Electrified vehicle energy dissipation
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1. An electrified vehicle assembly, comprising:
- a coolant circuit; and
a controller configured to direct energy from an energy recovery mechanism into at least one component of the coolant circuit when an energy dissipation mode is activated, and configured to direct energy from the energy recovery mechanism into a battery of an electrified vehicle when the energy dissipation mode is not activated, the energy dissipation mode activated in response to a grade.
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Abstract
An exemplary electrified vehicle assembly includes a coolant circuit and a controller configured to selectively direct energy into at least one component of the coolant circuit to provide a negative wheel torque.
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1. An electrified vehicle assembly, comprising:
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a coolant circuit; and a controller configured to direct energy from an energy recovery mechanism into at least one component of the coolant circuit when an energy dissipation mode is activated, and configured to direct energy from the energy recovery mechanism into a battery of an electrified vehicle when the energy dissipation mode is not activated, the energy dissipation mode activated in response to a grade. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of dissipating energy within an electrified vehicle, comprising:
directing an amount of energy generated by an energy recovery device to at least one component of a coolant circuit of an electrified vehicle when an energy dissipation mode is activated, and directing the amount of energy to a battery when the energy dissipation mode is not activated, the energy dissipation mode selectively activated in response to a grade. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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