HVAC Systems for a Motor Vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for indicating a parking position for a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining a starting time period for a future start of use of the motor vehicle;
determining a direction of solar radiation for a temperature-control time period preceding the starting time period, the direction of solar radiation determined relative to a current or future course of the roadway along which the motor vehicle moves;
determining an outside temperature;
determining parking position for the motor vehicle, at which parking position a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle receives a quantity of solar radiant heat smaller than a quantity of solar radiant heat of an alternative parking position thereto if the outside temperature is above a setpoint temperature;
displaying the parking position.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to motor vehicles in general. The teachings thereof may be embodied in various systems and methods for heating and air conditioning motor vehicles. Some embodiments may include a method for indicating a parking position for a motor vehicle, including determining a starting time period for a future start of use of the motor vehicle; determining a direction of solar radiation for a temperature-control time period preceding the starting time period, the direction of solar radiation determined relative to a current or future course of the roadway along which the motor vehicle moves; determining an outside temperature; determining a parking position for the motor vehicle, at which parking position a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle receives a quantity of solar radiant heat smaller than a quantity of solar radiant heat of an alternative parking position thereto if the outside temperature is above a setpoint temperature; and displaying the parking position.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for indicating a parking position for a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining a starting time period for a future start of use of the motor vehicle; determining a direction of solar radiation for a temperature-control time period preceding the starting time period, the direction of solar radiation determined relative to a current or future course of the roadway along which the motor vehicle moves; determining an outside temperature; determining parking position for the motor vehicle, at which parking position a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle receives a quantity of solar radiant heat smaller than a quantity of solar radiant heat of an alternative parking position thereto if the outside temperature is above a setpoint temperature; displaying the parking position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12)
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8. A parking position indicator for a motor vehicle, the parking position indicator comprising:
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an input interface to indicate an expected future start of use of the motor vehicle; a radiation-detection device configured to determine a direction of the solar radiation for a future temperature-control time period preceding the starting time period; a navigation device to determine a section of road; wherein the radiation-detection device determines the direction of the solar radiation relative to a current or future course of the roadway along the section of road or in the vicinity of the section of road; a temperature input determining an outside temperature of the motor vehicle; a parking position-determining device connected to the navigation device, the radiation-detection device, the temperature input, and the user input interface, the parking position-determining device configured to determine a parking position for the motor vehicle, the parking position defined as a parking position and/or orientation at which a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle receives a quantity of solar radiant heat greater than a quantity of solar radiant heat of an alternative parking position thereto when the outside temperature is below a setpoint temperature or lower than a quantity of solar radiant heat of an alternative parking position thereto when the outside temperature is above a setpoint temperature; and an output interface configured to put out a signal representing the optimized parking position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 13)
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11. A method for indicating a parking location for a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining a future starting time period for a start of use of the motor vehicle; determining a direction of solar radiation for a future temperature-control time period preceding the future starting time period, the direction of solar radiation determined relative to a current or future course of the roadway along which the motor vehicle moves; determining an outside temperature; and determining an optimized parking position (Pos) for the motor vehicle, at which parking position (Pos) a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle receives a quantity of solar radiant heat which results from the direction of solar radiation and which is greater than a quantity of solar radiant heat of an alternative parking position thereto if the outside temperature is below a setpoint temperature.
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