Patents by Inventor Peter Heyl

Peter Heyl has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230173891
    Abstract: A thermal management arrangement for vehicles, having a refrigerant circuit with at least one refrigerant compressor, a condenser/gas cooler, an expansion element and an evaporator, a cold carrier circuit with a cold carrier distributor reservoir and a heat carrier circuit with a heat carrier distributor reservoir, wherein the refrigerant circuit is thermally connected to the cold carrier circuit via the evaporator and to the heat carrier circuit via the condenser/gas cooler, and wherein a battery heat exchanger supply section is arranged and embodied with a battery heat exchanger and an environmental heat exchanger supply section is arranged and embodied with an environmental heat exchanger such that they are respectively fluidly connected to the cold carrier distributor reservoir and to the heat carrier distributor reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventor: Peter Heyl
  • Publication number: 20230103879
    Abstract: A compact heat exchanger unit within an air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, and a condenser region for the condensation of refrigerant is formed as a heat exchanging surface, and a high-pressure-refrigerant collector region as a refrigerant collector is formed in the integrated form as a plate packet of a heat exchanger within a plate heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Heyl, Radim Cech, Radek Slavik
  • Patent number: 11613156
    Abstract: A compact heat exchanger unit within an air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, and a condenser region for the condensation of refrigerant is formed as a heat exchanging surface, and a high-pressure-refrigerant collector region as a refrigerant collector is formed in the integrated form as a plate packet of a heat exchanger within a plate heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Peter Heyl, Radim Cech, Radek Slavik
  • Publication number: 20220404082
    Abstract: A pressure relief arrangement in refrigerant circuits with one high-pressure side and one low-pressure side, which is characterized in that the high-pressure side is fluidically connected with the low-pressure side of the refrigerant circuit via an overpressure relief device, wherein the overpressure relief device causes pressure reduction of the overpressure in the case of overpressure on the high-pressure side and fluid flows from the high-pressure side to the low-pressure side of the refrigerant circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventor: Peter Heyl
  • Publication number: 20220325960
    Abstract: A heat exchanger comprising a dryer and a water-cooled condenser, the condenser comprising a plurality of plates and two end plates, wherein the dryer is integrated in the condenser, the plates have an opening, the opening being designed such that when a plurality of plates are arranged side by side, the openings in the plates form a cavity, and/or at least one of the end plates has a cavity, wherein the cavity is suitable for receiving a dryer and/or a drying agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Radek Slavik, Peter Heyl, Lukás Ruzicka, Martin Kubica
  • Patent number: 11215382
    Abstract: A motor vehicle chiller with several evaporators of different cooling capacity, has a refrigerant circulation with at least one refrigerant compressor, at least one condenser, at least one expansion element as well as at least two evaporators disposed in parallel of different cooling capacity. A refrigerant collector is disposed downstream of the expansion element and upstream of the evaporator of lesser cooling capacity to separate liquid refrigerant. Between the refrigerant collector and the evaporator a refrigerant pump is disposed to convey the liquid refrigerant to the evaporator of lesser cooling capacity. The refrigerant vapor can be guided from the evaporator across the refrigerant collector functioning as a separator and be drawn in by the refrigerant compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Peter Heyl, Felix Girmscheid
  • Patent number: 11098935
    Abstract: A method for operating an air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle, wherein the air-conditioning system comprises a refrigerant circulation and a water circulation which are thermally coupled with one another across a condenser/gas cooler. Water circulation flows through the condenser/gas cooler at a low volumetric rate of flow and a high temperature difference so the water circulation transfers heat in the heating heat exchanger to the air in a similar temperature range. Refrigerant circulation cools from 65° C. to 70° C. to ?10° C. to +30° C. and water circulation raises to a temperature of 55° C. to 65° C. and that an adaptation of the temperature profile of the water circulation to the temperature profile of the refrigerant circulation takes place in the condenser/gas cooler utilizing a temperature glide of the refrigerant. The refrigerant is significantly cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventor: Peter Heyl
  • Publication number: 20210252940
    Abstract: A thermal management arrangement for vehicles is disclosed including a refrigerant circuit having chillers and/or heat pump function and a heat carrier network for cooling and/or heating components of the vehicle. The heat carrier network has a heat carrier reservoir and a plurality of heat carrier supply segments fed from the heat carrier reservoir. A separately controlled and regulated ambient heat exchanger supply segment implements a circuit having a central low-temperature ambient heat exchanger and least one heat carrier reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventor: Peter Heyl
