| 摘要 |
<p>There is provided an apparatus for and a method of operating an automotive climate control system which is installed in a motor vehicle and is powered by the engine of the vehicle, the climate control system including a temperature sensor (12) and a controller (18) programmed to maintain the temperature within the vehicle substantially at a set value, the method including inputting into the controller (18) a signal indicative of a time when the engine is likely to start idling or operating under low load conditions and moving the set value so as to maintain or increase the output of a climate control system (16) to the interior of the vehicle and reducing the output of the climate control system (16) when the engine commences idling or low load operation. The climate control device (16) may be one or both of an air conditioning system, intended to maintain a cooled ambient temperature in a vehicle, or a heating system, intended to maintain a heated ambient temperature in a vehicle.</p> |
