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Simulation of CO2 heat pump air conditioning system for new energy vehicle
Yefeng Liu
Yuqing Wang
Danping Tang
Thermal Science and Engineering 2022, 5(2), 20-28; https://doi.org/10.24294/tse.v5i2.1535
Submitted:31 Jul 2022
Accepted:05 Sept 2022
Published:15 Sept 2022
Abstract

The CO2  heat pump air conditioning system of new energy vehicle is designed, and the vehicle model of CO2  heat pump module and heat management system is established based on KULI simulation. The effects of refrigerant charge, running time and compressor speed on the heat pump air conditioning system is studied, and the energy consumption is compared with the PTC heating system and the CO2 heat pump air conditioning system without waste heat recovery. The results show that the optimal charge for full-service operation is 750 g; increasing the compressor speed can increase the cooling capacity, so that the refrigerant temperature in the passenger compartment and battery inlet can quickly reach the appropriate temperature, but the COP<sub>h</sub>, COP<sub>c</sub> are reduced by 2.5% and 1.8% respectively. By comparing it with PTC heating and CO2 heat pump air conditioning systems without waste heat recovery, it is found that the energy consumption of this system is only for the PTC heating systems 42.5%, without waste heat recovery carbon dioxide heat pump air conditioning system of 86.6%. It greatly saves energy, but also increased the waste heat recovery function, so that the system supply air temperature increased by 26%, improve passenger cabin comfort. This  provides a reference for the future experimental research of CO2 heat pump air conditioning and heat management system. 

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