Vehicle air-conditioning system with heat exchanger having integrated electric heaters and temperature control system
US6037567A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H2001/2296
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle air-conditioning system includes electric heating devices to accelerate a rise in temperature of air for heating a passenger compartment by accelerating a rise in temperature of warm water used to heat the air and by directly heating the air. Electric heating devices are built into a heat exchanger for heating so that the devices can release heat into surrounding air through radiating fins. When the system is in a heating operation region and the temperature of warm water available to flow through the heat exchanger is below a set temperature T.sub.2, the electric heating devices are turned on. A blower for blowing heating air into a passenger compartment through the heat exchanger is stopped, and a warm water valve is opened to allow the warm water to flow through the heat exchanger, whereupon heat from the electric heating devices is released through the radiating fins into the warm water inside the heat exchanger. When the temperature of the warm water rises above the set temperature T.sub.2, the blower is started, and heat from the electric heating devices is released through the radiating fins into the air blown by the blower.
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