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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2005
Steven Chorian, Canton, MI (US);
Venkateswa Sankaran, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
David Gabriel, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Patrick Maguire, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Leonard Shaner, New Baltimore, MI (US);
J. Anthony Lockwood, Westland, MI (US);
Steven Chorian, Canton, MI (US);
Venkateswa Sankaran, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
David Gabriel, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Patrick Maguire, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Leonard Shaner, New Baltimore, MI (US);
J. Anthony Lockwood, Westland, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and a method for dissipating voltage in an electrical circuit of a vehicle. The system includes a power source and an inverter. The power source has a voltage source and a contactor. The inverter is electrically coupled to the power source and includes a device for storing an electrical charge. The contactor is opened to disconnect the voltage source before the device is discharged.