US 12,261,561 B2
Electrified vehicle with inverter controlled to heat traction battery
Mohammad Sameer Khan, Windsor (CA); Jonathan Hair, Northville, MI (US); and Matthew Penne, Pierce, NE (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/306,614.
Prior Publication US 2024/0364253 A1, Oct. 31, 2024
Int. Cl. H02P 29/68 (2016.01); B60H 1/22 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 58/27 (2019.01); H02P 27/06 (2006.01)
CPC H02P 29/68 (2016.02) [B60H 1/22 (2013.01); B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B60L 58/27 (2019.02); H02P 27/06 (2013.01); B60L 2240/525 (2013.01); B60L 2240/545 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an inverter configured to drive a traction motor with electrical power from a traction battery according to a configuration of a power switch of the inverter; and
a controller configured to control a variable gate driver resistance for the power switch in a closed loop fashion to achieve a target temperature of the inverter.