Air Conditioning Library for Aerospace & Automotive

Air Conditioning Library

The Modelica Air Conditioning Library is used to design, analyze and optimize automotive air conditioning systems during early design stages.

It comes with both ready-to-use refrigeration cycle templates and a wide range of components to create non-standard configurations.

Predefined steady-state experiments and an interface to Microsoft Excel enable users to conduct experiments to calibrate and validate design options and component settings. A dynamic system model provides the means for investigating charge optimization and control design.

The library can be used as an integrated part of energy management design for both conventional and hybrid vehicles by combining with libraries for electric power, batteries and powertrain. Liquid cooling models comprising heat exchangers and other coolant equipment are available as a free add-on.

Air Conditioning Library is a product of Modelon and is distributed by Modelon and partners worldwide.

air conditioning system inside of car

air conditioning panel in car

Diagram of a heat pump model. The library contains detailed and flexible components and is compatible with many refrigerants.

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BENEFITS

A single model handles both transient and steady-state simulations, saving time and resources
Flexibility via easy-to-use templates that can be adapted for custom needs
Access to source code that enables users to adapt state-of-the art A/C models to their specific needs
Provides a wide range of refrigerants for accurate simulations and experimentation
Based on the Modelica open standards, the library enables model re-use and easy integration with other libraries.

APPLICATIONS

Air conditioning system design

The Air Conditioning Library is a proven tool for air conditioning system design and virtual prototyping in the automotive and aerospace industries. The components are rapidly assembled and substituted to build and test novel systems. Control strategies can subsequently be developed either in Modelica or using your preferred tool.

System and component evaluation

A calibrated model build with the Air Conditioning Library offers new opportunities for system and component evaluation. Virtual experiments enhance system understanding and provide insight in phenomena and component interactions that can be difficult to access on a test rig.

Cabin cool-down simulation

The models in Air Conditioning are designed for dynamic simulation. They enable users to study transient behavior of air conditioning systems in the event of a quick cool-down of a passenger cabin.