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Automotive air conditioner and method for controlling automotive air conditioner

  • US 20090031741A1
  • Filed: 07/17/2008
  • Published: 02/05/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An automotive air conditioner comprising:

  • an air-conditioning unit for supplying conditioned air into a passenger compartment of a vehicle;

    an information acquiring unit for acquiring state information indicating a state relating to said vehicle;

    an air conditioning state estimating unit for estimating an air conditioning state inside said passenger compartment that would be achieved after a predetermined time if a setting operation for improving fuel economy were performed based on said state information;

    a recommended operation determining unit for recommending said setting operation if it is determined that said estimated air conditioning state satisfies a comfort condition that would make said passenger compartment comfortable for an occupant; and

    ,an air-conditioning control unit for controlling said air-conditioning unit in accordance with said recommended setting operation.

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