Apparatus for controlling air conditioning of an electric vehicle and method thereof
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorGi Young KWON
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Abstract
An air conditioning control apparatus and method for an electrified vehicle includes a processor configured to automatically switch to an outdoor mode when a replacement battery is mounted in a state in which the air conditioning control apparatus is deactivated and then to determine an operation mode of a blend door depending on an indoor temperature and a preset temperature in the vehicle; and a storage connected to the processor and configured to store data and algorithms driven by the processor.
Claims20
An air conditioning control apparatus for a vehicle, the air conditioning control apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to automatically switch to an outdoor air mode when a replaceable battery is mounted in a state in which the air conditioning control apparatus is deactivated and then to determine an operation mode of a blend door depending on an indoor temperature and a preset temperature in the vehicle;
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- a storage connected to the processor and configured to store data and algorithms driven by the processor.
An air conditioning control method for a vehicle, the air conditioning control method comprising:
- determining, by a processor, whether an air conditioning control apparatus is in a deactivated state and whether a replaceable battery is mounted;
- automatically switching, by the processor, to an outdoor mode when a replacement battery is mounted in a state in which the air conditioning control apparatus is deactivated;
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- determining, by the processor, an operation mode of a blend door depending on an indoor temperature and a preset temperature in the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.