A method of operating a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle includes operating the HVAC system in a heating mode to heat a supply airflow and direct the heated supply airflow into a passenger compartment of the vehicle; and selectably directing a flow of refrigerant through an evaporator of the HVAC system to reduce a relative humidity of the supply airflow by condensing excess moisture out of the supply airflow at the evaporator.
VEHICLE CABIN DEHUMIDIFICATION AT LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
2025-01-30
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 |
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