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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2002
Takayoshi Matsuoka, Yokohama, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle air-conditioning system with a motor driven compressor is control to suppress overheating of the electronic devices inside the compressor inverter and to suppress overheating of the battery. If the compressor intake refrigerant temperature is high when the compressor starts up, the maximum allowable rotational speed of the compressor is limited and the airflow rate of the blower fan is reduced by lowering the voltage of the blower fan motor. As a result, overheating of the electronic devices inside the compressor inverter is suppressed. Also, if the compressor intake refrigerant temperature is high when the compressor starts up, the load on the battery is lightened and overheating of the battery is suppressed by switching the source of the electric power supplied to the compressor from the battery to the motor generator.