-Accelerating Response to Future Car Transition Mega Trend through Development of Core Electric Vehicle Components
-Maximizing Waste Heat Utilization to Enhance Heat Pump System Efficiency
Global thermal energy management solution company Hanon Systems Co., Ltd. continues its comprehensive efforts to lead the e-mobility market. Following its standout solo presentation of industry-leading cases at last month's K-New Deal Committee's future car meeting, the company has recently accelerated the Green New Deal with innovative technology development for electric vehicles.
On the 22nd, Hanon Systems announced that it had obtained New Excellent Technology (NET) certification for its water-cooled outdoor unit design technology for electric vehicles.
The NET certification award ceremony, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and organized by the Korea Industrial Technology Promotion Association, was broadcast live online on September 22. The NET certification, selected by the National Institute of Technology and Standards under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, is a system that identifies and certifies excellent new technologies with significant economic ripple effects and contributions to national competitiveness early on, thereby promoting commercialization and transactions. Certified technologies are protected as industrial technologies under the Industrial Technology Protection Act.
The water-cooled outdoor unit for electric vehicles, proven excellent through this NET certification, is integrated with a receiver dryer and installed within the heat pump system of electric vehicles. Compared to existing air-cooled systems, it more effectively manages the thermal energy of the electric vehicle’s heating and cooling, as well as the motor, inverter, and battery.
This innovative technology, independently researched and developed by Hanon Systems over three years, not only provides cooling but also maximizes the utilization of waste heat from the electric vehicle drivetrain to solve heating needs, thereby improving the efficiency of the heat pump system. Through this, the heat exchange performance was improved by more than 20% compared to conventional air-cooled condensers, and by integrating functions into a modular system and simplifying the system, the number of parts was reduced, achieving weight reduction and price competitiveness. Additionally, it is designed to enable stable fast charging of batteries even at 800V high voltage, establishing itself as an essential core component for next-generation electric vehicles.
Steven Clarke, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Hanon Systems, stated, “Hanon Systems possesses various thermal management solutions leading the eco-friendly vehicle market,” and added, “This NET certification recognizes our innovative contribution to the commercialization of electric vehicles.” Hanon Systems has received certification for a total of 16 new technologies, including this one.
The water-cooled outdoor unit for electric vehicles is planned to be installed in the Hyundai Motor Company Ioniq 5, scheduled for release in the first half of next year.
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