Vehicle and method for controlling vehicle

摘要

A vehicle includes an engine, an engine cooling system configured to cool the engine with a coolant, an air conditioning apparatus, a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the coolant and a refrigerant, and an ECU that controls the air conditioning apparatus. The air conditioning apparatus includes a compressor that compresses the refrigerant, and the compressor is driven in response to an air conditioning request to air condition a passenger compartment. Even in the absence of the air conditioning request, the ECU causes the compressor to be driven to heat the coolant by radiation of heat from the refrigerant.

主权项

1. A vehicle comprising:
an internal combustion engine; a cooling system configured to cool said internal combustion engine with a coolant; an air conditioning apparatus including a compressor that compresses a refrigerant, said compressor being driven in response to an air conditioning request to air condition a passenger compartment; a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between said coolant and said refrigerant; and a control unit that controls said air conditioning apparatus,
even in the absence of said air conditioning request, said control unit causing said compressor to be driven to heat said coolant by radiation of heat from said refrigerant.