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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2023
Fca Us Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Vivek A Jairazbhoy, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Drushan Mavalankar, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Timothy C Scott, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Frederica Bettoja, Turin, IT;
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A thermal system for a vehicle includes a refrigerant loop operable between a cooling mode and a heat pump mode, a compressor configured to circulate a refrigerant through the refrigerant loop, and a heat exchanger disposed on the refrigerant loop and configured to operate as a condenser when operating in the cooling mode and operate as an evaporator when operating in the heat pump mode. A thermal control system includes a controller having one or more processors. The controller is programmed to perform an assessment of ambient conditions, estimate an incremental ice formation on the heat exchanger based on the assessed ambient condition, and initiate a deicing operation of the heat exchanger when the incremental ice formation exceeds a predetermined threshold.