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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ke Zou, Canton, MI (US);
Chingchi Chen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 25/098 (2016.01); H02P 29/024 (2016.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H02P 27/08 (2006.01); H02P 9/10 (2006.01); B60L 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 29/026 (2013.01); B60L 11/1803 (2013.01); B60L 15/08 (2013.01); H02P 9/10 (2013.01); H02P 27/08 (2013.01); B60L 2210/14 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01); B60L 2240/529 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); Y10S 903/906 (2013.01);
Abstract
A powertrain for a vehicle includes a wye wound electric machine and a controller. The electric machine is coupled with an inverter. The controller is configured to, in response to an electrical connection between the vehicle and an AC grid, couple a capacitor between a neutral terminal of the electric machine and a negative terminal of the inverter to absorb reactive power from the AC grid.