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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
May. 16, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Wesley Edward Burkman, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ryan J. Skaff, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Karin Lovett, Novi, MI (US);
Bryan Michael Bolger, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An example method includes intentionally precharging a powertrain of an electric vehicle for an first time period that is different than a second precharge time period. An example electric vehicle assembly includes a precharge contactor transitionable back and forth between an open state and a closed state, a first main contactor, a second main contactor, and a controller configured to selectively close the second main contactor after the precharge contactor has been closed for a first time period that is different than a second precharge time period.