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Method for determining a voltage level across an electric circuit of a powertrain

US8265821B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US
Daimler AG · DE
Chrysler Group LLC · US
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Wei D. Wang · Troy, US
William R. Cawthorne · Milford, US
Aniket Kothari · Rochester Hills, US
Nicholas Kokotovich · Pleasant Ridge, US
Wei Ren · Tangxia, CN
Bo Zhang · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 16, 2008
Grant date	Sep 11, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 30, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/16
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for determining a voltage level across an electrical circuit of a powertrain includes measuring a plurality of voltage levels and utilizing a comparison test between at least two voltage levels of the plurality of voltage levels to determine the circuit voltage level.

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