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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ajay V Patwardhan, Inkster, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ballard Power Systems Corporation, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/00 ; H02M 7/538 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/00 ; H02M 7/538 ;
Abstract
Integrated power systems and methods for use in an electric vehicle having a fuel cell and an electric motor, the integrated power systems and methods including a common casting, a traction inverter module operable for converting DC current generated by the fuel cell into AC current capable of powering the electric motor, and a DC/DC converter operable for stepping-down the voltage of the fuel cell. The traction inverter module and the DC/DC converter are disposed within the common casting.