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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
William Samuel Schwartz, Pleasant Ridge, MI (US);
Angel Fernando Porras, Dearborn, MI (US);
Timothy Noah Blatchley, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/08 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/08 (2013.01); B60H 1/00007 (2013.01); B60H 1/00807 (2013.01); B60L 2240/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.