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US 2018/0022186 A1Published application
System and method to detect, in a vehicle, blockage of an airflow passage to a power storage unit
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsScott Howard Gaboury, Lixin Situ, William Paul Perkins, Steven A. Daleiden
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Abstract
A driver of a vehicle is alerted if an air passage from an air source to a battery becomes blocked. The determination as to whether the air passage is blocked may be based on the temperature of the battery, the airflow through the air passage, and the power to a fan used to move air through the air passage.
Claims7
1-20. (canceled)
A vehicle comprising:
- a cabin;
- a battery;
- an air passageway configured to direct air from the cabin toward the battery;
- and
- at least one controller configured to generate an alert indicating a blockage in the air passageway responsive to a temperature difference between the cabin and battery exceeding a threshold.
2 more elements
A method for a vehicle comprising:
- responsive to a temperature difference between a cabin of the vehicle and a battery of the vehicle exceeding a threshold, generating an alert indicating a blockage in a passageway configured to direct air from the cabin toward the battery.
A vehicle comprising:
- a battery;
- a cabin;
- and
- at least one controller configured to generate an alert for a driver of the vehicle in response to a temperature difference between the cabin and battery exceeding a threshold.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.