SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL
First Claim
1. A vehicle comprising:
- a power connector configured to mate with an electrical power grid receptacle and receive a grid power therefrom;
a heating and cooling system electrically connected to the power connector to receive grid power therefrom and configured to modify a temperature in a cabin of the vehicle;
a temperature control loop configured to selectively activate and control the heating and cooling system; and
a controller configured to;
receive a first input signal comprising a desired vehicle activation time;
receive a second input signal comprising a starting vehicle cabin temperature and a desired vehicle cabin temperature;
determine a temperature control loop activation time based on the first and second input signals, the temperature control loop activation time being a time prior to the desired vehicle activation time; and
transmit an activation signal to the temperature control loop at the temperature control loop activation time to activate the heating and cooling system.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a power connector configured to mate with an electrical power grid receptacle and receive a grid power therefrom and a heating and cooling system electrically connected to the power connector to receive grid power therefrom and configured to modify a temperature the vehicle cabin. The vehicle also includes a temperature control loop configured to selectively activate and control the heating and cooling system and a controller configured to receive a first input signal comprising a desired vehicle activation time and a second input signal comprising a starting vehicle cabin temperature and a desired vehicle cabin temperature. The controller determines a temperature control loop activation time based on the first and second input signals that is prior to the desired vehicle activation time and transmits an activation signal to the temperature control loop at the temperature control loop activation time to activate the heating and cooling system.
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23 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a power connector configured to mate with an electrical power grid receptacle and receive a grid power therefrom; a heating and cooling system electrically connected to the power connector to receive grid power therefrom and configured to modify a temperature in a cabin of the vehicle; a temperature control loop configured to selectively activate and control the heating and cooling system; and a controller configured to; receive a first input signal comprising a desired vehicle activation time; receive a second input signal comprising a starting vehicle cabin temperature and a desired vehicle cabin temperature; determine a temperature control loop activation time based on the first and second input signals, the temperature control loop activation time being a time prior to the desired vehicle activation time; and transmit an activation signal to the temperature control loop at the temperature control loop activation time to activate the heating and cooling system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for controlled temperature modification comprising:
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inputting a planned use for a vehicle into a temperature control system, the planned use comprising a future time at which the vehicle is started; measuring a vehicle cabin temperature; comparing the measured vehicle cabin temperature to a desired vehicle cabin temperature; determining an activation time for the temperature control system based on the planned vehicle use, the measured vehicle cabin temperature, and the desired vehicle cabin temperature; and activating the temperature control system at the determined activation time to modify the vehicle cabin temperature. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A temperature control system comprising:
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a heating and cooling system configured to modify an air temperature in a vehicle cabin; an internal temperature sensor positioned to measure a starting cabin air temperature in the vehicle cabin; a temperature control loop configured to selectively activate the heating and cooling system and comprising a user input for setting a desired cabin air temperature; and a controller programmed to; receive a command signal indicative of a desired vehicle activation time; receive the starting cabin air temperature and the desired cabin temperature; determine a temperature modification period based on the desired vehicle activation time, the starting cabin air temperature cabin, and the desired cabin air temperature; and transmit an activation signal to the temperature control loop at a beginning of the temperature modification period to activate the heating and cooling system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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