AIR-CONDITION CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE
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April 9, 2014
It is an object to save power and control engine startup and shutdown while improving the cabin environment with a simple configuration. A vehicular air conditioning control device detects an outside air temperature (100); finds from an eco-running map a time TA until odor and so forth corresponding to the outside air temperature arises, an eco-runnable TB extended by shutting down a blower, and a time TC at which to shut down the operation of the blower fan (102); shuts down the blower fan at the time TC during eco-running (124); and, when the eco-runnable time TB elapses, causes the blower fan to operate, issues an engine startup request, and initiates refrigerant circulation by a compressor (126). Thus, by operating the blower fan for a predetermined time when the engine has been shut down by eco-running, the comfort of the cabin environment can be improved and the eco-runnable time can be extended to save power.
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