Air conditioning systems for vehicles comprising such air conditioning systems, and methods for driving hybrid compressors of such air conditioning systems

An air conditioning system for a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a first drive source, the air conditioning system comprises at least one hybrid compressor, and the at least one hybrid compressor comprises a second drive source, wherein the at least one hybrid compressor is driven by the first drive source or the second drive source, or a combination thereof, wherein the first drive source delivers a first driving force to the at least one hybrid compressor when a load demanded by the at least one hybrid compressor is greater than a maximum driving force of the second drive source, such that the first driving force transitions the at least one hybrid compressor from inactive to active, wherein at least the second drive source delivers a second driving force to the at least one hybrid compressor when the load demanded by the at least one hybrid compressor is less than or equal to the maximum driving force of the second drive source.

A vehicle comprising:

• a first drive source;
• and
• an air conditioning system comprising at least one hybrid compressor, wherein the at least one hybrid compressor comprises a second drive source, and the at least one hybrid compressor is driven by the first drive source or the second drive source, or a combination thereof, wherein the first drive source delivers a first driving force to the at least one hybrid compressor when a load demanded by the at least one hybrid compressor is greater than a maximum driving force of the second drive source, such that the first driving force transitions the at least one hybrid compressor from inactive to active, wherein at least the second drive source delivers a second driving force to the at least one hybrid compressor when the load demanded by the at least one hybrid compressor is less than or equal to the maximum driving force of the second drive source.