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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Xiaoguang Chang, Northville, MI (US);
Xu Wang, Dearborn, MI (US);
Josephine S. Lee, Novi, MI (US);
Chuan He, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 10/6565 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/002 (2013.01); B60L 11/187 (2013.01); H01M 10/486 (2013.01); H01M 10/6565 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method of detecting a leak in a battery pack according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, calculating a predicted amount of thermal energy at a position, measuring an actual amount of thermal energy at the position, and comparing the predicted amount to the actual amount to identify if a battery pack is leaking.