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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2012
Jesus Cardoso, Allen Park, MI (US);
Hsiao-an Hsieh, Troy, MI (US);
David Hayes, Northville, MI (US);
Beth Ann Dalrymple, Livonia, MI (US);
Jason C. Marcath, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael Schamber, Milford, MI (US);
Jesus Cardoso, Allen Park, MI (US);
Hsiao-An Hsieh, Troy, MI (US);
David Hayes, Northville, MI (US);
Beth Ann Dalrymple, Livonia, MI (US);
Jason C. Marcath, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael Schamber, Milford, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Air is supplied from a passenger cabin of a vehicle to an intake passage between the passenger cabin and a battery of the vehicle. The vehicle may be an electric vehicle such as a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) or a battery-only electric vehicle (BEV). A signal indicating a blockage of air flow through the battery is generated in response to a difference in temperature exceeding a predetermined magnitude. The difference in temperature is between (i) the intake passage and (ii) the passenger cabin.