A temperature sensor malfunction diagnosis apparatus is provided in a vehicle that includes a device, a refrigerant circuit, an electric pump, a battery, and a temperature sensor, and configured to diagnose malfunction of the temperature sensor. The temperature sensor malfunction diagnosis apparatus includes a pump driver and a malfunction diagnosis unit. The pump driver is configured to drive the electric pump after stopping of driving of the vehicle, on the basis of the battery as a power supply. The malfunction diagnosis unit is configured to perform a malfunction diagnosis of the temperature sensor, on a condition that a charged time reaches a temperature converging time of the temperature sensor while the electric pump is driven. The charged time is a time during which charging of the battery is performed from start of the charging of the battery.
TEMPERATURE SENSOR MALFUNCTION DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR MALFUNCTION DIAGNOSIS METHOD
2020-10-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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