Patent ID: 6539730
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
A method for air conditioning an interior of a motor vehicle having an air conditioning system, the method comprising the steps of:collecting water from condensation to provide collected water, wherein the condensation is produced by the air conditioning system operating while the motor vehicle is being operated; and when an engine of the motor vehicle is not running, performing at least one of: humidifying intake air supplied to the interior of the motor vehicle from outside the motor vehicle with the collected water from condensation, wherein the step of humidifying cools the intake air by evaporative cooling; and humidifying the outgoing air removed from the interior of the motor vehicle with the collected water from condensation, wherein the step of humidifying the outgoing air provides cooled outgoing air for pre-cooling intake air supplied to the interior of the motor vehicle from outside the motor vehicle using a heat exchanger.