Control system for controlling the climate of a vehicle

A control system for controlling the climate of a vehicle, said control system comprising:

• a motor;
• a control element controlling the electrical current applied to said motor;
• a microprocessor;
• said control system controlling said motor via an output of said microprocessor;
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• said control system comprising intelligent power management to reduce occurrence of high-power disipative modes, wherein said control system comprises a temperature sensor operable to sense the temperature at said control element and to generate a temperature signal indicative of the temperature at said control element, said temperature signal being provided as an input to said microprocessor.

A control system for controlling the climate of a vehicle, said control system comprising:

• a motor;
• a control element controlling the electrical current applied to said motor;
• a temperature sensor operable to sense the temperature at said control element and to generate a temperature signal indicative of the temperature at said control element;
• a microprocessor;
• said control system controlling said motor via an output of said microprocessor;
• said temperature signal provided as an input to said microprocessor;
• said microprocessor receiving at least one further input, said at least one further input comprising at least one of (a) an input signal indicative of a high side voltage of said motor, (b) an input signal indicative of a low side voltage of said motor, and (c) an input signal indicative of the electrical current applied to said motor;
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• said control system controlling said motor in response to said temperature signal and said at least one further input.

A control system for controlling the climate of a vehicle, said control system comprising:

• a motor;
• a control element controlling the electrical current applied to said motor;
• a microprocessor;
• said control system controlling said motor via an output of said microprocessor;
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• said control system comprising intelligent power management to reduce occurrence of high-power dissipative modes, wherein said control system is operable to reduce an operating load of said motor in response to a detection of a temperature at said control element that is greater than or approximately equal to a threshold temperature.

A variable blower control system for controlling the climate of a vehicle, said control system comprising:

• a variable blower motor;
• a control element controlling the electrical current applied to said variable blower motor;
• a temperature sensor operable to sense a temperature at said control element and to generate a temperature signal indicative of the temperature at said control element;
• a microprocessor;
• said control system controlling said variable blower motor via an output of said microprocessor;
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• said control system comprising intelligent power management to reduce occurrence of high-power dissipative modes in response to said temperature signal.