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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2010
Nicholas W. Pinto, Iv, Ferndale, MI (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Scott W. Jorgensen, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nicholas W. Pinto, IV, Ferndale, MI (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Scott W. Jorgensen, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A charging regulator assembly for an energy storing device includes an active material actuator configured to move a contact from a connected position permitting current transfer between the contact and a power bus into a disconnected position preventing current transfer between the contact and the power bus. The active material actuator is engaged in response to a temperature of the active material actuator rising above a pre-determined value. Moving the contact into the disconnected position prevents further current transfer into or out of the energy storing device, thereby preventing further heating of the energy storing device and preventing potential damage to the energy storing device form overheating.