Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Mike Hamzeh

Christopher Newman

Baocheng Sun

Timothy Harris

Katherine Jane Brewer

Milind B Kulkarni

Tarek Obeid

Kevin Schneier

Madison Warsaw

A portable vehicle-charging system includes a control-pilot circuit configured to generate a plurality of signals, each of the signals having a unique duty cycle that corresponds to a predetermined charging current to be used during a charging event. The system further includes a global positioning system (GPS) module configured to output GPS data indicative of a location of the portable vehicle-charging system. A controller of the system is programmed to receive the GPS data to determine the location of the portable vehicle-charging system, and command the control-pilot circuit to generate the one of the signals corresponding to the location so that the vehicle charges according to a corresponding one of the charging currents that is compatible with a power grid of the location.

Portable vehicle charging system with location detection

This disclosure details exemplary battery pack designs for use in electrified vehicles. An exemplary battery pack may include one or more busbar retainer clips adapted for securing busbars within the battery pack. The retainer clips may secure the busbars in a manner that prevents material contact between the busbars and surrounding enclosure surfaces and substantially reduces any noise, vibration, and harshness issues.

Busbar retainer clips

A positioning bracket or a retention bracket to position an actuating arm connected to and at least partially external of an intake manifold, where the positioning bracket includes a body portion to receive there-through a fastener, and an ear portion extending from the body portion and defining an ear aperture to receive there-though a pin of the actuating arm.

Intake manifold retention bracket for long-short runner control

An engine cover system for joining a cover with an intake manifold body. A plurality of structural ribs project from an external surface of the body including a pair of parallel ribs. Each parallel rib carries an integrally-molded U-shaped receiver strip extending transversely from the parallel ribs to form slots having closed ends proximate a first edge of the body and slot openings defined by respective edges of the receiver strips. The engine cover is comprised of a shroud, first and second radial arms, and first and second hinge pins projecting from the first and second radial arms, respectively. The hinge pins are configured to slide into the slots via the slot openings into the closed ends. First and second elastomeric ferrules are installed on the first and second hinge pins, respectively, configured to be compressed by the receiver strips when captured at the closed ends.

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