Patent ID: 11970044
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle having a heating and cooling system, comprising:
a refrigerant loop for conveying refrigerant;
a coolant loop for conveying coolant;
a chiller configured to convey the refrigerant and the coolant;
a vessel coupled to the chiller and having a phase change material disposed within the vessel, wherein the phase change material is configured to freeze via heat transfer from the phase change material to the refrigerant and melt via heat transfer from the coolant to the phase change material; and
an engine operable between ON and OFF conditions, wherein the phase change material is configured to freeze via heat transfer from the phase change material to the refrigerant in the ON condition of the engine and to melt via heat transfer from the coolant to the phase change material in the OFF condition of the engine.