A device for recovering and regulating thermal energy of an electric vehicle with an electrochemical generator wherein a fluid circulates, includes an air-conditioning circuit, a first heating or thermal energy recovery circuit for heating and a second cooling or thermal energy recovery circuit for cooling the electrochemical generator, an electric motor, an electronic circuit, and a braking circuit. A plurality of valves are arranged to put the air- conditioning circuit in communication with the first heating circuit or second cooling circuit, and means for controlling said valves arranged to allow, according to a temperature of the electrochemical generator, of the electric motor, of the electronic circuit and of the braking circuit, the circulation of the fluid from the air-conditioning circuit in the first heating circuit for a heating operation as well as the circulation of the fluid from the air-conditioning circuit in the second cooling circuit for a cooling operation.

An example method of providing thermal conditioning includes providing a HAL having a plurality of input drivers that obtain input data from temperature sensors, and a plurality of output drivers that control a discrete thermal effectors in discrete OPZs in a vehicle cabin. An EVAL obtains input data from the HAL and estimates a heat flux experienced by an occupant in each OPZ based on a vehicle profile. An OAL determines a first parameter based on a target heat flux for the occupant across all of the OPZs, determines a second parameter based on the estimated heat flux of the occupant from the EVAL, and determines respective temperature setpoints for each of the plurality of OPZs to reduce a difference between the first and second parameters. The thermal effectors are controlled based on the temperature setpoints.

A movable body comprising a monitoring device configured to monitor a surrounding environment of the movable body through a window member, a heating device configured to heat a portion of the window member within a monitoring area of the monitoring device, an air conditioning device, and a control device, wherein operation modes of the control device include a first mode in which both the heating device and the air conditioning device are driven, and a second mode in which the driving force of the air conditioning device is smaller than that in the first mode, and the control device evaluates the degree of fog on the portion of the window member and determines one of the operation modes based on the result of evaluation.

This disclosure describes vehicle climate control systems and methods for more intelligently controlling an occupant comfort level within a vehicle interior in a manner that minimizes energy usage of the vehicle. The climate control system may be automatically controlled in an economical mode (i.e., ECO mode) when certain vehicle conditions are met. For example, the decision to activate the ECO mode of the climate control system may be a function of one or more variables including, but not limited to, vehicle speed, vehicle speed differentials, ambient temperatures, temperature differentials, battery state of charge, predicted low battery state of charge, etc.

A closed loop feedback control and diagnostics system for a transport climate control system is provided. The closed loop feedback control and diagnostics system includes a plurality of source current sensors configured to monitor current received from a high voltage three-phase AC power source. The closed loop feedback control and diagnostics system also includes a plurality of compressor current sensors configured to monitor current drawn by an electrically powered compressor of the transport climate control system. The closed loop feedback control and diagnostics system also includes a controller configured to receive source current signals from each of the plurality of source current sensors, configured to receive compressor current signals from each of the plurality of compressor current sensors, and configured to control operation of the transport climate control system based on the received source current signals and the received compressor current signals.

An air-conditioning control system includes an air-conditioning device mounted in a host vehicle, a determination unit mounted in the host vehicle or a server and configured to determine whether a boarding position at which a boarding event in which an occupant boards the host vehicle occurs is a point with a predetermined attribute, and a control unit mounted in the host vehicle and configured to control the air-conditioning device based on a determination result from the determination unit. The control unit sets a ventilation capacity of the air-conditioning device to be greater when the determination unit determines that the boarding position is a point with the predetermined attribute than when the determination unit does not determine that the boarding position is a point with the predetermined attribute.

A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a wireless charging coil configured to provide thermal energy, a first heat exchanger thermally coupled to the wireless charging coil, a radiator thermally coupled to the first heat exchanger and configured to transfer a first portion of the thermal energy provided by the wireless charging coil to an interior of a passenger compartment of the vehicle, and a second heat exchanger thermally coupled to the first heat exchanger and configured to transfer a second portion of the thermal energy provided by the wireless charging coil to a battery of the vehicle.

A computer-implemented process for controlling a vehicle interior includes detecting a previously defined situation that relates to an undesirable environmental condition of the vehicle interior, and assessing both a risk level and an urgency level, based on a vehicle sensor input. The process also includes generating a vehicle command based upon the detected previously defined situation, the assessed risk level, and assessed urgency level, and executing the generated vehicle command to control at least one of an engine, a window, and a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) unit to modify an environmental condition of the vehicle interior.

A method for thermal preconditioning at least one thermal buffer in a thermal system of a vehicle, the thermal system being a rechargeable energy storage system, RESS, and/or an energy transformation system comprising fuel cells. The method includes providing scheduled operational information of the thermal buffer, the scheduled operational information comprising a scheduled initialization time and scheduled operational load of the thermal buffer, determining whether the thermal buffer is in need of cooling or heating in order to reach a pre-determined temperature level, preconditioning the thermal buffer in accordance with the scheduled operational information such that the thermal buffer is thermally preconditioned by cooling or heating to the pre-determined level in accordance with the scheduled operational load at a time in accordance with the scheduled initialization time.

A vehicle control system is provided, in which an engine ECU starts fuel cut control when deceleration is requested, and an air conditioner ECU operates a compressor to accumulate the cold during operation when the fuel cut control is performed by an engine controller, and deactivates the compressor in a case where an evaporator temperature matches or falls below a predetermined value of a compressor deactivation permissible temperature when a condition of terminating the fuel cut control is satisfied. The engine ECU extends the fuel cut control in a case where the compressor is deactivated when the condition of terminating the fuel cut control is satisfied. The air conditioner ECU includes a compressor deactivation permissible temperature changing unit configured to raise the compressor deactivation permissible temperature from the predetermined value when an estimated air conditioning load is low.