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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin A. Tabatowski-Bush, South Lyon, MI (US);
Arnold Kweku Mensah-Brown, Canton, MI (US);
Wesley Edward Burkman, Dearborn, MI (US);
Robert Bolduc, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1803 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes a relay and coil of a contactor. The relay is configured to transfer current between a traction battery and an electrical load when closed. The system also includes a controller configured to operate a switch such that current flow from the traction battery through the coil and switch, and bypassing the relay, causes the relay to close to permit pre-charging of the load.