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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2011
William Schwartz, Pleasant Ridge, MI (US);
Chendong Huang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stephen Fan, Chongging, CN;
Upendra Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Ken Jackson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joseph Stanek, Northville, MI (US);
William Schwartz, Pleasant Ridge, MI (US);
Chendong Huang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stephen Fan, Chongging, CN;
Upendra Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Ken Jackson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joseph Stanek, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of conserving energy during a heating event wherein a coolant is heated in a cooling system is disclosed. The method includes establishing a first set point temperature for a first point in the cooling system and establishing a second set point temperature lower than the first set point temperature for a second point in the cooling system. Normally, the coolant is maintained at the second set point temperature at the second set point in the cooling system. During the heating event, the second set point temperature is raised to substantially match the first set point temperature to reduce necessary heating of the coolant at the first point.