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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
May. 06, 2008
Viet Quoc to, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Joseph Stanek, Northville, MI (US);
Bijal Patel, Concord, NC (US);
Bruce Carvell Blakemore, Plymouth, MI (US);
Philip Michael Gonzales, Dearborn, MI (US);
Josephine S. Lee, Novi, MI (US);
Viet Quoc To, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Joseph Stanek, Northville, MI (US);
Bijal Patel, Concord, NC (US);
Bruce Carvell Blakemore, Plymouth, MI (US);
Philip Michael Gonzales, Dearborn, MI (US);
Josephine S. Lee, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A battery control module monitors discharge voltages associated with a traction battery of an automotive vehicle. The battery control module cycles the traction battery at a discharge-voltage dependent charge/discharge profile to generate heat within the traction battery.