HVAC system controlled by a battery management system
View Patent ↗An HVAC system to be installed in a vehicle comprises a battery management controller. The battery management controller comprises at least one connection for electrically coupling a first power source with a first voltage; at least one connection for electrically coupling a second power source with a second voltage; and a first memory storage device configured to record data collected by the battery management controller. The battery management controller is configured to run a temperature control system and to supply power to the temperature control system from a combination of the first and second power sources with a combined voltage, and wherein the second power source is disconnected when the combined voltage drops below a predetermined amount.
1. An HVAC system to be installed in a vehicle comprising:
a battery management controller comprising:
at least one connection for electrically coupling a first power source with a first voltage;
at least one connection for electrically coupling a second power source with a second voltage; and
a first memory storage device configured to record data collected by the battery management controller;
wherein the battery management controller is configured to run a temperature control system when an engine of the vehicle is turned off and to supply power to the temperature control system when the engine is turned off from a combination of the first and second power sources with a combined voltage, and wherein the second power source is disconnected when the combined voltage drops below a predetermined amount.
2. The HVAC system of claim 1 , wherein the battery management controller collects voltage, current, and temperature data, and wherein the data is transmitted to the first memory storage device.
3. The HVAC system of claim 1 , wherein the first memory storage device is connected to an input/output device configured to allow the first memory storage device to transmit and receive data to and from a second memory storage device.
4. The HVAC system of claim 3 , wherein the second memory storage device is a USB memory stick, hard drive, or flash card.
5. The HVAC system of claim 1 , further comprising an integral timing device connected to the battery management controller, wherein the integral timing device is configured to regulate the HVAC system when the integral timing device reaches a predetermined time value.
6. The HVAC system of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface connected to the battery management controller and configured to alert a vehicle user about voltage, current, and temperature values.
7. The HVAC system of claim 6 , wherein the user interface is configured to alert a vehicle user when the combined voltage value reaches a predetermined amount.