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Title:
ACCESSORY CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011157016
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an accessory control device for a vehicle capable of improving fuel economy by reducing a load on an internal combustion engine as an accessory based on information on a traveling environment of the vehicle in future.

An accessory control device for a vehicle 1 includes: a navigation system 5 for obtaining information on the traveling environment of the vehicle 1 in future; an engine ECU 4 for determining the idle state of the vehicle 1; and an air conditioner ECU 6 for controlling an accessory load which is applied on an engine 2 of a compressor 10 connected to the engine 2 of the vehicle 1. When the idle-off state is determined by the engine ECU 4 while the idle-on state of the vehicle 1 in future is predicted based on the information on the traveling environment, the air conditioner ECU 6 reduces the accessory load.


Inventors:
MAEDA YOSHINORI
Application Number:
JP2010021623A
Publication Date:
August 18, 2011
Filing Date:
February 02, 2010
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
B60H1/00; B60H1/32; F02D29/02; F02D29/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroaki Sakai
Kenta Ito



 
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