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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Juan Lopez, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Nondo G. Basoukeas, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60L 53/302 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/302 (2019.02); H05K 7/20927 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle conductive charge port is configured to conductively transfer charging current from an external source to the vehicle for charging a traction battery of the vehicle. A cooling system is configured to cool the charge port depending on a temperature of the charge port. The cooling system may use coolant and/or air to cool the charge port.