Abstract: A motor vehicle has an electric traction motor and a battery pack that provides power to the motor. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells. A thermal system includes a battery pack coolant loop, a cabin coolant loop, a power electronics coolant loop and a plurality of controllable valves controlled by a controller to select thermal modes by controlling flow paths of coolant in one or more of the coolant loops.

Abstract: A method and a control system for charging a battery in a plug-in hybrid or all electric vehicle, thermally conditioning the battery, and/or thermally conditioning the passenger compartment of the plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicle. Multiple variables may be used in order to determine the optimal timing of conducting the charging and thermal conditioning processes including time required to complete the processes, energy costs, and user set preferences.

Abstract: A method and a control system for charging a battery in a plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicle, thermally conditioning the battery, and/or thermally conditioning the passenger compartment of the plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicle.

Abstract: A motor vehicle has an electric traction motor and a battery pack that provides power to the motor. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells. A thermal system includes a battery pack coolant loop, a cabin coolant loop, a power electronics coolant loop and a plurality of controllable valves controlled by a controller to select thermal modes by controlling flow paths of coolant in one or more of the coolant loops.

Abstract: A hand-held plant watering device used by a gardener or plant caregiver for watering difficult to reach plants. The watering device can be used both indoors and outdoors and is designed for holding and dispensing various quantities of water to each plant. The device includes broadly a flexible water tube attached at one end to a clear plastic water cylinder with a slidable plunger. The flexible water tube includes a first end having a removable defuser for spraying water onto a plant. A second end of the flexible water tube is attached to and is in fluid communication with a first end of the water cylinder. The water cylinder has a liquid measurement index along it's length for metering a desired amount of water from the cylinder. A second end of the water cylinder is used for receiving a first end of the slidable plunger. The first end of the plunger includes a piston with “O” ring therearound.