SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING A BATTERY IN A VEHICLE AFTER A CRASH

摘要

In one embodiment, a discharge control system for a vehicle includes an energy storage device supported by the vehicle, a switch, a first load selectively connectable to the energy storage device by the switch, a memory in which program instructions are stored, and a controller operatively connected to the switch and the memory and configured to execute the program instructions to control the switch to a condition in which the energy storage device is operatively connected to the first load based upon a predetermined rate of heat generation of the energy storage device.