AIR CONDITIONER IN ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE AND ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE HAVING SAME AIR CONDITIONER

摘要

PURPOSE:To maintain a battery in a prescribed temperature range, and lengthen the service life of the battery by branching off a battery duct from an indoor duct to indoors introduce air passing through a sub-capacitor to heat air, and using air-conditioning air to control a temperature of the battery. CONSTITUTION:An air conditioner 7 is provided with a cooling unit 13 to cool air sent by a blower fan 11 and a sub-capacitor 15 to heat the air passing through the unit 13, and the air passing through the sub-capacitor 15 is blown off to the interior through an indoor duct 17. In this case, a battery duct 19 to introduce the air to a battery frame 5 is arranged by branching off from the indoor duct 17. A switching opening freely adjustable battery door 21 to introduce air-conditioning air to the indoor duct 17 side or the battery duct 19 side, is arranged in a branching position between the indoor duct 17 and the battery duct 19. Therefore, a battery 3 can be always held in a prescribed temperature range.