Control system for controlling a thermal management system of a vehicle

Abstract

A control system for controlling a thermal management system of a vehicle is configured to receive route information relating to an identified route which may be undertaken by the vehicle, and determine, in dependence on the route information, a final portion of the route. Then, prior to the determined final portion of the route, a control signal is output to maintain a temperature of one or more components, fluids or volumes of the vehicle at or within a predetermined range of a desired temperature. In contrast, for the determined final portion of the route, a control signal is output to permit the temperature of the one or more components, fluids or volumes of the vehicle to deviate from the desired temperature. In this way, rather than wasting energy towards the end of a journey the components, fluids or volumes are left to cool down or warm up passively.

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