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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brandon Dobbins, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI (US);
Shailesh Shrikant Kozarekar, Novi, MI (US);
Kevin Layden, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); B60W 20/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0413 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); F16H 57/042 (2013.01); F16H 57/0457 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a transmission having gears lubricated by oil and a variable voltage converter (VVC). The VVC includes an inductor arranged such that the oil contacts the inductor. The vehicle also includes at least one controller configured to operate the VVC to output a desired power. The controller, in response to a temperature of the oil being less than a threshold, alters a voltage and current of the VVC while maintaining the desired power to increase heat output by the inductor.