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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Philip Michael Gonzales, Dearborn, MI (US);
Vineeth Seshadri Kallur, Novi, MI (US);
Masahiro Kimoto, Plymouth, MI (US);
Wesley Edward Burkman, Dearborn, MI (US);
Benjamin A. Tabatowski-Bush, South Lyon, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A charging system for a high voltage battery includes a pair of contactors each electrically connected to one of positive and negative terminals of the battery and configured to enable charging of the battery when closed; and a controller programmed to generate a notification indicating that one of the contactors is welded closed based on port voltage values achieved while issuing a predetermined sequence of open and close commands to the contactors after charge completion.