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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2022
Auto Motive Power Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA (US);
Anil Paryani, Cerritos, CA (US);
Mike Hibbard, Long Beach, CA (US);
Vardan Markosyan, Sunland, CA (US);
Jana Fernando, Torrance, CA (US);
Jacob Swanson, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Warren Chan, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Joel Karlsson, Pomona, CA (US);
Edward Casilio, Torrance, CA (US);
Ford Global Technologies LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A combined battery management system, charger, and direct current converter (BCD) for an electric vehicle is disclosed. The combined unit includes an enclosure enclosing: an on board charger (OBC); a direct current converter (DC-DC); and a single cold plate thermally coupled to both the OBC and the DC-DC, the single cold plate configured to provide cooling for both the OBC and the DC-DC. The combined unit also includes a plurality of 12V terminal posts on the enclosure, at least one of the plurality of 12V terminal posts for 12V in and at least two of the plurality of 12V terminal posts for 12V outs.