System and method for temperature control while charging an electric transport device inside a vehicle

A charging temperature control system for a vehicle, comprising:

• a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) controller including at least one processor;
• at least one heating and cooling system configured to be controlled by the HVAC controller;
• at least one temperature sensor for measuring an ambient temperature inside the vehicle;
• an electric personal transport device presence sensor;
• and
• a charging unit for the electric personal transport device;
• wherein the electric personal transport device has a rectangular shape with flat side surfaces, wherein the electric personal transport device is configured to lay flat on a floor surface at a rear compartment of the vehicle by a tray provided in the floor surface, and wherein the tray is sized and dimensioned to hold the electric personal transport device in place and restrain movement while the vehicle is in motion;
• wherein the at least one processor of the HVAC controller is configured to:
• receive a signal from both of the electric personal transport device presence sensor and the charging unit, the signal indicating that the electric personal transport device is charging inside the vehicle;
• receive an ambient temperature inside the vehicle from the at least one temperature sensor, the at least one temperature sensor including a temperature sensor located at the rear compartment of the vehicle where the electric personal transport device is charging;
• compare the ambient temperature inside the vehicle to a first threshold temperature;
• compare the ambient temperature inside the vehicle to a second threshold temperature;
• based on the comparison of the ambient temperature inside the vehicle to the first threshold temperature and the second threshold temperature, operate the at least one heating and cooling system to regulate the temperature inside the vehicle within a temperature range between the first threshold temperature and the second threshold temperature;
• wherein the vehicle includes a supplemental heating and cooling system and wherein at least one air outlet of the supplemental heating and cooling system is located in the rear compartment;
• and
• wherein the at least one processor of the HVAC controller is further configured to operate the supplemental heating and cooling system to reduce or increase the ambient temperature while the electric personal transport device is charging inside the vehicle in the rear compartment.

A method of regulating temperatures inside of an electric vehicle while an electric personal transport device is charging inside the electric vehicle by a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) controller including at least one processor, the method comprising:

• detecting whether a battery of the electric vehicle is currently being charged;
• receiving a signal from both of an electric personal transport device presence sensor and a charging unit for the electric personal transport device, the signal indicating that the electric personal transport device is charging inside the electric vehicle;
• receiving an ambient temperature inside the vehicle from at least one temperature sensor, the at least one temperature sensor including a temperature sensor located at a rear compartment of the vehicle where the electric personal transport device is charging;
• comparing the ambient temperature inside the electric vehicle to a threshold temperature;
• based on the comparison of the ambient temperature inside the electric vehicle to the threshold temperature, operating at least one heating and cooling system of the vehicle to regulate the temperature inside the electric vehicle within a temperature range;
• wherein the threshold temperature varies based on whether the battery of the electric vehicle is being charged or not such that the ambient temperature inside the vehicle is made cooler when the vehicle is being charged than when the vehicle is not being charged;
• wherein the electric personal transport device has a rectangular shape with flat side surfaces, wherein the electric personal transport device is configured to lay flat on a floor surface at the rear compartment of the vehicle by a tray provided in the floor surface, and wherein the tray is sized and dimensioned to hold the electric personal transport device in place and restrain movement while the vehicle is in motion;
• wherein the vehicle includes a supplemental heating and cooling system and wherein at least one air outlet of the supplemental heating and cooling system is located in the rear compartment;
• and
• wherein the method further comprises operating the supplemental heating and cooling system to reduce or increase the ambient temperature while the electric personal transport device is charging inside the vehicle in the rear compartment.