In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to an outdoor heating system for a motor vehicle, including: a heater electrically connected to a power source of the motor vehicle and to a controller of the motor vehicle, wherein the heater is at least partially outside the motor vehicle, and wherein the controller is configured to issue commands to the heater to selectively adjust an output level of the heater and to selectively adjust an orientation of the heater.

A thermal management system for a vehicle adjusts a temperature of a battery module by using one chiller that performs heat exchange between a refrigerant and a coolant. The thermal management system includes: a cooling apparatus for circulating a coolant in a coolant line to cool an electrical component and an oil cooler provided in the coolant line; a battery cooling apparatus for circulating the coolant to the battery module; a chiller to cause heat exchange between the coolant and a refrigerant to control a temperature of the coolant; a heater that heats an interior of the vehicle using the coolant; and a first branch line connected to the coolant line between the oil cooler and a radiator through a first valve. In particular, a condenser included in the air conditioner is connected to the coolant line so as to pass the coolant circulating through the cooling apparatus.

When the temperature of a device that is constituted by an electric component or an electronic component and that is arranged below a rear seat exceeds a predetermined value during air-conditioning operation in an internal-air circulation mode, an air-conditioning switching action by which a rear air-conditioning unit is switched from the internal-air circulation mode to an external-air introduction mode is performed, and thereby ventilation of the vehicle cabin is performed. Therefore, before the surrounding temperature of an occupant significantly rises due to heat generated by the device and the occupant feels uncomfortable, by restraining the surrounding temperature from rising through external-air introduction to avoid a situation in which occupant feels uncomfortable, it is possible to maintain comfortableness in the vehicle cabin.

A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a cab, a body assembly coupled with the chassis, and a lift assembly. The body assembly defines a refuse compartment. The lift assembly can be configured to engage a refuse container. The refuse vehicle further comprises a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system that is configured to deliver air to the cab via a plurality of ducts. The refuse vehicle further includes a controller configured to receive data from one or more sensors, determine, based on the received data, that an interlock condition is present, and alter an operation of the HVAC system based on the interlock condition.

A vehicle interior panel includes a thermoelectric air conditioner capable of providing conditioned air locally within a passenger cabin of the vehicle. Air is drawn from the passenger cabin through an intake port in the panel, conditioned locally along a back side of the panel by a thermoelectric device, and discharged back into the cabin through a discharge port in the panel. Additional air flows along a waste side of the thermoelectric device and can be discharged outside the passenger cabin. The panel can be an interior door panel from which the waste side air is discharged within a B-pillar of the vehicle body.

A control device is installed in the vehicle that is able to execute a fuel cut that stops fuel supply to an engine in a state in which the engine is rotating. In a case where there is a request for the fuel cut while there is a heating request in which heating of a vehicle cabin is performed using heat of an engine coolant, when a blowout port mode of air conditioning air is set to a defroster mode or a bi-level mode, the control device prohibits the fuel cut.

A vehicle system includes a control unit, a vehicle compartment holding device for holding a removable accessory, and at least one vehicle compartment feature. The control unit is configured to receive a holding signal from the holding device, wherein the holding signal indicating if the holding device is holding the removable accessory or not, or if the holding device is in a first or second position. The control unit is further configured to send a control signal for changing a setting to the at least one vehicle compartment feature in response to a change in the holding signal, wherein the vehicle compartment feature is one of or any combination of compartment light, vanity mirror function, and compartment climate system.

The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle, which includes a cold air passageway and a warm air passageway, and two blowers disposed in the air passageways, thereby rapidly ventilating the interior of the vehicle using the two blowers.

A method of operating a vehicle climate system when an ambient temperature is below a threshold temperature is provided. In response to an ambient temperature being less than a threshold temperature, a controller is adapted to operate a blower motor at a voltage that depends on whether the vehicle is in charge sustain mode or charge deplete mode. The controller operates the blower motor according to a first voltage responsive to a charge sustain mode, and operates the blower motor according to a second voltage different than the first voltage in response to a charge deplete mode.

An air-conditioning unit for a vehicle includes an air conditioning case, a blower, and a rectifying mechanism. The blower has a blower fan rotating around a fan axis and arranged in an in-case passage of the air conditioning case, and blows out air drawn from one side in an axial direction of the fan axis by rotation of the blower fan. The rectifying mechanism is arranged downstream of the blower fan in the in-case passage, and the air passes through the rectifying mechanism. The blower fan is arranged so that the other side of the fan axis that is opposite to the one side extends toward a downstream side of the in-case passage. The rectifying mechanism suppresses a swirling flow generated by the rotation of the blower fan in the air blown out from the blower fan as compared with the blown-out air prior to flowing into the rectifying mechanism.