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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2009
Alastair Gordon Anderson, Wiesbaden, DE;
Marc Reischmann, Wallertheim, DE;
Manfred Herrmann, Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, DE;
Erik Heil, Trebur, DE;
Michael Kueffe, Wiesbaden, DE;
Alastair Gordon Anderson, Wiesbaden, DE;
Marc Reischmann, Wallertheim, DE;
Manfred Herrmann, Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, DE;
Erik Heil, Trebur, DE;
Michael Kueffe, Wiesbaden, DE;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A battery system is provided for a vehicle. The battery system includes, but is not limited to, comprising: a heat transfer loop, a battery cell, a thermoelectric semiconductor device coupled to the battery cell and the heat transfer loop, a variable voltage source coupled to the thermoelectric semiconductor device, and a temperature sensor coupled to the battery cell. A controller is coupled to the variable voltage source and the temperature sensor and also configured to receive a signal indicative of a temperature of the battery cell from the temperature sensor and adjust a voltage of the variable voltage source applied to the thermoelectric semiconductor device based at least in part on an evaluation of the temperature.