HVAC system for hybrid vehicles using thermoelectric devices
US7779639B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H2001/00949
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a hybrid vehicle is disclosed, the HVAC system including at least one thermoelectric device for providing supplemental heating and cooling for air supplied to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. In some embodiments, the HVAC system has at least a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit can be configured to remove heat from an electric side of a hybrid vehicle. The second circuit can be configured to remove heat from a fuel-fed side of a hybrid vehicle.
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