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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2022
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Hiyoshi, Toyota, JP;
Yoshio Hasegawa, Toyota, JP;
Haruka Tsuruta, Toyota, JP;
Makoto Ikegami, Obu, JP;
Kazuya Fuke, Tokyo, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle includes a battery for traveling; an air conditioner that includes a defroster mode and that is configured to air-condition a vehicle cabin using a refrigeration cycle; a battery cooler configured to cool the battery with a coolant that is cooled by heat exchange with a refrigerant flowing through the air conditioner; and a control unit configured to control the air conditioner and the battery cooler. In a case where a temperature of the battery is higher than a reference temperature, the control unit operates the battery cooler and controls the air conditioner such that the air conditioner operates in the defroster mode when the vehicle is moving, and the control unit operates the battery cooler and stops the air conditioner when the vehicle is stopped.