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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Qiuhao Hu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ashley Peter Wiese, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Julia Helen Buckland Seeds, Wolverine Lake, MI (US);
Eduardo Perez Guzman, Aachen, DE;
Erik Biberstein, Novi, MI (US);
Judhajit Roy, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Yanan Zhao, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method includes determining a first probable amount of aggregate heat generated by a vehicle battery over a time interval, for each of a plurality of possible travelable paths to possible destinations, achievable within the time interval. The method also includes determining a second probable amount of aggregate heat generated by the battery over another time interval for each of a plurality of second possible travelable paths to possible second destinations from the possible first destinations. The method includes determining a maximum probable amount of aggregate heat generated over the first and second time intervals, and, responsive to the maximum amount of aggregate heat generated over the second time interval exceeding predefined cooling capacity and responsive to the maximum amount of aggregate heat generated over the first time interval being less than the predefined cooling capacity, scheduling precooling of the battery during the first time interval.