Automotive air conditioner and method for controlling automotive air conditioner
First Claim
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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Abstract
An automotive air conditioner comprises: 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 the vehicle; an air conditioning state estimating unit for estimating an air conditioning state inside the passenger compartment that would be achieved after a predetermined time if a setting operation for improving fuel economy were performed based on the state information; a recommended operation determining unit for recommending the setting operation if it is determined that the estimated air conditioning state satisfies a comfort condition that would make the passenger compartment comfortable for an occupant; and an air-conditioning control unit for controlling the air-conditioning unit in accordance with the recommended setting operation.
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22 Claims
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1. An automotive air conditioner comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling an automotive air conditioner having an air-conditioning unit for supplying conditioned air into a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising;
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acquiring state information indicating a state relating to said vehicle; 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; 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 controlling said air-conditioning unit in accordance with said recommended setting operation.
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13. An automotive air conditioner comprising:
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an air-conditioning unit for supplying conditioned air into a passenger compartment of a vehicle; an information acquiring unit for acquiring at least one kind of state information indicating a state inside said passenger compartment; a discomfort degree estimating unit for estimating a discomfort degree by using a probabilistic model that takes said at least one kind of state information as an input and that outputs said discomfort degree representing the degree to which an occupant feels uncomfortable; an operation level determining unit for determining an operation level so as to increase the degree of air conditioning if said discomfort degree exceeds a first reference value; and an air-conditioning control unit for controlling said air-conditioning unit in accordance with the degree of air conditioning determined by said operation level determining unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for controlling an automotive air conditioner having an air-conditioning unit for supplying conditioned air into a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:
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acquiring at least one kind of state information indicating a state inside said passenger compartment; estimating a discomfort degree by using a probabilistic model that takes said at least one kind of state information as an input and that outputs said discomfort degree representing the degree to which an occupant feels uncomfortable; determining an operation level so as to increase the degree of air conditioning if said discomfort degree exceeds a first reference value; and controlling said air-conditioning unit in accordance with said determined degree of air conditioning. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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