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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Brian Joseph Robert, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Serdar Hakki Yonak, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle on-board charging assembly includes at least one power electronics module and a coolant channel in thermal contact with the at least one power electronics module. The charging assembly also includes a first reactive portion along a wall of the coolant channel defining a first reactive property and a second reactive portion along the wall of the coolant channel defining a second reactive property. The charging assembly further includes a plurality of emitters arranged to activate the first and second reactive portions. The charging assembly also further includes a controller programmed to sequentially activate the emitters to cause peristaltic pumping of coolant through the coolant channel.