A transport refrigeration unit (TRU) system is provided and includes a TRU and an energy storage device (ESD). The TRU includes components which are configured to control an environment and a TRU controller configured to control the components in accordance with component operating settings. The ESD includes an ESD controller receptive of identification data identifying the components, current condition data reflective of current conditions and control data reflective of a temperature profile. The ESD controller is configured to determine the component operating settings in accordance with the identification, current condition and control data and to issue the component operating settings to the TRU controller.

A cooling system control method for an autonomous driving controller may include detecting the temperature of the autonomous driving controller by the controller when a vehicle is driving; determining whether a current temperature of the autonomous driving controller is lower than a target temperature by the controller; and terminating the controlling of the cooling system if the condition is satisfied in determining whether the current temperature of the autonomous driving controller is lower than the target temperature.

The objective of the present invention is to decrease air temperature reduction along an indoor-side surface of a vehicle opening part caused by heat transfer from outside air. A heating device for a vehicle is provided with a heat generating part (2) which is installed on a vehicle component provided along an edge of a vehicle opening part, and which increases, via heat generation, the temperature of low temperature air along an indoor-side surface of the vehicle opening part caused by heat transfer from outside air. The heat generating part (2) may be disposed along an opening part installed with a vehicle window (52), and the heat generating part (2) may include an electric heater that uses electric power as a heat source.

Heat exchanger exchanging heat between coolant and refrigerant of different kinds in one device and providing an effective heat exchange ratio between the coolant and the refrigerant. The heat exchanger includes a refrigerant flow path having a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet, and a coolant flow path through which coolant flows to exchange heat with the refrigerant. The coolant flow path includes a first coolant flow path where first coolant flows, and a second coolant flow path where second coolant with a different kind flows. The heat exchanger is partitioned into a first heat exchange section, in which the first coolant exchanges heat with the refrigerant and a second heat exchange section, in which the second coolant exchanges heat with the refrigerant, so that the heat exchange in the first heat exchange section and the heat exchange in the second heat exchange are carried out independently.

A control device for a cooling system is provided. The cooling system includes a cooling path through which a heat medium flows in an order of a first unit and a second unit. The cooling system is configured to cool the first unit and the second unit. The control device includes a processor being configured to execute: a process of repeatedly detecting or estimating a temperature of the heat medium flowing out of the first unit at predetermined time intervals, a process of storing a plurality of pieces of temperature data of the temperature detected or estimated during an immediately preceding predetermined period as a data group including a predetermined number of pieces of data, and a process of estimating a temperature of the heat medium flowing into the second unit by finding a maximum value from the data group.

A vehicle HVAC system includes: a casing to direct air from outdoors into the interior of a passenger compartment, an air blower blowing the air into the casing, an evaporator disposed in the casing, a heater core disposed downstream of the evaporator, and front and rear seat side temperature doors disposed between the evaporator and the heater core. A method for controlling the HVAC system includes: determining, by a controller, whether a required temperature for cooling rear seats is set to be lower than a required temperature for cooling front seats after an outdoor condition of a vehicle meets a reference high temperature condition; and lowering, by the controller, a target temperature of the evaporator based on the set required temperature for cooling the rear seats when the required temperature for cooling the rear seats is set to be lower than the required temperature for cooling the front seats.

Systems and methods for heating and cooling a vehicle using a heat pump are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a system for heating and cooling the vehicle includes a heat pump having: a compressor located in an engine compartment of the vehicle, and an evaporator located in a sleeper or a cab of the vehicle. The system also includes a controller for selecting a cooling mode or a heating mode for the heat pump.

A method of controlling a vehicle climate system having a plurality of zones, wherein the plurality of zones includes a primary zone for a driver of the vehicle and one or more secondary zones for one or more passengers of the vehicle, the method including determining whether one or more of the plurality of zones is occupied by a person, receiving data indicative of a target temperature of each of the occupied zones, receiving data indicative of a target temperature in the primary zone, determining when one or more of the occupied zones becomes unoccupied, and adjusting the target temperature of one or more of the unoccupied zones to an adjusted target temperature. The adjusted target temperature is a function of the target temperature in the primary zone.

A system and method of temperature optimization in a passenger vehicle when transporting perishable items, includes a passenger vehicle having predetermined storage compartments, an in-vehicle computer network connected to a plurality of sensors; and a display device in communication with the in-vehicle computer network. The display device obtains information about perishable items. The display device is configured to estimate time that the perishable items may be maintained in the vehicle. The conditions for perishable items may be optimized by determining parking locations and movement of the vehicle between parking locations in order to minimize temperature fluctuations in the vehicle. The display device is configured to update the user on the status of the perishable items and changed parking locations.

The present application provides a control method for a vehicle air conditioner, including: performing remote control in advance, wherein performing remote control in advance includes performing remote timing control in advance. Performing remote timing control in advance includes starting the air conditioner t0 minutes before the vehicle is started, so as to perform pre-cooling or pre-heating, wherein t0 is a constant. Compared with a vehicle air conditioner in the prior art, the vehicle air conditioner in the present application performs, by a configured step of performing remote control in advance, pre-cooling or pre-heating before the vehicle is started, so as to control an interior temperature of the vehicle in advance, such that when a user enters the vehicle, a comfortable ambient temperature is provided, thereby providing a comfortable ambient for a vehicle owner and a passenger.