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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2011
Keisuke Suzuki, Fujisawa, JP;
Yuki Nakajima, Yokohama, JP;
Naoki Ueda, Atsugi, JP;
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a vehicle, which includes: a battery () capable of being charged from an external power source (EPS); a power generation unit (PGU) capable of charging the battery (); an electric heater () configured to produce heat with electric power from an electric power source; a heater core () configured to heat air by using any one of waste heat from the power generation unit (PGU) and the electric heater (); and a controller () configured to perform control for selectively using the waste heat from the power generation unit (PGU) and the electric heater () as a heat source of the heater core () when the vehicle is parked.