Method for the thermal pre-conditioning of a vehicle, system, computer program
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsManuel Groß, Christoph Siegmund Bara, Domenica Fresca, Jens Niewöhner, Patrick Böhl, Marcel Straub, Stefano Ruberto
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Abstract
A method for the thermal pre-conditioning of a vehicle having an electric drive unit and an electrical energy reservoir. The method includes at least the following step: the thermal pre-conditioning of a component of the vehicle while the electrical energy reservoir of the vehicle is connected to the external electrical energy supply.
Claims20
A method for thermal pre-conditioning a vehicle having an electric drive unit, an electrical energy reservoir and a component that is configured to store thermal energy, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- thermally pre-conditioning the component of the vehicle by heating or cooling the component while the electrical energy reservoir of the vehicle is connected to an external electrical energy supply;
- and
- transferring the stored thermal energy from the thermally pre-conditioned component to either an interior compartment of the vehicle or the electrical energy reservoir during operation of the vehicle and while the vehicle is disconnected from the external electrical energy supply,
- wherein the component has a primary function other than the storage of thermal energy.
A system for the thermal pre-conditioning of a vehicle having an electric drive unit, an electric energy reservoir and a component that is configured to store thermal energy, wherein the system is configured for:
- thermally pre-conditioning the component of the vehicle by heating or cooling the component while the electrical energy reservoir of the vehicle is connected to an external electrical energy supply;
- and
- transferring the stored thermal energy from the thermally pre-conditioned component to either an interior compartment of the vehicle or the electrical energy reservoir during operation of the vehicle and while the vehicle is disconnected from the external electrical energy supply,
- wherein the component has a primary function other than the storage of thermal energy.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing a computer program configured to carry out a method in a vehicle having an electric drive unit, an electric energy reservoir and a component that is configured to store thermal energy, the method comprising the steps of:
- thermal pre-conditioning the component of a vehicle by heating or cooling the component while the electrical energy reservoir of the vehicle is connected to an external electrical energy supply, and
- transferring the stored thermal energy from the thermally pre-conditioned component to either an interior compartment of the vehicle or the electrical energy reservoir during operation of the vehicle and while the vehicle is disconnected from the external electrical energy supply,
- wherein the component has a primary function other than the storage of thermal energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.