Thermal management system for a motor vehicle
US12344072B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F11/80
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a thermal management system for a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, the system comprising a processing unit designed to determine an operative temperature setpoint TOC(t), also referred to as the operative comfort temperature, at a given time, and to use this operative temperature setpoint to manage the thermal comfort in the passenger compartment, said operative temperature setpoint TOC(t) at the given time (t) being a function of a reference operative temperature value (TOCRef), a variation DeltaCORP(t) of a physical build value CORP(t) of a person at the time (t) relative to a reference physical build value, a variation DeltaCLO(t) of a clothing value CLO(t) at the time (t) relative to a reference clothing value and a variation DeltaMET(t) of a value of the metabolic activity MET(t) at the time(t) relative to a value of the reference metabolic activity.
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