Efficient transfer of heat to passenger cabin

A method of efficiently heating a passenger cabin of a vehicle includes heating a first fluid using a fluid heater. The first fluid flows through a thermal storage element to transfer thermal energy to the thermal storage element. The heating of the first fluid and the thermal storage element occurs...

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Hauptverfasser:	Meyer, John, Agathocleous, Nicos
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIR SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING,OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODSSPACES OF VEHICLES BLASTING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TOTRANSPORTATION COMBUSTION APPARATUS COMBUSTION PROCESSES DRAUGHT-INDUCING ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS,IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT HEATING LIGHTING MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PERFORMING OPERATIONS SUPPLYING NON-COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID OR GAS TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of efficiently heating a passenger cabin of a vehicle includes heating a first fluid using a fluid heater. The first fluid flows through a thermal storage element to transfer thermal energy to the thermal storage element. The heating of the first fluid and the thermal storage element occurs during a recharging of a rechargeable power source used to power the vehicle. During operation of the vehicle and following discontinuation of the recharging of the rechargeable power source, the thermal energy stored to the thermal storage element is transferred to air to be distributed to the passenger cabin of the vehicle by flowing the first fluid through a first heat exchanger in thermal communication with the air to be distributed to the passenger cabin of the vehicle, thereby extending a range of the vehicle.