System and method for vehicle temperature control

US8118237B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• General Electric Company · US

Inventors

• Parag Vyas · Nottingham, GB
• Oliver Mayer · Munich, DE
• Marko Klaus Baller · Bad Abbach, DE
• Jan Erich Hemmelmann · Munich, DE
• Robert Roesner · Oberschleißheim, DE
• Michal-Wolfgang Waszak · Munich, DE
• Manon Engelmann · Hallbergmoos, DE
• Alexander Felix Fiseni · Munich, DE
• Stefan Schroeder · Garching bei München, DE
• Yaru Mendez Hernandez · Munich, DE
• Mark Ronald Lynass · Munich, DE
• Joerg Stromberger · Büren, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 16, 2009
• Grant date: Feb 21, 2012
• Expiry date: Apr 27, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T10/88
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle includes a power connector configured to mate with an electrical power grid receptacle and receive a grid power therefrom and a heating and cooling system electrically connected to the power connector to receive grid power therefrom and configured to modify a temperature the vehicle cabin. The vehicle also includes a temperature control loop configured to selectively activate and control the heating and cooling system and a controller configured to receive a first input signal comprising a desired vehicle activation time and a second input signal comprising a starting vehicle cabin temperature and a desired vehicle cabin temperature. The controller determines a temperature control loop activation time based on the first and second input signals that is prior to the desired vehicle activation time and transmits an activation signal to the temperature control loop at the temperature control loop activation time to activate the heating and cooling system.