  • Publication number: 20210178853
    Abstract: A compact heat exchanger unit within an air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, and a condenser region for the condensation of refrigerant is formed as a heat exchanging surface, and a high-pressure-refrigerant collector region as a refrigerant collector is formed in the integrated form as a plate packet of a heat exchanger within a plate heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Heyl, Radim Cech, Radek Slavik
  • Patent number: 10989451
    Abstract: A heat-exchanger including a device for separating oil from a coolant-oil mixture and cooling the oil and cooling and/or liquefying the coolant. The heat exchanger features a first area cooling and/or liquefying the coolant, and a second area cooling the oil. The heat exchanger further features at least two manifolds. The first area of the heat exchanger features flow channels guiding the coolant, and the second area of the heat exchanger features flow channels guiding the oil. The flow channels extend between the manifolds. Each of the flow channels has a respective outside flooded by a heat-absorbing fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Navid Durrani, Toni Spies, Daniel Zens, Roberto Della Rovere, Herr René Junker, Christoph Bara, Martin Hötzel, Martina Paduch, Marc Graaf, Peter Heyl
  • Patent number: 10914504
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for icing prevention regulation for a heat pump evaporator (3) in air conditioning systems of vehicles, composed of a subsection (1) of a refrigerant circuit which can be operated both as a heat pump and also as an air conditioning system. The device comprises the heat pump evaporator (3), an electrical or mechanical refrigerant compressor (4), a cooler fan (9) which is attached to the heat pump evaporator (3) and which draws ambient air (11) upstream from and through the heat pump evaporator (3) at an adjustable flow speed, and which thus permits a permanent flow of ambient air (11) over the heat pump evaporator surface, a first temperature sensor (6) in or on the refrigerant line (5, 5a) upstream from the heat pump evaporator (3) with respect to the heat pump operating direction, and a control and regulating unit (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: Audi AG, Halla Visteon Climate Control Corporation
    Inventors: Engelbert Schmitz, Peter Heyl, Marc Graaf, Christian Rebinger, Dirk Schroeder
  • Patent number: 10775106
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for heat exchange, in particular in a refrigerant circuit, with at least one first flow path and at least one second flow path, which, in a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the device, are disposed coaxially with respect to one another, and each of which comprises at least one flow channel. The device is realized of a synthetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Petr Czyz, Petr Daniel, Radim Cech, Peter Heyl
  • Patent number: 10712064
    Abstract: An apparatus for separating and storing liquid refrigerant in a refrigerant circuit including a housing configured as a refrigerant collection container, the housing having a refrigerant outflow line disposed therein. The refrigerant outflow line extending from an inlet opening, which is disposed in a gas refrigerant region and above a level of the liquid refrigerant, via a liquid refrigerant region to the outside, and has a through-opening formed in the liquid refrigerant region. The housing includes a boiling element for liquid refrigerant disposed therein. The boiling element is connected to the refrigerant outflow line in the region of the through-opening, such that a liquid passing through the through-opening from the housing passes through the boiling element by suction of a gas refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Toni Spies, Peter Heyl, Marc Graaf, Hartmut Helm, Heinrich Ittner, Jiri Dvorsky
  • Patent number: 10589594
    Abstract: A device for heat distribution in a hybrid motor vehicle includes an engine cooling circuit and a refrigerant circuit for a combined operation in a refrigeration heat pump mode and a reheating mode. The refrigerant circuit includes an evaporator, a compressor, a heat exchanger to supply heat from the refrigerant to air being conditioned for a passenger compartment, and a heat exchanger to transfer heat between a refrigerant of the refrigerant circuit and coolant of the engine cooling circuit. The heat exchanger operates as an evaporator for the heat transfer from the coolant to the evaporating refrigerant, and alternatively operates as a condenser for the heat transfer from the condensing refrigerant to the coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventor: Peter Heyl
  • Publication number: 20190226723
