APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE IDLE MANAGEMENT

摘要

An idle management system for a vehicle is disclosed herein. In various aspects, the idle management system (10) includes an auxiliary power storage unit (20) for the storage of electrical power. The idle management system (10) includes an environmental package (40) adapted to interconnect with a vehicle environmental package (140) to regulate the climate within a vehicle compartment (99) of a vehicle (100). The environmental package (40) may be in electrical communication with the power storage unit (20) to receive electrical power therefrom. A controller (30) may be in communication with the power storage unit (20) to derive electrical power therefrom, and the controller (30) may be in communication with the environmental package (40) to regulate the operation thereof. The idle management system (10) may draw electrical power from the power storage unit (20) to be operable with an engine (170) in an engine OFF condition.