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US 9,914,462 B2Granted
Preconditioning electrified vehicle subsystems based on weather forecasts
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAngel Fernando Porras, Timothy Noah Blatchley, Christopher Adam Ochocinski, Ryan J. Skaff
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Abstract
A method for preconditioning various subsystems of an electrified vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, scheduling preconditioning of a battery pack, an interior cabin, a transmission and an engine of the electrified vehicle prior to a next expected usage time based at least on a weather forecast.
Claims23
A method for preconditioning various subsystems of an electrified vehicle, comprising:
- automatically preconditioning a battery pack, an interior cabin, a transmission, and an engine of the electrified vehicle prior to a next expected usage time based at least on a weather forecast, wherein the preconditioning is controlled by a vehicle control system and includes preconditioning the battery pack first, then preconditioning the interior cabin, then preconditioning the engine, and then preconditioning the transmission.
An electrified vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of vehicle subsystems including an engine, a battery pack, a transmission, and an interior cabin;
- a plurality of touch points;
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- a control system configured with instructions for preconditioning said battery pack first, then preconditioning said interior cabin, then preconditioning said engine, then preconditioning said transmission, and then actuating said plurality of touch points prior to a next expected usage time based at least on a weather forecast.
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