전기자동차 공조시스템 특허 동향

A patent analysis was conducted to predict the development trend for the climate control system of electric vehicles. The study was based on a patent from 2000 to 2015 in Korea and Japan. Most of patents for the climate control system of electric vehicles have been developed for the control of the electric driven compressor, waste heat recovery, reduction of cooling and heating load, and defrosting technology of the heat pump system.