A vehicle heating and cooling system comprising an interior system, a compressor system, and primary working fluid configured to flow between the interior system and the compressor system, an auxiliary heating system, and at least one valve assembly. The auxiliary heating system comprises an auxiliary heat exchanger comprising at least one heating element and a voltage controller operatively connected between the vehicle battery and the at least one heating element. The at least one valve assembly configured to operate in a cooling mode, a standard heating mode, and an augmented heating mode in which the auxiliary heating system transfers heat from the at least one heating element to the primary working fluid.
Heating and cooling systems and methods for truck cabs
2019-08-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60H ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING, OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES , Anordnung oder Einbau der Heizung, Kühlung, Lüftung oder anderer Luftbehandlungsvorrichtungen für die Fahrzeugräume für Reisende oder Fracht |