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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2018
Fca Us Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Huaguo Chen, Troy, MI (US);
Cody R Wagner, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Terry L England, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Jeremy J Anker, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Gregory Kiester, Metamora, MI (US);
Matthew T Bartlett, Northville, MI (US);
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A chiller system includes an intercooler configured to cool compressed charge air received from a charger, a low temperature cooling circuit fluidly coupled to the intercooler, and an air conditioner circuit circulating a refrigerant and having a primary circuit and a bypass circuit. The primary circuit includes a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator. The bypass circuit includes a conduit that bypasses the evaporator, and a chiller shut off valve is configured to selectively prevent refrigerant from flowing through the bypass circuit. A chiller is thermally coupled to the low temperature cooling circuit and the bypass circuit. A controller is in signal communication with the chiller shut off valve. The controller is programmed to, upon receiving a signal indicating a driver has manually selected the vehicle to operate in a racing mode, open the chiller shut off valve to provide increased cooling to the intercooler and the compressed charge air.