Patent ID: 11942614
Assignee: YMER TECHNOLOGY AB
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A method for thermal management of an electric vehicle which includes an energy storage system and a vehicle component that requires cooling, wherein the vehicle component is one of a drive train, e-motor, inverter, or DC/DC converter, wherein there is a preferred temperature range within which the energy storage system is to be operated, and the range is between a minimum temperature and a maximum temperature, wherein the vehicle comprises a heater arranged to heat the energy storage system, wherein the heater is arranged to be powered by either the energy storage system or an external power source, and the method comprises when the heater is powered by the external power source:
receiving data associated with the ambient temperature,
determine whether the ambient temperature is below or above the minimum temperature,
preheating the energy storage system when the ambient temperature is below the minimum temperature,
preheating the vehicle component when the ambient temperature is below the minimum temperature, and
wherein the method comprises directing excess heat from the vehicle component to the energy storage system when the heater is powered by the energy storage system.