Patent ID: 11936021
Assignee: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 18:
19. A method of controlling heat flow between systems, the method comprising:
identifying, by at least one data processor, a flow of coolant among a battery system, a powertrain system, and a radiator;
providing, by the at least one data processor, output to a controller to facilitate control of a desired coolant flow; and
controlling a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system to control one or more valves at least partially based on control inputs and priorities,
wherein the one or more valves is controlled at least partially based on the control inputs and the priorities,
wherein the control inputs comprise historic information comprising average weather conditions for a location for a predetermined date range, trending information comprising weather conditions experienced by a vehicle for a predetermined prior time period, and predictive information comprising weather conditions forecast for the vehicle for a predetermined future time period, and
wherein the priorities comprise an order of importance for satisfying a battery system requirement and satisfying a powertrain system requirement.