Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Kartik Bagga

Samuel Johnson

Vijay Kumar Chimakurthy

Wendy Lynn MacLennan

Remote power supply systems are provided for motor vehicles for powering auxiliary devices separate from the vehicles. Exemplary remote power supply systems may include one or more exportable power outlet boxes that include electrical power outlets for connecting the auxiliary devices. The electrical power outlets may be powered by a generator system of the vehicle. A retractable power extension cord may be connected to one or more of the electrical power outlets for repositioning the electrical power outlets at a distance away from the vehicle. Users may also supply their own extension cord, in which case a human machine interface of the system may allow the users to enter extension cord-related parameters. A control module of the system may determine a maximum recommended power limit of the extension cord based on known cord-related parameters. The control module may further issue alerts or power shutdown commands when certain extension cord overload or overtemperature conditions exist.

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Plymouth, MI, United States of America

Kartik Bagga