A method of operating a component of a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) of a vehicle is provided. The method includes determining whether an engine parameter value of the vehicle exceeds a predefined level, computing a vehicle parameter value from the engine parameter value if the engine…
An embodiment is a control method for cooling a powertrain component, the method including in response to a destination being input to a navigation, determining estimated high-load driving timing of the powertrain component based on estimated driving information of a vehicle, and in response to a…
Disclosed are a method for cooling a passenger compartment and a battery, comprising: step S, determining the current driving stage of a vehicle; S, querying, according to a correlation between a driving stage and a cooling strategy, a target cooling strategy corresponding to the current driving…
A system for providing efficient climate control in a vehicle. The system has an HVAC system configured to receive a user-defined temperature. The HVAC system has a cabin temperature sensor. The system has a controller coupled to the HVAC system and coupleable to a mobile device. The controller is…
A vehicle air conditioning control device (1) according to the present invention calculates, through a thermal load calculating unit (26), a vehicle interior thermal load Q on the basis of, for example, a vehicle interior temperature Tin, a vehicle interior humidity Hin, a vehicle exterior…
An air conditioning device for vehicle includes a refrigeration cycle including a compressor for sucking, compressing and discharging a refrigerant, a condenser for condensing the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor, an expansion valve for decompressing the…
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine (1), a coolant outlet (2) of the internal combustion engine (1) being connected to a coolant inlet (3) of a fuel operated heater (4) and wherein a coolant outlet (5) of the fuel operated heater (4) is connected to a coolant…
The present invention provides a power supply device for an electric vehicle that allows highly efficient operation of a compressor inverter. A power supply device for motor vehicle 10 has: a main circuit 13 having a power source 11, a DC-DC converter 18, and a main inverter 17 that drives a main…
A vehicle air conditioner control system has an air conditioning device for performing a refrigerating cycle, having a compressor (1) that intakes, compresses, and discharges a refrigerant, a condenser (7) that condenses the refrigerant discharged from the compressor (1), an expansion valve (10)…
The control apparatus for a vehicle having a prime mover is applied to a vehicle having an air conditioning mechanism which performs the air conditioning in the vehicle interior by using the cooling water of the internal combustion engine. The engine stop permitting means permits stopping the…
Actuation of a blower 21 in an air conditioning device 18 is prohibited in a period from initiation of starting of an engine 1 to completion of warm-up of catalyst. This prevents air from flowing in an air duct 22 through the actuation of the blower 21 and being subjected to heat exchange with…
An air conditioner for a vehicle has a variable capacity compressor for compressing a refrigerant and controlling a discharged volume of the refrigerant by a power source for driving a vehicle, and a controller for setting a second target temperature higher by a predetermined temperature than a…
Control circuit for operation of an electrical heating device (100), especially an auxiliary heater for a motor vehicle, whereby the heater comprises PTC heating elements and a temperature sensor (170), which measures the temperature of air flowing into the heating device. The control circuit has a…
When a vehicle approaches a station, this is detected by means of spot detection and vehicle velocity detection, and operation of a ventilator is slowed down or stopped when the vehicle is at a stop at the station. This allows the numbers of revolutions of an indoor blower, an outdoor blower and a…
Disclosed is an air conditioner for a vehicle, capable of performing an automatic fan control on a blower (5) even when a failure or short circuit occurs in sensors. This air conditioner for a vehicle has: a blower (5) provided in an air conditioning duct; an engine speed sensor for detecting a…
In a climate control device for a motor vehicle passenger compartment, a control module (COM) adjusts the electrical power supply of a motor-fan unit (5) that delivers an air stream (F) passing through a condenser (2) of the device. According to the invention, there are furthermore provided means…