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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2015
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Yue Fan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Salah Chamlal, Novi, MI (US);
Shital Patel, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Rashed S. Rabaa, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Andrew C. Baughman, Northville, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A fuse system includes a fuse element configured to receive a current. A controller is operatively connected to the fuse element and has a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which is recorded instructions for executing a method for determining a remaining fuse life (L) of the fuse element. Execution of the instructions by the processor causes the controller to determine a temperature (T) of the fuse element. The fuse system may be part of a vehicle. The controller may be configured to determine if the remaining fuse life is below first and second thresholds. If the remaining fuse life is above the second threshold, a first message may be displayed to a vehicle display. If the remaining fuse life is below the second threshold, the vehicle may be shifted to a predefined alternative operating mode.