Apparatus and system for controlling power to an air conditioning compressor for a vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11577581
APP PUB NO 20170368913A1
SERIAL NO

15633192

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A climate control system for vehicles includes an internal combustion engine that may be coupled to selectively power a first motor generator, and an air conditioning compressor that may be selectively powered by one or both of the first motor generator and a second motor generator, or by the internal combustion engine. The system may include a rechargeable battery, and a vehicle controller having a vehicle state circuit structured to determine a vehicle operating condition value and a state-of-charge value of the rechargeable battery, and a coupling determination circuit structured to provide an internal combustion engine-first motor generator coupling command in response to the vehicle operating condition value and the state-of-charge value. In response to the internal combustion engine-first motor generator coupling command being provided as coupled, the internal combustion engine may power the first motor generator.

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  • CUMMINS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Deter, Dean Knoxville, US 1 1
Fields, William Brent Seymour, US 3 32
Kumar, Mahesh Madurai Columbus, US 10 13
Muralidhar, Praveen Chitradurga Ann Arbor, US 15 29
Padgett, Benjamin David Columbus, US 1 1
Paquette, Joseph E Columbus, US 19 55
Parker, Gary L Columbus, US 11 45
Smith, David E Knoxville, US 102 1367
Sujan, Vivek Anand Columbus, US 65 486
Varigonda, Subbarao Columbus, US 11 95

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