ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE HIGH VOLTAGE CONTACTOR CONTROL

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20230415580A1
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17847603

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An electrified vehicle includes a contactor having a coil operable by a low-voltage control signal to selectively electrically couple a terminal of a high-voltage bus to a charger receiving power from an external source. A programmed controller predicts the time it will take for the contactor to close after receiving a command based on the coil temperature and voltage of the command signal. The controller generates the low-voltage control signal responsive to a difference between bus voltage and charger voltage being less than a first threshold at the predicted closing time of the contactor. The control signal may also depend on the rate of change of the charger voltage being below a second threshold.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC330 TOWN CENTER DRIVE SUITE 800 DEARBORN MI 48126

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ABRAHAM, Patterson Kaduvinal Dearborn, US 4 5
BURKMAN, Wesley Edward Dearborn, US 18 82
KERAMIDAS, Ai West Bloomfield, US 6 11
WANG, Rui Irvine, US 821 4323

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