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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Zenner, Dueren, DE;
Daniel Benjamin Kok, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth J. Jackson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Serdar Hakki Yonak, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/14 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/143 (2013.01); B60H 1/00271 (2013.01); B60H 1/00385 (2013.01); B60H 1/00835 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00307 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a passenger cabin, an inverter, and a coolant system having conduit arranged to circulate coolant through the inverter and an evaporator. A refrigerant system includes a condenser and conduit arranged to circulate refrigerant through the condenser and through the evaporator to absorb heat generated by the inverter. A climate control system is arranged to circulate an airstream through the condenser and into the cabin to heat the cabin.