Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Jeffrey R Grimes

Neil Robert Burrows

Yuan Zhang

Kimberley King

Rui Wang

Brian Gillespey

Patterson Kaduvinal Abraham

Changjian Hu

Scott David Wojtkowicz

Andy Kummer

A controller, during charging of a traction battery by a remote charger, and responsive to a difference between a requested charge current and a current supplied by the remote charger exceeding a first threshold value for a predefined period of time, increases a requested charge voltage to a limit value. The controller further, responsive to a voltage across a capacitor and a voltage across the traction battery being same, and a voltage of the remote charger and the limit value being same, commands the remote charger to discontinue the charging.

Control and diagnosis of charging system for a vehicle

A method for thermal management of an electric vehicle and the vehicle are provided. A controller is configured to regulate the temperature of a traction battery to within an operating temperature range when the vehicle is operating. The temperature of the battery is regulated to within a charging temperature range when the battery is connected to the charger and power source and the ambient temperature is outside an environmental temperature range. The battery is preconditioned to a battery drive temperature when the ambient temperature is outside the environmental temperature range and the battery is connected to the charger and power source. The cabin in the vehicle is preconditioned to a cabin temperature when the vehicle is connected to the charger and power source and the ambient temperature is outside the environmental temperature range.

Method and system for thermal management of a high voltage battery for a vehicle

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Phoenix, AZ, United States of America

Jeffrey R Grimes