Wind shielding system and method for regulating airflow to radiator cooling package of vehicle

A vehicle, comprising:

• a radiator cooling package;
• and
• a wind shielding system,
• wherein the wind shielding system comprises a wind shielding screen, an electronic control unit (ECU), a temperature sensor and an actuator,
• wherein the wind shielding screen is located adjacent to the radiator cooling package,
• wherein the temperature sensor and the actuator are each electrically coupled with the ECU,
• wherein the temperature sensor is configured to detect an air temperature of an ambient air surrounding the radiator cooling package,
• wherein the actuator is operatively coupled with the wind shielding screen and is controllable by the ECU to move the wind shielding screen between a closed configuration and an open configuration with respect to the radiator cooling package based on a determination whether ice may or may not become formed on the radiator cooling package from an airflow at the detected air temperature, and
• wherein the wind shielding screen in the closed configuration is configured to at least partially impede the airflow from flowing to the radiator cooling package by at least covering the radiator cooling package and thus to at least partially impede formation of ice on the radiator cooling package from the airflow.

A wind shielding method comprising:

• locating a wind shielding screen of a wind shielding system of a vehicle adjacent to a radiator cooling package of the vehicle;
• electrically coupled each of a temperature sensor and an actuator of the wind shielding system with an electronic control unit (ECU) of the wind shielding system;
• detecting an air temperature of an ambient air surrounding the radiator cooling package by the temperature sensor;
• operatively coupling the actuator with the wind shielding screen;
• controlling the actuator by the ECU to move the wind shielding screen between a closed configuration and an open configuration with respect to the radiator cooling package based on a determination whether ice may or may not become formed on the radiator cooling package from an airflow at the detected air temperature;
• and
• at least partially impeding the airflow from flowing to the radiator cooling package by at least covering the radiator cooling package via moving the wind shielding screen to the closed configuration, thereby at least partially impeding formation of ice on the radiator cooling package from the airflow.