US 12,081,079 B2
Electric machine for hybrid/electric vehicle
Akash Changarankumarath Pradeepkumar, Westland, MI (US); and Singar Rathnam, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/471,412.
Prior Publication US 2023/0081983 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H02K 11/25 (2016.01); H02K 1/16 (2006.01); H02K 3/12 (2006.01); H02K 3/28 (2006.01); H02K 3/34 (2006.01); H02K 3/48 (2006.01); H02K 15/06 (2006.01); B60K 6/26 (2007.10)
CPC H02K 11/25 (2016.01) [H02K 1/16 (2013.01); H02K 3/12 (2013.01); H02K 3/28 (2013.01); H02K 3/34 (2013.01); H02K 3/48 (2013.01); H02K 15/064 (2013.01); B60K 6/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a battery;
an electric machine configured to draw electrical power from the battery to propel the vehicle, the electric machine having a rotor and a stator, the stator having,
a core defining slots,
interconnected hairpin windings arranged within the slots and arranged to form a plurality of electrical phases, and
a neutral bar connected to each of the electrical phases and defining an orifice;
a thermistor disposed within the orifice and configured to sense a temperature of the electric machine; and
a controller programmed to control a power output of the electric machine based on the temperature of the electric machine.