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US 10,472,877 B2Granted
Vehicle fuel cooling
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAed M. Dudar, Scott Alan Bohr
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Abstract
An engine coolant temperature at an expected time of activation of a vehicle is predicted. Upon determining that the predicted engine coolant temperature is greater than an ambient air temperature by a temperature threshold, a vehicle component is actuated at a time determined based on the expected time of activation.
Claims18
A system, comprising a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
- predict an engine coolant temperature at an expected time of activation of a vehicle;
- predict an ambient air temperature at the expected time of activation;
- upon determining that the predicted engine coolant temperature is greater than the predicted ambient air temperature by a temperature threshold, actuate a vehicle component at a time determined based on the expected time of activation;
- and
- perform a fuel line leak diagnostic at the expected time of activation when the predicted engine coolant temperature is within the temperature threshold of the predicted ambient air temperature.
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A method, comprising:
- predicting an engine coolant temperature at an expected time of activation of a vehicle;
- predicting an ambient air temperature at the expected time of activation;
- upon determining that the predicted engine coolant temperature is greater than the predicted ambient air temperature by a temperature threshold, actuating a vehicle component at a time based on the expected time of activation;
- and
- performing a fuel line leak diagnostic at the expected time of activation when the predicted engine coolant temperature is within the temperature threshold of the predicted ambient air temperature.
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