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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mark G. Smith, Canton, MI (US);
Chris George Oehring, Monroe, MI (US);
Jasbir Jaglan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Angel Fernando Porras, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a vehicle climate system includes, by a controller, responsive to a same blower motor request, operating a blower motor at a first speed responsive to a heater core isolation valve (HCIV) directing coolant used to heat a cabin to an engine. The method further includes, by the controller, responsive to the same blower motor request, operating the blower motor at a second speed less than the first speed responsive to the HCIV directing the coolant to an electric heater and not to the engine.