Patent ID: 11890914
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 10:
11. A vehicle comprising:
a traction battery;
an electric machine powered by the traction battery and configured to power wheels of the vehicle;
a thermal-management system including a battery loop, a cabin heating loop, and a valve configured to fluidly connect the battery loop and the cabin heating loop when in a first position and configured to fluidly isolate the battery loop and the cabin heating loop when in a second position; and
a controller programmed to:
responsive to (i) battery heating being requested, (ii) a temperature of the battery being greater than a lower threshold, and (iii) cabin heating being requested, actuate the valve to the first position to heat a cabin and the battery,
limit a speed of the blower to a speed threshold, and
responsive to a request to increase the speed above the speed threshold, actuate the valve to the second position.