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Electrified vehicle energy dissipation

  • US 9,586,485 B2
  • Filed: 03/23/2015
  • Issued: 03/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electrified vehicle assembly, comprising:

  • a coolant circuit;

    a resistor bank;

    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; and

    the controller configured to direct energy from the energy recovery mechanism to the resistor bank when the energy dissipation mode is activated, the resistor bank cooled by ram airflow.

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