Patent ID: 7331383

Claim:
A shore power HVAC system for a vehicle, said vehicle having a cabin and a vehicular HVAC system with an engine compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve and an evaporator coupled to each other in series by a plurality of conduits, said shore power HVAC system comprising: an electric compressor structured to compress a coolant fluid; a diverter valve structured to allow fluid to pass through a selected fluid path; said electric compressor coupled to, and in fluid communication with, said evaporator and said diverter valve; said diverter valve further coupled to said engine compressor; whereby a first coolant fluid loop and a second coolant fluid loop are created, said first coolant fluid loop passing through, in series, said engine compressor, said diverter valve, said condenser, said expansion valve, and said evaporator, and, said second coolant fluid loop passing through, in series, said electric compressor, said diverter valve, said condenser, said expansion valve and said evaporator; and said diverter valve selectively directing which loop the coolant fluid may pass through.