VEHICLE CABIN VENTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A battery charger cooling method, comprising:
- cooling a vehicle battery charger by drawing outside air through a vehicle outside air vent door; and
operating a hybrid vehicle battery system to establish and maintain flow of fresh air in a cabin of the vehicle by ensuring an open position of a blend door in the vehicle if the outside air vent door will not close.
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Abstract
A vehicle cabin venting method includes cooling a vehicle battery charger by drawing outside air through a vehicle outside air vent door; and operating a hybrid vehicle battery system to establish and maintain flow of fresh air in a cabin of the vehicle by ensuring an open position of a blend door in the vehicle if the outside air vent door will not close. A vehicle cabin venting system is also disclosed.
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1. A battery charger cooling method, comprising:
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cooling a vehicle battery charger by drawing outside air through a vehicle outside air vent door; and operating a hybrid vehicle battery system to establish and maintain flow of fresh air in a cabin of the vehicle by ensuring an open position of a blend door in the vehicle if the outside air vent door will not close. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A battery charger cooling method, comprising:
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charging a vehicle battery of a vehicle by operation of a vehicle battery charger; cooling the vehicle battery charger by opening an outside air vent door in a vehicle and drawing outside air from outside the vehicle, through the outside air vent door into a cabin of the vehicle; operating a battery energy control module to determine whether the outside air vent door is closed; and operating a hybrid vehicle battery system to establish and maintain flow of fresh air in a cabin of the vehicle by ensuring an open position of a blend door in the vehicle if the outside air vent door will not close. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle cabin venting system, comprising:
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a controller; an outside air vent door interfacing with the controller, controller detects when the vehicle outside air vent door will not close; and a blend door interfacing with the controller, the controller maintains the blend door in an open position when the vehicle outside air vent door will not close. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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