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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Anthony Symanow, Plymouth, MI (US);
Marvin Paul Kraska, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael Duane Wallace, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Evan Perry, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Derek Hartl, Birmingham, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a power converter electrically coupled to an auxiliary battery and an electrical load. A vehicle voltage control system includes a controller programmed command an output voltage of the power converter to a voltage that is a maximum of target voltages associated with electrical loads that are electrically coupled to the auxiliary battery and activated, a battery charging voltage when a demand for auxiliary battery charging is present, and a float voltage associated with the auxiliary battery.