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Re: Air and Heating Question. timespace 06-11-2007
Posted by timespace on June 11, 2007, 3:42 pm
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When the ICE shuts off when not required and battery power is
motivating the vehicle does the air conditioning shut off
as well? Is the compressor operated by a belt connected
to the ICE's cranshaft like all other cars or is the Prius system different?
Similarly in the winter does the ICE have to be running to provide
heat?

Roger in Canada




Posted by Michelle Steiner on June 11, 2007, 3:55 pm
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> When the ICE shuts off when not required and battery power is
> motivating the vehicle does the air conditioning shut off as well? Is
> the compressor operated by a belt connected to the ICE's cranshaft
> like all other cars or is the Prius system different?

No. The A/C is powered by the traction battery.

> Similarly in the winter does the ICE have to be running to provide
> heat?

That, I do not know.

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Posted by Mike Rosenberg on June 11, 2007, 5:08 pm
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> > Similarly in the winter does the ICE have to be running to provide
> > heat?
>
> That, I do not know.

I do. Heating _does_ occur when the ICE is not running.

Say, Michelle, you just can't stay away from heating/cooling threads,
can you? ;-) (Don't worry, folks, she'll know what I'm talking about.)

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Posted by Michelle Steiner on June 11, 2007, 5:53 pm
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mikePOST@TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) wrote:

> > > Similarly in the winter does the ICE have to be running to
> > > provide heat?
> >
> > That, I do not know.
>
> I do. Heating _does_ occur when the ICE is not running.

That is good to know. Living in AZ, I rarely have the heater on anyway.

> Say, Michelle, you just can't stay away from heating/cooling threads,
> can you? ;-)

I've pretty much avoided the heating threads. The cooling threads are
another story.

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Posted by Mike Rosenberg on June 11, 2007, 5:55 pm
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> I've pretty much avoided the heating threads. The cooling threads are
> another story.

But, of course, the cooling threads in comp.sys.mac.system have gotten
rather heated.

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