Refrigerant leakage response device and method

An apparatus of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing at least one instruction that, when executed by the processor communicating with the memory, is configured to cause the apparatus to:
• detect, via a sensor, a leakage of a refrigerant associated with the vehicle,
• determine whether the vehicle is moving,
• based on the detected leakage of the refrigerant and the vehicle being stopped,
• detect a current location of the vehicle,
• transmit, based on the detected current location of the vehicle, a notification to a server, and
• cause, based on the notification transmitted to the server, a customized countermeasure, and
• perform, based on the vehicle moving, at least one of a plurality of responses to the detected leakage of the refrigerant, wherein the plurality of responses comprises:
• turning off an air conditioner compressor of the vehicle,
• closing an air conditioner valve of the vehicle, and
• opening an active air flap of the vehicle.

A method performed by an apparatus for a vehicle, the method comprising:

• detecting, via a sensor, a leakage of a refrigerant associated with the vehicle;
• determining a state of the vehicle, the state indicating whether the vehicle is moving;
• and
• based on the determined state of the vehicle and the detected leakage:
• transmitting a refrigerant leakage notification and a current location of the vehicle to a server;
• and
• performing at least one of:
• turning off an air conditioner compressor of the vehicle,
• closing an expansion valve of the vehicle,
• opening an active air flap of the vehicle, or
• operating a cooling fan of the vehicle.