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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Guenter Hans Grosch, Vettweiss, DE;
Rainer Lach, Wuerselen, DE;
Franz Weber, Waldorf, DE;
Anselm Hopf, Grevenbroich, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 5/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60L 50/61 (2019.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 5/005 (2013.01); B60L 50/61 (2019.02); B60W 30/18127 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for an oil heater of a hybrid electric vehicle. The oil heater comprises a metal foam comprising a plurality of pores. The oil heater is activated during a regenerative braking event where an oil temperature is less than a predefined temperature.