System and method for controlling after blow for mobility

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12337649-B2
Application number	US-202318099465-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 20, 2023
Priority date	Aug 12, 2022
Publication date	Jun 24, 2025
Grant date	Jun 24, 2025

Abstract

A system and method for controlling an after blow for a mobility includes an air conditioner and a control unit to perform sterilization and prevents bacteria generation through a removal of condensed water generated in an evaporator by operating a blower of an air conditioner to dry the evaporator when turning off a mobility after using the air conditioner in an electric mobility including a high voltage battery.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for controlling an after blow for a mobility, the system comprising:
a battery;
a direct current (DC) converter configured to convert power of the battery to a low voltage power;
an air conditioner configured to cool or heat air which is circulated through an air conditioning blower connected to the DC converter; and
a control unit electrically connected to the DC converter and the air conditioning blower and configured to determine whether to perform an after blow function by checking turning off of the mobility, and to allow the air conditioning blower to operate with power of the battery through the DC converter when the after blow function performed in the mobility is turning OFF state,
wherein, when the battery is not in a charging state and a charge amount of the battery is less than a preset minimum level, the control unit is configured not to perform the after blow function, and
wherein, when the battery is in the charging state, the control unit is configured to allow the air conditioning blower and an electric heater to operate using power from the battery in the mobility's off state, even if the charge amount of the battery is less than the preset minimum level.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to allow the after blow function to be performed after a preset set time elapses after the mobility is turned off.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to allow the after blow function to be performed when cooling air is formed for a set operating time or longer than the set operating time in the air conditioner and an outside air temperature is equal to or greater than a predetermined temperature.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein in determining whether the after blow function is able to be performed, the control unit is configured to conclude that the after blow function is able to be performed when a charge amount of the battery is equal to or greater than a preset minimum charge amount.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the control unit is configured to inform a driver that the after blow function is not performed when the charge amount of the battery is less than the preset minimum charge amount.

6. The system of claim 1 ,
wherein the air conditioner includes a heater configured to heat air through heat generation, and
wherein the control unit electrically connected to the heater is configured to allow the heater to operate with the power of the battery through the DC converter when the after blow function is performed.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to allow the air conditioning blower to operate with a preset operating strength and holding time when the after blow function is performed.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to switch to an outdoor air mode when the after blow function is performed.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the control unit is configured to receive outdoor air pollution level information, and to switch to an indoor air mode when an air pollution level is equal to or greater than a predetermined level.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Bae Won Young
• Ahn Woo Hyeok
• Kim Yong Chan

Classifications

• B60L58/12

  responding to state of charge [SoC] · CPC title

• B60H1/00764

  the input being a vehicle driving condition, e.g. speed (B60H1/00828, B60H1/00864 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60H1/00828 Primary

  Ventilators, e.g. speed control (B60H1/00864 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60H1/008

  the input being air quality · CPC title

• B60Y2200/91

  Electric vehicles · CPC title