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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Ki Hyun Kim, Seoul, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An embodiment is a control method for cooling a battery, the control method including in response to a destination being input to a navigation, determining estimated high-load driving timing of the battery based on estimated driving information of a vehicle, and in response to a determination that a temperature difference between the actual temperature of the battery and a reference temperature before the estimated high-load driving timing is lower than or equal to a precooling operating value, precooling the battery until an actual temperature of the battery reaches a target temperature by controlling an operation of each component of a battery cooling system.