Systems and methods for charging and warming vehicle components

A system for distributing power from an external power source to two or more components of a vehicle, the system comprising:

• a power receiving port configured to receive energy from the external power source;
• a battery coupled to the power receiving port, configured to store energy and having a state of charge (SOC) and a battery temperature;
• a battery heater coupled to the battery and to the power receiving port and configured to convert electrical energy into thermal energy for increasing the battery temperature;
• a battery temperature sensor coupled to the battery and configured to detect a present battery temperature of the battery;
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• an electronic control unit (ECU) coupled to the power receiving port and to the battery temperature sensor and configured to:
• control the power receiving port to distribute energy to the battery and to the battery heater to cause the SOC of the battery to remain above a SOC threshold and to cause the battery temperature to remain above a storage battery temperature threshold based on a present SOC of the battery and the present battery temperature of the battery,
• determine a departure time corresponding to a time at which the vehicle will depart for a trip, the departure time being received from an input device, a remote device, a stored user calendar, or being determined based on previously detected data, and
• control the power receiving port to distribute energy to the battery heater to cause the battery temperature to reach or exceed a departure battery temperature threshold corresponding to a desired battery temperature at the departure time, the departure battery temperature threshold being greater than the storage battery temperature threshold.

A system for distributing power from an external power source to two or more components of a vehicle, the system comprising:

• an on-board charger configured to receive energy from the external power source;
• a battery coupled to the on-board charger, configured to store energy and having a state of charge (SOC) and a battery temperature;
• at least one of a transmission pan or an oil pan;
• a battery heater coupled to the battery and to the on-board charger and configured to convert electrical energy into thermal energy for increasing the battery temperature;
• a battery management system (BMS) coupled to the battery and configured to determine or detect a present SOC of the battery and a current battery temperature;
• a second temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the at least one of the transmission pan or the oil pan;
• a second heater configured to convert electrical energy into heat for increasing a second temperature of the at least one of the transmission pan or the oil pan;
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• an electronic control unit (ECU) coupled to the on-board charger and to the BMS and configured to:
• control the on-board charger to distribute energy to the battery and to the battery heater to cause the SOC to remain above a SOC threshold and to cause the battery temperature to remain above a storage battery temperature threshold based on the present SOC and the current battery temperature,
• determine a departure time corresponding to a time at which the vehicle will depart for a trip, the departure time being received from an input device, a remote device, a stored user calendar, or being determined based on previously detected data,
• control the on-board charger to distribute energy to the battery heater to cause the battery temperature to reach or exceed a departure battery temperature threshold corresponding to a desired battery temperature at the departure time, the departure battery temperature threshold being greater than the storage battery temperature threshold, and
• control the on-board charger to distribute energy to the second heater to cause the second temperature to remain above a threshold temperature.