Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Selective powertrain heating system
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Application No.: US14306345Application Date: 2014-06-17
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Publication No.: US09759114B2Publication Date: 2017-09-12
- Inventor: William Samuel Schwartz , David Richens Brigham , Mark John Jennings , Quazi Hussain
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Brooks Kushman, P.C.
- Agent David Kelley
- Main IPC: F01N5/02
- IPC: F01N5/02 ; B60H1/00 ; F01M5/00 ; B60H1/20 ; B60W50/00
Abstract:
A vehicle includes a powertrain having an engine and at least one controller. The controller is programmed to selectively heat at least one of a plurality of components of the powertrain with a given amount of waste heat based on an expected decrease in friction power associated with an expected increase in temperature from the given amount of waste heat for each of the components.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150360541A1 SELECTIVE POWERTRAIN HEATING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2015-12-17
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