New developments in mobile air conditioning systems in China

Abstract

Global warming poses serious global concerns, and the mobile air conditioning (MAC) industry must be promoted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In this paper, the development of the MAC system and components for new energy vehicles, low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants, methods to control refrigerant leakage, and new energy-saving technologies in China are introduced.

Keywords

global warming potential / mobile air conditioning (MAC) / energy saving / new developments

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