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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2012
Mingyu Wang, Amherst, NY (US);
Prasad S. Kadle, Williamsville, NY (US);
Debashis Ghosh, Williamsville, NY (US);
Mark J. Zima, Clarence Center, NY (US);
Edward Wolfe, Iv, E Amherst, NY (US);
Timothy D Craig, Williamsville, NY (US);
Mingyu Wang, Amherst, NY (US);
Prasad S. Kadle, Williamsville, NY (US);
Debashis Ghosh, Williamsville, NY (US);
Mark J. Zima, Clarence Center, NY (US);
Edward Wolfe, IV, E Amherst, NY (US);
Timothy D Craig, Williamsville, NY (US);
MAHLE International GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system and a method of controlling a HVAC system that is configured to provide a perceived comfortable ambient environment to an occupant seated in a vehicle cabin. The system includes a nozzle configured to direct an air stream from the HVAC system to the location of a thermally sensitive portion of the body of the occupant. The system also includes a controller configured to determine an air stream temperature and an air stream flow rate necessary to establish the desired heat supply rate for the sensitive portion and provide a comfortable thermal environment by thermally isolating the occupant from the ambient vehicle cabin temperature. The system may include a sensor to determine the location of the sensitive portion. The nozzle may include a thermoelectric device to heat or cool the air stream.