Patent ID: 9114686
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: B60H,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An air conditioning system for a passenger compartment of an electric vehicle having a rechargeable battery unit that is chargeable by supply of power from an external power source, the system comprising: a charge time left acquisition unit configured to acquire a charge time left that is the time it takes to charge the battery unit until charge is completed; an air conditioning time acquisition unit configured to acquire an air conditioning time that is the time it takes to condition air temperature within the passenger compartment to a target air temperature; and a control unit configured to compare the charge time left acquired by the charge time left acquisition unit with the air conditioning time acquired by the air conditioning time acquisition unit, and when a state of charge in the battery unit is equal to or greater than a preset charge level during charging of the battery unit, and when the charge time left is less than or equal to the air conditioning time, allow a start of air conditioning within the passenger compartment.