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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2008
Applicant:
Hans Buus Gangwar, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventor:
Hans Buus Gangwar, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04253 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); Y02T 90/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotating power transfer system for an automotive fuel cell vehicle includes one of an impeller and turbine in fluid communication with a fuel cell stack, an electric machine and a shaft operatively associated with the one of impeller and turbine. The system also includes a heating element disposed within the shaft. The heating element is configured to be selectively electrically coupled with a stator coil of the electric machine.