System and method for heating electrified vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsWilliam Samuel Schwartz, Angel Fernando Porras, Timothy Noah Blatchley
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a system and method for heating an electrified vehicle. An exemplary electrified vehicle includes a passenger cabin, and an infrared heater configured to radiate heat for conditioning the passenger cabin. The vehicle further includes a heating device configured to heat airflow for conditioning the passenger cabin. Further, the vehicle includes a controller configured to selectively command a change in an output of the heating device based on an amount of power available to the infrared heater.
Claims20
An electrified vehicle, comprising:
- a passenger cabin;
- an infrared heater configured to radiate heat for conditioning the passenger cabin;
- a heating device configured to heat airflow for conditioning the passenger cabin;
- and
- a controller configured to selectively command a change in an output of the heating device based on an amount of power available to the infrared heater.
A method, comprising:
- conditioning a passenger cabin of a vehicle by radiating heat with an infrared heater and by heating airflow with a heating device;
- and
- changing an output of the heating device based on an amount of power available to the infrared heater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.