Air conditioning comfort in the vehicle

Holistic, individual, psychologically appropriate

Zone-based air conditioning
Stratification

Cool head

Warm feet

Acoustics

Draft-free ventilation

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Vehicle design concepts
Market forecast, 2015

Int. combustion Start/stop Mild Full Electric

engine hybrid hybrid vehicles

Top-range

Mid-range

Compact class

Subcompact class

Micro class

Market forecast, 2015

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A/C systems in vehicles with internal combustion engines

Internal combustion engine

Electrical system: U = 12 V

Behr systems

Cooling Refrigerant compressor Cooling output ECO-A/C®

(belt-driven) available anytime High performance
Heat exchangers

Heating Engine waste heat Heating after cold start ECO-Heat

and in standard High performance
operation Heat exchangers

Efficiency Increased fuel consumption ECO-A/C®

due to air conditioning ECO-Heat

Acoustics Base level by combustion engine Silent HVAC

Silent blower

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Refrigerant circuit of an automotive air conditioning system

Expansion valve High-performance or

storage evaporator
High-performance
condenser

Internal heat exchanger

 Efficiency
Compressor
 Acoustics
 Cooling during idle periods

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 Potential fuel consumption and CO2 reductions using
ECO-A/C ® and ECO-Heat

ECO-A/C ® ECO-Heat
Average annual fuel consumption Average annual fuel consumption
- Cooling - - Heating -

125%

100% 100%

80% 70%
CO2 15 12 10
emissions: 10 6
(g/km)

Fuel 0.6 0.5 0.4

consumption: 0.4 0.2
(Liters/100 km)

1997 2007 2012 Today 2012

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Air-conditioning system in micro and mild hybrids

Electrical system:
Micro => U = 12 V, start/stop

Mild => U > 12 V, Pel < approx. 15 kW, start/stop, recuperation,

Li-ion batteries
Behr systems

Cooling Refrigerant compressor No cooling ECO-A/C®

(belt-driven) during idle periods Storage evaporator

Heating Engine waste heat Residual heat ECO-Heat

and/or PTC
during idle periods

Efficiency Increased fuel consumption ECO-A/C®

due to air conditioning ECO-Heat

Acoustics Idle periods without Silent HVAC

internal combustion engine noise Silent blower

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Air-conditioning system in full hybrids

Electrical system

U >> 12 V, Pel > approx. 15 kW , start/stop, recuperation,

Electric-powered, plug-in charging, Li-ion batteries

Behr systems

Cooling Refrigerant compressor “from battery” ECO-A/C®

(electric) Engine-independent Battery cooling
cooling possible

Heating Engine waste heat Heating management ECO-Heat

and/or necessary High-voltage
electric PTC

Efficiency Increased fuel consumption ECO-A/C®

due to air conditioning ECO-Heat

Acoustics Idle and elec. powered periods Silent HVAC

without internal combustion engine noise Silent blower

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Air conditioning system (refrigerant circuit and HVAC module)
for electric vehicles

High-performance
evaporator

Expansion valve

Electric compressor
High-voltage PTC

 Efficiency
 Acoustics

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Air-conditioning systems in electric vehicles with/without
range extender

Electrical system:
Battery and electric engine Extension:  Range extender
Supporting measures in vehicle  Plug-in charging

Behr systems

Cooling Refrigerant compressor “from battery” ECO-A/C®

(electric) Engine-independent Battery cooling
cooling possible

Heating electric Electric air High-voltage

and/or PTC
water-based heating

Efficiency Air conditioning impacts ECO-A/C®

on potential range

Acoustics Air-conditioning system acoustics unmasked Silent HVAC

Silent blower

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Air conditioning systems and components for new vehicle designs
Components
System
125 % Battery cooling
100 % 100 %
80 % 70 %

1997 2007 2012 Today 2012

Storage evaporator
ECO-A/C® ECO-Heat

High-voltage PTC

Acoustics

A/C circuit acoustics Silent blower Silent HVAC

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