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle chiller (1) with several evaporators (8, 9, 10) of different cooling capacity, comprising a refrigerant circulation with at least one refrigerant compressor (2), at least one condenser (3), at least one expansion element (4) as well as at least two evaporators (8, 9, 10) disposed in parallel of different cooling capacity, which is characterized thereby that downstream of the expansion element (4) and upstream of the evaporator (10) of lesser cooling capacity a refrigerant collector (5) is disposed for the separation of the liquid refrigerant and that between the refrigerant collector (5) and the evaporator (10) a refrigerant pump (6) is disposed for the conveyance of the liquid refrigerant to the evaporator (10) of lesser cooling capacity, wherein the refrigerant vapor can be guided from the evaporator (10) across the refrigerant collector (5) functioning as the separator and be drawn in by the refrigerant compressor (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Peter Heyl, Felix Girmscheid
  • Publication number: 20190011155
    Abstract: A method for operating an air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle, wherein the air-conditioning system comprises a refrigerant circulation and a water circulation which are thermally coupled with one another across a condenser/gas cooler. Water circulation flows through the condenser/gas cooler at a low volumetric rate of flow and a high temperature difference so the water circulation transfers heat in the heating heat exchanger to the air in a similar temperature range. Refrigerant circulation cools from 65° C. to 70° C. to ?10° C. to +30° C. and water circulation raises to a temperature of 55° C. to 65° C. and that an adaptation of the temperature profile of the water circulation to the temperature profile of the refrigerant circulation takes place in the condenser/gas cooler utilizing a temperature glide of the refrigerant. The refrigerant is significantly cooled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventor: Peter Heyl
  • Publication number: 20180195806
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g, 1h, 1i) for heat exchange, in particular in a refrigerant circuit. The device (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g, 1h, 1i) comprises at least one first flow path (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h, 2i) and at least one second flow path (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g, 3h, 3i) which, in a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction (L) of the device (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g, 1h, 1i), are disposed coaxially with respect to one another with each comprising at least one flow channel (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f, 4g, 4h, 4i, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5i). One wall of the at least one flow channel (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f, 4g, 4h, 4i, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5i) of at least one flow path (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h, 2i, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g, 3h, 3i) is realized of a synthetic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Petr Czyz, Petr Daniel, Radim Cech, Peter Heyl
  • Patent number: 10017028
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the heat exchanger 1 of refrigerant circuitry of an air-conditioning system for a vehicle, which enables a bidirectional pass flow. The air-conditioning system is configured to perform a combined operation of cooling device mode and heat pump mode, the heat exchanger 1 is formed in the form of a multi-pass, and the flow direction of a refrigerant varies depending on operation mode. The first heat exchanger 1 formed in the form of a multi-pass includes header pipes 2 and 3, flow paths assigned to respective passes, and means configured to partition an internal volume space of one or more header pipes 2 and 3 into independent regions. A first pass of the heat exchanger 1 has a greater flow cross section and greater heat exchange surface than the last pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Peter Heyl, Tobias Haas, Marc Graaf, Milan Moravek, Jiri Dobner, Jan Gregus-Kollar
  • Patent number: 9908383
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air conditioning system for conditioning the air of a passenger space of a motor vehicle, the system including a refrigerant circuit with a compressor, a first heat exchanger for the heat exchange between the refrigerant and the environment and a second heat exchanger for supplying heat from the refrigerant to the air supply to be conditioned for the passenger space. The refrigerant circuit further includes, in the flow direction of the refrigerant after the compressor, a valve arrangement. The valve arrangement comprises a branch, a first valve arranged between the branch and the second heat exchanger, and a second valve arranged between the branch and the first heat exchanger. The first valve is designed with a normally open (NO) valve characteristic and the second valve with a normally closed (NC) valve characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Peter Heyl, Dirk Schroeder, Hans Hammer, Jörg Bodewig
  • Patent number: 9897356
    Abstract: A refrigeration plant with refrigerant evaporator arrangement and process for parallel air and battery contact cooling. The refrigeration plant includes a refrigerant evaporator arrangement for parallel air and battery contact cooling, having with a refrigerant compressor and a condenser An evaporator with an assigned controllable expansion member for air cooling and an evaporator as a battery contact cooler with an assigned controllable expansion member for battery cooling are provided. A throttling member is located between the evaporator and the tap of the assigned controllable expansion member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Marc Graaf, Andreas Emmerich, Stephan Köster, Felix Girmscheid, Peter Heyl, Dominik Prinz