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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alexander O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Eric Rollinger, Troy, MI (US);
Allan Roy Gale, Livonia, MI (US);
John Anthony DeMarco, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/40 (2006.01); H02J 3/46 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/14 (2006.01); H02P 101/45 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); B60L 1/00 (2013.01); B60L 11/14 (2013.01); B60L 11/1868 (2013.01); H02J 3/40 (2013.01); H02J 3/46 (2013.01); B60L 2240/421 (2013.01); B60L 2240/427 (2013.01); B60L 2240/429 (2013.01); H02J 2007/143 (2013.01); H02P 2101/45 (2015.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for supplying electrical power to two electrical buses that operate at different voltages are disclosed. In one example, two or more switches are selectively opened and closed to electrically couple and decouple a first alternator and a second alternator from the respective buses. The switches may be operated in response to state of battery charge or electrical load demand on the two electrical buses.