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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2008
Douglas Piccard, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jin Wang, Powell, OH (US);
Bruce Carvell Blakemore, Plymouth, MI (US);
Steven F. Chorian, Canton, MI (US);
Douglas Piccard, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jin Wang, Powell, OH (US);
Bruce Carvell Blakemore, Plymouth, MI (US);
Steven F. Chorian, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An energy storage system for an automotive vehicle includes a plurality of energy storage units electrically connected in series and a plurality of bi-directional energy converters each having first and second sides. Each of the first sides is electrically connected with one of the plurality of energy storage units. The system also includes another energy storage unit. The second sides of the plurality of bi-directional energy converters are electrically connected in parallel with the another energy storage unit. Each of the bi-directional energy converters is capable of transferring energy between the first and second sides.