Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.

Jaguar Cars Limited

Chris George Oehring

Mark G Smith

Jasbir Jaglan

Angel Fernando Porras

William Stewart Johnston

Curtis Mark Jones

Alan Douglas Wallington

Mark David McBroom

Martin J Aislabie

Ronald Snowden Eisenhour

Gerhard Allan Dage

John David Hoeschele

Hilton W Girard

Karienne Ann Yockey

Jeffrey S Arsenault

Lee Davidson Foster

A method of operating a vehicle climate system includes, by a controller, responsive to a same blower motor request, operating a blower motor at a first speed responsive to a heater core isolation valve (HCIV) directing coolant used to heat a cabin to an engine. The method further includes, by the controller, responsive to the same blower motor request, operating the blower motor at a second speed less than the first speed responsive to the HCIV directing the coolant to an electric heater and not to the engine.

Blower motor operation for an electrified vehicle

A method of operating a vehicle climate system when an ambient temperature is below a threshold temperature is provided. In response to an ambient temperature being less than a threshold temperature, a controller is adapted to operate a blower motor at a voltage that depends on whether the vehicle is in charge sustain mode or charge deplete mode. In response to an ambient temperature being greater than a threshold temperature, the controller is adapted to operate the blower motor at a voltage that does not depend on whether in the charge sustain or charge deplete modes.

Blower motor operation

A method of operating a vehicle climate system when an ambient temperature is below a threshold temperature is provided. In response to an ambient temperature being less than a threshold temperature, a controller is adapted to operate a blower motor at a voltage that depends on whether the vehicle is in charge sustain mode or charge deplete mode. The controller operates the blower motor according to a first voltage responsive to a charge sustain mode, and operates the blower motor according to a second voltage different than the first voltage in response to a charge deplete mode.

A method and apparatus for more accurately determining the room temperature of air in an automobile cabin by automatically determining the room temperature of air in an automobile based on one or more of a temperature value for solid mass surrounding a temperature sensor, an outlet temperature value for outlet air leaving a conditioned air outlet vent, an air temperature value for air measured by an air temperature sensor, and a blending factor value based on estimated percentages of room temperature air and outlet air present in the air measured by the air temperature sensor.

Interior temperature sensing method and apparatus

A method for automatically controlling the temperature of a vehicle seat (,) based on a variety of factors, including vehicle interior temperature, outside temperature, sunload, and user set point. Each of these readings is sent to a controller (,) where they are weighted by a formula to arrive at a target temperature. Based on that target temperature, a seat level is calculated and then transmitted to a heated seat controller (,) to apply the appropriate temperature to the vehicle seats (,).

Automatic temperature controlled seats

A method and system for controlling a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle to prevent fogging of a windshield of the automotive vehicle is provided. The method and system include a determination of whether the vehicle has been recently turned 'off', and upon determining the vehicle has been recently turned 'off', commanding the HVAC system to a floor mode.

System and method for prevention of windshield fogging in a motor vehicle

A method and system for controlling a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle to prevent fogging of a windshield of the automotive vehicle is provided. The method and system include determination of whether the vehicle has been recently turned 'on' and preventing the HVAC system from directing air flow toward the windshield for a first predetermined time period after it has been determined that the vehicle has recently been turned 'on'.

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Chris George Oehring