THERMAL COMFORT MODEL (TCM) BASED CLIMATE CONTROL STRATEGY USING EQUIVALENT TEMPERATURE

• Main Authors: Barthelemy, Bruno M, Wu, An, Aghniaey, Sama, Smith, Joshua, Wang, Anqi
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.09.2021
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING,OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODSSPACES OF VEHICLES; CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

Embodiments include a method for controlling a thermal environment inside of a vehicle, the method comprising: determining, by a processor of a climate control system of the vehicle, a plurality of factors influencing the thermal environment inside of the vehicle; calculating, by the processor of the climate control system, an equivalent temperature for each of a plurality of zones inside of the vehicle based on the plurality of factors, each equivalent temperature comprising an indication of a user's perception of the thermal environment at each of the plurality of zones inside of the vehicle; and controlling, by the processor of the climate control system, a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system of the vehicle based on the calculated equivalent temperatures for each of the plurality of zones inside of the vehicle.