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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2009
Robert Jay Louch, Highland, MI (US);
Donald Charles Franks, Linden, MI (US);
Brian C. Moorhead, Willis, MI (US);
Hasdi R. Hashim, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Robert Jay Louch, Highland, MI (US);
Donald Charles Franks, Linden, MI (US);
Brian C. Moorhead, Willis, MI (US);
Hasdi R. Hashim, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive vehicle includes an air conditioning system configured to selectively cool a cabin of the vehicle and at least one electrical component of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes one or more controllers configured to determine whether the air conditioning system is operating to cool the at least one electrical component, to determine whether cabin cooling is requested, and to enable the air conditioning system to cool the cabin if the air conditioning system is operating to cool the at least one electrical component and if cabin cooling is requested.