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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2011
Erik Charles Nordstrom, Troy, MI (US);
Justin Mckinney, Oxford, MI (US);
Mehrdad Teimorzadeh, Troy, MI (US);
Erik Charles Nordstrom, Troy, MI (US);
Justin McKinney, Oxford, MI (US);
Mehrdad Teimorzadeh, Troy, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A discharge system includes a battery, an electrical power bus selectively connected to the battery, a module configured to receive electrical energy from the battery via the electrical power bus, and a discharge resistor selectively connected to the electrical power bus. A contactor is operatively disposed between the battery and the electrical power bus. The contactor is configured to selectively connect the electrical power bus to the battery or the discharge resistor. That is, the contactor is configured to connect the electrical power bus to the discharge resistor in a default mode to discharge electrical energy stored in the module, and the contactor is configured to connect the electrical power bus to the battery in at least one vehicle operating mode.