- Nano Cooling Movie lowers inside temperature by over 12°C to considerably enhance in-vehicle circumstances and scale back cabin cooling necessities
- Hyundai Motor and Kia unveil three new temperature management applied sciences designed to boost passenger consolation and power effectivity in autos
- Radiant Heating System gives fast, energy-efficient heat to passengers, enhancing consolation throughout chilly climate whereas extending car driving vary
- Steel-Coated Heated Glass makes use of world-first 48V tech for quick and energy-efficient window defrosting to enhance visibility and due to this fact security
Hyundai Motor Firm and Kia Company unveiled three applied sciences designed to carefully regulate car inside temperature to ship enhanced passenger consolation and power effectivity at ‘Warmth Tech Day’ in Seoul, South Korea.
The occasion showcased Hyundai Motor and Kia’s analysis and improvement achievements in temperature management, an important side of passenger consolation. As autos evolve past easy transportation and turn out to be residing areas, the businesses are creating numerous temperature management applied sciences to satisfy the evolving wants for consolation in mobility.
These applied sciences not solely enhance consolation but additionally save power, permitting environment friendly administration of auto power within the period of electrification. The three applied sciences unveiled have been:
- Nano Cooling Movie – this materials considerably lowers inside temperature in scorching climate when utilized to car glass.
- Radiant Heating System – shortly and effectively raises the perceived temperature round passengers in chilly climate.
- Steel-Coated Heated Glass – a world-first 48V system shortly transmits warmth from the electrically powered steel coating to the glass, eradicating frost and moisture.
All three applied sciences are on the degree of technological maturity appropriate for mass manufacturing.
“The three applied sciences unveiled right now are nearer to prospects than every other expertise,” mentioned Younger Ho Jung, Vice President and Head of Thermal Vitality Complete Growth Group at Hyundai Motor Firm. “We’re creating applied sciences to supply probably the most nice surroundings, contemplating each second that prospects expertise in mobility.”
Nano Cooling Movie: reduces temperature by as much as 12°C
In July 2023, Hyundai Motor and Kia showcased numerous superior nano-material applied sciences – notably Nano Cooling Movie, which may considerably decrease a car’s inside temperature.
Throughout testing, Hyundai Motor and Kia every ready a number of autos, making use of Nano Cooling Movie to at least one and leaving the opposite in its authentic state. Automobiles with common glass and never outfitted with Nano Cooling Movie recorded an inside temperature of 48.5°C, in contrast with 36.0°C for the autos fitted with Nano Cooling Movie, demonstrating a most temperature discount of 12.5°C with the superior expertise utilized.
Nano Cooling Movie not solely blocks infra-red radiation from exterior the car, like conventional tinting movies, but additionally permits warmth to flee from contained in the car. It includes three layers, together with two that mirror photo voltaic power and one which emits mid-infrared wavelength.
It may possibly decrease inside temperatures by greater than 12°C and can be utilized with present tinting movies with out additional impacting gentle transmission.
Final April, Hyundai Motor additionally carried out a marketing campaign known as ‘Made Cooler by Hyundai’, wherein it put in clear Nano Cooling Movie free of charge on round 70 autos in Pakistan, the place tinting is legally prohibited. This led to a optimistic response from residents[1].
In June, Hyundai Motor and Kia appeared at Cannes Lions 2024, the world’s largest promoting pageant. They have been invited as official seminar audio system to introduce their Nano Cooling Movie expertise and focus on the marketing campaign launched in Pakistan. This marked the primary time Hyundai Motor, amongst automotive producers, hosted an official expertise seminar on the Cannes Lions.
Underfloor Radiant Heating System warms passengers inside minutes
Hyundai Motor and Kia additionally showcased the Radiant Heating System, a expertise designed to shortly heat passengers throughout winter.
The Radiant Heating System makes use of a heating factor that emits radiant warmth in the direction of passengers’ legs, shortly warming them throughout chilly climate.
Alongside the car’s present heating system, the Radiant Heating System might preserve as much as 17 p.c extra power to succeed in a desired temperature, additionally saving time to succeed in this situation; the system delivers heat to the decrease physique inside three minutes, significantly enhancing passenger consolation.
Mixed, the Radiant Heating System is anticipated to considerably lengthen the driving vary of electrical autos in winter by decreasing power used for local weather management.
The system includes a high-temperature film-type heating factor and a burn prevention system. The heating factor, which may attain 110°C, is wrapped in a material materials that emits infra-red rays and adjusts the warmth to a snug degree. A burn prevention system detects physique contact and instantly lowers the temperature, bettering security by eliminating burn dangers.
On Kia’s Radiant Heating System-equipped EV9, 9 heating panels are put in, together with on the steering column base, driver’s door and middle console, in addition to the passenger door and glove field base.
Hyundai Motor and Kia plan to include the Radiant Heating System in future fashions.
Steel-Coated Heated Glass: removes frost and moisture to enhance visibility
The pioneering Steel-Coated Heated Glass system shortly removes frost or moisture from a car windshield throughout winter, providing improved visibility and elevated security in contrast with common tungsten wire heating parts. Steel-Coated Heated Glass is invisible, offering a transparent, undistorted view for occupants.
The 48V system can fully defrost the glass floor inside 5 minutes at -18°C, as much as 4 occasions sooner and consuming round 10 p.c much less power in contrast with standard air-conditioning programs. Moreover, on scorching days, the steel coating can passively block a minimum of 60 p.c of photo voltaic power, decreasing cabin cooling requirement to considerably enhance power effectivity.
Hyundai Motor and Kia have utilized for patents for Steel-Coated Heated Glass in main home and overseas markets, with plans to implement the expertise in future autos.
[1] See associated video hyperlink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9zXGsPBOlg&t=13s
