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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jim Rollinson, Superior Township, MI (US);
Mike Rowland, Wickham Bishops, GB;
John Rollinger, Troy, MI (US);
Hugh Hamilton, Troy, MI (US);
Stephen White, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/32 (2006.01); F25B 13/00 (2006.01); F25D 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/3227 (2013.01); F25B 13/00 (2013.01); F25D 17/067 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for an air conditioning system. An example method of determining current through a compressor suction valve in a vehicle air conditioning (AC) system is provided, the AC system comprises an evaporator fan and the method includes determining the speed of the evaporator fan and determining the current through the suction valve based on the speed of the evaporator fan.