A car having a water box comprising an outer face, an inner face, an air inlet opening, an air outlet opening and a water outlet opening. The inner face forms a water separating space that is connected to the air inlet and outlet openings and the water outlet opening. The water outlet opening discharges water out of the separating space. An air conditioner is connected to the air outlet opening to feed air from the water box into the air conditioner. An air feeding unit sucks the air into the air conditioner via the air inlet opening. The air feeding unit is designed as a suction fan. The water box comprises a wall that comprises fibers forming a non-woven fabric i.e. felt.

Disclosed is a landscaped surface applicable to all types of vehicles, which includes a frame with a settling base that rests on a detachable supporting element or directly on the roof of the vehicle, inside which there are separator partitions and a root development base made of flexible and light hydrophilic material, with a reticular structure that retains a volume of water of between 10 and 30 times the weight thereof, expelling the excess via drainage openings arranged in the lower area of its vertical face of the frame. There is a layer of covering vegetation on the root development base and a mesh secured to a fastening flap in the high part of the frame.

An air conditioning system for an interior of a vehicle, which has at least one cooling unit as at least one component. The at least one cooling unit has thermally conductive composite yarn and carrier material, which has phase change material. The carrier material is woven into the composite yarn. The phase change material is designed to absorb heat from the interior above its melting point.

A vehicle climate control system includes a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system where condensate from the system is conveyed to a misting device disposed at an air-conditioned outlet in the cabin of the vehicle. The misting device can be arranged at the exit of the air-conditioned outlet such that conditioned air is conveyed by the HVAC ducting and mixes with the mist generated by the misting device at the air-conditioned outlet. The mist may be scented using an injection device that pumps a fragrant fluid into the misting device along with the condensate. Prior to conveying the condensate to the misting device, the condensate may be pumped through bacteria and sediment filter media providing a clean supply of condensate to the misting device. Positioning the misting device at the air-conditioned outlet helps prevent mold or debris from being trapped in the HVAC system or ducting.

AWG system (102) installed on, or coupled to, an apparatus (100) such as a vehicle, which may either have (i) a heat emitting element 106 which may provide residual heat that is produced by the apparatus (100) to the manufacture, treatment or dispensing of the water (112) generated by the AWG (102); (ii) a power source which may provide power to the manufacture, treatment or dispensing of the water (112) generated by the AWG (102) or (iii) an element which may benefit from the water (112) or dehumidified air that is produced by the AWG (102).

A lighting system using fluid for a vehicle includes: a first flow path configured in an interior part of the vehicle, and receiving fluid stored in the vehicle and guiding a flow of fluid; a lighting part disposed inside the vehicle to radiate light toward the first flow path; and a controller for receiving state information of the vehicle, and providing the state information of the vehicle to a passenger by controlling the flow of fluid flowing through the first flow path or the lighting part according to the state information.

An air conditioner apparatus for electric vehicles includes: an air conditioning case installed under an under body of a vehicle, and configured to communicate with an interior of the vehicle through an outlet formed through an upper portion of the air conditioning case and circulate conditioned air therein; an HVAC module provided inside the air conditioning case, and configured to adjust temperatures of indoor air and outdoor air and to provide the conditioned air to the interior of the vehicle; and a heat exchange module provided below the HVAC module inside the air conditioning case and configured to exchange heat with the HVAC module depending on whether or not the HVAC module performs a heating or cooling operation.

The invention relates to a method for controlling the recovery of water in a motor vehicle, in which method, to recover water in an air-conditioning system (12) of the motor vehicle, air is cooled to a temperature below its dew point, and the water dropping out as a result of the cooling is collected in a water container (13). During water recovery, the air-conditioning system (12) is controlled by means of a water recovery control device (11), wherein, to control the water recovery by means of the water recovery control device (11), the air-conditioning system (12) is adjusted on the basis of at least one parameter value which is detected by a detection unit (10) and transmitted to the water recovery control device (11).

Some embodiments of the current invention relate to production and exploitation of water for the use in various systems of a vehicle. For example, the system may collect available water (for example condensate from an air conditioner) and/or store the water and/or provide the water for use in or around the vehicle, for example to a windshield washer reservoir. In some embodiments, the system includes easily installed components. For example, there may be a self-contained collection unit that may be installed and/or adapted to various vehicles. Optionally, extra elements and/or modular elements may be added to the self-contained unit and/or adapted to a particular application and/or vehicle. For example, a utility tank may be provided and/or attached to the collection unit.

A heat exchanger for a vehicular air conditioning system is disclosed. The heat changer includes a heat exchanger body, a water storage tank, and a condensate water circulating device. The heat exchanger body is provided with an air-inlet side and an air-outlet side. The air-inlet side is configured to enable an external air flow to enter the heat exchanger body, so that the air flow conducts heat exchange with a refrigerant in the heat exchanger body. The air-outlet side is configured to exhaust the air flow completing heat exchange with the refrigerant. The water storage tank is arranged below the heat exchanger body and is configured to store condensate water formed on the heat exchanger body. The condensate water circulating device is configured to transport cold water in the water storage tank to the air-inlet side of the heat exchanger body for heat exchange with the heat exchanger body.