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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mazen Hammoud, Dearborn, MI (US);
Thomas Scott Gee, Canton, MI (US);
Kevin Layden, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/633 (2014.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/187 (2013.01); B60L 11/1862 (2013.01); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/633 (2015.04); H01M 10/443 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, conditioning a battery assembly of an electrified vehicle to a desired thermal level in a manner that extends useful life of the battery assembly, the conditioning step including heating or cooling the battery assembly with a thermal management system operable during both vehicle ON conditions and vehicle OFF conditions.