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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2011
Applicants:
Gregory Major, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Mark Utter, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Major, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Mark Utter, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/50 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A motor vehicle has an electric traction motor and a battery pack that provides power to the motor. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells. A thermal system includes a battery pack coolant loop, a cabin coolant loop, a power electronics coolant loop and a plurality of controllable valves controlled by a controller to select thermal modes by controlling flow paths of coolant in one or more of the coolant loops.