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US 10,293,654 B2Granted
Passenger cabin preconditioning during DC fast charging events
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsWilliam David Treharne, Thomas Scott Gee, Christopher Adam Ochocinski
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Abstract
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, automatically preconditioning a passenger cabin of an electrified vehicle during a DC fast charging event of a battery assembly if the electrified vehicle is turned OFF.
Claims22
A method, comprising:
- automatically preconditioning a passenger cabin of an electrified vehicle during a direct current (DC) fast charging event of a battery assembly if the electrified vehicle is turned OFF.
A vehicle system, comprising:
- a passenger cabin;
- a HVAC system configured to modify a temperature inside said passenger cabin;
- a battery assembly;
- a charger module configured to charge said battery assembly;
- and
- a control module configured to command said HVAC system to precondition said passenger cabin during a direct current (DC) fast charging event.
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