CPC B60L 3/0061 (2013.01) [B60W 10/08 (2013.01); H02K 11/25 (2016.01); H02M 1/327 (2021.05); B60L 2210/14 (2013.01); B60L 2240/425 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A vehicle comprising:
an electric machine configured to propel the vehicle;
a battery;
an electrical circuit configured to convert direct current power from the battery into alternating current power and to deliver the alternating current power to the electric machine;
a boost converter having an inductor and configured to increase a battery voltage being input into the electrical circuit;
a bus bar configured to connect the inductor to the battery;
an insulator (i) overmolded over a portion of the bus bar and (ii) defining an array of orifices;
a thermistor configured to measure a temperature of the inductor; and
a wire configured to communicate the temperature of the inductor from the thermistor to a controller, wherein the wire is weaved (i) through the array of orifices and (ii) between opposing external surfaces of the insulator.
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