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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
William Samuel Schwartz, Pleasant Ridge, MI (US);
Quazi Ehtesham Hussain, Holland, OH (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for optimizing power consumption of a vehicle includes a cooling fan, an active grille shutter (AGS) system, and a plurality of heat exchangers. At least one controller is provided including a processor including computer-executable instructions for selecting a pairing of a cooling fan speed and AGS system position to provide a required airflow to a dominant one of the plurality of heat exchangers, or to an entire vehicle component system, at a minimum total combined cooling fan and AGS system power consumption. Methods for optimizing vehicle power consumption are described utilizing the system.