The commissioning of an air conditioning system requires a series of manual steps, which leads to inefficient commissioning. A method is therefore provided for commissioning an air conditioning system of a vehicle, including the following: a) Reading in a target data record indicating a target vehicle state; b) Recording an actual data record indicating an actual vehicle state by measuring at least one signal and/or communicating with at least one vehicle component; c) Comparing the actual vehicle state with a target vehicle state; d) Activating at least one function of the air conditioning system only if the actual vehicle state corresponds to the target vehicle state.

A method of operating a transport refrigeration system having a plurality of inverters configured to power a refrigeration unit includes placing a first inverter of the plurality of inverters in an active state; monitoring a load on the first inverter; comparing the load on the first inverter to an upper threshold; placing a second inverter of the plurality of inverters in an active state upon the load on the first inverter being greater than the upper threshold.

A vehicle includes a steering column, a radiant heater arranged in the steering column and configured to radiate radiant heat toward an area below the steering column, an instrument panel that defines part of an opening where the steering column passes and that extends in a lateral direction of the vehicle, an inside air sensor adjoining the opening in the instrument panel and configured to detect an indoor temperature of the vehicle, and a lower cover arranged below the steering column and defining the opening together with the instrument panel. At least the instrument panel or the lower cover includes a shielding wall positioned between the radiant heater and the inside air sensor.

An air conditioning unit for a recreational vehicle including a first heater and a second heater, and configured to initiate a heating operation including analyzing an interior temperature and an exterior temperature, determine an operating mode of the air conditioning unit, and controlling the first heater and the second heater according to the determined operation mode.

A heat management device may include: a first heat circuit in which first heat medium circulates; a second heat circuit in which second heat medium circulates; a first radiator disposed in the first heat circuit; a second radiator disposed in the second heat circuit; and vehicle equipment exchanging heat with the first heat medium. The first and the second radiator may be disposed such that the first heat medium and the second heat medium are able to exchange heat with each other, the first heat medium may be heated by heat exchange between the first and the second heat medium in a case where a temperature of the second heat medium flowing into the second radiator is higher than a temperature of the first heat medium flowing into the first radiator, and the first heat medium heats the vehicle equipment by exchanging heat with the vehicle equipment.

A heating apparatus has a heater body and a heater case. The heater body has a heat generator and emits heat supplied from the heat generator: The heat generator generates the heat when being energized. The heater case houses the heater body and is arranged on a side of an air-bag device for a vehicle adjacent to a vehicle compartment. The heater case is attached to an interior member located in the vehicle compartment or is a part of the interior member. The heater case has an expansion permissive portion that permits the air-bag device to expand into the vehicle compartment. The heat generator includes a portion located at a position corresponding to the expansion permissive portion. The heater body has a low strength portion that has a low strength as compared to the portion of the heat generator and that is located outside the expansion permissive portion.

The present invention relates to a heating device (10), in particular to an electric heating device for a motor vehicle, having a heat exchanger housing (12), heat exchanger core (14) which absorbs heat at a heat input face, and a printed circuit board (20) having electronic components (16, 18) for controlling the heating device (10), wherein the printed circuit board (20) is arranged on an outer side (22) of the heat exchanger housing (12), wherein a temperature sensor (24) is arranged on a side (26) of the printed circuit board (20) which faces the outer side (22) of the heat exchanger housing (12), wherein connecting means (28) are provided which connect the temperature sensor (24) in a heat conducting fashion to the outer side (22) of the heat exchanger housing (12), and wherein the heat input face of the heat exchanger core (14) is connected in a heat-conducting fashion to the heat exchanger housing (12), with the result that a continuous short heat bridge, running through the interior of the heat exchanger housing (12), to the connecting means (28) is generated.

In an example embodiment, a controller controls the HVAC system, dampers, fans, and heater/coolers in seats to heat or cool the interior and the seats to a desired temperature. The controller may control the temperature and/or the flow of air through a plurality of ducts and the heater/coolers in the seats to heat or cool regions of the interior and the seats to a desired temperature.

The invention relates to an assembly of an electric power supply module (2) and of a protective device (1) for said module, said assembly being intended to equip an air-conditioning unit (3), in particular for a motor vehicle, said power supply module comprising a housing (20) provided with regions allowing penetration of liquid into the housing (20), the protective device (1) extending at least partially facing said regions so as to cause the liquid to flow beyond said regions, depending on the orientation of said power supply module.

A glass panel apparatus is provided. The glass panel apparatus includes an outer glass pane comprising a low-e coating on a side facing the inner glass pane, an inner glass pane comprising a low-e coating on a side facing the outer glass pane, a gap between the inner glass pane and the outer glass pane, the gap comprising a vacuum, and a heating element configured to heat the inner glass pane.