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Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method
US9908381B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9908381-B2 |
| Application number | US-201013515402-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | Dec 14, 2009 |
| Publication date | Mar 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2018 |
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The vehicle control apparatus configured to control a vehicle includes a fuel cell configured to supply electric power to the vehicle; an air conditioning mechanism having a heater core; a first medium circuit; a radiator installed in the first medium circuit; a bypass circuit formed in the first medium circuit to make a bypass flow of the cooling medium bypassing the radiator; a regulation valve installed in the first medium circuit to regulate a ratio of a flow rate of the cooling medium going through the radiator to a flow rate of the cooling medium going through the bypass circuit; a second medium circuit; a cooling medium circulation pump installed in at least one of the first medium circuit and the second medium circuit; a temperature acquisition module; a warm-up controller; and a state switchover structure.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A vehicle control apparatus for controlling a vehicle, comprising: a fuel cell configured to supply electric power to the vehicle; an air conditioning mechanism having a heater core; a first medium circuit configured to make a circulated flow of a cooling medium going through the fuel cell; a radiator installed in the first medium circuit; a bypass circuit formed in the first medium circuit to make a bypass flow of the cooling medium bypassing the…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9908381B2 cover?
- The vehicle control apparatus configured to control a vehicle includes a fuel cell configured to supply electric power to the vehicle; an air conditioning mechanism having a heater core; a first medium circuit; a radiator installed in the first medium circuit; a bypass circuit formed in the first medium circuit to make a bypass flow of the cooling medium bypassing the radiator; a regulation val…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Sakajo Yuichi, Suematsu Keigo, Naganuma Yoshiaki, and 3 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60H1/00392. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 06 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).