Patent ID: 11872907
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  H  Y | IPC B  F  H

Claim 15:
16. A method of assembling a vehicle lighting and power assembly comprising:
providing an airflow passage from a high pressure air source to an inlet of a battery compartment;
providing a controller programmed to determine a temperature outside the vehicle and a temperature of the battery;
providing the controller with instructions to operate an actuator close the airflow passage to airflow in response to the temperature outside the vehicle and the temperature of the battery being within a first predefined temperature range; and
providing the controller with instructions to operate the actuator to open the airflow passage to airflow and starting a fan to draw airflow through the airflow passage in response to the temperature outside the vehicle and the battery temperature being within a second predefined temperature range.