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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andrew D. Sutherland, Birmingham, MI (US);
Steven M. Myers, Oxford, MI (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 1/02 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00492 (2013.01); B60H 1/00392 (2013.01); B60H 1/2225 (2013.01); B60L 1/02 (2013.01); B60L 1/20 (2013.01); B60H 2001/229 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system for an electrically-powered vehicle (EV) having an electric motor powered by at least one battery is described. The HVAC system may comprise a blower, a conduit configured to carry air from the blower to vents leading to a passenger cabin of the EV, and an electric heater positioned in the conduit and configured to heat the air. The HVAC system may further comprise a thermal reservoir heater positioned in the conduit and including a thermal storage component configured to heat the air without using power from the battery.