Effects of Defrost-Initiation Criteria and Orientations of an Outdoor Heat Exchanger on the Performance of an Automotive Reversible CO<sub>2</sub> Heat Pump

Heat pump (HP) technology has been widely adopted in electric vehicles (EVs) for cabin and battery heating in cold weather due to its high efficiency. However, when an HP works under low ambient temperatures and high humidity, frost grows on the surface of the outdoor evaporator, deteriorating syste...

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Main Authors: Wenying Zhang, Wenzhe Li, Pega Hrnjak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/9/2244
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