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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Angel Fernando Porras, Dearborn, MI (US);
Timothy Noah Blatchley, Dearborn, MI (US);
Christopher Adam Ochocinski, Canton, MI (US);
Ryan J. Skaff, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/40 (2007.10); B60K 6/445 (2007.10); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 30/192 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/0098 (2013.01); B60K 6/40 (2013.01); B60K 6/445 (2013.01); B60W 30/18054 (2013.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60W 30/192 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0077 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0089 (2013.01); B60W 2550/12 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0688 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1072 (2013.01); B60W 2710/246 (2013.01); B60W 2710/30 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/24 (2013.01); Y10S 903/951 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for preconditioning various subsystems of an electrified vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, scheduling preconditioning of a battery pack, an interior cabin, a transmission and an engine of the electrified vehicle prior to a next expected usage time based at least on a weather forecast.