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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1998
Applicants:
Cyrus N. Ashtiani, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Thomas A. Stuart, Toledo, OH (US);
Inventors:
Cyrus N. Ashtiani, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Thomas A. Stuart, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignees:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H007/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus connected to an energy storage device for powering an electric motor and optionally providing a warming function for the energy storage device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a circuit connected to the electric motor and the energy storage device for generating a current. The apparatus also includes a switching device operably associated with the circuit for selectively directing the current to one of the electric motor and the energy storage device.