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Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1992

Filed:

Dec. 26, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:

Bruce Weatherhead, Wilmette, IL (US);

George Jarosch, Elk Grove, IL (US);

Thomas Glennon, Darien, IL (US);

Assignee:

Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B / ; B60H / ; B60H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
237 / ; 237 / ; 165 39 ; 165 40 ; 165 42 ; 165 43 ; 236 / ; 236 / ; 236 / ; 417292 ; 417293 ;
Abstract

A system for controlling vehicle passenger compartment comfort. An electronic controller receives input from: (i) a thermistor array sensing blower plenum discharge temperature, (ii) a user movable Level Select Control (iii) a potentiometer sensing the position of a servo driven heater core water valve, (iv) an engine rpm tachometer generator and (v) a blower speed signal. The controller employs proportional-integral-derivative (PID) strategy in a microprocessor to generate a control signal for operating the heater core valve servo motor to maintain the plenum discharge air at a constant temperature irrespective of wide swings in engine rpm/water pump speed or user selector changes in blower speed.


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