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Patent No.:

US 11007995 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 12, 2018

Methods and systems for thermal management of a vehicle

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Hans Guenter Quix, Herzogenrath, DE;

Robert Hoenen, Wuerselen, DE;

Christian Hans, Hergenrath, BE;

Herbert Ernst, Kerkrade, NL;

Antonio Farina, Uebach-Palenberg, DE;

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Geoffrey Brumbaugh

McCoy Russell LLP

Primary Examiner:

David P Merlino

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60W 20/12 (2016.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 40/12 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 20/12 (2016.01); B60W 40/12 (2013.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60W 50/085 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0063 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2510/305 (2013.01); B60W 2530/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/215 (2020.02); B60W 2540/30 (2013.01); B60W 2554/00 (2020.02); B60W 2556/50 (2020.02); B60W 2710/0688 (2013.01); B60W 2710/088 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1072 (2013.01); B60W 2710/246 (2013.01); Y02T 10/40 (2013.01); Y02T 10/84 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for estimating a drive train temperature for a journey. In one example, a method comprises requesting a vehicle operator to input one or more travel parameters for the journey, predicting travel parameters the vehicle operator omitted to input, and displaying an estimated fuel economy for the journey, where the estimated fuel economy is based on the estimated drive train temperature, which is based on the travel parameters.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Quix, Hans. (2021). Methods and systems for thermal management of a vehicle (U.S. Patent No. 11007995). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11007995

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