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

Claim 9:
10. A system comprising:
a plurality of sensors; and
a controller configured to acquire data from the plurality of sensors, the controller including:
at least one computer processing unit; and
non-transitory computer-readable media configured to store computer-executable instructions configured to cause the at least one computer processing unit to cause the controller to control valves to facilitate flow of coolant among a plurality of different, selectable coolant flow states involving a battery system, a powertrain system, and a radiator, the controller controlling the valves at least partially based on control inputs and priorities,
wherein the control inputs are parameters measured, calculated or provided from outside of a vehicle and comprise historic information comprising average weather conditions for a location for a predetermined date range, trending information comprising weather conditions experienced by the 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 are based on performance factors, and
wherein the priorities include an order of importance for providing a desired cabin environment for an occupant, satisfying a battery system requirement, and satisfying powertrain system requirements.