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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Xu Wang, Northville, MI (US);
Xiao Guang Yang, Northville, MI (US);
Zhimin Yang, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01); G01R 31/3842 (2019.01); G01R 31/36 (2020.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); G01R 31/389 (2019.01); G01R 31/396 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3842 (2019.01); G01R 31/3648 (2013.01); G01R 31/389 (2019.01); G01R 31/396 (2019.01); H01M 10/486 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes contactors electrically connecting a traction battery and a vehicle bus when closed, and a controller configured to issue an over discharge alert and open the contactors responsive to a battery temperature rate of change, measured during battery discharge and while a battery state of charge (SOC) exceeds a first threshold, being greater than a predefined rate.