Method of heating the interior of a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method of heating an interior of a vehicle equipped with a central heating system and several decentralized heating surfaces in the form of infrared radiators, the method comprising the acts of:
- controlling a temperature of the interior of the vehicle by the central heating system and/or the decentralized heating surfaces in response to a heating demand, whereinthe act of controlling the temperature includes an inversely proportional power distribution that takes place between the central heating system and the decentralized heating surfaces as a function of specified distribution demands.
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Abstract
A method of heating the interior of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a central heating system and several decentralized heating surfaces constructed as infrared radiators. The temperature of the vehicle interior is controllable by the central heating system and/or the decentralized heating surfaces corresponding to a heating demand of at least one vehicle occupant. For controlling the temperature of the vehicle interior corresponding to a heating demand, a power distribution takes place between the central heating system and the decentralized heating surfaces as a function of specified distribution demands.
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1. A method of heating an interior of a vehicle equipped with a central heating system and several decentralized heating surfaces in the form of infrared radiators, the method comprising the acts of:
controlling a temperature of the interior of the vehicle by the central heating system and/or the decentralized heating surfaces in response to a heating demand, wherein the act of controlling the temperature includes an inversely proportional power distribution that takes place between the central heating system and the decentralized heating surfaces as a function of specified distribution demands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of heating an interior of a vehicle equipped with a central heating system and several decentralized heating surfaces in the form of infrared radiators, the method comprising the acts of:
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determining whether a predetermined number of people are inside the vehicle; if a number of people inside the vehicle is greater than the predetermined number of people, controlling a temperature of the interior of the vehicle using only the central heating system; and if a number of people inside the vehicle is less than the predetermined number of people, determining a power demand of the infrared radiators, prior to deciding which of the central heating system and the several decentralized heating surfaces to use. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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