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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2011
Applicants:
Yuqing Tang, Northville, MI (US);
Hongjie Wu, Canton, MI (US);
William Paul Perkins, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yuqing Tang, Northville, MI (US);
Hongjie Wu, Canton, MI (US);
William Paul Perkins, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automotive electric drive system may include an electric power source, an electric machine, and a DC-DC power converter electrically connected between the electric power source and the electric machine. The DC-DC power converter may include an inductor and a first switch each disposed in a different current path connecting the electric power source and the electric machine. The currents paths may be electrically in parallel.