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公开(公告)号:US11456495B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-27
申请号:US16016758
申请日:2018-06-25
Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Bernd Brinkmann , Thomas Nitsche , Julian Tietze , Christian Jolk , Bernhard Gralka
IPC: H01M10/633 , H01M10/6568 , H01M10/667 , H01M10/625 , B60L58/26 , H01M10/6563 , B60L58/27 , H01M10/48 , H01M10/613 , H01M10/6566
Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems/arrangements and methods for controlling a temperature of a battery and of other electric components of a vehicle, and of a vehicle that includes such a system. An exemplary system may include a temperature control circuit, a battery arranged in a first section of the temperature control circuit, other electric components arranged in a second section of the temperature control circuit that is arranged in parallel with the first section, a flow control device for dividing a flow of a temperature control medium between the first and second sections, a battery temperature sensor for determining the battery temperature, a temperature sensor for determining the temperature of the other electric components, and a control unit configured to receive and process input data from the temperature sensors and to output a control signal to the flow control device in order to control the division of the flow of the temperature control medium between the first and second sections in accordance with the temperatures determined.
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公开(公告)号:US11447038B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-20
申请号:US16839773
申请日:2020-04-03
Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Bernd Brinkmann , Thomas Nitsche , Christian Jolk , Johann Wegers
IPC: B60L58/00 , B60L58/26 , B60L50/60 , B60K6/28 , H01M10/613 , H01M10/633 , H01M10/625
Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle with a cooling system for cooling a traction battery may include receiving trip data representative of a planned route, reading in operating parameters of the traction battery, evaluating the trip data and the operating parameters to determine a set of data representative of a forecast temperature profile of the battery temperature, evaluating the set of data for the forecast temperature profile of the battery temperature to determine a phase of particularly high demand for cooling output while completing the route, buffer-storing (reducing) thermal energy while traveling the planned route by operating or increasing operation of the cooling system in anticipation of the high battery load to utilize heat storage capacity of the traction battery before the phase of particularly high cooling output demand.
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公开(公告)号:US11338792B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-24
申请号:US16849419
申请日:2020-04-15
Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Bernd Brinkmann , Nicholas Dashwood Crisp
Abstract: A vehicle and method for controlling a vehicle having a traction battery and an internal combustion engine include adapting a power limitation of the internal combustion engine by sensing a currently supplied power level of the internal combustion engine and a current velocity of the vehicle, sensing an ambient temperature of the vehicle and determining an associated ambient-temperature-related weighting factor, sensing an ambient air pressure and determining an associated air-pressure-related weighting factor, determining a thermal load indicator as a function of a ratio of the sensed currently supplied power and the sensed current velocity as well as of the ambient-temperature-related weighting factor, the air-pressure-related weighting factor, and a vehicle-bodywork-related weighting factor, and limiting a maximum supplied power level of the internal combustion engine as a function of the determined thermal load indicator.
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公开(公告)号:US20130255815A1
公开(公告)日:2013-10-03
申请号:US13851232
申请日:2013-03-27
Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Bernd Brinkmann , Harald Kaufeld
IPC: F16L55/027 , F15C3/04
CPC classification number: F16L55/02727 , F15C3/04 , F15D1/025 , F16K7/04 , F16K7/07 , F16L55/027 , G05D7/0694 , Y10T137/2213
Abstract: A fluid-carrying conduit achieves variable resistance to flow. An elongate, hollow body casing has at least one chamber containing either a dilatant fluid or an electroactive polymer. In the case of the dilatant fluid, a reduction in an effective flow cross section of the fluid line occurs in reaction to an increase in the shear rate of a fluid flowing through the fluid line. In the case of the electroactive polymer, a reduction in an effective flow cross section of the fluid line occurs in reaction to an electric current being applied to the body casing. The conduit may be configured for use as a degassing line in a cooling system of an internal combustion engine. The conduit may have a reinforcement encircling the electroactive polymer. The conduit may have an electrically conductive connecting surface adjacent to the electroactive polymer. The electroactive polymer may be an ionic electroactive polymer.
