Patent ID: 11865946
Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A controller for a vehicle, the vehicle comprising:
a powertrain comprising an electric machine for providing motive power;
a cooling system; and
an electrical energy storage device for powering the electric machine,
wherein the cooling system is configured to cool the electrical energy storage device and a cabin of the vehicle and the vehicle is configured to operate in a first or second driving mode,
the controller comprising:
an input for receiving information indicative of a temperature of the energy storage device; and
a processor arranged to generate a control signal in dependence on the information indicative of temperature of the energy storage device and information indicative of the selected driving mode of the vehicle,
wherein:
when the vehicle is in the first driving mode the processor is configured to generate the control signal to limit or reduce an amount of power drawn from the electrical energy storage device by the powertrain in dependence on the information indicative of temperature of the energy storage device; and
when the vehicle is in the second driving mode the processor is configured to generate the control signal to control a proportion of the cooling power of the cooling system that is available to cool the electrical energy storage device relative to the cabin of the vehicle in dependence on the information indicative of temperature of the energy storage device.