Patent ID: 11858312
Assignee: KIA CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. An apparatus configured for controlling an air conditioning device of an electrified vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
an active air flap provided at a front side of the electrified vehicle and configured to, by being opened, cool a condenser of an air conditioner condensing a refrigerant transferred from an electric compressor provided in the air conditioner of the electrified vehicle; and
a controller configured to determine whether the active air flap is closed in response to an operation signal of the active air flap when the electric compressor is operated,
wherein, when the active air flap is closed, the controller is configured to control opening of an intake door provided in the air conditioning device to increase an amount of an internal circulating air of the air conditioner, and
when the amount of the internal circulating air of the air conditioner is increased, the controller is configured to decrease a speed of the electric compressor.