Intelligent vehicle systems and control logic for automated thermal event mitigation during vehicle towing
US12090862B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Q5/005
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Presented are intelligent vehicle systems for thermal event mitigation during vehicle towing, methods for making/using such systems, and vehicles equipped with such intelligent control systems. A method of operating a host vehicle includes a resident or remote vehicle controller verifying the host vehicle is an incapacitated state. Responsive to the incapacitation of the host vehicle, the controller detects the host vehicle being towed by a tow vehicle and identifies a wireless-enabled portable computing device (PCD) within a predefined range of the host vehicle. Responsive to the host vehicle being towed, the controller determines if the wireless-enabled PCD is on the tow vehicle while towing the host vehicle. Upon detection of a thermal event in at least one battery cell in the host vehicle's battery system while the host vehicle is being towed, the controller responsively commands a resident vehicle subsystem to execute a control operation to mitigate the thermal event.
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