Abstract translation: 流体输送导管实现可变阻力流动。 细长的中空主体外壳具有至少一个容纳膨胀流体或电活性聚合物的室。 在膨胀流体的情况下,与流过流体管线的流体的剪切速率的增加相反,发生流体管线的有效流动横截面的减小。 在电活性聚合物的情况下,流体管线的有效流动截面的减小与施加到主体外壳的电流反应而发生。 导管可以构造成用作内燃机的冷却系统中的脱气管线。 导管可以具有环绕电活性聚合物的增强件。 导管可以具有与电活性聚合物相邻的导电连接表面。 电活性聚合物可以是离子电活性聚合物。
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公开(公告)号:US10934926B2
公开(公告)日:2021-03-02
申请号:US16557714
申请日:2019-08-30
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Bernd Steiner , Jan Mehring , Helmut Hans Ruhland , Bernd Brinkmann
Abstract: An internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is provided. The internal combustion engine includes a coolant, a liquid/gas heat exchanger, a coolant-temperature-dependent control element, an equalizing tank, fluidic connections between the components, and a coolant pump. At least one direct or at least one activation-dependent fluidic connection or at least one force-transmitting connection is set up between a medium in the equalizing tank and a medium of at least one other media path or media circuit of the motor vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20200072119A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-05
申请号:US16557714
申请日:2019-08-30
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventor: Bernd Steiner , Jan Mehring , Helmut Hans Ruhland , Bernd Brinkmann
Abstract: An internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is provided. The internal combustion engine includes a coolant, a liquid/gas heat exchanger, a coolant-temperature-dependent control element, an equalizing tank, fluidic connections between the components, and a coolant pump. At least one direct or at least one activation-dependent fluidic connection or at least one force-transmitting connection is set up between a medium in the equalizing tank and a medium of at least one other media path or media circuit of the motor vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20190225077A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-25
申请号:US16253045
申请日:2019-01-21
Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Bernd Brinkmann , Johann Wegers , Helmut Hoyer , Christian Jolk , Thomas Nitsche
Abstract: An apparatus, for controlling a temperature of a vehicle component, such as of an internal combustion engine, by way of a cooling apparatus of the vehicle, includes a displaceable air guide, an actuator, a temperature sensor and a control unit. The control device is adapted so that a partially open air guide protection position is set at least temporarily below an external temperature threshold value for providing a frost warning. A related method is also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10697351B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-30
申请号:US16253033
申请日:2019-01-21
Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Christian Jolk , Johann Wegers , Helmut Hoyer , Thomas Nitsche , Bernd Brinkmann
Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the temperature of a vehicle component, in particular of an internal combustion engine, by way of a cooling apparatus of the vehicle using at least one moving air guide which controls a cooling air stream. The apparatus has an anti-icing unblocking unit which is designed in such a way that it can release the air guide which has been blocked by ice and/or snow, so that the slats or the like which serve as the air guide are fully operational again. To this end, the anti-icing unblocking unit is designed to melt the ice and/or the snow.
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公开(公告)号:US20190020078A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-17
申请号:US16016758
申请日:2018-06-25
Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Bernd Brinkmann , Thomas Nitsche , Julian Tietze , Christian Jolk , Bernhard Gralka
IPC: H01M10/633 , H01M10/6568 , H01M10/667 , H01M10/625 , B60L11/18
Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems/arrangements and methods for controlling a temperature of a battery and of other electric components of a vehicle, and of a vehicle that includes such a system. An exemplary system may include a temperature control circuit, a battery arranged in a first section of the temperature control circuit, other electric components arranged in a second section of the temperature control circuit that is arranged in parallel with the first section, a flow control device for dividing a flow of a temperature control medium between the first and second sections, a battery temperature sensor for determining the battery temperature, a temperature sensor for determining the temperature of the other electric components, and a control unit configured to receive and process input data from the temperature sensors and to output a control signal to the flow control device in order to control the division of the flow of the temperature control medium between the first and second sections in accordance with the temperatures determined.
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公开(公告)号:US09908399B2
公开(公告)日:2018-03-06
申请号:US15440666
申请日:2017-02-23
Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventor: Bernd Brinkmann , Johann Hendrik Wegers , Thomas Nitsche , Julian Tietze
CPC classification number: B60K11/085 , F01P1/06 , F01P7/10 , F01P2001/005 , Y02T10/88
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for influencing an air flow within an engine compartment of a motor vehicle. The device comprises an adjusting means for adjusting the device between two end positions. The device is allocated to a part region of the engine compartment so that in one of the end positions, an air flow that is provided in the engine compartment is in part or entirely either guided into the part region or guided away from the part region.
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