In addition, any combination of the various embodiments of the present invention is also possible, and the same should be considered as the disclosure of the present invention as long as it does not depart from the spirit of the present invention.

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1. A heat pump air conditioning system, characterized in that the system comprises: an indoor condenser (601), an indoor evaporator (602), a compressor (604) and an outdoor heat exchanger (605), wherein an outlet of the compressor (604) is communicated with an inlet of the indoor condenser (601), an outlet of the indoor condenser (601) is selectively communicated with an inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger (605) through a first throttling branch or a first flow-through branch, an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger (605) is selectively communicated with a first end of a first branch (620) which is selectively switched on or off and a first end of a second branch (621) which is selectively switched on or off through a second throttling branch or a second flow-through branch, a second end of the first branch (620) is communicated with an inlet of the compressor (604), a second end of the second branch (621) is communicated with an inlet of the indoor evaporator (602), an outlet of the indoor evaporator (602) is communicated with an inlet of the compressor (604), the heat pump air conditioning system further comprises a first expansion switch valve (603), wherein an inlet of the first expansion switch valve (603) is communicated with an outlet of the indoor condenser (601), an outlet of the first expansion switch valve (603) is communicated with an inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger (605), the first throttling branch is a throttling flow channel of the first expansion switch valve (603), and the first through-flow branch is a through-flow channel of the first expansion switch valve (603);
the first expansion switch valve (603) comprises a valve body (500), an inlet (501), an outlet (502) and a first flow passage (506) and a second flow passage (507) which are respectively communicated with the inlet (501) are formed on the valve body (500), a first valve port (516) matched with a first valve core (503) is formed on the first flow passage (506), an orifice (505) is formed on the second flow passage (507) to form a second valve port (517) matched with a second valve core (504), the first flow passage (506) and the second flow passage (507) are intersected at the downstream of the second valve port (517) and are communicated with the outlet (502), the first valve core (503) is coaxially arranged with the first valve port (516) along the moving direction to selectively block or separate the first valve port (516), the valve body (500) further comprises a first valve casing (511) installed on a valve seat (510), a first electromagnetic driving part (521) for driving the first valve core (503) is installed in the first valve casing (511);
the through flow channel is the first flow channel (506), the throttling flow channel is the second flow channel (507), the inlet of the first expansion switch valve (603) is the inlet (501), and the outlet of the first expansion switch valve (603) is the outlet (502).
2. The heat pump air conditioning system of claim 1, wherein a first on-off valve (622) is disposed on the first branch (620).
3. The heat pump air conditioning system of claim 1, wherein a second on-off valve (623) is disposed on the second branch (621).
4. The heat pump air conditioning system of claim 1, further comprising: a first three-way valve (625), an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger (605) being in communication with an inlet of the first three-way valve (625) selectively via a second throttling branch or a second bypass branch, a first outlet of the first three-way valve (625) being in communication with a first end of the first branch (620), a second outlet of the first three-way valve (625) being in communication with a first end of the second branch (621).
5. The heat pump air conditioning system of claim 1, wherein an outlet of the indoor evaporator (602) communicates with an inlet of the compressor (604) via a one-way valve (624).
6. The heat pump air conditioning system according to claim 1, wherein a fourth on-off valve (610) is provided in the second flow path, and a second expansion valve (609) is provided in the second throttle path.
7. The heat pump air conditioning system according to claim 6, wherein the heat pump air conditioning system is applied to an electric vehicle, and the heat pump air conditioning system further comprises: a plate heat exchanger (612), wherein the plate heat exchanger (612) is arranged in the second bypass and the plate heat exchanger (612) is simultaneously arranged in a motor cooling system of the electric vehicle.
8. The heat pump air conditioning system of claim 7, wherein a refrigerant inlet of the plate heat exchanger (612) communicates with an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger (605), and a refrigerant outlet of the plate heat exchanger (612) communicates with an inlet of the fourth switching valve (610).
9. The heat pump air conditioning system of claim 7 or 8, wherein the motor cooling system comprises a motor, a motor radiator (613) and a water pump (614) in series with the plate heat exchanger (612) to form a circuit.
10. The heat pump air conditioning system according to claim 1, further comprising a second expansion switching valve (606), an inlet of the second expansion switching valve (606) being communicated with an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger (605), an outlet of the second expansion switching valve (606) being communicated with a first end of the selectively turned on or off first branch (620) and with a first end of the selectively turned on or off second branch (621), the second throttling branch being a throttling flow passage of the second expansion switching valve (606), the second through flow branch being a through flow passage of the second expansion switching valve (606).
11. The heat pump air conditioning system according to claim 10, wherein the heat pump air conditioning system is applied to an electric vehicle, and the heat pump air conditioning system further comprises: a plate heat exchanger (612), wherein a refrigerant inlet of the plate heat exchanger (612) is communicated with an outlet of the second expansion switch valve (606), a refrigerant outlet of the plate heat exchanger (612) is communicated with a first end of the selectively conducted or cut-off first branch (620) and a first end of the selectively conducted or cut-off second branch (621), and the plate heat exchanger (612) is arranged in a motor cooling system of the electric vehicle at the same time.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the electric machine cooling system comprises a coolant trunk (616), a first coolant branch (617) and a second coolant branch (618), a first end of the coolant trunk (616) selectively communicates with a first end of the first coolant branch (617) or a first end of the second coolant branch (618), a second end of the first coolant branch (617) and a second end of the second coolant branch (618) communicate with a second end of the coolant trunk (616), wherein an electric machine, a motor radiator (613) and a water pump (614) are connected in series to the coolant trunk (616), and the plate heat exchanger (612) is connected in series to the first coolant branch (617).
13. The heat pump air conditioning system according to claim 1, further comprising a gas-liquid separator (611), an outlet of the indoor evaporator (602) communicating with an inlet of the gas-liquid separator (611), a second end of the first branch (620) communicating with an inlet of the gas-liquid separator (611), an outlet of the gas-liquid separator (611) communicating with an inlet of the compressor (604).
14. The heat pump air conditioning system according to claim 1, further comprising a PTC heater (619), the PTC heater (619) being used to heat wind flowing through the indoor condenser (601).
15. The heat pump air conditioning system according to claim 14, wherein the PTC heater (619) is arranged on the windward side or the leeward side of the indoor condenser (601).
16. An electric vehicle characterized by comprising a heat pump air conditioning system according to any one of claims 1 to 15.
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