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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2023
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Yilun Luo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Khorshed Mohammed Alam, Canton, MI (US);
Dhanya Sankaran, West Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Muhammad Hussain Alvi, Troy, MI (US);
Junghoon Kim, Carlisle, OH (US);
Rashmi Prasad, Troy, MI (US);
Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a system for controller the vehicle. The vehicle includes a motor. The system includes an inverter, and a gate controller. The inverter has a switch for controlling current to the motor. The gate controller is configured to apply a gate current to the switch at a first on-current control level during a first switch-on stage of a turn-on operation of the switch, lower the gate current to a second on-current control level less than the first on-current control level during a second switch-on stage of the turn-on operation, and raise the gate current to a third on-current control level during a third switch-on stage of the turn-on operation, wherein the third on-current control level is greater than the second on-current control level.