APPARATUS FOR PRECONDITIONING A CABIN OF A NON-ELECTRIC VEHICLE USING POWER FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE
First Claim
1. A vehicle comprising:
- an engine;
a battery;
an electric machine driven by the engine and supplying energy to the battery;
a preconditioning device driven by the engine when it is operating and driven by the electric machine when it is not operating; and
an AC/DC converter receiving energy from an external source and supplying such energy through the battery to power the electric machine to drive the preconditioning device when the engine is not operating.
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Abstract
An apparatus for preconditioning a cabin of a non-electric vehicle uses power supplied from a source that is external to the vehicle, such as an electrical utility power grid. The non-electric vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a battery, and an electric machine drive unit that supplies electrical energy to the battery when driven by the internal combustion engine. A mechanically operated preconditioning device is provided that can be driven by the engine when the internal combustion engine is operating and that can be driven by the electric machine drive unit when the internal combustion engine is not operating. An AC/DC converter is adapted to receive electrical energy from an external source and to supply such electrical energy through the battery to power the electric machine drive unit to drive the mechanically operated preconditioning device when the internal combustion engine is not operating.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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an engine; a battery; an electric machine driven by the engine and supplying energy to the battery; a preconditioning device driven by the engine when it is operating and driven by the electric machine when it is not operating; and an AC/DC converter receiving energy from an external source and supplying such energy through the battery to power the electric machine to drive the preconditioning device when the engine is not operating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-electric vehicle comprising:
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an internal combustion engine; a battery; an electric machine drive unit that is driven by the internal combustion engine and that supplies electrical energy to the battery; a mechanically operated preconditioning device that can be driven by the engine when the internal combustion engine is operating and that can be driven by the electric machine drive unit when the internal combustion engine is not operating; and an AC/DC converter that is adapted to receive electrical energy from an external source and to supply such electrical energy through the battery to power the electric machine drive to drive the mechanically operated preconditioning device when the internal combustion engine is not operating. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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