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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10693401 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020

Filed:

May. 22, 2017

Electrified vehicle off-board load power management

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

John Paul Gibeau, Canton, MI (US);

Christopher W. Bell, Livonia, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technoiogies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

David Kelley

Brook Kushman P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Adi Amrany

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/00 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 50/16 (2019.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60L 50/10 (2019.01); H02P 9/48 (2006.01); B60L 50/61 (2019.01); B60K 6/445 (2007.10); B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/00 (2013.01); B60K 6/445 (2013.01); B60L 1/00 (2013.01); B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B60L 15/2045 (2013.01); B60L 50/10 (2019.02); B60L 50/16 (2019.02); B60L 50/61 (2019.02); B60W 50/085 (2013.01); H02P 9/48 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01); B60L 2250/16 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/60 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/602 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/61 (2013.01); Y10S 903/906 (2013.01);
Abstract

An off-board load power management system for an electrified vehicle is provided. The system may include a DC-to-AC inverter for providing power to auxiliary loads. Using a manual selector, an operator may select an amount of power to be allocated for inverter use at all time during vehicle operation. A controller may guarantee the selected amount of power is available for inverter use and control a generator accordingly. The controller may manage the distribution of power from a battery and/or generator to the powertrain and other vehicle accessories to ensure the selected amount for the inverter always remains available.

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