ENHANCED VEHICLE WINDOW ANTI-FOGGING STRATEGY

    公开(公告)号:US20210339604A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-04

    申请号:US17371853

    申请日:2021-07-09

    IPC分类号: B60H1/00

    摘要: A method for defogging a window of a vehicle includes steps of automatically selecting a climate control system operating mode and determining a risk of window fogging. The climate control system operating mode is selected from an outside air mode, an air-conditioning mode, and a defrost mode. A controller determines the risk of window fogging according to one or more inputs, and the same or a different controller may automatically select the climate control system operating mode. The controller is configured to increase a climate control system blower speed to increase a rate of airflow provided by the currently-actuated climate control system operating mode. The controller may sequentially advance the climate control system operating mode through the outside air mode, air-conditioning mode, and defrost mode.

    Vehicle cabin and high voltage battery thermal management system

    公开(公告)号:US10814700B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US15927592

    申请日:2018-03-21

    IPC分类号: B60H1/32 B60H1/00

    摘要: A vehicle thermal management system including an electric powertrain, a single thermal loop, and a controller is provided. The electric powertrain includes a high voltage battery. The single thermal loop is for managing thermal conditions of the high voltage battery and a vehicle cabin and may include a climate control system, a blower, and a front evaporator in fluid communication with the vehicle cabin. The controller is programmed to, responsive to detection of a climate control system off request, output a command to direct the blower to push air through a heater core to the vehicle cabin at a predetermined temperature such that a temperature within the vehicle cabin is maintained at a predetermined temperature and refrigerant continues to flow through the front evaporator. The system may include a vehicle cabin temperature sensor and an ambient temperature sensor, each in electrical communication with the controller.

    BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD TO COOL A HIGH VOLTAGE POWERTRAIN COMPONENT OF A BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20200317019A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16375074

    申请日:2019-04-04

    IPC分类号: B60H1/00 B60H1/32 B60H1/26

    摘要: A battery electric vehicle includes a passenger cabin, a refrigerant circuit adapted to cool the passenger cabin, a powertrain including a high voltage powertrain component, a coolant circuit adapted to cool the high voltage powertrain component and a control module. The refrigerant circuit includes a condenser and an evaporator. The coolant circuit includes a radiator downstream from the condenser. The control module is configured to recirculate cabin air to the passenger cabin in response to data indicating temperature of the high voltage powertrain component exceeds a predetermined threshold temperature in order to reduce the air outlet temperature at the condenser and the air inlet temperature at the radiator. A related method to cool a high voltage powertrain component of a battery electric vehicle is also disclosed.

    ENHANCED VEHICLE WINDOW ANTI-FOGGING STRATEGY

    公开(公告)号:US20190143787A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-16

    申请号:US15813695

    申请日:2017-11-15

    IPC分类号: B60H1/00 B60H1/32

    摘要: A method for defogging a window of a vehicle includes steps of determining a risk of window fogging and automatically selecting a climate control system operating mode according to that determined risk of window fogging. The climate control system operating mode is selected from: an outside air mode, an air-conditioning mode, and a defrost mode. A controller determines the risk of window fogging according to one or more inputs, and the same or a different controller may automatically select the climate control system operating mode.

    METHOD OF CONTROL OF HVAC SYSTEM AT VEHICLE STARTUP

    公开(公告)号:US20180319249A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-08

    申请号:US15585301

    申请日:2017-05-03

    IPC分类号: B60H1/00

    摘要: A method for controlling a vehicle climate control system includes steps of determining that a first predetermined set of conditions are satisfied whereby a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system airflow into a passenger cabin will exceed a predetermined HVAC airflow temperature threshold and, if so, automatically implementing a first climate control system operating condition at least reducing the HVAC airflow into the passenger cabin. On determining that a second predetermined set of conditions are satisfied whereby the HVAC airflow into the passenger cabin will satisfy the predetermined HVAC airflow temperature threshold, the method includes a step of automatically implementing a second climate control system operating condition increasing the HVAC airflow into the passenger cabin. Climate control systems for implementing the described methods are provided.