Patent ID: 7287582

Claim:
A shore power vehicle assembly for a vehicle, said vehicle having a cabin, a vehicular direct current system and a vehicular heating, ventilation, air conditioning system with an engine compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator coupled to each other in series by a plurality of conduits, said shore power vehicle assembly comprising: an electrical input; a control device structured to control a diverter valve; an alternating current electrical network having at least one alternating current socket, said alternating current electrical network coupled to, an in electrical communication with said electrical input; and a shore power heating, ventilation, air conditioning system coupled to said alternating current electrical network, said heating, ventilation, air conditioning 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 coupled to, and responsive to said control device and structured to selectively direct through which loop the coolant fluid may pass.