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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2008
Filed:
May. 15, 2007
Applicants:
Dieter Reckels, Portland, OR (US);
Cristin Paun, Portland, OR (US);
Shiva Duraiswamy, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Dieter Reckels, Portland, OR (US);
Cristin Paun, Portland, OR (US);
Shiva Duraiswamy, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Daimler Trucks North America LLC, Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/14 (2006.01); F01P 5/10 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved vehicle cooling system is disclosed having the capability of controlling various thermal components of the system to effectively control the heating and cooling of an engine of the vehicle based on instantaneous vehicle and ambient conditions and also based upon predictive conditions. These predictive conditions can include information about the upcoming terrain of the route along which the vehicle will travel.