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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Jeffeory Berels, Plymouth, MI (US);
Douglas B. Thornburg, Dearborn, MI (US);
Brock Watters, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); H02G 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60R 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/0092 (2013.01); B60L 11/1851 (2013.01); B60R 16/04 (2013.01); B60L 2210/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes multiple DC-DC converter circuits, vehicle batteries, and vehicle power distribution buses. Each vehicle battery is electrically connected in parallel to each of the DC-DC converter circuits. Each of the vehicle batteries is also electrically connected in parallel to one another. Further, each of the DC-DC converter circuits and each of the vehicle batteries are electrically connected to multiple vehicle power distribution buses.