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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Akash Changarankumarath Pradeepkumar, Westland, MI (US);
Singar Rathnam, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a battery, an electric machine, a thermistor, and a controller. The electric machine is configured to draw electrical power from the battery to propel the vehicle. The electric machine has a rotor and a stator. The stator has a core defining a plurality of slots and windings arranged within the slots. The thermistor is disposed within a first of the slots between first and second axial ends of the core and is configured to measure a temperature of the electric machine. The controller is programmed to control a power output of the electric machine based on the temperature of the electric machine.