Cooling Control Systems
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- one or more processors configured to detect decreased operation of a cooling system of a vehicle while a propulsion system of the vehicle moves the vehicle, the one or more processors also configured to restrict movement of the vehicle without stopping the movement of the vehicle responsive to detecting the decreased operation of the cooling system,wherein the one or more processors are configured to restrict the movement of the vehicle by preventing the vehicle from traveling at one or more of a speed or a power output for a non-zero designated period of time.
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Abstract
Cooling control systems described herein detect decreased operation of a cooling system of a vehicle, restrict movement of the vehicle without stopping movement responsive to decreased operation of the cooling system, and restrict movement of the vehicle by preventing the vehicle from traveling at a speed and/or power output for a non-zero designated period of time. This can allow for the vehicle to continue moving for a temporary period of time to avoid blocking traffic. Other control systems determine predicted distances and/or times that the vehicle can continue moving before coolant in the cooling system decreases below a designated threshold. Movement of the vehicle can be changed responsive to an upcoming distance and/or time that the vehicle is to travel exceeding the predicted distance and/or time. Other control systems modify a coolant flow rate based on differences between designated and ambient conditions.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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one or more processors configured to detect decreased operation of a cooling system of a vehicle while a propulsion system of the vehicle moves the vehicle, the one or more processors also configured to restrict movement of the vehicle without stopping the movement of the vehicle responsive to detecting the decreased operation of the cooling system, wherein the one or more processors are configured to restrict the movement of the vehicle by preventing the vehicle from traveling at one or more of a speed or a power output for a non-zero designated period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a first sensor configured to measure an amount of coolant in a cooling system of a vehicle; and one or more processors configured to determine one or more of a predicted distance or a predicted time that the vehicle can continue moving before the amount of coolant in the cooling system decreases below a designated threshold, wherein the one or more processors are configured to compare the one or more of the distance or the time with one or more of an upcoming distance or an upcoming time that the vehicle is to continue moving, the one or more processors also configured to restrict movement of the vehicle responsive to the one or more of the upcoming distance or the upcoming time exceeding the one or more of the predicted distance or the predicted time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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one or more sensors configured to determine one or more ambient conditions outside of a powered system having a cooling system that moves coolant at a rate to cool one or more components of the powered system; and one or more processors configured to determine a designated flow rate at which the coolant is to be moved to cool the one or more components, the one or more processors configured to convert the designated flow rate to an ambient condition-based flow rate based on the one or more ambient conditions and to direct one or more actuators of the cooling system to move the coolant through the cooling system at the ambient condition-based flow rate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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