Patent ID: 11919364
Assignee: BERGSTROM, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A method of conditioning air and water within a vehicle, comprising:
at a vehicular air conditioning and water heating system comprising a refrigerant loop thermally coupled to a water storage tank via a heat exchanger:
obtaining a desired temperature for an interior of the vehicle;
obtaining a desired temperature for water in the water storage tank;
determining a current temperature of the interior of the vehicle;
determining a current temperature of the water in the water storage tank;
in accordance with a determination that the current temperature of the water is below the desired temperature for the water, and a determination that the current temperature of the interior of the vehicle is below the desired temperature for the interior of the vehicle, operating the air conditioning and water heating system in a first mode to concurrently heat the water and heat the interior of the vehicle;
in accordance with a determination that the current temperature of the water is below the desired temperature for the water, and a determination that the current temperature of the interior of the vehicle is above the desired temperature for the interior of the vehicle, operating the air conditioning and water heating system in a second mode to concurrently heat the water and cool the interior of the vehicle;
receiving a user input to disable air conditioning within the vehicle; and
in accordance with a determination that the current temperature of the water is below the desired temperature for the water, and a determination that the air conditioning is disabled, operating the air conditioning and water heating system of the vehicle in a third mode to heat the water without heating or cooling the interior of the vehicle.