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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Wesley Edward Burkman, Dearborn, MI (US);
Benjamin A. Tabatowski-Bush, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/04 (2006.01); B60R 16/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/04 (2013.01); B60R 16/005 (2013.01); G01R 31/006 (2013.01); B60R 16/0215 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power system for a vehicle includes a traction battery that provides power to drive the vehicle, a load, and a harness having wires electrically connecting the traction battery and load, and shielding covering the wires. The power system further includes one or more control blocks that drive a signal onto the shielding, and responsive to an absence of detecting feedback from the signal, issue an interlock integrity alert.