Patent ID: 8473137

Claim:
A method for managing the climate control system of a hybrid vehicle, comprising an internal combustion engine and at least one alternative motor for the traction of the vehicle, the climate control system comprising a compressor which is driven by the internal combustion engine and which generates cold that can be stored in a cold storage, and a command unit of the internal combustion engine which controls automatically the start of the internal combustion engine, or the stop of the internal combustion engine and to use instead the alternative motor, wherein the management method takes into account both the charge level of the cold storage, and the driving situation of the vehicle comprising a certain traction power of the vehicle, the method comprising: in a first driving situation where the internal combustion engine is running, authorizing the stop of the internal combustion engine if the charge level of the cold storage is greater than a minimum threshold and the necessary traction power is below a maximum threshold, these two thresholds being linked by a variation law; and in a second driving situation where the internal combustion engine is not running, requesting the start of the internal combustion engine if the charge level of the cold storage is lower than a maximum threshold and the necessary traction power is above a minimum threshold, these two thresholds also being linked by a variation law.