The fabric of an air conditioned car seat is a perforated mesh material which allows air to flow through it. Air is circulated through the seat by multiple axial flow fans and blows through a permeable middle layer which spreads the cooling effect outward through the mesh material thus cooling the surface of the seat and in turn the passenger. The air flowing throughout the seat may or may not be refrigerated. The benefit of air conditioned seats is its energy conservation which improves fuel economy and lowers harmful vehicle emissions.
Non-Refrigerated Air Conditioned Seat Operation: The seat coverings are porous which allows multiple internal fans to circulate air across the passenger's body. The moving air carries the body's heat away.
Refrigerated Air Conditioned Seat Operation: There are basically two types of refrigerated air-conditioned car seats in use today. One type incorporates the use of an integrated cooling element in the seat, essentially a small scale air conditioning system inside the seat. The other type incorporates cooled air from the vehicle's main air conditioning system which is circulated through a perforated seat covering to cool the passenger.
