Method for controlling fixed and removable vehicle HVAC devices
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions that when executed by a computer performs steps, the steps comprising:
- determining an operation status of an engine of a vehicle;
determining a temperature set point for at least a portion of the vehicle;
controlling a vehicle-integrated HVAC device in response to the operation status of the engine of the vehicle and the temperature set point; and
controlling a non-vehicle-integrated HVAC device in response to the operation status of the engine of the vehicle, the temperature set point and the controlling the vehicle-integrated HVAC device.
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Abstract
An idle control system for a vehicle is provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions that when executed by a computer performs steps, the steps comprising:
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determining an operation status of an engine of a vehicle; determining a temperature set point for at least a portion of the vehicle; controlling a vehicle-integrated HVAC device in response to the operation status of the engine of the vehicle and the temperature set point; and controlling a non-vehicle-integrated HVAC device in response to the operation status of the engine of the vehicle, the temperature set point and the controlling the vehicle-integrated HVAC device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling an HVAC system including:
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determining an operating status of an engine of a vehicle; determining a temperature set point for at least a portion of the vehicle; controlling a fixed-installation HVAC device of the vehicle in response to the operating status of the engine of the vehicle and the temperature set point; and controlling the removable HVAC device in response to the operating status of the engine of the vehicle, the temperature set point and the controlling the fixed-installation HVAC device wherein controlling the fixed-installation HVAC device and controlling the removable HVAC device is accomplished by a common computer readable media. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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