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US 10,589,633 B2Granted
Fast charging battery system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKevin Layden, John Paul Gibeau, Kendrick J. Taylor, Yuling Zhao
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Abstract
A battery system includes a housing, a battery array inside the housing, a first wiring path that bypasses the battery array, and a second wiring path electrically connected to the battery array. The battery system is adapted to charge a battery pack of an electrified vehicle using AC power, DC power, or both.
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A battery system, comprising:
- a housing;
- a battery array inside said housing;
- a first wiring path that bypasses said battery array and establishes a direct path for transferring AC originated power for charging a battery pack of an electrified vehicle;
- a second wiring path electrically connected to said battery array and that establishes a direct path for transferring DC power for charging said battery array;
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- a transformer/converter housed inside said housing and configured to convert AC power from a grid power source to DC power for charging a plurality of battery cells of said battery array.
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A battery system, comprising:
- a housing;
- a battery array positioned inside said housing;
- a first wiring path extending from a grid power source, through a first power cable extending from said housing, through said housing, and then through a second power cable extending from said housing for transferring AC originated power to a battery pack of an electrified vehicle, wherein the first wiring path bypasses the battery array;
- a second wiring path extending from said grid power source, through said first power cable, and then through a transformer/converter located inside said housing for transferring DC power for charging said battery array;
- a third wiring path that extends from said battery array, through said housing, and then to said second power cable for establishing a direct path for transferring DC power for charging said battery pack;
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- a setting switch mounted to an exterior of said housing and including a toggle, button, or knob that is actuable to a first position to select said first wiring path for transferring said AC originated power, actuable to a second position to select said second wiring path for transferring said DC power, actuable to a third position to select said third wiring path for transferring said DC power, and actuable to a fourth position to select both said first wiring path and said second wiring path for simultaneously transferring both said AC originated power and said DC power.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.