Methods and systems for operating a transport climate control system of a vehicle are provided. The method includes obtaining a state of charge of an energy storage device capable of providing power to the transport climate control system; determining an energy level including the state of charge, receiving a planned route for the vehicle, and receiving route status data associated with the planned route for the vehicle. The route status data includes traffic data, weather data, and/or geographic data identifying areas where the transport climate control system is to be solely powered by the energy storage device. The method further includes determining whether the energy level is sufficient to complete the planned route for the vehicle based on the planned route and the route data, and when the energy level is not sufficient to complete the planned route for the vehicle, providing a notification to a user via a display.

A moveable graphical user interface object is provided. The moveable graphical user interface object is moveable within a bounded graphical region. A current location of the moveable graphical user interface object in the bounded graphical region corresponds to an indicated direction of concentrated airflow. For example, the moveable graphical user interface object is used to control airflow direction of a HVAC air vent.

A recreational vehicle air conditioner and methods of operating a recreational vehicle air conditioner are provided. The recreational vehicle air conditioner may be configured for, and the method may include, receiving a mode selection input comprising one of a thermostat mode and a direct control mode. The recreational vehicle air conditioner may further be configured for, and the method may further include, operating the recreational vehicle air conditioner independently of an external display device when the mode selection input is thermostat mode and operating the recreational vehicle air conditioner in response to one or more commands from the external display device when the mode selection input is direct control mode.

A portable display apparatus for conveying vehicle-related information using thermal and haptic touch is provided. The portable display apparatus includes circuitry communicatively coupled to a temperature control unit of the portable display apparatus. The circuitry receives from one or more first sensors associated with a vehicle, first temperature information associated with an interior space of the vehicle or an ambient environment of the vehicle and determines a temperature setting based on received first temperature information. The circuitry detects a physical-contact between the portable display apparatus and one of a skin portion or a cloth portion worn by a user. Thereafter, the circuitry controls the temperature control unit based on the determined temperature setting and the detected physical-contact. The temperature control unit is controlled to change a current temperature of at least a first section of the portable display apparatus to a first temperature, which is different from the current temperature.

An air outlet apparatus for an interior of a motor vehicle includes a first ventilation gap and a second ventilation gap, which are spaced apart from each other, a decorative element, which is coupled to a fitting covering for the motor vehicle and arranged between the first and the second ventilation gap, and a control unit, which is coupled to the decorative element and has a first regulating element and a second regulating element. An intensity of an air flow through at least one of the ventilation gaps and, by way of the second regulating element, an alignment of the air flow through at least one of the ventilation gaps can be adjusted independently of each other.

An air conditioning system includes an air conditioner mounted on a mobile body having a cold storage. The air conditioner includes a compressor, a condenser, a decompression device, an evaporator, and a blower. The air conditioning system includes a charge display device configured to display a charge related to a use of the air conditioner; and a controller configured to control an air conditioning operation. The controller includes: a load calculation unit that calculates an air conditioning load of the air conditioner; a charge calculation unit that calculates a usage charge based on the air conditioning load; and a charge display unit that displays the usage charge on the charge display device.

An air-conditioning system includes: an air conditioner mounted on a mobile body having a cold storage; an internal temperature sensor configured to measure an internal temperature inside the cold storage; a notification device configured to notify an error of the air conditioner; and a control unit configured to control an air-conditioning operation. The control unit includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire the internal temperature, a setting unit configured to set an appropriate temperature range of the cold storage, a determination unit configured to determine whether the internal temperature is within the appropriate temperature range, and a notification control unit configured to control an error notification using the notification device and perform a temperature error notification when the internal temperature is out of the appropriate temperature range after a pre-cooling by the air conditioner is completed, and does not perform the temperature error notification before the pre-cooling is completed.

In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, a vehicle includes an air conditioning device. An input device is provided to receive a selection input of a user with respect to a blowing position of the air conditioning device and including a first input area, a second input area and a third input area for outputting an activation mark or a deactivation mark by the selection input, A controller is configured to control output of an activation mark or a deactivation mark of the first input area, the second input area and the third input area.

A control unit for an air conditioning system is designed to operate one or more actuators of the air conditioning system automatically in an automatic operating mode in order to set reference ambient conditions in a chamber. The control unit is configured to detect that an automatic change has occurred in an operating state of an actuator of the air conditioning system. The control unit is further configured to output via a user interface of the air conditioning system, information relating to the automatic change in the operating state of the actuator.

A method controls a user interface and an air-conditioning unit of a vehicle. The user interface includes display and operating elements. The method displays a plurality of the elements on the user interface, receives at least two operation parameters of the air-conditioning unit, determines one or more display parameters for a first element from the plurality of elements on the basis of the at least two operation parameters, and displays the first element on the basis of the one or more display parameters.