System and method for thermoelectrically cooling inductive charging assemblies
US-9451723-B2 · Sep 20, 2016 · US
Vehicle conductive charge port having cooling infrastructure
US10377264B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10377264-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514610308-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2015 |
| Priority date | Jan 30, 2015 |
| Publication date | Aug 13, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2019 |
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A vehicle conductive charge port is configured to conductively transfer charging current from an external source to the vehicle for charging a traction battery of the vehicle. A cooling system is configured to cool the charge port depending on a temperature of the charge port. The cooling system may use coolant and/or air to cool the charge port.
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What is claimed is: 1. An assembly for charging a traction battery of a vehicle, comprising: a charge port having input and output connection interfaces and configured to conductively transfer charging current via the connection interfaces from an external source to the vehicle; a cold plate entirely encasing the charge port except for the connection interfaces, the cold plate having a chamber, a cooling system configured to provide coolant through the chamber to cool the charge port. 2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein: the cooling system includes a temperature sensor configured to monitor a temperature of the charge port; and the cooling system is further configured to provide coolant through the chamber to cool the charge port depending on the temperature of the charge port. 3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein: the chamber of the cold plate includes a coolant ingress port and a coolant egress port both in fluid communication with the cooling system. 4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein: the cooling system further includes a heat exchanger configured to cool heated coolant. 5. A vehicle comprising: a traction battery; a charge port having input and output connection interfaces and configured to conductively transfer charging current via the connection interfaces from an external source to the traction battery; a cold plate entirely encasing the charge port except for the connection interfaces, the cold plate having a chamber; a cooling system configured to provide coolant through the chamber to cool the charge port. 6. The vehicle of claim 5 wherein: the cooling system includes a temperature sensor configured to monitor a temperature of the charge port; and the cooling system is further configured to provide coolant through the chamber to cool the charge port depending on the temperature of the charge port. 7. The vehicle of claim 5 wherein: the chamber of the cold plate includes a coolant ingress port and a coolant egress port both in fluid communication with the cooling system. 8. An assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a charge port having input and output connection interfaces, the output connection interface connected to an on-board charger of the vehicle which is connected to a traction battery of the vehicle, the charge port configured to conductively transfer electrical current via the connection interfaces from an external source to the on-board charter, for charging the traction battery, when a charge connector of the external source is plugged into the input connection interface; a cold plate entirely encasing the charge port except for the connection interfaces, the cold plate having a chamber, a cooling system configured to provide coolant through the chamber to cool the charge port. 9. The assembly of claim 8 wherein: the cooling system includes a temperature sensor configured to monitor a temperature of the charge port; and the cooling system is further configured to provide coolant through the chamber to cool the charge port depending on the temperature of the charge port. 10. The assembly of claim 8 wherein: the chamber of the cold plate includes a coolant ingress port and a coolant egress port both in fluid communication with the cooling system.
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Liquid coolant without phase change · CPC title
for vehicles · CPC title
with built-in sensor · CPC title
Bases; Cases · CPC title
Cooling of charging equipment · CPC title
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- What does patent US10377264B2 cover?
- A vehicle conductive charge port is configured to conductively transfer charging current from an external source to the vehicle for charging a traction battery of the vehicle. A cooling system is configured to cool the charge port depending on a temperature of the charge port. The cooling system may use coolant and/or air to cool the charge port.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ford Global Tech Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60L53/14. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 13 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 4 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).