Patent ID: 8341971

Claim:
An air conditioning control device for a vehicle, comprising: an air conditioner for conditioning air in a vehicle interior; an input receiving unit for receiving inputs of a planned departure time of the vehicle and a target temperature of the vehicle interior; a pre-air-conditioning control unit for starting operation of the air conditioner at an air conditioning operation start time before the planned departure time so that a temperature in the vehicle interior at the planned departure time becomes the target temperature; and an outdoor air temperature acquisition unit for acquiring an outdoor air temperature, wherein the pre-air-conditioning control unit changes the air conditioning operation start time based on the outdoor air temperature acquired by the outdoor air temperature acquisition unit, the air conditioner conditions the air in the vehicle interior where an electricity storage device chargeable by an external power source is installed, and when the electricity storage device is charged by the external power source before the planned departure time, the pre-air conditioning control unit determines to set the air conditioning operation start time earlier or later than a charging start time of the electricity storage device, based on the outdoor air temperature acquired by the outdoor air temperature acquisition unit.