Abstract:
Provided are a heat-pump cooler (A) having a first circulation channel (1) and a heater circulator (B) having a second circulation channel (8). A water-cooling condenser (3) in the first circulation channel (1) is placed in the second circulation channel (8), and causes the first coolant to release its heat to the second coolant. The second circulation channel (8) includes a passage switching valve (14) for switching the passage between a passage passing a radiator (10) and a radiator bypass passage (13). During a heating operation, the passage switching valve (14) causes the second coolant to flow into the radiator bypass passage (13), and the air heated by a heater core (12) is introduced as air-conditioned air into the vehicle cabin. During a cooling operation, the passage switching valve (14) causes the second coolant to flow into the radiator (10), and the air cooled by an evaporator (6) is introduced as air-conditioned air into the vehicle cabin.
Abstract:
A heating and air-conditioning system for a motor vehicle has a conditioning housing that includes a connecting section which is provided with at least one air outlet opening. Using connecting structure on the connecting section, the air outlet opening may be connected to either an attachable rear vehicle compartment temperature-control unit or closed tightly, in a leak-proof manner, by a removable covering part.
Abstract:
A method and system for detecting a low-charge condition in a dual-output vehicle air conditioning system. A program reads a set of evaporator, driver-side, and passenger-side temperatures for the purpose of adjusting a temperature in a vehicle passenger compartment. A diagnostic program then analyzes these same readings to determine whether a temperature differential condition exists. Assuming a temperature differential condition exists, the program records a set of the temperature sensor readings and a time period for these temperature readings. The diagnostic program compares this set of information with a set of stored data to determine whether a low-charge condition exists.null
Abstract:
When the passenger compartment is rapidly heated (e.g., a target air temperature TAO(Rr)>a predetermined temperature T1) and the heating capacity of the rear-seat heater core is less than a predetermined capacity (e.g., water temperature Tw
Abstract:
To enable performance of comfortable rear seat air temperature control when an air temperature control system is changed from a state where solely a front seat air temperature control unit is operating to a state where a rear seat air temperature control unit also is operating, when deviation between temperature Tr(Fr) detected by a front seat inner air temperature sensor and a temperature Tr(Rr) detected by a rear seat inner air temperature sensor is a predetermined temperature A or more, a temperature Tr'(Rr) used in calculating a rear seat target blowing temperature is taken to be Tr(Fr)--B'. Additionally, when the above-mentioned deviation is A or less, Tr'(Rr) is taken to be equal to Tr(Rr). Due to this, Tr'(Rr) gradually rises and moreover, this Tr'(Rr) is a temperature more closely approaching a rear seat mean temperature, and so by controlling a rear seat air temperature control unit based on the rear seat target blowing temperature calculated based on this Tr'(Rr), problems such as variations in air quantity and hunting of a vent mode can be prevented, and comfortable rear seat air temperature control can be performed.