Patent ID: 6692130
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: B60H,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
A solar powered heating and cooling system for a vehicle comprising:a duct system mounted on a ceiling of the vehicle; a fan mounted inside of said duct system; a heater mounted inside of said duct system; a first vent mounted at a front end of said duct system away from said fan and said heater for accepting air input from an interior of the vehicle, said duct system extending away from a position of said fan and said heater to a rear of said vehicle; a second and third vent and flap assembly mounted in a section of said extended duct system inside the vehicle for circulating air input from said first vent back into the vehicle interior at said second vent and preventing air from exhausting out the third vent during heating while said flap is in an open position; said third vent being mounted in a rear end of said extended duct system for exhausting air input from said first vent out of said vehicle at said third vent while said flap is in a closed position covering said second vent during cooling; a power controller; a battery coupled to said power controller as a power source; solar power cells coupled to said power controller as a power source; a selector switch coupled to said power controller to receive electrical power and electrically coupled to said fan and said heater, said selector switch being configured to select a heating operation by providing power to said fan and said heater and said selector switch being configured to select a cooling operation by providing power to said fan; said selector switch controlling the opening and closing of said flap and; said power controller being configured to regulate power provided to said selector switch.