Vehicle occupant protection and engine idle reduction system

A system for automatically adjusting a temperature and carbon monoxide level in an occupied passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:

• a primary alternator coupled to an engine of the vehicle;
• a battery electrically coupled to the primary alternator for starting an engine of the vehicle;
• a motor generator unit for generating electricity coupled to the engine in lieu of a mechanical air conditioning compressor;
• an alternate power unit comprised of rechargeable batteries electrically coupled to the motor generator unit;
• a carbon monoxide sensor for sensing carbon monoxide levels in the passenger compartment;
• a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature in the passenger compartment;
• a living occupant sensor for sensing that a living occupant is within the passenger compartment;
• a controller operably connected to the living occupant sensor, the carbon monoxide sensor and the temperature sensor for monitoring the carbon monoxide levels and the temperature within the passenger compartment, and further being operably connected to the engine of the vehicle;
• wherein if the temperature within the passenger compartment falls outside of a predetermined range of temperatures, the controller activates a heater or an electric cooler electrically coupled to the motor generator unit and the alternate power unit, to bring the temperature within the passenger compartment within the predetermined temperature range;
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• wherein when the vehicle is in idle and the carbon monoxide level within the passenger compartment exceeds a predetermined level, the controller shuts off the engine of the vehicle and activates a ventilation system that flushes contaminated air from the passenger compartment.

A system for automatically adjusting a temperature in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:

• a primary alternator coupled to an engine of the vehicle and electrically coupled to an engine starting battery of the vehicle;
• a motor generator unit that generates electricity and is coupled to belts of the engine in place of a mechanical air conditioning compressor;
• an alternate power unit comprising rechargeable batteries electrically coupled to the motor generator unit;
• an electric cooler electrically coupled to both the alternate power unit and the motor generator unit such that when the engine is running electricity is received from the motor generator unit, and when the engine is not running electricity is received from the alternate power unit;
• a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature in the passenger compartment;
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• a controller operably connected to the temperature sensor for monitoring and controlling the temperature within the passenger compartment, and further operably connected to the engine of the vehicle;
• wherein if the temperature within the passenger compartment falls outside of a predetermined range of temperatures, the controller activates a heater or the electric cooler to bring the temperatures within the passenger compartment within the predetermined temperature range;
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• wherein the electric cooler is disposed within an enclosure that is cooled by a low pressure refrigerant line of the electric cooler at least partially disposed within the enclosure.