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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:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
May. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Duane D. Kruger, Fishers, IN (US);
Georgette N. Young, Noblesville, IN (US);
Stephen W. Moore, Kokomo, IN (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 1/046 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 1/046 ;
Abstract
A vehicle having an electric hybrid power system is provided. A battery pack stores electricity to power the electric motor. The battery pack includes a first plurality of batteries connected in parallel with a second plurality of batteries. The first plurality of batteries are Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH), and the second plurality of batteries provide high power output at lower temperatures. In addition, the second plurality of batteries may also have a low energy density.