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Hybrid vehicle and method of conditioning a vehicle battery

  • US 9,873,350 B2
  • Filed: 09/16/2015
  • Issued: 01/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle comprising:

  • a battery;

    an electric machine configured to charge the battery with current generated from regenerative braking;

    an electrically powered cooling system includes a refrigerant loop having an electric compressor and is configured to cool the battery; and

    a controller programmed to, in response to a temperature of the battery being greater than a first threshold, direct at least a portion of the current generated from regenerative braking to the compressor.

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