Patents by Inventor Ali Najmabadi

Ali Najmabadi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11801763
    Abstract: A vehicle has a drive system that includes a battery, two inverters, an electric machine, and switches. The vehicle also has a controller that, responsive to charge mode, operates the switches to couple one of the inverters to a charge port and operates at least one of the inverters such that DC current from the charge port sequentially flows through the one of the inverters, the electric machine, and the other of the inverters to the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ali Najmabadi
  • Patent number: 11239785
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an electric machine with two sets of galvanically isolated windings, first and second inverters, a switching arrangement, and a controller. During charge, the controller operates the switching arrangement to isolate the first inverter from the electric machine to permit charge current to flow through one of the sets and induce a voltage in the other of the sets. During propulsion, the controller operates the switching arrangement to couple the first inverter with the one of the sets such that the first and second inverters are configured to only power one of the sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ali Najmabadi, Hadi Malek
  • Patent number: 10596916
    Abstract: A vehicle has an electric machine including two sets of galvanically isolated windings, first and second inverters each coupled with only one of the sets, and a traction battery. The vehicle also has a switching arrangement that, during charge, couples the first inverter with a port such that current from a remote source flows through one of the sets and induces a voltage in the other of the sets to charge the battery while isolating the source from the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ali Najmabadi, Hadi Malek
  • Publication number: 20190184832
    Abstract: A vehicle power system includes an electric machine, an inverter, and a plurality of pairs of switches and associated anti-parallel diodes electrically between the electric machine and inverter. Each of the pairs permits current flow from the inverter to the electric machine with activation of the switch, and prevents current flow from the electric machine to the inverter without activation of the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Hadi Malek, Ali Najmabadi, Arshan Khan
  • Publication number: 20190184837
    Abstract: A vehicle has a drive system that includes a battery, two inverters, an electric machine, and switches. The vehicle also has a controller that, responsive to charge mode, operates the switches to couple one of the inverters to a charge port and operates at least one of the inverters such that DC current from the charge port sequentially flows through the one of the inverters, the electric machine, and the other of the inverters to the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventor: Ali Najmabadi
  • Publication number: 20190126760
    Abstract: A vehicle has an electric machine including two sets of galvanically isolated windings, first and second inverters each coupled with only one of the sets, and a traction battery. The vehicle also has a switching arrangement that, during charge, couples the first inverter with a port such that current from a remote source flows through one of the sets and induces a voltage in the other of the sets to charge the battery while isolating the source from the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Ali Najmabadi, Hadi Malek
  • Publication number: 20190126763
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an electric machine with two sets of galvanically isolated windings, first and second inverters, a switching arrangement, and a controller. During charge, the controller operates the switching arrangement to isolate the first inverter from the electric machine to permit charge current to flow through one of the sets and induce a voltage in the other of the sets. During propulsion, the controller operates the switching arrangement to couple the first inverter with the one of the sets such that the first and second inverters are configured to only power one of the sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Ali Najmabadi, Hadi Malek
  • Patent number: 10230254
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an electric machine with two sets of galvanically isolated windings, and a controller. During charge, the controller isolates a first inverter from a first set of the two sets and couples a power converter electrically between a traction battery and second inverter such that charge current flows through the first set and induces a voltage in a second set of the two sets to charge the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ali Najmabadi, Hadi Malek