Dual-clutch transmission thermal management

A vehicle comprising:

• an internal combustion engine configured to generate engine torque;
• a drive wheel configured to interface with a road surface;
• a multi-speed dual-clutch transmission (DCT) operatively connected to the engine and configured to transmit engine torque to the drive wheel;
• a plurality of sensors;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• ascertain a degree of thermal loading on the DCT;
• select a remedial action corresponding to the ascertained degree of thermal loading;
• activate the remedial action such that the thermal loading on the DCT is reduced;
• and
• identify a subsystem of the DCT that is impacted by the thermal loading from a controls subsystem and a clutch subsystem;
• wherein the subsystem that is impacted by the thermal loading is identified by detecting via the plurality of sensors the thermal loading on the controls subsystem and the clutch subsystem;
• and
• wherein the controls subsystem includes at least one of a power module, a fluid pump, an accumulator, and a control fluid, and the clutch subsystem includes an odd-ratio clutch and an even-ratio clutch.