Method of controlling heating of hybrid electric vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorWon Young JEONG
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Abstract
A method of controlling heating of a hybrid electric vehicle includes a heating quantity comparing step of comparing an available heating quantity of an auxiliary heater with a necessary heating quantity of the auxiliary heater. A heating efficiency comparing step compares heating efficiency when the auxiliary heater is driven with heating efficiency of a main heater based on driving of an engine when the available heating quantity of the auxiliary heater is greater than the necessary heating quantity of the auxiliary heater. A heating conducting step drives one of the heaters that has a higher heating efficiency.
Claims17
A method of controlling heating of a hybrid electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- a heating quantity comparing step of comparing an available heating quantity of an auxiliary heater with a necessary heating quantity of the auxiliary heater;
- a heating efficiency comparing step of comparing heating efficiency of the auxiliary heater when the auxiliary heater is driven with heating efficiency of a main heater based on driving of an engine when the available heating quantity of the auxiliary heater is greater than the necessary heating quantity of the auxiliary heater;
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- a heating conducting step of driving one of the heaters having a higher heating efficiency.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.