Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

Hsiao-An Hsieh

Jesus Cardoso

David Hayes

Jason C Marcath

Beth Ann Dalrymple

Francois Charette

Karin Lovett

Thanh Pham

Darko Acevski

Keng D Hsueh

Vy Tran

Michael George Schamber

Manfred Koberstein

Prakash Tuljaram Thawani

LeeAnn Wang

Keith Kearney

Thomas Alan Wagner

Rick S Hooker

Harish Maruvada

Jason G Marcath

Nicos T Agathocleous

Scott E Jones

David Zhou

David Volker

Alex Przebienda

Mike Calkins

Steven Lake

Ken D Hsueh

A system for cooling a traction battery includes a battery inlet housing having first and second inlets. A first duct is coupled to the first inlet, and a second duct is coupled to the second inlet. A flow guide vane is disposed within the battery inlet housing adjacent to the first inlet. The flow guide vane is positioned to redirect flow from the first duct to mix with flow from the second duct.

High voltage battery cooling plenum

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle battery pack cooling system, including: a housing; a fan attached to the housing; a first section of the housing including a battery module selectively in fluid communication with the fan; a second section of the housing including a battery support device selectively in fluid communication with the fan; and a baffler assembly configured to control fluid communication between the fan and the first and second sections.

Vehicle battery pack cooling system

Air is supplied from a passenger cabin of a vehicle to an intake passage between the passenger cabin and a battery of the vehicle. The vehicle may be an electric vehicle such as a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) or a battery-only electric vehicle (BEV). A signal indicating a blockage of air flow through the battery is generated in response to a difference in temperature exceeding a predetermined magnitude. The difference in temperature is between (i) the intake passage and (ii) the passenger cabin.

Detecting blockage of air flow through vehicle traction battery

A computer implemented method includes detecting a vehicle state for which a user is to be notified. The method also includes sending a notification for a user regarding the vehicle state. The method further includes receiving a response that a do not disturb mode is enabled for the user. The method additionally includes queuing the notification for later delivery. The method also includes re-sending the notification for the user at a later point in time than when an original notification was sent.

Method and apparatus for do not disturb message delivery

An interior body trim assembly includes a trim panel and a closure member. The trim panel has an indented panel portion with an outline of part of an outer boundary of a passage. The closure member meets the trim panel with a portion of the closure member extending over the indented panel portion. The portion of the closure member and the indented panel portion complete the outer boundary of the passage and thereby form the passage.

Interior body trim assembly with integrated passage for vehicle traction battery

A method and system for assessing a level of refrigerant in a vehicle air conditioning system. A refrigerant charge value is determined as a function of ambient air temperature, ambient air humidity, conditioned air temperature, and compressor cycling signals. The refrigerant charge value is compared to a threshold value to determine whether the level of refrigerant is acceptable.

Method and system for assessing a refrigerant charge level in a vehicle air conditioning system

An apparatus for detecting unwanted noise includes a reference sensor that generates a reference signal in response to stimulation by a source. A combined noise detector picks up a combined noise signal, which includes both background noise and the unwanted noise generated by the source. A noise separation synthesis device filters both signals to generate a coherent unwanted noise signal from the combined noise signal as a function of the reference signal generated by the reference sensor. A comparator determines the presence of unwanted noise by calculating the Kurtosis value of the coherent unwanted noise signal.

Method and system to detect unwanted noise

A sound detector device for locating and diagnosing sound in a motor vehicle includes a headphone and a plurality of directional microphones. The sound detector device also includes a main unit having a circuit operatively connected to the headphone and the directional microphones for allowing an operator to diagnose sound in the motor vehicle.

Sound detector device

A door assembly for controlling air flow through a motor vehicle climate control system includes a door panel having a pair of opposed faces and a terminal edge. A seal member is attached to at least one of the pair of opposed faces and has a terminal edge generally disposed along the terminal edge of the panel. A film member overlies the seal member and also has a terminal edge generally disposed along the terminal edge of the panel. The terminal edge of the film member is substantially non-linear such that noise produced by air flow passing around the terminal edge of the panel is minimized.

Door assembly for a motor vehicle climate control system

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Troy, MI, United States of America

Hsiao-An Hsieh