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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Baoming Ge, Okemos, MI (US);
Fan Xu, Novi, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive power system integrates a power factor correction circuit, an H-bridge power module, an externally excited synchronous machine, a traction inverter, and a traction battery. The system operates in two modes: driving and charging. In driving mode, power flows from the traction battery through the H-bridge power module and the traction inverter to the externally excited synchronous machine, enabling vehicle propulsion. In charging mode, power from an AC source is routed sequentially through the power factor correction circuit, the H-bridge power module, the synchronous machine, and the traction inverter.