Patent ID: 11898657
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 16:
17. A method comprising:
providing a valve to fluidly connect to at least four different thermal loops, wherein the at least four different thermal loops comprise at least
a radiator loop,
a power electronics loop,
a heater loop configured, and
a battery loop, and wherein the radiator loop includes at least one radiator, the power electronics loop includes at least one power electronic component, the heater loop includes at least one PTC heater and at least one heater core, and the battery loop includes at least one battery and at least one battery chiller; and
managing thermal conditions in each of the at least four different thermal loops by controlling the valve to connect one or more of the four different thermal loops together, and/or to isolate at least one loop of the four different thermal loops from any remaining loops of the at least four different thermal loops.