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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Derek Hartl, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Ai Keramidas, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/12 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/04 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); H01R 43/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/12 (2013.01); B60L 3/0046 (2013.01); B60L 3/04 (2013.01); B60L 11/14 (2013.01); G07C 5/08 (2013.01); G07C 5/0825 (2013.01); H01R 43/002 (2013.01); B60L 2240/549 (2013.01); Y02T 10/648 (2013.01); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7077 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for monitoring contactor health according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, storing wear data associated with a contactor, categorizing the wear data into at least a first bin and a second bin, assigning a first health level to the wear data associated with the first bin and assigning a second health level to the wear data associated with the second bin. Health information concerning the contactor is communicated to the vehicle operator.