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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Baoming Ge, Okemos, MI (US);
Petros G. Taskas, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/22 (2019.01); B60L 58/27 (2019.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/615 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/637 (2014.01); H01M 10/657 (2014.01); H02P 27/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/22 (2019.02); B60L 58/27 (2019.02); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/615 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/637 (2015.04); H01M 10/657 (2015.04); H02P 27/08 (2013.01); B60L 2210/14 (2013.01); B60L 2210/20 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01); B60L 2240/545 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for an electrified vehicle, such as a battery electric vehicle (BEV), includes an inverter connected between a battery and a motor having windings. A center-tap of the battery and a neutral-point of the windings are connected whereby the battery, the inverter, and the motor are connected in a closed circuit. The system further includes a controller configured to control the inverter to cause a circulating current from the battery through the closed circuit to thereby achieve a target temperature of the battery.