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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Wesley Edward Burkman, Dearborn, MI (US);
Robert Bolduc, Northville, MI (US);
Benjamin A. Tabatowski-Bush, South Lyon, MI (US);
Arnold Kweku Mensah-Brown, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/22 (2007.10); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); B60W 20/10 (2016.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 50/10 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/03 (2013.01); B60K 6/22 (2013.01); B60L 1/00 (2013.01); B60L 50/10 (2019.02); B60W 20/10 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/188 (2013.01); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7077 (2013.01); Y10S 903/904 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes a contactor including a coil and relay, a traction battery, a load, and a controller configured to transfer current from the traction battery through the coil to pre-charge the load without causing the relay to close such that a voltage drop across the relay falls below a threshold value, and subsequently cause the relay to close.