Patent ID: 11970196
Assignee: FAIVELEY TRANSPORT TOURS
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 19:
20. A method of centralized control of air conditioning systems of vehicles in a vehicle fleet, the method comprising:
measuring cabin temperatures of the vehicles;
determining whether each of the vehicles is in a passive state or an active state, the passive state involving the respective vehicle having no passengers onboard or being in standby, the active state involving the respective vehicle having the passengers onboard;
identifying a subset of the vehicles based on (a) a comparison between the cabin temperatures of the vehicles with a setpoint temperature and (b) whether the vehicles are in the passive state or the active state; and
changing a duty cycle of contactors in air conditioning systems of the vehicles identified as being in the subset to reduce an overall electricity consumption by the vehicles in the fleet.