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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2021
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Maita, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Toyoda, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Akimaru, Tokyo, JP;
Akinori Kawasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoaki Taguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Fumio Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner for a rail vehicle that is excellent in cleanliness and comfort by cleaning the air conditioner at an appropriate timing without causing discomfort to passengers. An air conditioner for a rail vehicle including a vehicle control system includes: a refrigeration cycle devicethat can execute a cleaning operation; and an air conditioning control devicethat controls the refrigeration cycle device, and the air conditioning control devicecan communicate with the vehicle control systemand causes the refrigeration cycle deviceto execute a cleaning operation on the basis of status information obtained from the vehicle control system