Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thermal management of hybrid vehicle
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Application No.: US16181225Application Date: 2018-11-05
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Publication No.: US11433872B2Publication Date: 2022-09-06
- Inventor: Simon Ellgas , Andrew Warburton
- Applicant: Waymo LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: B60W20/15
- IPC: B60W20/15 ; B60W10/06 ; B60W10/08

Abstract:
An example method includes making a first determination that a load of a cooling system of a vehicle is expected to increase and become greater than a capacity of the cooling system; operating, in response to making the first determination, the vehicle in a first mode where a combustion engine and an electric motor operate such that a charge level of a power supply of the vehicle increases or is maintained above a threshold charge level; making, after operating the vehicle in the first mode, a second determination that the load of the cooling system has become greater than the capacity of the cooling system; and operating, in response to making the second determination, the vehicle in a second mode where the combustion engine and the electric motor operate such that the charge level of the power supply decreases or is maintained below the threshold charge level.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190135266A1 Thermal Management of Hybrid Vehicle Public/Granted day:2019-05-09
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