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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
May. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brett Allen Dunn, Plymouth, MI (US);
Angel Fernando Porras, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mark G. Smith, Canton, MI (US);
Timothy Noah Blatchley, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/663 (2014.01); B60H 1/32 (2006.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/663 (2015.04); B60H 1/00278 (2013.01); B60H 1/00385 (2013.01); B60H 1/3205 (2013.01); B60H 1/3208 (2013.01); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); B60H 2001/00307 (2013.01); B60H 2001/3266 (2013.01); B60H 2001/3272 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a battery arrangement, a chiller, a coolant circuit configured to direct coolant through the chiller and battery arrangement, a refrigerant circuit including a compressor, valve, and evaporator, and a controller. The controller is programmed to alter a speed of the compressor and a position of the valve based on a pressure and temperature of refrigerant output from the chiller to alter a temperature of the coolant.