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Vehicle battery heating system

  • US 10,112,502 B2
  • Filed: 03/03/2016
  • Issued: 10/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A low voltage battery for an electric vehicle, the battery comprising:

  • a plurality of electrochemical cells;

    a heat source configured to increase a temperature of at least one of the plurality of electrochemical cells when the heat source is activated, wherein the heat source receives power from one or more of the plurality of electrochemical cells;

    a control circuit configured to control activation of the heat source; and

    a battery housing configured to enclose the plurality of electrochemical cells, the heat source, and the control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to control activation of the heat source based on one or more conditions of the battery housing.

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