US Patent Issued to FCA US on Feb. 24 for "Deployable resistor to dissipate power during regenerative braking for electrified vehicle" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,965, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Deployable resistor to dissipate power during regenerative braking for electrified vehicle" was invented by Raymond J Tessier Jr. (Onsted, Mich.) and Michael J Bachmann (Waterford, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A regenerative braking system for an electrified vehicle includes a battery system, an electric motor and a regenerative system resistor. The battery system selectively stores and delivers power. The electric motor is powered by the battery system and transfers drive torque to a driveline for propulsion of the vehicle and that selectively directs...