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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020

Filed:

Jan. 03, 2019
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Yue Fan, Annn Arbor, MI (US);

Russell K. Steele, Clinton Township, MI (US);

Andrew C. Baughman, Northville, MI (US);

Peter Kung Chiang, Carmel, IN (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/389 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); G01R 31/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/367 (2019.01); B60L 58/14 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02P 27/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/389 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60L 58/14 (2019.02); G01R 31/007 (2013.01); G01R 31/367 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2013.01); H02P 27/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electrical system includes a voltage bus, voltage sensor(s) measuring a first voltage between a positive bus rail and electrical ground, and a second voltage between a negative bus rail and electrical ground, a bias resistor, and a controller. When the switch is closed, the controller measures four or more discrete voltage samples of the first and second voltages. The samples are grouped into first and second sample groups each having three discrete voltage samples, with the second and third voltage samples of the first group being the first and second samples of the second group. The controller estimates a steady-state voltage of the first and second voltages using the sample groups, prior to the first and second voltages converging on actual steady-state voltage values. The controller executes a corresponding control action when the steady-state voltage estimate is stable or unstable relative to a defined stability threshold.


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