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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Zenner, Dueren, DE;
Daniel Benjamin Kok, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Serdar Hakki Yonak, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth J. Jackson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/14 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/03 (2006.01); F01M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/143 (2013.01); B60H 1/00385 (2013.01); B60H 1/034 (2013.01); F01M 5/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an oil-cooling system arranged to circulate oil through an electric machine and an oil-to-coolant heat exchanger. A coolant system has conduit arranged to circulate coolant through an inverter, a heater core, and the heat exchanger. A climate control system is arranged to circulate an airstream through the heater core to heat a passenger cabin with waste heat from the electric machine and the inverter.